# Istanbrew: Istanbul Coffee — Specialty cafés & roasters

> Specialty cafés & roasters (iPhone/iPad app by Jonathan Willington.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/istanbrew-istanbul-coffee/id6814183189 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jonathan Willington](https://appshunter.io/developer/1812937388)
- Category: Food & Drink, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English, Turkish
- Released: 2026-10-01
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Istanbrew?

Istanbrew is a guide to the best speciality coffee in Istanbul. Every shop we recommend is on one map, so you can see what's good near you, check whether it's open and get directions in a tap. It covers the whole city, from Kadıköy to Karaköy.

Our Picks are the shops we'd send a friend to first. Each area has its top choice, so you always know where to start.

Before you go, you'll find opening hours in local time, directions in the maps app you prefer, and what each shop offers: Wi-Fi, food, oat and plant milk, outdoor seating, and whether your dog is welcome.

You can also see who roasts the coffee, where the beans come from and which shops pour them. Filter by origin or by roaster to find a particular bean.

Visiting a landmark? Each shop page shows what's within walking distance, and each landmark shows the nearest good coffee. That makes it easy to fit a proper cup into a day of sightseeing.

The city guide covers the people, events and news behind Istanbul's coffee scene.

Istanbrew is available in English and Turkish, and you can switch languages at any time in Settings. There's also a light and dark mode. No account and no ads.

## Is Istanbrew safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Istanbrew.

## Is Istanbrew legit?

Istanbrew: Istanbul Coffee appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Istanbrew is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-10-14

Equipment on shop and roaster pages now links to the company that makes it.
Each maker has its own page: where they're based, when they started and which Istanbul brands use their kit.
Visit a maker's website or Instagram from their page.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-12

Award sources now show the publication's icon beside the link.
Istanbul roasters without a café of their own now appear in the roasters list, with their beans.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-11

Search has its own page, opened from the magnifier on the map.
Awards are grouped into competitions, rankings and press, with a page for each award.
The city's award winners are listed by competition.
Roaster pages are now in each brand's own colour.
Tapping beside a card no longer opens it.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-10

A new welcome screen, matching our website.
Read our city guide to Istanbul, with links to the places it mentions.
Explore now opens with what's open, neighbourhoods, insiders' picks and beans from the city's roasters.
Browse every bean roasted in Istanbul, filtered by origin, flavour and process.
Roaster pages in each roaster's own colour, with their subscriptions and merch.
Turn on the coffee heatmap from the map.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-04

Istanbrew is now in Turkish. Choose your language on the welcome screen or in Settings.
A new welcome screen.
Filter the list to independent shops only.
Shop and roaster pages show the awards they've won.
Read more about each shop, with a preview of every source.

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