The Ali Paşa Han is a nice small han in a street, the Kıblı Çeşme Caddesi, which to the west changes name into the Küçük Pazar Caddesi (The small market street). It lies level, parallel to the main road to Eyüp, along the Golden Horn, but has a totally different atmosphere. Poorish, but authentic. To the south small streets go steeply uphill, with often old wooden houses.

I later realized much of this area is known as Tahtakale (Wooden fortress).