I loved the hotel where we were staying, but they charged for their WiFi and I had an online class presentation to complete. Just one block from the hotel was this place:
It is the Turkish version of Central Perk I think. I felt very “New York” walking down the street, laptop bag in hand, headed to the local cafe like, “No big deal, guys. I do this all the time.” We had breakfast there and the food was really good. I had spinach pie and mom had a bagel and Turkish coffee. Perfect way to start the day. I ended up being there for over 2 hours..
They are right across the street from Central Park, so if you happen to have someone unfortunate enough to be stuck waiting around while you do school work, at least they will have somewhere to go. The place is surprisingly busy! There was a nice mix of tourists chatting excitedly amongst themselves about their plans for the day and locals who came just to hang out and read the paper.
So if you are in need of some WiFi, or just want a good local breakfast with strong coffee, check this place out! Good food and great hospitality.
- Central Park
- Central Perk
- class presentation
- distance
- food
- free wifi
- good food
- hospitality
- I do this all the time
- laptop
- local
- locals
- new york
- No Big Deal
- NYC
- Park West Cafe
- perfect way to start the day
- restaurants
- spinach pie
- strong
- student
- the city
- the real
- tourists
- Travel
- turkey
- turkish coffee
- turkish version
- walking
- walking down the street
Two Thumbs 