Dean and Deluca is on route to Istanbul

ISTANBUL

Dean and Deluca, a Soho-based gourmet store and cafe is gearing up to open its door’s to Istanbul customers in December at the Kanyon shopping center.

U.S.-based company Dean and Deluca is preparing to open its first gourmet specialty store at Kanyon shopping center in Istanbul this December. Dean and Deluca lovers know what this means as the store is a visual buffet of baked goods, fresh produce, imported olive oil, cheese and everything else a gourmet foodie could possibly imagine. The company’s Soho New York location has become a must-see or rather a must-taste tourist attraction.

Dean and Deluca first opened its doors in Manhattan in September 1977 in on the corner of Prince and Greene in New York’s famous Soho neighborhood, but later moved to its current larger location on Broadway and Prince in 1986. Dean and Deluca also has stores in Washington D.C., North Carolina, Kansas and Napa Valley in California. Along with their upcoming location in Istanbul, the company is opening locations in Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and the Gulf countries.