Visiting Istanbul

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Try the Paladium Restaurant in Kutlugün Sokak or the Albura Kathisma Restaurant in Akbıyık Caddesi in Sultanahmet ( I went to the latter). They are built over excavated subterranean stretches of domed halls and corridors which are believed to have served as a covered corridor inside the Great Palace (or the palace of Boukoleon, I can't remember). From the dining rooms in the Albura Kathisma you just wander into the garden courtyard and decend the stone steps. You need to order something in the restaurant as the archeology is 'owned' by the proprietor.