The place (whose translates to “coffee world”) is actually a Turkish chain, but there is only one location in London. I’ve been several times and it’s really always pretty packed. The wait has never been too long (maybe 5 minutes or so). Everything we’ve had has been quite good and I will say they have quite an extensive menu for a cafe. Multiple dessert options, lots of coffee varietals, sandwiches, pastries, etc.
The Turkish coffee is authentic and good quality. The affogiato (a scoop of ice cream with a shot of espresso and whipped cream on top) is fantastic. The gelato is good and there are some interesting, Turkish-style flavors. They have two böreks options (a savory Turkish pastry, though they call these börekitas on their menu): potato and cheese and eggplant and cheese. Both are good (though not as authentic as they could be), but the potato is better. Iced Turkish Coffee is a unique option (I haven’t seen that before!) and pretty delicious. It’s milk, ice, chocolate and a Turkish coffee all combined.
Gelato flavors are wide ranging and a bit hit or miss for us, but that’s more indicative of our personal preferences than the quality. For example, they has a mastic gum flavor, which is a common Turkish flavor, but we just aren’t crazy about it. The sour cherry is a good one. We combined it with the dolce caramel, which is quite sweet.
We’ve tried their caramel cake, which is
really not the best – I’d recommend one of their other cakes over this one. Not very flavorful, the caramel sponge part is dry, and the smoother mousse on top doesn’t add much as it’s rather flavorless as well. Topped with chocolate sauce. I would pass.
Their chocolate truffle cake is certainly better and definitely good, but still not spectacular. It actually looks better than it is. It’s a smooth chocolate cake and it looks quite thick and dense, but it’s actually rather light as is the chocolate taste. Not incredibly rich, but it’ll satisfy your chocolate craving.
A lot of people seem to go for the cheesecakes, so maybe give that a try.
Definitely a nice place to just pop into for a break or snack.
