“3rd wave coffee shops” are the cafes which choose coffee seeds at the place, bake them if equipment exists: instead of gigantic commercial agreements.
With the spread of 3rd wave coffee shops, especially in Istanbul, lots of new generation cafes were started. 3rd wave coffee shops, which have been opened one after another in Cihangir, Moda, Karaköy and at recent times in Beşiktaş, impress with their styles, coffees and interesting decorations.
Poets’ Café
Poets’ Café, located in one of the most tranquil places of Beşiktaş, Vişnezade neighborhood, is just at the opposite of Poets’ Park.
Café, outstanding with its peaceful atmosphere, impresses with spectacular meals, besides coffee.
Café Lumiere
Cute organized garden, colorful decoration, peacefully sipping your coffee and going on chat with friends. Lumiere, with assertive meal menu, comes up with many choices for coffee.
Gravité Coffee&Bar
Gravité, being prominent at food&beverages industry with quality coffee, has its roots in Brighton.
Mambocino
A sweet Moda coffee shop that you can prefer with pretty decoration, nice music and lavender Ice Latte. In the place which is especially successful with cold coffees, you’ll become a fan of Affogato.
In this coffee shop at Moda, that is much sweet as much it’s tiny, you can have pleasant and delicious time.
Hatr-ı Kahve
Hatr-ı Kahve, neighborhood coffee shop of Beylerbeyi, protects authentic, nostalgic sphere where you can observe old type frank relationships of artisans and local community. Colorfully painted front door, harmonical decoration shall enshrine your memory. You should certainly try the sweets.
Istısna Tatlar
Istısna Tatlar, located at Nişantaşı, has an exceptional tasteful menu, as they express in their Turkish name. In this pretty place that you’ll become a fan of wild strawberry and tangerine aromated Turkish coffee, delights will make your day.
7 GR Art Café
7 GR is a small but candid coffee shop. You will like this warm place, hidden in an alley of Firuzağa.
The place, that has spectacular White Flat Coffee, is also where you can solely sip Deathwish.
Ministry of Coffee
MOC in Nişantaşı prepares its brilliant coffees with 12 species of coffee seeds from Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Panama and Kenya.
Cold Brew, which is different from classical coffees and has a gorgeous taste, is prepared through a 24-hour distillation process and served with ice. You should try, if you haven’t up to now.
Also, you will be a fan of brilliant interior architecture of MOC.
Cherrybean Coffees
What separates Cherrybean, which is one of the most beautiful coffee shops of Moda, from the other places is its huge but at the same time so cute garden.
Coffee shop, with sweet interior design, spacious garden, is a place where you can sip your coffee pleasantly. Homemade ginger cookies are quite delicious.
Minoa Books and Coffee
Minoa is a book café where you can read books while sipping your coffee.
Minoa, being a candidate fro addiction to its interior design and huge library, at the same time, serves you with a wide cuisine.
Oh, don’t forget ordering gum cookie by your coffee.