From its Ottoman-era history to the reverence and skill that goes into its careful preparation, no drink here ignites such passion. Forget your usual flat white, Turkish coffee is the drink with which the Turkish seal deals, forge friendships and even celebrate marriages the bride being expected to prepare the perfect brew.
Proper Turkish coffee is still prepared here in a copper cezve , just as it has been since The secret? And if you like the beans, buy some to take home. Make it happen: The coffee shop is open from am to pm daily, equally ideal for the first shot of the day or for refueling before a big night out.
With its towering gold-peach fairy chimney rock formations and cave-honeycombed cliffs rippling across the Anatolian plains, the Cappadocia region is surreally pretty. After browsing its impressive collection of antique coffee machines, grinders and cups, swing by the cafe. Make it happen: Cappadocia Coffee Museum opens daily from 9am to 8pm.
Traditional sweets like efi badem bitter almond biscuits and Medovik honey cake go perfectly with the coffee. In a beautifully restored, year-old caravanserai, the Coffee Museum whisks you through the history of Turkish coffee, from antique mills to the first cezves and cups from which sultans sipped their morning brew, with insightful snippets on coffee culture and traditions.
Linger to sample one of around a dozen different varieties of expertly prepared Turkish coffee, some recreated from historical recipes. Make it happen: The Coffee Museum is open from 9am to 5pm daily. The interior is retro-chic, with mosaic tiled floors, whitewashed brick walls, Thonet-style tables perfect for conversing and old coffee sacks.
