Vildan from Istanbul

About me This is what I enjoy the most: exploring and sharing what I've found with others. I am a storyteller. I am collector of good memories in life. I am one of those friends you ask for a good place to dine, cafe to take your SO etc. Just ask me about anything that I might know. It is my passion and pleasure to share the joy I find in life. Why Istanbul Istanbul is lik...
Aug 29, 2025

Bazlama Kahvaltı Istanbul

My favourite breakfast in town!

""Bazlama Kahvaltı" in Istanbul makes Turkish breakfast like no other place, and it's quite tricky to avoid the tourist traps. Come here, eat all day long!"

If you never were a morning person, get ready to become one when you are in Istanbul. Turkish breakfast (kahvalti) itself is reason enough to get up every morning.

Even if kahvalti is a big deal for Turks, it might be challenging for visitors to spot a non-touristic place which serves good food with reasonable prices. I believe cost-benefit wise Bazlama Kahvalti is the best in town.

They have two branches, Teşvikiye (European side) and Çeşme (District of İzmir). Both serves the best example of a typical Turkish breakfast all day long from Wednesday to Sunday.

Why you should go there?

+ the food is organic
+ the best service: kind and caring staff
+ super-rich variety of Turkish-style breakfast (different types of cheese, sujuk, jam, hot and freshly baked bread, gozleme, olives, menemen, honey with butter, tomatoes, cucumber, fruits, jam, etc)
+ breads and pastries are served fresh out of the oven

The price is 55 TL per person (August 2018) but the best part is that everything included. Like I mean, everything! You can eat all day long, ask for as many renewals of anything on the table, drink as many Turkish tea as you can... You wouldn't pay a single lira more.

Give it a try. Even if Bazlama fails to turn you into a morning person, it does stand a very good chance at helping you make it through the day.

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