Meet Hakan

Sovereign Grounds Playground & Coffeehouse is owned and operated by Hakan Sezer. An MBA/Environmental Engineer by education, Hakan immigrated to the United States from Ankara, Turkey in 1988 and has successfully made coffee his business in Minnesota for over 20 years. Before Sovereign Grounds, Hakan and his wife Kris (proud parents of 3 boys) owned and operated two major coffeeshops in downtown Minneapolis. Sovereign Grounds, already a well-established coffeeshop in the early 1990s, re-opened its doors in 1995 by Hakan and Kris as the first parent-friendly coffeehouse in the Minneapolis - St. Paul metro area, implementing the unique concept of combining an indoor playground with a traditional, community-oriented neighborhood café.

 Sovereign Grounds™ Coffee 

Sovereign Grounds™ Coffee Company is a retailer, roaster and brand of specialty coffee since 1995. Our uniquely distinct coffee selection comes from the highest quality, 100% Arabica green coffee beans roasted on site in our custom-made, time-tested, traditional roasters imported from Turkey. We roast daily so our beans are always guaranteed to be fresh.

 Exotic Coffee Series — Roasted in Minnesota 

Try the Turkish Roast™, Hakan's own private blend — a rich, medium-dark and less-acidic coffee since 1995. Crafted to perfection with hand-picked, 100% Fair Trade and USDA Organic Certified Green Beans.
[www.turkishroast.com]

The long-anticipated Anatolian Roast™ has arrived! Introduced in 2009, this delicately dynamic, well-balanced, less-acidic, medium roast coffee is already a favorite. It's a distinctly exciting new private blend by Hakan. Contains 100% Fair Trade and USDA Organic Certified Green Beans.
[www.anatolianroast.com]

Turkish Roast™ for Turkish Coffee?

Turkish Coffee is famed for the way it is made. The world-famous designation —Turkish Coffee— simply refers to a style of coffee making rather than a type of beans or roast level. Whereas, our private blend Turkish Roast™ is the leading brand of roasted specialty coffee beans specifically crafted for and the preferred choice to make Turkish Coffee with. The best Turkish Coffee is made from freshly roasted, medium-dark, Arabica beans ground just before brewing to obtain the strongest aroma and flavor. The grinding is done using a mill (an electric or even an inexpensive hand mill), and the end result is a very fine coffee powder. Beans for Turkish Coffee are ground even finer than the grind used in espresso makers. It is indeed the finest grind of coffee used in any style of coffee making. The Turkish Roast™ beans by SovereignGrounds™ Coffee are an excellent choice to make delicious Turkish Coffee with (our roastmaster's preferred private blend, to say the least), provided that you are equipped with a proper mill. Please note that the ground Turkish Roast™ we currently offer is specifically ground (medium grind) for automatic drip coffee makers using paper filters, or those with a metal-mesh filter.

• Anatolian Roast™
• Turkish Roast™
• French Roast
• Italian Roast

• Colombian
• Costa Rican
• House Espresso
• House Decaf

• Peruvian
• Mexican Altura
• Indian Mysore
• Panama

• Sumatra
• Tanzanian Peaberry
• Breakfast Blend

Sovereign Grounds, Inc.
813 East 48th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417

(612) 825-6157

Sales & Customer Service

(612) 399-6157

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Turkish Roast™ and Anatolian Roast™ are trademarks of Sovereign Grounds, Inc.