Expresso Lab

Expresso Lab, Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey.

I admire the young coffee lovers have the guts to choose the finest coffee beans and roast the beans and open this popular coffee shop by themselves. A cup of coffee price is the same as the world largest coffee shop chain which is an expensive coffee for local people. 

I tried their fresh brew ice dripped coffee for 10TL about HK$28. The ice dripped coffee was strong and pure taste because it was a single origin coffee bean, not blended coffee beans. The aroma of coffee last in my tongue for quite awhile. I also ordered chocolate cream puff to pair with the fine coffee. 

  

ice dripped coffee

pastry bar, each cake or pastry is so big, I wanted to eat cheesecake but too big for me. 

their own roasted coffee beans

happy barrista

different culture of coffee cup, this is Chinese design

this is Japanese design

so artistic

Midpoint Italian Restaurant

After 7days of Turkey food, I finally found the Italian restaurant in Nasanti high end shopping area. The restaurant was modern with patio for smokers. 

A glass of house white wine, made in Turkey. It tasted similar to Chadonney. 

My favourite seafood risotto. Seafood are calamaris, shrimps, mussels. The chef put some sun-dried tomatoes to add more favor. I finished it all.