Pungent but tender. With a titillating aroma and mesmerizing depth of taste. In the cup, tiny and bottomless simultaneously, under the velvety foam, there are only a few sips and a 500-year his under the velvety factory. Corduroy among drinks, Turkish coffee will welcome you to its embrace in its own historic homeland, in Turkey.
However, if you want to start the day with a cup of aromatic Turkish coffee, you will be disappointed: most coffee shops open closer to lunch, and for local residents, coffee drinking is not a morning ritual. If you want to try real Turkish coffee, you should wait for lunch and find a coffee shop specializing in making the right Turkish coffee-on coals. So, here is a list of places to drink coffee in Istanbul.
Turkish coffee is included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. But when they say “Turkish coffee ,” they do not mean the country of origin, but the preparation method.
Coffee shop in an alley near St. Anthony’s Cathedral on Istiklal Avenue Cemil Filik and his sons have been making coffee in a tiny coffee shop in an alley next to the bustling Istiklal Avenue since 1967. The name of the coffee shop Mandabatmaz means “The buffalo will not drown.” This refers to the strong foam on the coffee, which can withstand even a buffalo. It is he who is depicted on the sign of the coffee shop. And it opens after lunch.
Hazzopulo Passage (Beyoglu)
Feel free to step under the sign of Hazzopulo Pasaj, and do not be afraid of the toy and costume jewelry stores at the entrance. After 15-20 meters, you will find yourself in a reality parallel to the noisy Istiklal Avenue. Among the old half-decayed buildings, antique shops, and design workshops, the coffee and tea kingdom are hidden in the ivy-covered gazebos of the tiny courtyard. It is here that the locals run away from the central avenue for tea, coffee, or hookah.
Walter’s Coffee (Kadikoy)
A coffee shop based on the TV series “Breaking Bad.” You can drink coffee and take part in a masterclass on roasting and arrange a photoshoot in the image of Walter White.
Montag Coffee Roasters (Kadikoy)
The author’s coffee shop, hiding from prying eyes on the second floor of the building with a view of the Armenian church. The perfect place to enjoy the blues and great coffee while sitting on the balcony. One of the few coffee shops in Istanbul that is open from 9: 00.
A branch of the Australian coffee shop of the third wave. Excellent coffee is just a stone’s throw from the Egyptian Market and the Eminonu Pier. Turkish women whiled away the time in the women’s company and also over a cup of coffee. They learned the answers to all the vital questions even faster than their husbands: to do this; they had only to guess at the coffee grounds. Turkish coffee shops are non-alcoholic establishments serving exclusively Turkish coffee and tea. Traditional Turkish coffee is served in a small cup with a glass of cold water and oriental sweets. The very word “cezve” cezve means “on hot coals”; this is how coffee was traditionally prepared in Turkish. Coffee beans, ground to the state of flour, are poured with water, and then the drink is brought to readiness on smoldering coals until the foam appears. In this way, Oriental coffee has been prepared for over 500 years. The fashion for this drink spread throughout the empire, and thanks to the Ottoman army, it also migrated outside the country. Turkish coffee can be considered the “grandfather” of modern coffee making options: espresso, cappuccino, Americano, etc.
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