Hosting a dinner party can be stressful – especially if it’s for one of the most anticipated days of the year: Christmas. But relax, we’ve got your back. Here is where you can buy all the Christmas basics from the turkey to the apple pie.

Turkey: A staple of Christmas dinners around the world, cooking a turkey can be a serious challenge for the novice. If you want to avoid any disappointments, just order a cooked turkey. You can get a turkey, which comes with iç pilav (rice with pine nuts and currants), one week in advance from Hünkar or Hacı Abdullah. Both places also sell roasted lamb withbeğendi (eggplant puree) on a daily basis. Santral Şarküteri and Backyard can also prepare a turkey within 2-3 days (iç pilavcomes as a side dish in both places). If you’re the last minute kind, Delicatessen will prepare a turkey or roasted lamb one day in advance with your choice of side dish.

Hünkar;Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No. 9, Nişantaşı. P: (0212) 225 46 65. Click here for more locations.

Santral Şarküteri;Cevdetpaşa  Caddesi No. 57D, Bebek. P: (0212) 263 63 52 

Hacı Abdullah;Sakızağa Caddesi No. 17, Beyoğlu. P: (0212) 293 85 61

Delicatessen; Mim Kemal Öke Caddesi No.19/1, Nişantaşı; P:(0212) 225 06 04 

Backyard; Bebeköy Sokak No. 1, Etiler; P: (0212) 287 15 00 

Chicken: If you’d rather have chicken instead of turkey (or if you want to have both), you can get a delicious roasted chicken from WienerWald. Başa Sokak No. 3/A, Levent; P: (0212) 264 67 67  

Pork: If you’ve been living in Istanbul for a while, you already know that you can’t get pork everywhere. In fact, Lazari Kozmaoğlu is the only pork butcher in the city where you’ll find a variety of pork products. But if you’re just after good pork bacon, you can get it at a Macrocenter branch.

Lazari Kozmaoğlu; Katmerli Sokak No. 6/8, Beyoğlu; P: (0212) 235 78 65  

Macrocenter; Kanyon Shopping Mall, Büyükdere Caddesi No.185, Levent; P: (0212) 353 05 70  

Pumpkin pie: You’re celebrating Christmas in Istanbul so you might as well add a Turkish twist to your dinner. If you want to make your own pumpkin dessert, check out our recipe for candied pumpkin. If you’d rather buy something, Vonalı Celal, a restaurant specializing in food from the Black Sea region, has a light and tasty pumpkin dessert called kabak pastası. This dessert is made using a cookie base topped with stewed pumpkin and cream, and sprinkled with a generous amount of ground hazelnuts.

Vonalı Celal; Sapphire Shopping Mall, Büyükdere Caddesi, 4.Levent; P: (0212) 268 84 50  

Marzipan: Badem ezmesiis the Turkish variant of marzipan that is slightly less sweet. To get the best kind, head to Meşhur Bebek Badem Ezmesi. Cevdet Paşa Caddesi No. 53/C, Bebek; P: (0212) 263 59 84  

Apple pie: You can get apple strudel from Café Wien, where they always have some in stock, but if you don’t want to take any chances, just call one day in advance. You can also get apple strudel delivered to your door from WienerWald.

Café Wien; Milli Reasürans Arcade, Teşvikiye Caddesi No. 43/57, Nişantaşı; P: (0212) 231 89 63  

Wienerwald; Başa Sokak No. 3/A, Levent; P: (0212) 264 67 67  

Christmas cake/Bûche de Noël: Baylan makes a greatbûche de Noël. Alternatively, Tu Ta has a fruity Christmas Cake on offer.  If you just want cake with chestnuts, Baylan and Dolce have delicious ones on offer. If you want to go for something a little different, get chocolate with chestnuts instead of cake. Divan has maron deguise to die for, and Vakko’s chocolate with chestnuts is mouthwatering, too.   

Baylan; Cevdet Paşa Caddesi No:52-54, Bebek; P: (0212) 358 07 60  

Tu Ta; Vefa Bey Sokak Say Apartmanı B Blok 25C, Gayrettepe; P: (0212) 275 59 37   

Dolce; Kuruçeşme Caddesi No. 25, Arnavutköy; P: (0212) 257 49 37  

Divan; Cevdet Paşa Caddesi No. 28/A, Bebek; P: (0212) 257 72 70-71 

Vakko Chocolate; İstinyePark Shopping Mall, İstinye; P: (0212) 345 58 30   

Gingerbread: If you’re after traditional gingerbread, you can get it at Le Pain Quotidien. If you’re just after something sweet with ginger in it, try Istanbul Cupcakery’s ginger orange cupcakes.

Le Pain Quotidien; Kanyon Shopping Mall, Büyükdere Caddesi No. 185, Levent; P: (0212) 353 06 77  

Panettone: If you want to enjoy this Milanese specialty, order it from Backyard two days in advance. Bebeköy Sokak No. 1, Etiler; P: (0212) 287 15 00