<p>I am from Greece and I am still here...So I have a first-hand knowledge!</p>

<p>Not all cafes serve Greek coffee and not all coffee shops (the ones they sell coffee beans) sell beans for Greek coffee! But most of them do otherwise the lose 90% of their clientele, in my opinion!</p>

<p>Starbucks they don’t have Greek coffee on their menu and NOBODY would ask for Greek coffee at Starbucks!</p>

<p>How to make Greek coffee now.
I found this video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TleH2q86O0M" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TleH2q86O0M</a> that exactly how we do it. In a coffee pot you put a cup of water (like the ones you use for espresso shots), a teaspoon of roasted and then finely ground coffee beans and if you want it mild you also put a teaspoon of sugar or for sweet two teaspoons. Then you boil it and stir it and before it come to the boiling point, you remove it from the heat, put in the cut and let the grounds to settle. Also you can choose for two different blends the most common one “blond beans” and “dark beans” or you can mix it.</p>

<p>But Greek coffee is the same as Turkish coffee.</p>

<p>Two more things:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>After you finish your coffee, if you want to see your future turn your cup upside-down. And have someone “read” it for you. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vk1cCpN-8I" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vk1cCpN-8I</a></p></li>
<li><p>The only kind of coffee that we have here and I have never seen anywhere else is Frappe. And it’s the only one that I don’t drink! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbmWtPtZIZA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbmWtPtZIZA</a></p></li>
</ol>

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*"Greek coffee is the same as Turkish coffee."* __ thst's what I thought after reading the how to make: thanks a lot for the confirmation!
English Student
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Gratsiella
<p>I found this detailed article by an expert titled "how to make and drink Greek coffee" that seems to rather confirm your understanding of the matter:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I remember when I was the Food and Beverage Director for Starbucks in Greece and we were launching the first store in Greece back in 2002, we had to serve Greek coffee in the store. Apparently there is a law in Greece that requires all coffee shops to serve Greek coffee (...) Α specific combination of beans is used to make this Greek blend, with specific bean varieties, roasted at specific temperatures and used in specific ratios.</p>
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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.olivetomato.com/how-to-make-and-drink-greek-coffee/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">How to Make and Drink Greek Coffee</a></p>

<p>Author: <a href="https://www.olivetomato.com/about/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Elena Paravantes</a></p>

<p>I would interpret her statement to mean that Greek law requires all coffee shops to serve Greek coffee, but <strong><em>in addition</em></strong> thay can make and serve any other type of coffee.</p>

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English Student
<p>I read somewhere that there is a law in Greece that cafes must serve Greek coffee. Can someone verify that there is such a law, or regulation?</p>

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Where did you read this? If you could define "somewhere", you'd probably get better answers.
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# Greek Coffee Law in Greece

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-18)

I read somewhere that there is a law in Greece that cafes must serve Greek coffee. Can someone verify that there is such a law, or regulation?

**Tags:** turkish-coffee

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Where did you read this? If you could define "somewhere", you'd probably get better answers.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-19. Score: 2

I am from Greece and I am still here...So I have a first-hand knowledge!

Not all cafes serve Greek coffee and not all coffee shops (the ones they sell coffee beans) sell beans for Greek coffee! But most of them do otherwise the lose 90% of their clientele, in my opinion!

Starbucks they don’t have Greek coffee on their menu and NOBODY would ask for Greek coffee at Starbucks!

How to make Greek coffee now.
I found this video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TleH2q86O0M> that exactly how we do it. In a coffee pot you put a cup of water (like the ones you use for espresso shots), a teaspoon of roasted and then finely ground coffee beans and if you want it mild you also put a teaspoon of sugar or for sweet two teaspoons. Then you boil it and stir it and before it come to the boiling point, you remove it from the heat, put in the cut and let the grounds to settle. Also you can choose for two different blends the most common one “blond beans” and “dark beans” or you can mix it.

But Greek coffee is the same as Turkish coffee.

Two more things:

1. After you finish your coffee, if you want to see your future turn your cup upside-down. And have someone “read” it for you. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vk1cCpN-8I>
2. The only kind of coffee that we have here and I have never seen anywhere else is Frappe. And it’s the only one that I don’t drink! <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbmWtPtZIZA>

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: *"Greek coffee is the same as Turkish coffee."* __ thst's what I thought after reading the how to make: thanks a lot for the confirmation!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-18. Score: 2

I found this detailed article by an expert titled "how to make and drink Greek coffee" that seems to rather confirm your understanding of the matter:

> I remember when I was the Food and Beverage Director for Starbucks in Greece and we were launching the first store in Greece back in 2002, we had to serve Greek coffee in the store. Apparently there is a law in Greece that requires all coffee shops to serve Greek coffee (...) Α specific combination of beans is used to make this Greek blend, with specific bean varieties, roasted at specific temperatures and used in specific ratios.

Source: [How to Make and Drink Greek Coffee](https://www.olivetomato.com/how-to-make-and-drink-greek-coffee/)

Author: [Elena Paravantes](https://www.olivetomato.com/about/)

I would interpret her statement to mean that Greek law requires all coffee shops to serve Greek coffee, but ***in addition*** thay can make and serve any other type of coffee.


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