Çesme Bazlama Breakfast, Turkish breakfast restaurant in Teşvikiye Mahallesi, Turkey.
Çesme Bazlama is a restaurant in Teşvikiye dedicated to traditional Turkish breakfast served throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. The menu features fresh cheeses, olives, various egg preparations, and house-made spreads alongside plenty of hot tea to complete the experience.
The restaurant preserves the Turkish breakfast tradition centered on bazlama bread, a flatbread whose preparation methods trace back to Ottoman times. This particular bread has remained essential to Turkish morning meals for centuries.
Turkish breakfast culture centers on spreading an array of small dishes across the table for everyone to sample together, and this restaurant honors that tradition by offering shared plates of cheese, vegetables, and spreads. Eating this way turns a morning meal into a social moment where conversation flows as freely as tea.
The restaurant operates on a fixed price per person with unlimited refills of tea and bread included in the meal. Children dine at a reduced rate while enjoying the same selection of foods as adults.
The kitchen prepares a specialty tahini sauce by blending sesame and hazelnut in equal portions, then topping it with molasses for a unique morning spread. This house-made combination offers a surprising twist on traditional Turkish breakfast condiments.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
