# Kahve dünyası or old Turkish coffee houses?

Place: [İstanbul](https://dccreationstravel.com/tag/istanbul)  
Topics: food  
Asked by felix_n on 10 November 2026  
0 votes, 7 answers, 37 views  
Page: https://dccreationstravel.com/questions/196-kahve-dunyasi-or-old-turkish-coffee-houses

Coffee.

## 7 answers

### Answer by jack.harper · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Try both. Chain places are fine for a quick coffee, but old coffee houses with copper pots and backgammon are the experience.

### Answer by anja.k · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Old ones in the Grand Bazaar.

### Answer by lars_p · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Mandabatmaz in Beyoğlu is famous.

### Answer by hugo_r · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Order "orta" (medium sugar).

### Answer by james.t · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Sip, don't drink the grounds.

### Answer by jake.m · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Comes with water and lokum.

### Answer by chloe.dupont · score 0 · 10 Nov 2026

Coffee on sand (kumda kahve) is fun to watch.

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