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.
Address: Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah., Kara Ali Kaptan Sokak No:7, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Istanbul
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.
Sources from: El Salvador, Honduras, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Cocktails
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.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Turkey blends
How they serve: Sand-brewed Turkish, Espresso, Whole bean retail
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.
Sources from: Turkey, Brazil
How they serve: Copper cezve Turkish coffee
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.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Chemex, V60
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.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Aeropress, Whole bean retail
