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Beyond government mandated areas like ghettoes, were there distinct ethnic enclaves of immigrants in premodern cities? Could a Greek citizen of Constantinople say "I'm feeling like Circassian food tonight" in the same way I may go to my local Chinatown?

by /u/MisanthropeX in /r/AskHistorians

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