Top Coffee Roasters in Turkey

Tarihi Tahmis Kahvesi ★ 4.7 · Gaziantep

sahinbey · Eski, Suyabatmaz, Buğday Pazarı Sk. No:8, 27400 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Tahmis Kahvesi has roasted and ground coffee beside the Gaziantep grain market since 1635, selling menengiç and dibek by the bag as well as the cup.

Tip: Buy the menengiç ground. It is a terebinth paste, not a bean, and it needs no grinder at home.

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.

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.

Papirüs Cafe ★ 4.4 · Gaziantep

sahinbey · Bey, Noter Sk. No:10, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Papirüs Cafe grinds its own Turkish coffee inside a Bey Mahallesi mansion in Gaziantep and pours zahter tea from the same courtyard counter.

Tip: Zahter tea is thyme, not coffee. Order both and drink the coffee first.

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.

Kahveci Seddar Bey ★ 4.3 · Gaziantep

sahinbey · Şekeroğlu, Gümrük Cd. No:14/3, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Kahveci Seddar Bey crushes its beans by mallet in a stone mortar inside the Gümrük Han, then sells the same dibek grind across the counter in Gaziantep.

Tip: Ask to watch the mortar work. The grind is sold in small bags at the same window.

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.

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.

Kahve Tiryakisi ★ 4.1 · Gaziantep

yeditepe · Yeditepe, 85203 Nolu Sk 41/A, 27470 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Kahve Tiryakisi is the Gaziantep branch of a Turkish coffee chain, in Yeditepe near the university, pairing its own roast with a long serpme breakfast.

Tip: Ask what the chain has on the grinder that week rather than defaulting to Turkish coffee.

Brezılıan Coffee Co ★ 3.8 · Gaziantep

yeditepe · Güneykent, 216 Nolu Cadde No:8/B, 27470 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Brezılıan Coffee Co is the espresso-forward end of the Gaziantep coffee scene, a student roastery cafe near the university open until midnight.

Tip: The pistachio latte is the local twist. Order it short if you want to taste the coffee.

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.