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It is based in an Irish Cultural Centre,just off Istikalal Street (Tram Street, leading from Taksim Square) has a lively basement club called U2 and two other bars (the Lemon Tree and the Sports Bar).

It was pretty lively when Ireland beat South Africa in 2005, (or was it 2004?) friendly staff, who are generously vague about the dollar price of Guinness, and decent Irish pub food. Watch out when leaving, a friend was mugged in the rather seedy street outside, and on another night there was a serious knives and bottles gang fight on the next corner.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5167 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5093 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5093 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5086 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5086 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5074
Chemberlitash Hamam: a spacious Turkish bath - the changing room, if I recall, is a corridor, but the actual hamam is large and one can spread out and lie on the marble slab in peace. In the smaller baths, there is no room on the central marble slab and you have to sit around, sweating and waiting for your turn for massage instead of lying down and relaxing.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5074 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5055 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5055