Turkish-German Bookstore & Cafe — Restaurant in Beyoğlu

I decided to visit after reading a number of users' feedback and my need to sit at a quite coffee shop to read and have a decent cup of coffew. Let me verify and falsify some:

✔✔ The place is cozy and is great to come with a friend to study/do work. The filter coffee is as great as the desert. Go for the cherry tart is its available. It's heavenly.

❌❌ If you are looking for a place to read I wouldn't recommend it, not only because it's crowded but also because the music tends to get loud. It is hard to find a table to sit by yourself. I was put on a table with 5 other people who were talking while studying/ doing homework. True that the number it waiters is not enough for a two-story place. The service was...

As a German living in the UK I was quite excited to get the chance to eat German cakes on our holiday. Sadly the experience didn't live up to my expectation. The cakes were pretty dry and not fresh. But what irritated me more than the food was the attitude of the staff. When I wanted to order at the counter I was told off by the staff in a very unfriendly way that I had to order from my table, when I then tried to pay from the table I was yet again told off by the same guy in a very unfriendly and unmotivated manner that I had to go to the counter to pay. About 5 minutes earlier the same guy had taken payment from Turkish customers at their table, so can't help to feel discriminated. I wished I had...

Before the renovation it was just a usual bookstore. But after the renovation it turned into a great coffee store where you can grab a bite, get a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy a delicious dessert. With its great capacity, warm and quiet atmosphere Turkish-German Bookstore is also a nice place to work, a very laptop friendly space.

But all these nice qualities comes with consequences. It might be a little bit expensive, which is understandable but the main problem is that it's always too crowded. So if you want to study, you have to do there as early as you can so that you can find a nice spot for yourself.

Still, it's the place where you can quietly work, study and enjoy your...