Coffee & Bakery
56 places under Coffee & Bakery — all tried, all liked, all paid for ourselves.
11Casa Cooklife
One of the favourite spots in Bomonti's lively scene, Casa Cooklife is a meeting place built around slow-living culture. Drawing on Japandi aesthetics…
6Cavendish Place
Abuelo is a coffee shop with two London branches, in Marylebone and Covent Garden. It has a relaxed, airy design by its architect owner, excellent cof…
6Brooklyn Diner USA
The diner, the most classic American restaurant of all, is usually open 24 hours — breakfast in the morning, then a broad menu leaning on burgers and …
10İstanbul Modern
Restoran Modern, inside İstanbul Modern at Galataport, has built a high-level kitchen. A menu that reinterprets Turkish cooking with small touches, qu…
10Norm Pizza
Norm is a four-table pizzeria that opened three months ago in Arnavutköy. Beyond pizza there are wonderful sandwiches (panuozzo) served in freshly bak…
8Ortaköy Kuru Fasulyecisi
Ortaköy Kuru Fasulyecisi is a place we try to make our way to whenever we can. This little room on Ortaköy Dereboyu has been welcoming guests with an …
8Αριστον
Ariston is a bakery that has been serving since 1910, right beside Athens' famous Syntagma Square. Thanks to the queue that never quite disappears, a …
10Antica Macelleria Cecchini
Dario Cecchini has turned fifty years as a butcher into an accomplished meat restaurant, welcoming guests in the charming town of Panzano an hour sout…
9Balıkçı Kahraman
Balıkçı Kahraman in Rumeli Kavağı is perhaps the most talked-about fish restaurant in Istanbul, for a quality it has never let slip. It's the first na…
7Hosteria Grappolo D'Oro
Roman pasta is built on the base of cacio e pepe. Made with nothing but egg, black pepper and pecorino romano, it may be the world's simplest and most…
6Assagio
Newly opened, Assagio has brought an Italian breeze to Karaköy. Focaccia made to a special recipe, Italian charcuterie and wonderful sandwiches built …
10Marcel
Meyhane by Marcel has opened in Yeniköy on the site of the old Marcel patisserie. It's the second place the owners of Azur have opened in the area. Th…
8Forno Balat
Balat is slowly getting the life it has long been waiting for. Tourist activity is up, and newly opened places are offering different things. Forno is…
10Istanbul Airport Turkish Airlines CIP Lounge
Turkish Airlines' CIP lounge at Istanbul Airport is a gourmet paradise. The mantı may be the best in Istanbul, and the pides are properly crisp. Diffe…
İstanbul Turkey
We've gathered the breakfast addresses acıktım.be has tried and liked in this reel.…
7Bom Dia Alacati
Bom Dia in Alaçatı, Çeşme is one of the standout options for breakfast. The coffee is good, and the croissants and toasted sandwiches are delicious. W…
9L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele
Naples is a pizza paradise. Locals say, ‘don't wait in line, you can't have bad pizza in Naples’. We still took the risk of waiting in line for 1 hour…
10MSA'nın Restoranı
The Culinary Arts Academy (MSA) has been a lifeline for Turkish cooking through the chefs it has trained over the years. Its restaurant sits inside th…
10Nispetiye
Sıralı Kebap's journey, which began in Antalya and continued in Ankara, has recently reached Etiler in Istanbul. We finally got the chance to try the …
10Tehroon Restaurant
Iranian food is both close to ours and different from it. Among its many rice dishes, saffron rice is the best known. Tehroon in Maslak, with its Iran…
7Mon Bakehouse
Mon Bakehouse is a lovely bakery down a side street in Ulus that has built a following in the neighbourhood. A warm, friendly, delicious little place.…
10Kulu Büryan
In Istanbul, the first area that comes to mind for büryan kebab is Kadınlar Pazarı in Fatih. But there are good examples in other districts too. Kulu …
6Petra Roasting Co.
Petra's Bebek branch is one of the area's hidden treasures. In a wonderful garden in Küçük Bebek, it's an oasis away from the chaos of the district. L…
10Café de La Paix
Café de la Paix, with a history going back to 1862, is one of the classic addresses of Paris. In the Opera district, it's a classic example of good Fr…
5Ysabel Istanbul
Ysabel stands out in the competition on Suadiye's popular Plajyolu Sokak. With a kitchen serving good examples of world cuisine and an ambitious bar, …
9Cookshop. Etiler Arka Bahçe Villa
Etiler's Tepecik Yolu has become considerably livelier this summer with the back-to-back openings of Delicatessen and Cookshop Arka Bahçe Villa. With …
5Oink Hog Roast
Slow-cooked meat is always delicious and perfect for a sandwich. Oink, in Edinburgh, has built a very simple concept. You choose the weight of meat, t…
10Lokanta Kru
Lokanta Kru and Kruvasan are the new-generation brands from Hünkar, one of Istanbul's classic names. The day starts with croissants in the morning and…
8Franco Manca
Franco Manca is a successful UK chain serving Neapolitan pizza on sourdough. A good option for anyone who likes a thick-crusted Neapolitan pizza. 🍕…
10Cova Montenapoleone
Cova, with a history going back to 1817, is one of Milan's classic addresses. The pastry shop leans towards biscuits and small cakes, and the coffee i…
7Watergarden İstanbul
A burger inside pizza dough may not sound wonderful, but the result is magnificent. Since 2018, Mr. Hamza has been serving burgers wrapped in a closed…
5Bebek Hotel by The Stay
There are plenty of breakfast options in Bebek, but lately the Bebek Hotel has been pulling ahead of the competition. The location right on the water …
10Brekkie Breakfast Club
Brekkie had been on our list for a long time, and we'd heard very good things about its croissants. Brekkie, where you have to queue at least an hour …
10Vico
We found the best pizza we've had in Istanbul in a long time slightly by accident. Vico in Moda is actually a sandwich shop. They make pizza in the ov…
10Alaf Kuruçeşme
Alaf remains one of our very favourite places in Istanbul. Carrying nomadic Yörük cooking into the present, Alaf serves Anatolian flavours in a new re…
9Cédric Grolet
The French pastry chef Cédric Grolet has been winning over dessert lovers with the patisserie he opened in London after Paris. A place anyone with a s…
10MTG - Markus To Go
The back garden of Boyner on Bağdat Caddesi has been turned into an oasis under the name Vertical İstanbul. This pleasant space, holding Markus, Nappo…
8MELINA KANTINA
Melina Kantina, with good coffee, delicious food and a pleasant seating area, is one of the good options in Arnavutköy. The rich range of desserts is …
10Season Artisan Bakery
In an area as competitive as Bebek, Season Artisan Bakery has become a good option. The croissant may be the best in the neighbourhood, the coffee is …
6Köşe Kahve
Köşe Kahve, an Alaçatı classic, is one of those places that has never failed to please us on location, food or service. The menu, which adds local fla…
4Ninda
Ninda means 'bread' in ancient Hittite. Newly opened in Bebek, Ninda is ambitious about its bakery. We very much liked the coffee; with its decoration…
6400 Derece Pizza
Pizza is simple, but making a good one is extremely difficult. Dough, sauce, oven, ingredients and the person making it all determine the quality. 400…
6bankoburger
Banko Burger on Ethem Efendi Caddesi scored well with us for its accomplished burgers. Banko has found a good balance of bun, patty and sauce. On a br…
6Yıldız Konyalı
Yıldız Konyalı is a family business on Ortaklar Caddesi in Mecidiyeköy, serving examples of Konya cooking since 1995. We were very pleased with the fl…
10Matters
With the weekend approaching, it's the right moment to write about Matters. Just off Bağdat Caddesi, Matters stands apart with good coffee, its own pa…
4GRÖN Coffee Company
With the weekend approaching, it's worth writing about Grön, which serves good coffee and breakfast. Just off Bağdat Caddesi, the place won us over wi…
5Hide Arnavutkoy
Hide, as its name suggests, is an oasis hidden in the chaos of Arnavutköy. Taking no reservations and with a permanent queue at the door, it's a good …
6Sumakh
Sumakh is one of the right addresses for discovering Azerbaijani cooking in Baku. We started with düşbərə soup, went on to xəngəl (similar to mantı) a…
Mendel's Chocolatier
Mendel's, which stands out above all for its presentation, is the right address for chocolate lovers. A good option for a sweet coffee break in the li…
4Qedim Qebele
Meat never disappoints in Baku. Lamb of a freshness and flavour you can't find in big cities in Turkey is cooked in pomegranate sauce and served magni…
6Memiş Etli Ekmek ve Pide Salonu
Memiş Etli Ekmek in Daday, Kastamonu has been serving since 1965. The dough of the etli ekmek is properly crisp, and the mince recalls çiğ börek filli…
6Kolburano's Reisdere
The last place we'd recommend from our Çeşme/Urla trip is Kolburano's. In its large garden in Reisdere you can taste wonderful food in a relaxed atmos…
2Rustique
Rustique is a candidate to become Arnavutköy's new favourite. With baked goods from its own oven and a wide range of gluten-free options, it's a pleas…
4Üstünel Köftecisi
When the köfte is good, the rest is detail. There are no plates at Üstünel — a clean plastic sheet is laid on the table, and the köfte comes in bread …
8Starbucks Reserve Roastery Milano
The first and only Starbucks in Italy is in Milan. They've created an incredible space. We didn't drink the coffee, though I'm sure it's different fro…
6Petra Roasting Co.
Just the moment for a good morning coffee. 🥐🥧☕️…
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