Where To Eat Istanbul’s Best Desserts
As a cosmopolitan city, Istanbul‘s dessert scene spans from the best version of the Turkish classics, like Turkish delight, to excellent executions of international favourites. We chose the best spots for dessert in the city for you to indulge your sweet tooth!
Mille-Feuille at Pelit Pastanesi
Éclair at Divan Pastanesi
Patisserie, Turkish, Dessert
Muhallebi at Göreme
Profiterol at Nazar
Patisserie, Turkish, Dessert
Kuru Baklava at Bilgeoğlu
There’s a lot of places where you can eat baklava in Istanbul, but not all of them are good because of the wavering quality of ingredients. However, you can be sure that the kuru baklava (thick pistachio baklava) at Bilgeoğlu, who always use top quality clarified butter, is always excellent.
Bahariye Nailbey Sokak No. 3/C, Kadıköy, +90 216 336 00 49
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Orange Baklava at Konyalı Pastanesi
Restaurant, Turkish
Dondurmalı İrmik Helvası at Hünkar
Turkish Candy
This category is a bit difficult to narrow down because Istanbul has three very excellent and historic purveyors of Turkish candy and Turkish delight. Cafer Erol (on the Asian side and open since 1807) is known for its delicious marzipan in the shape of fruit and vegetables and a colourful collection of Turkish akide candies with flavours such as rose, lemon, mint, sesame and much more. Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir were purportedly responsible for creating Turkish Delight during the days of the Ottoman Empire and their nostalgic store in Eminönü has all the amide candies: Turkish delight, halva, and every paste variety imaginable. Üç Yıldız Şekerlemicisi is one of the lesser known confectioners, but their Turkish Delight with mastic is divine, as well as their Turkish candies and homemade jams.
Cafer Erol: Yasa Caddesi No.19 Kadıköy, +90 216 337 11 03
Üç Yıldız Şekerlemecisi: Dudu Odaları Sokak No.7 Galatasaray, +90 212 293 81 70
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