The Chef · Azra · Istanbul
Mandabatmaz
Everyone sells Turkish coffee; almost no one cooks it like this — slow, over the flame, foam that holds. I duck in here to reset between errands.
A closet-sized coffee house cooking Turkish coffee so thick the name means 'even a buffalo won't sink'. Tiny stools, one drink done perfectly.
— Azra, The Chef
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