Caffe Dell Arte IM

caffe dell arte im takes its coffee seriously, and you'll feel that the moment you're standing on alemdar caddesi deciding whether to go in. the answer is yes. this stretch of fatih, running close to the old walls and the weight of sultanahmet's tourist pull, doesn't make it easy for a specialty spot to hold its own, but this one does. regulars keep coming back, which in istanbul's increasingly crowded cafe scene means something real has been built here. not a novelty, not a shortcut. if you're anywhere near cankurtaran, the flat white is a good reason to stop.