Must-see shopping in İzmir

Altan Manisalı

İzmir

Selling particularly delicious helva (sweet made from sesame seeds), tahini and pekmez (syrup made from grape juice) since 1885, this is one of the most…

Şekercibaşı Ali Galip

İzmir

It first opened for business in 1901, and this much-loved sweet shop is still the first port of call for many shoppers when visiting Kemeraltı. It sells…

Beşe

İzmir

Historic shop specialising in helva (sweet made with sesame seeds).

Konak Pier Shopping Centre

İzmir

On the jetty designed by Gustave Eiffel, this modern mall is spacious and stylish but isn't very popular – it's full of empty shops. There’s a cinema…

Sevgi Yolu

İzmir

This pedestrianised stretch of Şevket Özçelik Sokak behind the Swissötel Büyük Efes is home to street stalls selling new and second-hand books.

Remzi Kitabevi

İzmir

This branch of a national chain of bookshops has a large selection of English-language books for both adults and children.