Rich coffee aromas float across China and Türkiye

A staff member serves brewed coffee to customers at the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.

Mandabatmaz, a Turkish cafe, is located in a small alley beside Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul.

The owner, Can Ozmen, took over this small coffee shop with a history of nearly sixty years from his parents. To carry on the tradition, he still insists on brewing coffee with copper pots. Ozmen introduced that Turkish coffee should be consumed with coffee grounds, which makes Turkish coffee unique. "Unlike other coffees, which are filtered, Turkish coffee is enjoyed in its entirety," Ozmen explained.

Turkish coffee has a long history and was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013.

While in China, a riverside cafe in Yunnan also wins fame among coffee lovers.

Li Jinhe, 53, has operated his cafe in Mangkuan under Baoshan City in Gaoligong Mountains for 14 years.

His "flame-brewed coffee", which made by a blowtorch to heat beneath siphon pots, has taken the Internet by storm for its originality, turning his cafe into a viral sensation.

Tourists said that the coffee shop by the Nujiang River has broken the stereotype of urban coffee, and coffee should be a daily drink integrated into life.

"I grew up here, and love Gaoligong Mountains," said Li. The Gaoligong Mountains, where fertile soil, ideal temperatures and abundant sunlight situate it within the global coffee-growing belt, boast small-bean coffee. "It is my unwavering commitment to promote local small-bean coffee," added Li.

Although made by different ways, both Turkish and Chinese coffee tell the story of people's pursuit of life with warmth and aroma. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Li Jinhe makes coffee at his cafe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)

Customers enjoy coffee in the alley outside the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

This photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 shows a cafe run by Li Jinhe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Li Jinhe dries coffee beans in Tangxi Village of Mangkuan Township, Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Customers take selfies outside the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

People watch Li Jinhe (R) making coffee at his cafe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)

This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows the coffee made by Li Jinhe at his cafe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province.(Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)

Customers enjoy coffee in the alley outside the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Can Ozmen, owner of the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz, makes Turkish coffee at his cafe in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Can Ozmen (L), owner of a popular Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz, talks with a customer while preparing coffee in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Customers pose for photos at a cafe run by Li Jinhe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

A customer takes a selfie at a cafe run bu Li Jinhe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

This photo taken on Nov. 22, 2025 shows the entrance of an alley where the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz is located, at Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Trkiye.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 shows the Shuanghong bridge, beside which Li Jinhe's cafe is located, in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province.(Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)

Guo Shuai (L), a cafe owner from Benxi in northeast China's Liaoning Province, learns under the instruction of Li Jinhe at the cafe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Can Ozmen, owner of the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz, makes Turkish coffee at his cafe in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Li Jinhe works at a coffee bean processing workshop in Tangxi Village of Mangkuan Township, Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Gao Yongwei)

Can Ozmen (L), owner of the Turkish cafe Mandabatmaz, communicates with a customer while preparing coffee at the cafe in Istanbul, Trkiye, Nov. 22, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Lei)

Staff members make coffee at a cafe run by Li Jinhe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Customers shoot the process of making coffee at a cafe run by Li Jinhe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Li Jinhe makes coffee at his cafe in Mangkuan Township of Baoshan City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Wang Guansen)