Venues similar to Zeynel Ergin Gevrek Fırını

Levantine Alsancak bakery, croissants done as well as anywhere in Turkey

Hand-pounded dibek Turkish coffee, three generations deep

Kemeraltı's reference kumru, sourced ingredient by ingredient

Sand-brewed Turkish coffee inside the 1740s caravanserai

The kumru the Karşıyaka set grew up on

İzmir's third-wave pioneer, roasting on Kıbrıs Şehitleri since 2016

1965 patisserie in a restored Levantine house

İzmir's third-wave benchmark, roasting its own beans

Cortados and siphon brews from an Alsancak roastery bar

Historic Alsancak patisserie since 1957

Bostanlı's freshly-roasted specialty coffee favourite since 2020

Barista-champion roastery in Bostanlı

Serkan Sağsöz's Bostanlı micro-roastery

Architect-founded hub of İzmir's coffee community

Solo-run coffee oasis with a deep patio

Detail-obsessed Karşıyaka roaster

Modern Turkish art in the restored 1906 French Consulate

Kemeraltı's kelle söğüş master since 1975

İzmir's söğüş benchmark since 1975, by Hisar Mosque

Turkey's landmark Sunday slow-food producers' market