6 coffee roasters worth the trip across Turkey, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Turkey guides.
Kronotrop ★ 4.6 · Istanbul
cihangir · Kuloğlu Mah., Firuzağa Cami Sokak No:2/B, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Kronotrop in Cihangir, the country's first micro-roastery, opened on a Firuzağa corner with the first La Marzocco Strada in Turkey and a tight East-African bean rotation.
Mandabatmaz ★ 4.6 · Istanbul
beyoğlu · Asmalı Mescit Mah., Olivya Geçidi No:1A, 34430 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Mandabatmaz, the 1967 family-run Beyoğlu coffee bar in Olivya Geçidi, whose copper-cezve Turkish coffee is brewed so thick the cup is said to hold a water buffalo.
Petra Roasting Co. ★ 4.4 · Istanbul
nişantaşı · Teşvikiye Mah., Prof. Dr. Orhan Ersek Sokak No:17, 34367 Şişli, İstanbul
Petra Roasting Co. in Nişantaşı, a third-wave roaster set inside an art gallery hung with antique Mercedes parts, brewing single-origin pour-overs to a Nişantaşı crowd.
Karabatak Roastery ★ 4.3 · Istanbul
karaköy · Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah., Kara Ali Kaptan Sokak No:7, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Karabatak in Karaköy, a converted metal-workshop cafe-roastery pouring imported Julius Meinl beans alongside its own house roasts in the old port quarter below Galata.
Geyik Coffee Roastery ★ 4.3 · Istanbul
cihangir · Kılıçali Paşa Mah., Akarsu Yokuşu No:22/A, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Geyik on Akarsu Yokuşu, a Cihangir double-shift roastery doing single-origin specialty by day and a cocktail bar at night, run by Turkish barista champion Serkan İpekli.
Kahve Dünyası ★ 3.7 · Istanbul
fatih · Mollafenari Mah., Nuruosmaniye Caddesi No:79, 34110 Fatih, İstanbul
Kahve Dünyası at the Grand Bazaar's Nuruosmaniye gate, the Turkish coffee-chain flagship serving sand-brewed kahve, chocolate beans and house espresso to bazaar walkers.