Istanbul Cafe & Espresso Bar

Love the interior design! Their turkish coffee is decent and the atmosphere is perfect.

I loved the coffee service that the Turkish coffee comes in. Beautiful. Such a unique experience. I decided to go crazy and buy a Turkish coffee pot to take with me. $ 30 for the pot. Last week I visited Marche Istanbul on Dufferin near the Yorkdale Mall and saw the same pot, same size pot for $ 10.

So cute! They have nice lamps and the coffee tasted so nice – they give you two pieces of Turkish delight with your coffee so although I ordered another dessert it wasn’t really necessary as the Turkish delights were already sweet. The atmosphere is so cozy at night and there’s a fake fireplace at the back with some neat chairs and tables.

Ambience is nice and cozy, the Turkish coffee and tea also nice. The great thing about it is that it’s open late hours, something you can’t find easily in Toronto. The location is small, however; if not lucky enough to get a seat it might take very long before somebody leaves. If you drive you will find it difficult to find a parking spot close. Overall I definitely recommend this place.

Good turkish coffee, and decent turkish delights and baklava. Cool interior. Makes for nice instagrams.
If you’re looking for a pricey café that serves all your North American needs with a little twist, then this is your place.
If you’re looking for an authentic Turkish café, then I would probably not get your hopes up; this isn’t your place.

Love this place. If you are in the area you can stop by for coffee or dessert. We tried different things and everything was just awesome. Above all the ambiance of the place is beautiful. Will go again for sure.

When people in the order line behind you are saying oooooo ahhhhh, while you are making your food selection, you know that you are not in a Price is Right episode. You are at Istanbul Café!!!
All I have to say is get, try, savour the Pistachio Sekarpare… it’s the softest cookie with all the right Turkish yuminess and it’s only $ 2.99. We ordered a Turkish coffee and an Almond milk latte as well and the Hot drinks were also delicious! With the grand total of $ 12.99 with tax, this place is as close as one will get to experiencing authentic ambiance and flavours of the Türk kahvesi in Toronto!

Istanbul Café is located 3 min walk from Yonge and Eglinton Subway. The entrance is small, but inside is not so small. There are comfortable seats and tables. It is cozy and relaxing. It is a cool place. The latte is very tasty. There are many kinds of people. Business people are discussing businesses, young professionals are working on their business, women are chatting with their friends, and high school students are eating their lunch their mom makes. I am so happy to find a café I can relax and read a book.

I love this place. The atmosphere is lovely, there are tons of outlets and work space, the baristas are friendly, and the lattes are delish. There isn’t a lot of food choices available, but I do recommend the quinoa cranberry muffin. The presentation with the traditional Turkish coffee is beautiful.

I thought this place was pretty cool, as it was my first time going to a Turkish café. There is some really unique/​ethnic décor here which I loved… colourful stained glass lamps and some painted ceramic plates hanging on the wall. I didn’t order anything special, just a chai latte which I thought was oddly sweet… do they use a different type of cinnamon here? It lacked that slight bitter/​spice taste and was just… sweet and overly milky. I still thought it was enjoyable enough, but just threw me off guard. My friend ordered the Turkish coffee and it came on this beautiful little silver tray with a tiny platter of turkish delights on them. I’ve never had Turkish coffee before so I tried some… super dark and rich and bitter, and also with a bit of a gritty texture due to the grinds floating in it. Not really my thing, but the presentation was lovely. I noticed some other patrons had ordered tea and it came in these beautiful little clay teapots. Overall I enjoyed my time here and loved the overall look of this place — I love that it’s different from your usual basic Starbucks, and it felt super cozy. If I was in this area more often then I would come here to study or just chill.

I do like their coffee. It’s smell so good when u walk inside the shop. Latte looks like regular coffee but it’s tasted very good. Turkish coffee, fresh make. I love the coffee are fresh made

One of the best cafes to get work done in my opinion. There are plenty of outlets and couches! I also love the fact that Istanbul Café is a hidden gem — the less people, the more space to get work done and more outlets available!
I had the signature traditional Turkish coffee (that came along in this beautiful silver ornate set complete with tray and Turkish delights), the cheese lasagna (I forgot the proper name for the dish), the walnut baklava and the pistachio baklava. The coffee was thick in texture, was very strong and definitely helped to give me that much needed boost of energy. The Turkish delights were delicious and balanced out the richness of the coffee. There was about a two centimetre layer of sediment leftover from the coffee though but then again, I guess that is to be expected from drinking from a tiny coffee mug. The cheese lasagna was really good as well although it could have been much better had it been warmed up longer. The baklavas were really good! I especially enjoyed the pistachio baklava. Overall, a really good late lunch.
The interior of Istanbul Café is very cozy — lots of couches and chairs and pillows. There’s lots of beautiful gourd lamps hanging above the tables, colourful Turkish ceramics, and gorgeous photos (presumably photos taken from Turkey) mounted on the walls. Not only is it very distinct in their décor and menu but they also have stuffed toys, dolls, books, dictionaries and board games — very accommodating towards the various types of customers that walk into the café. The staff were really nice and friendly. Bathrooms were very clean and even had cushioned chairs in them!
Overall rating? 4.5 stars out of 5 (but I’ll just give them a 5 for the time being!). I definitely want to come back to Istanbul Café again. I’m really down for trying out their lattes (baristas got some really good skills with the latte art at Istanbul) and more of their homemade pastries.

I regularly make Turkish coffee at home, so I was very excited to try theirs. The interior is kind of dark and dim with some beautiful hand-​painted souvenirs (for sale) juxtaposed with modern seating and even a fireplace. There is even a little patio out front which is cute. They also have some traditional turkish desserts like sekerpare and baklava as well as regular coffee beverages.
I would say the presentation of the Turkish coffee was the best part of my experience and what brought me there in the first place; it came in a beautiful shiny silver tray with a side of mini Turkish delights (llokum). Traditional Turkish coffee is thick with sediment at the bottom but this one had too much sediment throughout and to me it felt like a waste of $ 4. The turkish delights were good. I would come back and try one of their regular lattes next time.

I love this place so very much! So sad to be discovering it when I’ll be leaving the area.
Amazing coffee (lattes and Americanos in my experience)
Really like their chocolate chip cookie. Some of the Turkish treats are extremely sweet but if you are looking for that, quite a few authentic choices are available to you.
Lots of seating, from a small patio, to leather lounging and communal work tables in the back.
Even the bathroom is cute and clean.
And the service is wonderful to boot.
Can’t say enough about this café. Neighborhood gem!
All that’s missing is some hookah and a larger patio to make this my second home… That and the fact that they don’t have their music game together. Baristas/​Owners should really look into that and either expose clientele to Turkish music or play safe/​soothing coffee shop jams.
I Recommend– The lattes. Smooth and silky with lovely art
Extra Tip– if you live nearby, grab a loyalty card. Every tenth coffee is free!

This is an absolutely new spot for me. Didn’t know they exist until a friend invited me for a cup of coffee to this café.
The decoration of the place, the set up, the decorated serving cups/​trays — makes you feel as though you are in Turkey.
I loved the vibe.
Easily very busy and hard to get these comfy couches next to the window.
Loved my turkish coffee experience. The turkish delights that come with it are delicious (probably best I tired so far). And it all comes for just $ 4
I am definitely coming back with more friends. I hope they have a small patio kicking in the summer months.

I’ve only been here once but I’m in love. The coffee is really good. The ambience is also just perfect. It’s rare to find a café open late around Yonge/​Eglinton so that is a plus. If I could make a request, can you sell rice pudding?

I enjoy going to Starbucks, but sometimes you want variety when going out for coffee/​tea. My friend and I decided to go to Istanbul Café & Espresso Bar for a gab session over caffeine (thanks to Unilocal). I was a few minutes late to meet my friend, but she texted me to let me know that there was nowhere to sit. Thankfully by the time arrived, a group cleared out and we were able to snag the seats by the fireplace. This is a great place to sit and relax; it feels so cozy with dark lighting a comfortable chairs all around. Espresso drinks come with latte art and teas come in a cute pot — I really dig the presentation of the drink items here. I already had lunch, but the food looked quite good as well. I can’t wait to come back.
Some additional pros: open late, free WiFi, alcohol
Good for: coffee, tea, drinks, getting work done

This is a great place to come here and spill all your juicy dirty secrets with your friends as the dark ambiance of the place just lends itself perfectly for that! An excellent first date place as the soft lighting provides the perfect airbrushed look and just soften your features and gives you that amazing glow — b/​c seriously who doesn’t want to look all gorgeous in front of a date?!
This place really reminds me of my time in Istanbul — the décor, some of the food items (although kinda expensive… but it’s yonge/​eg area — what do you expect?) the turkish coffees/​teas. They also have whiskeys and wines if that’s more your style.
It’s a small place with maybe seating for about 15 – 20 people… mostly tables. but a small couch and some comfy chairs as well. There is one long communal table that provides for great conversations with strangers.
Went here on a Saturday night and in the later part of the evening they have live music — last night a guitarist and a flutist who were playing/​singing.
I would definitely go back. in fact i might start calling this my place!

Great place! Friendly staff and super clean and lots of character! Stop in to meet with a client or grab a quick drink. Only suggestion would be that they need to get a signature drink. It is also not wheelchair accessible. I ordered a hazelnut latte, and it was amazing! I would highly recommend.

Istanbul is a pretty new café in the Yonge and Eglinton area. The atmosphere is very cozy — it kind of feels like you’re at someone’s house. I had the pistachio baklava, Turkish tea (which is kind of like an Early Grey) and my friend had the cappacino. She didn’t like it but I actually did because it wasn’t sweet (though I’ll admit, it didn’t taste like they used regular espresso — make Turkish espresso?) and the cream was shaped in a cute heart. Most people in the café ordered the Turkish tea, it comes in a traditional tea pot with a cute little cup. They also have some Turkish food, one of them is a flakey pastry with cheese and it smells soooo good. I think I found my new weekend hub :)