Caffeine addicts are regularly spotted queuing outside this flagship store of İstanbul's most famous coffee purveyor. Housed on the ground floor of an art deco building next to the Spice Bazaar, it is best known for its Turkish-style grind, which it has been producing since 1871.
Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi
Istanbul
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