29 October 2008
Sniff Sniff
Fazıl Bey’in Türk Kahvesi
Many food&drink companies now offer weird concoctions to get your attention. (We’re talking about ‘a grande vanilla skinny extra hot soya latte no foam with an extra shot of espresso’, people).
Sad truth is most ‘new tastes’ on their menu are same old plain coffee served under absurdly frivilous names and at massive prices.
For those who refuse to be the permanent teenagers who get hooked on these drinks (mixed up with such heavy cream and froth that what you’re drinking’s milk with a hint of coffee, not coffee), there’s Fazıl Bey’in Türk Kahvesi.
Founded the same year as the Republic, the ‘old man’ is celebrating its 85th year anniversary this year and hasn’t lost any of its consistency, value for money and good service. Fazıl Bey’s a really tiny shop—perfect number to visit is two—brewing up just two types of coffee, light or dark roast, served alongside a complimentary portion of lokoum.
For the uninitiated, see one of their Turkish coffee experts here, advising on how to sniff out a good coffee from a bad one.
Those slightly more adventurous with their caffeine habit can try their new mastic coffee—just like folks in Aegean region used to drink back in Ottoman times.
A most efficient way get teleported to Çeşme in these cold autumn days.
Fazıl Bey’in Türk Kahvesi. Serasker Cad. 1A, Tarihi Kadıköy Çarşısı, Kadıköy. 0216 450 2870. fazilbey.com.
Contributed by Zeynep Kayahan.
Sad truth is most ‘new tastes’ on their menu are same old plain coffee served under absurdly frivilous names and at massive prices.
For those who refuse to be the permanent teenagers who get hooked on these drinks (mixed up with such heavy cream and froth that what you’re drinking’s milk with a hint of coffee, not coffee), there’s Fazıl Bey’in Türk Kahvesi.
Founded the same year as the Republic, the ‘old man’ is celebrating its 85th year anniversary this year and hasn’t lost any of its consistency, value for money and good service. Fazıl Bey’s a really tiny shop—perfect number to visit is two—brewing up just two types of coffee, light or dark roast, served alongside a complimentary portion of lokoum.
For the uninitiated, see one of their Turkish coffee experts here, advising on how to sniff out a good coffee from a bad one.
Those slightly more adventurous with their caffeine habit can try their new mastic coffee—just like folks in Aegean region used to drink back in Ottoman times.
A most efficient way get teleported to Çeşme in these cold autumn days.
Fazıl Bey’in Türk Kahvesi. Serasker Cad. 1A, Tarihi Kadıköy Çarşısı, Kadıköy. 0216 450 2870. fazilbey.com.
Contributed by Zeynep Kayahan.
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