Almaty LocalTip

Akku

Center · Panfilov St 123, Almaty

8.52 visits · last Jul 2026

Go for the Soviet design and the pastries. A very good roastery, and plenty of space.

Espresso at Akku
Espresso at Akku
Espresso on the marble counter at Akku, with V60 drippers behind
Espresso on the marble counter at Akku, with V60 drippers behind
Breakfast at Akku: fried eggs, sujuk, a hash brown and dill on a steel plate, with a cup of coffee and the paper menu beside it
Breakfast at Akku: fried eggs, sujuk, a hash brown and dill on a steel plate, with a cup of coffee and the paper menu beside it
A lighter breakfast at Akku: a soft egg, sliced cheese and ham, sourdough and jam, a cappuccino and a single flower
A lighter breakfast at Akku: a soft egg, sliced cheese and ham, sourdough and jam, a cappuccino and a single flower
Two pastries at Akku, a slice of layered honey cake and a tiramisu with a cannoli, a fork in each
Two pastries at Akku, a slice of layered honey cake and a tiramisu with a cannoli, a fork in each
The roastery at Akku behind a glass wall: a white Typhoon Roasters drum machine with a touchscreen panel and a steel chimney to the ceiling, shelves of bean tins and the mosaic wall of the room beyond
The roastery at Akku behind a glass wall: a white Typhoon Roasters drum machine with a touchscreen panel and a steel chimney to the ceiling, shelves of bean tins and the mosaic wall of the room beyond

Aqqu means swan in Kazakh, and the name was once literal. The café that stood here from the middle of the last century looked onto a pond with swans on it, and going there was a small occasion — ice cream, juice, an afternoon outdoors. Then it burned down, and the site sat empty for decades.

What is here now is a rebuild, risen from that, and it takes its post-modernist styling seriously. The outdoor seating is excellent, which is the part of the original it carries forward best.

They have a cutting-edge roaster. Take some beans home with you — I have, and they are solid.

The breakfast menu is short and easy to read, which is its own kind of hospitality.

One warning: at weekend brunch time it is very busy.

The facts

Own roaster
Yes
Microlots
No
Espresso, all in
1,420 ₸ · ≈$3
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My visits

  1. 13 Jul 20268.5espresso
  2. 27 May 2026espresso

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