Filter coffee bars in Istanbul
Where Istanbul takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
9 cafés · Turkey
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Kronotrop Cihangir
Kronotrop opened in 2012 and is widely credited as one of the first specialty coffee bars and roasteries in Turkey.…
Petra Roasting Co.
Petra Roasting Co. has built one of the strongest specialty coffee brands in Turkey since opening its Gayrettepe…
Spada Coffee
Spada Coffee on Av. Sureyya Agaoglu Sokak in Tesvikiye has earned a reputation as one of Nisantasi's most carefully…
Coffee Department
Tucked into the historic Balat neighborhood on Kurukcu Cesmesi Sokak, Coffee Department functions more like a studio…
Norm Coffee
Norm Coffee was founded by two former Kronotrop baristas who brought their craft to a small spot on Gunesli Sokak in…
Coffee Sapiens
Coffee Sapiens is recognised as one of the very first third-wave specialty coffee shops in Istanbul, opening in…
Dripcoffeeist
Dripcoffeeist is among Istanbul's earliest third-wave operators, roasting its own beans and offering an unusually…
Kava Coffee
Kava Coffee has operated from a red-corner building on Necatibey Caddesi in Karakoy since 2015, positioned behind the…
Kronotrop Karakoy
The Karakoy branch of Kronotrop occupies a spot on Karaali Kaptan Sokak in the heart of the waterfront district.…
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These are the Istanbul cafés that put filter coffee front and centre, with pour-over or batch brew on rotating single origins rather than espresso alone.
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