The only city on earth that spans two continents, Istanbul is a city full of interesting contradictions. It is both historic and modern, religious and secular, traditional and trendy. But no matter your style, it is an undeniably beautiful and unique place. Especially for a coffee trip.
With just a few dozen exhibitors, the Istanbul Coffee Festival is relatively small gathering by the numbers. But this allowed us to have more in-depth interactions with coffee folks, both from international companies like La Marzocco and Comandante as well as local shops and roasteries like Petras and Kronotrop.
The festival also gave us direct access to some of the tastiest cappuccinos, filter coffees, and of course, Turkish coffees that the Istanbul has to offer. Our favorite coffee we tasted was a washed Ethiopian Heirloom espresso with anaerobic fermentation from this year’s World Barista Championship runner-up, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos from The Underdog in Athens, Greece. Amazing flavors and super silky mouthfeel!
