Pirinç Han Cafe

About Pirinç Han Cafe

Pirinç Han Cafe is a café in the courtyard of Pirinç Han, a historic building in the Hanlar (inns) quarter just below Ankara Castle. The han stands on Pirinç Sokak, which is entered from the corner by the Ahi Elvan Mosque on the way up from Koyunpazarı Sokak towards Atpazarı square and the castle gate. According to the travel blog Ayak İzlerim, the original Pirinç Han stood a little further along, in the Kasaplar Çarşısı, and was demolished in the 1930s, when a school was built on its site. The present Pirinç Han was created by restoring an old mansion. It has a single entrance and three floors arranged around a central courtyard, is built with a timber frame and mud-brick infill, and keeps its original architectural features. The han holds 42 shops across its ground, first and second floors, including antique dealers and design workshops, and the café uses the central courtyard to give visitors a place to rest. A Tripadvisor page for the han places it opposite the Rahmi Koç Museum, so the café fits easily into a walk around the castle quarter. The café Instagram account gives its address as Pirinç Sokak, Pirinçhan No: 4/8, Koyunpazarı, with the phone number 0312 309 12 22, and the account was still posting in autumn 2026.