Istanbrew Monthly · No. 1 · October 2026

Istanbul in October

Coffee Manifesto's Geisha, fermented for 60 hours, leads October's new coffees.

October brought a Colombian Geisha fermented for 60 hours, Petra's first natural-processed Kenyan and a Peruvian natural in Kronotrop's RARE series. Zen opened in Gümüşsuyu, and Kronotrop's ping pong tournament ends with a final on 14 November.

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This Month

New coffee · 24 Oct

Coffee Manifesto releases a Geisha fermented for 60 hours

No:17 comes from the Monteblanco farm in Colombia: a Geisha fermented anaerobically for 60 hours, with florals over tropical and stone fruit.

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Petra

New coffee · 8 Oct

Petra pours its first natural Kenyan

Kenya Ruera Estate, from Petra's super rare lot series, blends SL28, SL34, Batian and Ruiru 11 and is processed natural, which is uncommon in Kenya. It brings lavender and blackcurrant over a tannic structure, and the bar recommends the AeroPress.

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Kernel Coffee Roasters

New coffee · 8 Oct

Kernel opens its autumn range with La Tierra

La Tierra is Elkin Guzman's new project in Huila. The cherries grow above 1,500 metres, ferment anaerobically for 72 hours and dry in their skins.

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Kronotrop

New coffee · 1 Oct

Kronotrop adds a Peruvian natural to its RARE series

El Carcamo is a natural Caturra from Felipe Marin Mirez in La Palma, Cajamarca, at 1,700 to 1,800 metres, with citrus, grape and cacao. RARE coffees are sold at selected Kronotrop shops and online.

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The Whirl Roastery

Collaboration · 20 Oct

The Whirl goes backstage at the Istanbul Theatre Festival

The roastery is making the coffee for actors' rehearsal breaks and pre-show preparation at the 30th festival, 22 October to 3 December, with Grundig.

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In brief

Competition
Meet Lab hosts the Mythos Latte Art Challenge final
Victoria Arduino's latte art final took place at Meet Lab's Campus shop in Ataşehir. The brand's Caddebostan shop ranked 47th on this year's World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list.
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8 Oct
Charity
Kronotrop donates a week of hot chocolate sales to Make-A-Wish Türkiye
All proceeds from hot chocolate sold in Kronotrop's Turkish shops from 12 to 18 October went to Make-A-Wish Türkiye's Wish Dish project.
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9 Oct
Milestone
Numa turns one in Suadiye
The Suadiye shop marked its first birthday on 16 October.
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16 Oct
Guest roasters
Urban Roastery pours The Barn and Main Lane
The Kadıköy shop served beans from Berlin roaster The Barn over a weekend, then an Ecuador from Main Lane Coffee Roasters.
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16 Oct
On tour
ARC trains at ROEST in Oslo
The ARC team, who roast on a ROEST P3000, trained at ROEST's Oslo headquarters and tasted Kenyan and Colombian coffees side by side at Tim Wendelboe.
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27 Oct
Sourcing
Benesso names Sweet Plus as its Ethiopian partner
Benesso, in Fatih, introduced Lensa of Sweet Plus Coffee as its Ethiopian partner and offers the coffees to roasteries.
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29 Oct

New Shops

Zen RoasteryOpened 1 Oct

Zen Roastery

Beyoğlu

Zen opened on İnönü Caddesi in Gümüşsuyu with plants throughout and quiet corners. Its walls change artists every three months; this quarter they show Muzaffer Keskin and Aden Deva Alımcı.

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Opening soon

Deal Coffee Ataköy · Ataköy
A fourth Deal Coffee, after Abbasağa, Levent and the Reserve in Nişantaşı.
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Soon

Coming Up in November

3
Nov Tue
Urban Roastery Catan League 5
The fifth season of the board-game league starts, with Wingspan for the winner. Entry for the whole tournament is 500 TL, first coffee included.
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6
Nov Fri
Kronotrop Ping Pong Challenge: Çiftehavuzlar
After Kazasker and Fişekhane, the tournament moves to Çiftehavuzlar. Sign up at the shop and take your place at the table.
6 to 7 NovKronotrop · ÇiftehavuzlarKadıköy View post on Instagram
13
Nov Fri
Kronotrop Ping Pong Challenge: Karaköy
The Karaköy leg, moved from 16 and 17 October because of expected heavy rain.
13 to 14 NovKronotrop · KaraköyBeyoğlu View post on Instagram
14
Nov Sat
Kronotrop Ping Pong Challenge: Istanbul Final
The final, at Caddebostan Grove. Stanley, Moccamaster, La Marzocco and Oatly sponsor the tournament.
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Deal Coffee Ataköy · Ataköy