Istanbul, Turkey

UNESCO-listed Turkish coffee culture since 2013 — over 500 years of kahvehane tradition in the city.

Turkish coffee culture was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. Istanbul's meyhanes and kahvehanes have served unfiltered, cardamom-spiced coffee since the 1550s -- over 500 years of continuous tradition that shaped cafe culture across Europe and the Middle East.