Στέκια in Istanbul

Historic 1945 waterfront cafe - the intellectual's haunt

All-day organic breakfast in a historic Erenkoy mansion

Nordic-style specialty coffee with cult-status brownie

1800s Rasim Pasa Yali turned boutique hotel with Five Star Diamond award

A pilot-and-stewardess couple's quiet corner off Bağdat

Chef Marcello Micci's Tuscan kitchen on Bağdat Caddesi with 120-person garden

Neighborhood coffee-and-butter bakeshop

Bağdat Caddesi's 30-year award-winning institution

Best breakfast near Galata Tower

800-year plane tree tea garden, the village living room

Balat roaster with a Probatino in the center of the shop

Gourmet deli with exceptional burrata and sandwiches

Classic waterfront brasserie with its own private pier

Berlin-feeling daylight cafe with Dutch babies and serious coffee

Caddebostan all-day bakery with serious croissants and egg plates

Stone-oven bakery with Balat's best croissants and weekend Turkish breakfast

Sunday jazz brunch and upper Bosphorus marina dining

Art Nouveau Ottoman pavilion in Cubuklu forest with Bosphorus views and garden dining

Beans scoring 90+ SCA, roasted by a 2025 Türkiye champion

Cult Izmir-style breakfast with cast-iron tulum cheese and vegan options

Historic Refi Pasa Yali turned upscale breakfast with Bosphorus-front setting

Seaside breakfast with small-producer ingredients

Former metal workshop anchoring Karaköy's creative revival since 2011

Two-time Turkish Brewers Cup champion's first retail lab

Bosphorus-front institution: elaborate breakfast plus fresh-catch seafood

Australian-style roasting, beans from 12 origin countries

Owner-run third-wave pioneer that defined Suadiye coffee culture

In-house sourdough, brioche, granola, breakfast until 5pm

Direct-trade single origins roasted in-house since 2013

SCA-champion roaster, barista represented Turkey at Worlds

Two women, home-style breakfast since 2008

Pioneer specialty coffee roastery with training center

60+ organic Anatolian specialties with Bosphorus views

In-house roasting with rotating guest-roaster program

Cycling culture meets specialty coffee on the Caddebostan coast

Reservation-only secret terrace with Bosphorus views and weekend brunch

Three-chef collaboration: egg hummus to gochujang bucatini, all day

Family-run with 100-year-old antique cups, magical garden, legendary breakfast

Roaster-first shop from the Küçük Çamlıca workshop

Microlots on a 5kg Probat plus hyper-regional Turkish breakfast

Premier specialty roaster with garden terrace near Bosphorus Bridge

Legendary brownies and 233K Instagram followers on Bağdat Caddesi

Istanbul's legendary breakfast deli since forever

Haute couture-inspired French bistro at Turkey's premier fashion house hotel

Izmir's cult macaronier on Caddebostan Plaj Yolu

Melbourne-trained founders bringing Australian single-origin standards

Three MSA-trained pastry chefs reworking classic European pâtisserie

Weekend pilgrimage for Kadıköy's brunch devotees