Founded in 1876, the shop, a cozy
establishment with leather banquettes and antique mirrors, specializes in boza,
a fermented wheat drink that originated in southern Russia.
Mixed with water
and sugar and sprinkled with cinnamon, the creamy, butterscotch-colored
concoction is served in glasses that were lined up by the dozens on polished
wooden counters.
Beside shelves of pomegranate vinegar, a case reverently
displayed the shop’s most valuable heirloom: a silver boza cup used here in
1927 by Kemal Ataturk.
-Joshua Hammer
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