Turkish Coffee Making & Fortune Telling Workshop Reviews

Incredible experience! I learned so much about coffee and had so much fun!

me dieron un regalito, una taza y dos sobres de café junto coni certificado de participación. Cómo era en el lado asiático de Estambul, una persona nos condujo al lugar y de regreso, pagando nos el metro.

We enjoyed the Turkish coffee making workshop! Our host was very friendly and helpful in teaching us the process, and it was a fun 2 hours. The activity takes place on the Asian side of Istanbul, not at the meeting point; it was really helpful that someone met us at the meeting point and showed us the way to the workshop via the metro (and paid the fare)… we had plenty of time, but be aware that you need to arrive 30 minutes earlier than the start time if you’re on the European side in order to travel to the workshop location.

The workshop leader was informative and entertaining, and the workshop was well organized and presented. The hostess was very friendly, helpful, and responsive. However, neither the activity description nor subsequent communications make clear that the activity takes place on the Asian side, which we only discovered one hour before start time, when we were quite far away on the European side. We had to scramble to figure out how to use an Istanbulkart on the fly and get to the venue, which caused a lot of undue stress. Moreover, the workshop description clearly states that participants will be given a cezve, which did not happen.

Fun learning all about the history of Turkish coffee and how to make it and telling fortunes. They even give you a certificate! Very fun.

It was a great experience attending this workshop. Kübra, who gave the Turkish coffee demonstration, was extremely knowledgeable, spoke excellent English, and was very helpful and informative. The workshop was not only about Turkish coffee; she also shared fascinating insights into Ottoman life, culture, history, and the geography of Türkiye. The entire experience was enjoyable, engaging, and educational. I highly recommend this workshop—you will not regret it. As an added bonus, the workshop takes place in Üsküdar, which is a wonderful area to explore, with plenty of great cafés, desserts, and local food options. Come and see it for yourself!

we absolutely loved it, so interesting and educational, I would recommend this to any coffee lover. my only note, we would have appreciated some help getting back to the meeting point afterwards or maybe even just a forewarning that we would be getting a guide to the workshop but would have to make our own way back to the European side, in the end it wasn't too difficult but as I mentioned; a little forewarning would have been appreciated 😊 other than that an absolutely lovely experience and such great value, I want to do all their workshops now!

Amazing experience. Highly recommended :)

Kübra was an amazing host, she has taught us history and very interesting facts about Turkish coffee and culture.. in addition to the fact that now I know how to read the fortune of coffee 🥹❤️ very entertaining and nice experience, thank you so much

Wir waren tatsächlich nur zu zwei im Workshop - es war super angenehm, die Location ist auch sehr schön. Wir wurden von der europäischen Seite abgeholt und bis zum Cafe gebracht. Wir haben viel gelernt über die türkische Kaffeekultur, das war ein toller Einblick! Danke!

We learned a los about the history of turkish Coffee making and its process. Our guide Tanner was so kind and patient, as my Mother doesn't speak English and he waited for me to translate for her so she was not left out. The only thing is that we were expecting bigger bags of Coffee in our gift pack, they were very little. The rest was perfect.

It was great. Our guide Kubra was very sweet and explained everything very clearly and nicely.

I was picked up from the European side. The workshop took place on the Asian side. Very friendly staff, super welcoming and learned a lot! The coffee was amazing and I even got a present for home. Thanks so much! :)

Une activité très intéressante, je tiens à remercier la présentatrice Kobra qui a bien gérer l ateliers très formateur très riche en histoire , Bravo Kobra.

It was really good. Everyone was super friendly and very informative.

Activité très intéressante, Nous avons découvert l'histoire du café Turc et la confection. Suivi d'une dégustation. Notre animatrice était très gentille, et expliquer vraiment bien. Nous recommandons vraiment cette activité.

I happened to be the only participant, which turned into an unexpected private session that could have been quite awkward, but it wasn’t at all thanks to my wonderful host! I sadly forgot her name but she was absolutely amazing! Very kind, welcoming, and knowledgeable. She explained everything clearly, made the whole experience feel natural and relaxed, and we had such a great conversation throughout. It genuinely felt like she enjoyed the experience just as much as I did. I’m truly grateful for how generously she shared her culture and knowledge with me. It made the experience feel very personal and meaningful. I would definitely recommend this activity to anyone. And of course, the coffee was excellent!

Amazing!! I really enjoyed

An excellent experience on the whole. Enjoyed it!

What a fun activity - the guides were very informative and gave a great history lesson of it - definitely worth it, I would do it again. Recommend getting there about 10 minutes before the workshop. The place is really nice as well. As for the fortune…. I am still waiting for that billion dollar jackpot!!! Ha!!

Really good experience organized by warm people, well manage with very interesting explanations about history and cultural facts

Kubra etait adorable ! Je recommande cette activité ! Tres interessant et bien expliqué dans un super cadre. Ils viennent vous chercher côté européen par contre le retour seul côté etait compliqué !

Omer was a great host and made this tour a special experience. Thanks for your hospitality:)

Very interesting and thorough! She went into the history of coffee in Turkey and had interesting stories to share. The fortune telling seemed to be a bit of an add on to the end and wasn’t the best, but still worth taking the coffee making workshop. The business was very busy and well run, I also took a perfume making workshop here which I enjoyed as well. I’d recommend this workshop to others.