Gönül ne kahve ister ne kahvehane The heart neither desires coffee nor coffee house Gönül sohbet ister kahve bahane The heart desires a conversation, and coffee is just an excuse Kahve kadar aziz telvesi kadar zengin ol Be as rich as coffee ground, as saintly as coffee Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı varmış A […]
We are glad that the pandemic is almost over. We try our best to keep things together. We are returning to regular store hours between 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday to Friday and 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday to Sunday. Over the pandemic, we realized that we needed to make some changes for […]
Kumru Kumru got its name from the bird because the bread of Kumru looks like the Kumru(Eurasian collared dove) Bird. The sandwich got popular in the 20th century. The sandwich’s secret is its soft chickpea sourdough which makes you eat more each time. It usually comes with tomatoes, sausage, and cheese. Yengen Yengen means your […]
We have been adding new dishes to our menu. Tomato soup made it into our menu. There are a lot of different recipes for Tomato soup, but this one reminds me of the wintertime I spent at Uludağ in Bursa, so I wanted to experience the same taste again and share it with you. Also, […]
To Our Valued Customers, We understand that during these uncertain times, there are many questions about the next wave of reopening businesses across Canada. As a proud member of Galata Cafe, we are making a commitment to our customers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by taking part in a program called the POST […]
Açma can be found in most bakeries in Turkey. It’s famous with its softness . We were making Açma as special for sometime. After trying out as a special, we have decided to make it permanent menu item. Açma is made with soft dough, twisted and filled with butter inside to give extra texture and […]
Lahmacun means dough with meat in and it was originated in the Levantine region people who spoke Aramaic and it passed on the language Arabic and it could be traced back to Syria. It got popular in the entire Middle East in the Ottoman Empire period. Lahmacun has two traditional recipes in Turkish cuisine. One […]
Thank you very much for supporting us through these hard times. We want to give it back to the community. We liked the idea of apps and the convenience of using them over the years. There is nothing wrong with the technology or how it is applied, but they cost a lot. We canceled all […]
Galata Tower is one of the well-known towers in Istanbul. It was built in the fourteenth century by the Genoese colony as part of the city defense wall. The tower used to be called “Christea Turris, which means “Tower of Christ’. The building served Genoese merchants while making trades with the Byzantine Empire. After Fatih […]
Kahvalti, meaning translates to breakfast in Turkish. Breakfast is an important habit and more than having a cereal bowl on the go or having an egg wrap with a coffee. For Turkish people, kahvaltı is not just a special occasion, it is an early morning ritual with family and friends every single day. Green olives, […]