Cafe Privato

This was the most authentic village breakfast
I had in Istanbul. The place was beautiful and full of antiques, The quality of the food was very high
and overall was a very positive experience.
The owner and the waitress were very nice and attentive and hot Cay came one after the other which kept us very happy. I highly recommend this place.

Awesome café! My wife told about this café that she read in an article. This place has and awesome view of the Galata tower. It’s a small joint very intimate, but what takes the cake is the staff. Very courteous and always attentive of your needs. All in all this is the joint!

Very nice hidden place near Galata tower. They serve simple but delicious food. Place very rarely overcrowded so it’s perfect spot to stop by

If you’re in Istanbul and looking for a real Turkish breakfast you must go here (avoid the famous Van Kahvalti Evi tourist trap for breakfast (it is so terrible) GO HERE INSTEAD!!!).
All the food is home made and organic. We came here three times it was so good. Back in England now, fantasising about this place…

Good breakfast — plenty of food and the quality is good. It’s around 36 liras per person and you’ll get a huge spread of food. However, I think it’s very expensive for a Turkish breakfast and it’s definitely geared for westerners. It is a really cute café, they offer WiFi. My Turkish host really liked it though, so it definitely is authentic. Also you get sooooo much cheese. SOOOO much!
Come on an empty stomach, stay around and wander the neighborhood. It’s really cute! You can go up Galata tower and then wander around Taxsim, which is in walking distance.
TIP: OJ is superrrr overpriced — like 12 liras? No thank you. On the streets you can get a big cup for like 2 – 3 liras. Just keep that in mind.

Ein kleiner Geheimtipp, denn dieses Café findet sich etwas abseits von der Straße in einer kleinen Nebengasse. Das Frühstück dort ist extrem üppig: Zunächst denkt man, joa, naja, könnte etwas mehr sein, und dann bereut man diesen Gedanken, denn es wird nach und nach immer mehr geliefert, so dass man dann kugelrund den Laden wieder verlässt!
Die Bedienung ist sehr freundlich, allerdings wird man etwas vernachlässigt, wenn sich die Crew selbst an den eigenen Frühstückstisch setzt und dann erst mal in Ruhe essen möchte. Dennoch ein sehr schöner Laden, denn man wird nicht wie bei vielen anderen Länden dort in der Gegend mit irgendwelchen Lockangeboten abgefertigt, sondern bekommt tatsächlich etwas familiäres Flair mit auf den Tisch. Keine 08/​15-​Küche, und nach genau so etwas sucht man, wenn man tagelang Kebap– neben Fisch– neben Kebap-​Laden sieht. Unbedingt hingehen!

It’s frankly hard to find it (near the Galata Tower) but it does worth it!
The specialty is the «village breakfast». I have tried it and I have to admit it: it’s quite enjoyable. You can get the breakfast at any time of the day (I tried it around 6 p.m.) and they give you a wide range of stuff for a very healthly, complete and sustaining breakfast.
The staff is really friendly and perfectly English-​speaking. There is WiFi and it’s free.

Just near the Galata Tower this little gem is hidden in a side street apart from all the busy crowds. It’s perfect for taking a moment to relax from the stunning view you just might have had from the top of Galata Tower. If you are lucky you can sit outside on the couch where you can watch people passing by.
Try their Mozaik Cake together with a turkish tea or coffe and you’ll feel lucky by yourself ;-)
Give it a try — I can recommend it. Not to forget to mention the very friendly service here!

This place had been recommended to us by a friend, and so far we have been to Café Privato 2 times –just to make sure we get an accurate opinion of it…
It is definitely the best place to have a typical Turkish breakfast. The place is really rather lovely, very tastefully arranged, all the food on the menu is organic and «home made» and the staff is absolutely welcoming and helpful. They all speak English very well, which is a massive plus since I don’t speak a word of Turkish.
We have ordered the «village breakfast» which is the typical Turkish one with home made jams, bread, different sorts of cheese, honey, fried eggs, grilled halloumi, tomato and cucumber salad and all the rest! We also tried the grilled halloumi salad and it was so fresh and tasty, I would definitely recommend it!
Please go and try the Privato, they are the best!

If a traditional Turkish breakfast is on your agenda and you’re swinging by the Golata Tower or Taksim Square area, definitely hit this place up. Probably THE best breakfast I had the entire trip (and there were a lot of these types of breakfasts that I had). Everything tasted so fresh and delicious from the jams, honey, menemem, gozleme and more. The place isn’t terribly large and wasn’t packed when we came on a Fri morning. I imagine the weekends might be busier. Place is really cute too.

Chicken a la Privato was great + amazing view of the Galata at night. Owner and staff were also very friendly. Definitely check it out if you are near the Galata Tower — it’s a little off to the side in a by-​lane, but much better than the other cafes right at the base of the tower, which are always so crowded.

Excellent breakfast served with jams made in-​house. The breakfast is served all day, so don’t shy away if you woke up late! At the time we went, the traditional breakfast cost 35 lira. Other commenter have noted that this is expensive, and perhaps it is (I don’t have experience to compare), but the size and quality of the breakfast left me feeling like we got a good deal.
The tomato spread was probably my favorite dish — I wish I could have bought some to bring home!

Staff is awful. We went in asking for a seat for two and waited. And waited. Three sets of people were seated after we arrived. I walked in to so what was happening and the host (the one that seated the others first) said she was eating breakfast and I had to wait for her to figure out what happened. So, I am a customer who is coming to your shop to eat breakfast and you tell me I have to wait to let YOU eat breakfast and I need to deal with it? Needless to say we went elsewhere.

I love the Turkish Breakfast served at this spot. They include several cheeses, olives, fresh fruit «jams», homemade sauces, clotted cream and honey. That’s just the first course. The second included eggs, sausage, and a few types of pancakes. It was the best I have had in Istanbul and comes with a great view of Galata Tower.
The place gets quite busy on the weekends but is super empty on weekdays.

A bit pricey, but totally worth the cost. I read that they had amazing Turkish breakfast, though quite expensive. Didn’t have a chance to try it.
However, I did order the Meze plate, which I was told was vegetarian. It had chicken stuffed with beef on it, which to my knowledge isn’t vegetarian. Otherwise, it was amazing.
Great small interior, very relaxed, and comfortable.
Note: finding truly vegetarian food is very difficult here, as frequently people tell you something is vegetarian, but has meat of some sort in it. Be careful and do your research.

Oldukça güzel ve samimi bir mekan fakat normal mekanlara göre fiyatları yüksek. Özel zamanlarda gidilebilir

Actually the best meal I had in Istanbul! GO HERE FOR TURKISH BREAKFAST. You should order the Traditional Village Breakfast. Just to warn you – it can get crowded if you are with a large group, but even if you have to wait, it is certainly worth it.
Never have I had so much food for such a good price in my life. Everything at Café Privato is homemade. I recommend the Apple Tea with your meal – it is sweet, but doesn’t mask the taste of the food.
I will upload a picture of this breakfast, because it cannot simply be described with words. My personal favorites were the hazelnut peanut-​butter-​like spread, the fried cheese, and the delicious eggs. Actually all the cheeses were pretty remarkable. Also the olives. Also the kaymak. Also the fruits.
Just go for the breakfast – I can give you no better advice.

a SUPER BREAKFAST SPOT in İstanbul
This café is located in Galata, a tiny cozy place. It is decorated like an authentic home! When you go inside you actually do not feel like you are in a café! It is a super sweet café with super tasty authentic specialties. I am looking forward to try the food there too cause the menu really got my attention but it is so funny that ı exactly know that the second time I will go I will AGAIN order the BREAKFAST cause it was FANTASTIC !
They have this GELENEKSEL KOY KAHVALTISI which means ‘traditional village breakfast’ on their menu which costs something like 30 turkish Lira. I know, it is definitely not cheap! But honestly, it is worth it!
So many varieties that even the table is not big enough! They have great quality of cheese, olives, tomatoes but the most fantastic thing about the breakfast is what they cook: Scrambled eggs with Turkish salami (sucuk), homemade pancakes and some more Turkish pastry stuff which we generally call ‘Börek’.Oh and lets not forget the homemade jams they make with fresh fruits. AND AND AND they serve a glass of fresh orange juice. The tea is unlimited ! ! !

Eine Oase der Ruhe! Nur wenige Meter entfernt vom dicksten Trubel.
Im Antiquitäten-​Mix aus gemütlichen Sesseln, Sofas und Sammelgeschirr und mit Innenwänden aus Backstein gelingt den Betreibern des Privato ein gastronomischer Betrieb, der seinesgleichen sucht.
Das traditionelle Frühstück ist definitiv ein Highlight und seinen Preis von 30TL wert.
Die große Auswahl an Käse, selbstgemachter Marmelade — oder besser gesagt, eingelegten Früchten — Oliven, Rührei, Halloumi, Pancake, Tomaten/​Gurken-​Salat, Tomatenpaste… läßt unsere Herzen höher schlagen und reicht bestimmt für zwei Personen zum Start in den Tag. Ein kleiner Wermutstropfen für die Fleischesser unter uns… das kleine Stückchen Wurst war kaum zu finden.
Alles in allem auf der Karte viel Selbst-​Gemachtes von Marmelade über Tee bis hin zu selbstgemachten Manti. Das zeugt von Liebe zu dem, was dem Gast serviert wird.
Definitiv ein Highlight! Go there! ;-)

Fantastic breaky made of 20 different plates: olives, pancakes, fruits and many other surprises !
Its a mix crowd of tourist and locals and it was our first and successful eating spot while in Istanbul. A must try!

Looking for a good café to get some breakfast we found this cozy place. Upon being greeted by a small kitten half a sleep on a chair outside the café we entered and were welcomed by a couple of friendly waitresses and what one would assume being the owner. You get a feeling it is family run, but I don’t know for sure, but it is a friendly atmosphere here, they laugh and make jokes with each other and the guests.
We decided on the breakfast alternative from the menu and some freshly squeezed juice and filter coffee. Apparently we were early, since there was no one else around, this was around 1000 am, so we got the first (yes there were more) batch of breakfast plates quite fast. And we were amazed at the overall amount of food there was (take a peek at the photos!). Different cheeses, jams, olives etc, it is all very tastefully presented.
After getting an introduction to what the different ingredients were we started to dig in, not before long the second batch came to our table. At this point we started to run out of space for all the plates. Anyway, this time around the were eggs, pancakes, honey and some other traditional turkish dishes that were presented to us.
It was such a good experience we actually decided to round of our day later that evening with a raki and coffee at this same place. Upon recognizing us from earlier that morning they gave us some complimentary cakes which was very nice. Also we got to se the kitten sneak into the restaurant and try to avoid the waitresses, which he managed to do, while all the guests laughed about it. ;)
Everything here was top notch, the interior was nice and warm, the staff friendly, the kitten was furry and cute plus you also have a view of the Galata Tower if you’re seated by the windows. It was probably the most expensive breakfast in Istanbul (around 30EUR) but you still get value for money I would say. Do it!

So we only had a few days in Istanbul. It was really an extended layover en route to South Africa! (We want to write about South Africa, Unilocal… mais, c’est impossible!) We found the restaurant barkers in Istanbul to be absolutely overwhelming, and if I see one more menu laminated in plastic, I think I’m going to… not eat at that place!
We stumbled into Café Privato quite by accident. Not realizing they already have excellent ratings on Unilocal and Trip Advisor as well. For good reason, though most people seem think this is a breakfast place. We had dinner, and it was great too! The wait staff was attentive and really kind, particularly notable since we arrived after 9:00 pm. (We closed the place up, and they were very gracious about it.) It’s all a little new agey, great for vegetarians, and really nice for people who are seeking a place that’s not overrun by American tourists, but instead, you might even encounter a few locals.
Nice Georgian wine (as I believe the owner is from Georgia… NOT the Georgia in N. America, btw!) and the food is fresh, creative, and a little new agey. We like that. It felt like northern California meets Istanbul.
In a city overrun by cookie-​cutter fish restaurants, I highly recommend Café Privato for a quiet, simple meal in an atmosphere that is 100 meters from the main tourist street, but 100 kilometers from the tourists!

Etwas abgelegen in einer Seitenstraße, aber trotzdem direkt beim Galataturm. Sehr gemütlich und sehr gutes, vielfältiges Frühstück, was in unzähligen kleinen Schälchen serviert wird. Zu zweit reicht auf jeden Fall eins, kostet 27 TL