Vitalen Cafe

About Vitalen Cafe

Vitalen Cafe is a breakfast café and casual restaurant in the Hacettepe quarter of Altındağ, on the edge of Hamamönü, the restored old neighbourhood of timber-framed houses below Ankara Castle. The café presents itself as a stop where history and food meet, in a setting that keeps a historic feel, and it held its opening launch in September 2025. Breakfast is the main draw. Alongside a traditional Turkish breakfast, the menu includes kuymak, the Black Sea dish of cornmeal melted with stretchy kolot cheese and butter, and a house special gözleme of hand-rolled yufka filled with kavurma, tomato, pepper and kaşar cheese. Later in the day the kitchen moves on to salads, pasta, burgers, fajitas and grilled chicken, and there are handmade desserts, coffees and cold drinks such as milkshakes, lemonade and fresh orange juice. The café also hosts birthdays, gatherings and meetings, and has space for people who want to work over a coffee. Opening hours are long: 08:00 to 21:00 from Sunday to Thursday, and until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, so it suits an early breakfast before walking up to the castle or a meal after exploring Hamamönü. Reservations can be made through the café's website.