The roasters writing the coffee scene in Gaziantep: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Gaziantep. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
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.
Sources from: Türkiye
How they serve: Turkish coffee, Menengiç, Whole bean retail
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.
Sources from: Türkiye
How they serve: Dibek, Turkish coffee, Whole bean retail
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.
Sources from: Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter
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.
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.
Sources from: Türkiye
How they serve: Turkish coffee, Herbal infusions