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This airy café-bakery, filled with lush green plants and big greenhouse-style windows, has an extensive menu of coffees, sweets, and brunch foods.

A real neighborhood spot located close to the seaside, Doorstep is a meeting point for locals and visitors to drink coffee by day and alcohol by night. With a limited lunch menu and a mix of indoor and outdoor seating, the place has a laid-back vibe and an easy charm.

Squeezed into a former market stall in the heart of the Grand Bazaar, the small kitchen at Fes Café turns out simple sandwiches, salads, excellent fresh lemonade and fruit juices, homemade desserts, and other American-style fare. The fuller menu includes salads, pastas, and meat dishes.

An oasis of well-brewed third wave coffee in the middle of traditional Sultanahmet, Khaldi is trendy without being ostentatious. There is a selection of pastries and both indoor and outdoor seating.

A popular neighborhood spot to sip lattes, this hip café offers an extensive coffee menu and light pastries to refuel.

A well-chosen selection of high-quality coffees, pleasant baristas, and cool jazz on the stereo make up for this little spot’s odd location in a small shopping mall. It's one of the rare places in town making a wide range of proper espresso drinks. Dal doesn’t stay open late (only till 8 pm), but it’s a mellow alternative to the often noisy tourist hang-outs lining Maraş Cad.

This brasserie-in-a-bookstore is a cozy place to enjoy a coffee surrounded by an extensive collection of Turkish and English-language books. The menu has a wide range of breakfast and lunch options.

Located just a short walk from the Bomontiada culture complex, Montag Bomonti pays attention to the details, with beans roasted in-house and impeccably pulled espresso.

Tucked away on a quieter street in the rowdy cluster of Karaköy cafes, Parsa has an elegant study hall vibe, complete with batch brew coffee. The cafe offers a selection of cakes and tarts as well as a menu of non-caffeinated beverages to complement its extensive coffee menu.

Set in the heart of Balat, this relaxed, two-story café has a small balcony overlooking the lively streets and a long coffee menu, along with a selection of local teas.

With a huge variety of baked goods and desserts, excellent house-made ice cream and chocolates, this pastry shop has been popular for decades. This branch of the legendary patisserie, in the heart of trendy Alsancak, is also a sit-down café serving coffee and Turkish-style breakfast.

This popular bakery on Bodrum's main pedestrian shopping street is known for classic puddings, cheesecakes, pastries, luxurious fruit-and-cream parfaits, and more sweets than you can name. Tea and coffee are also available, which you can drink at the side bench. It's open long hours, making it ideal for night revelers or early starters from 6:30 am to 3:00 am

This attractive garden café is a relaxing place to take an afternoon break over a cappuccino and dessert, or to nibble on a sandwich or other light fare, accompanied by a glass of Lamin Cabernet Sauvignon, Üzüm's own house wine. It's a bit on the pricey side, but very pleasant.

On a hot, hectic day in the Kemeraltı bazaar, you’ll be happy to stumble on this little şerbet (sherbet) stall that’s been selling ice-cold and very delicious fruit juices and nectars since 1971. They sell jars of their own fruit jams, too.