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Tasting Notes
Kahveci Hacıbaba is at Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvarı 139 in the Anıttepe quarter of Çankaya. It makes its own chocolates.
Coffee
The coffee list starts with Turkish coffee brewed in sand, and also has dibek, mastic, chocolate and menengiç (terebinth) coffees, with espresso-based drinks and world coffees alongside.
Breakfast and the kitchen
Breakfast is a spread for two, a fuller spread for two, a breakfast plate and avocado bruschetta, with omelettes, menemen, toasts and gözleme. The rest of the menu covers focaccia and ciabatta sandwiches, pasta, Tex-Mex, pizza, burgers, chicken, köfte, red meat, cakes and desserts.
“Order the Hacıbaba spread for two, follow it with a sand-brewed Turkish coffee, and add one of the chocolates.”
LR Kitchen — field note