Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

Run by an artist collective, this hybrid cafe, art gallery and performance space is dedicated to artistic creation and hosts arty happenings, including films, installations, performances, workshops and exhibitions. The cafe serves coffee, fresh fruit juices and homemade pastries. WALTER’S COFFEE ROASTERY ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0532 200 9892; http://walterscoffeeroastery.com; Badem Altı Sokak 21b, Moda; h 10am-midnight; W ; f Kadıköy) Describing itself as the ‘world’s first coffee lab’ (a claim we repeat with a degree of scepticism), this designer roastery and cafe takes its coffee making seriously and serves espresso, Aeropress, chemex, cold brew and drip versions in its spacious Moda premises. It’s popular at breakfast (pancakes ₺ 16, bagels ₺ 6 to ₺ 16).

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