Güven Kuruyemiş

When my neighbors in Zurich heard that I was partly relocating to Istanbul, they didn’t wast any time — they almost immediately handed over an old label on a small empty bag, which they said had been filled with the finest pistachios they had ever had. And yes, they would love to get more if I could find them.
Not easy. All the label said was that it was from a place or company called Güven. No address or anything. But of course I found them. Not, as I had thought, in Macro or some other upscale supermaket, but on Teşvikiye Caddesi. So I went there, walked in, and immediately knew that this was my place for almonds and pistachios in Isanbul.
It’s like a showroom for all kinds of nuts, and everything you get there is first class. Some people may argue that you can’t really taste much of a difference between regular pistachios and expensive ones — but if you really love them you do. And if you do, this is your place.
As expensive as they may be — the peeled pistachios are as good as it gets, trust me. Grab a bag of them, don’t look at the price, just swipe your card, punch in your number, and take them home.
Beware. You’ll never buy them anywhere else again. Oh, and — they have a second shop, in Nisantası as well. Valikonagi Cad. No:50