Tophane Waterpipe

A perfect place to unwind whilst sipping on tradition Turkish drinks and playing tavla (backgammon). Most popular treats offered are apple flavored water pipe, hot apple tea, and Adana Kebab Durum.

In Turkey, nargile is done on a social basis, usually in one's home with guests or in a cafe with friends. Most cities have nargile cafes where nargile is offered with a non-alcoholic drink. This is mainly for health reasons rather than religious reasons. Often people will smoke nargile after dinner as a replacement for cigarettes. In bigger cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Adana, restaurants may have dinner & nargile specials which includes meal, beverage (alcoholic/non-alcoholic), Turkish coffee and nargile. In certain parts of the country people use nargile cafes to watch popular TV shows, national sports games, etc. and smoke nargile to socialize.

The easiest way to go to Tophane, is to use the Tram. Head for Karakoy and get off the tram at Tophane stop.