http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration A Serious Eater's Guide to the City Sun, 20 May 2012 13:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-5744 rl reeves jr Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:39:52 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=396#comment-5744 I'm staying a 10 minute walk from Mandabatmaz so this is where I'll be taking my morning cup. Had an interesting conversation with a bilingual Turkish girl there this morning as we huddled up against a wall at the lone table. Used to be there were a dozen or so tiny tables in the alley where everybody read the paper, smoked and chatted with each other. Nowadays it's mite different. I asked about the lack of a communal space outside and the girl's face went red. As she explained it an "impotent old man" who's in power had a hard time getting his motorcade through a Beyoglu alley recently and decreed that all tables and chairs that formed al fresco dining areas be moved inside. Thus the vibe of Mandabatmaz is terribly altered. Most patrons now just get there coffee "to go" and take it somewhere else. Ridiculous. One of the great pleasures of this shop is the hang. The community of coffee lovers all basking in the narrow strip of real estate outside the shop. Coffee is still incredible but the vibe is altered. Due to one "impotent old man" I’m staying a 10 minute walk from Mandabatmaz so this is where I’ll be taking my morning cup. Had an interesting conversation with a bilingual Turkish girl there this morning as we huddled up against a wall at the lone table.
Used to be there were a dozen or so tiny tables in the alley where everybody read the paper, smoked and chatted with each other.
Nowadays it’s mite different.
I asked about the lack of a communal space outside and the girl’s face went red. As she explained it an “impotent old man” who’s in power had a hard time getting his motorcade through a Beyoglu alley recently and decreed that all tables and chairs that formed al fresco dining areas be moved inside.
Thus the vibe of Mandabatmaz is terribly altered.
Most patrons now just get there coffee “to go” and take it somewhere else.
Ridiculous.
One of the great pleasures of this shop is the hang. The community of coffee lovers all basking in the narrow strip of real estate outside the shop.
Coffee is still incredible but the vibe is altered.
Due to one “impotent old man”

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Daniel Mon, 30 May 2011 00:11:43 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=396#comment-2745 What time does this place open ? What time does this place open ?

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Alejandro Vargas Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:52:05 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=396#comment-1741 Istanbul is one of the most exciting cities in the world because of its culture, atmosphere, people, food, landscapes... last week I was there for the 4th time in the last few years and still felt the same attraction as the first time. And Mandabatmaz, this small coffee shop is the place I always come back to. I may not go to Aya Sofia each time, but coming to Mandabatmaz is a must for me. Really there is no other place in the world for drinking such coffee! Istanbul is one of the most exciting cities in the world because of its culture, atmosphere, people, food, landscapes… last week I was there for the 4th time in the last few years and still felt the same attraction as the first time.
And Mandabatmaz, this small coffee shop is the place I always come back to. I may not go to Aya Sofia each time, but coming to Mandabatmaz is a must for me. Really there is no other place in the world for drinking such coffee!

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Julia Stratton Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:26:30 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=396#comment-1715 GREAT coffee. And an easy, quiet break from the bustle of Istaklal Caddessi. Thanks! GREAT coffee. And an easy, quiet break from the bustle of Istaklal Caddessi. Thanks!

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Istiklal Caddesi Made Them Do It, In Istanbul « The Blog of Kevin Dolgin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:27:18 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=396#comment-127 [...] Visit the infinitesimally small café called Mandabatmaz, which is just off the main drag, for Turkish coffee like it supposed to [...] [...] Visit the infinitesimally small café called Mandabatmaz, which is just off the main drag, for Turkish coffee like it supposed to [...]

]]> http://istanbuleats.com/2009/06/mandabatmaz-grounds-for-celebration/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Orkun Balkancı Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:53:29 +0000 http://istanbuleats.com/?p=396#comment-104 Great post! And such a great place Mandabatmaz is. Great post! And such a great place Mandabatmaz is.

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