The spices looked and smelled wonderful. The rolls of Lokum, Turkish Delight looked good and i…read morepurchased 3 kg to share with family and friends over the holidays. All purchased goods were sealed in vacuum packed bags for travel. Three weeks later I discovered maggot worms inside the sealed bag of Lokum. After opening the bag and box there were worms on the Lokum itself. There appear to be no worms in the spices so far.

Gözde is loaded with high quality specialty foods from around Turkey. Adam is particularly helpful…read morewhen I go there. When you go, ask for him by name. I always drop in whenever I need to buy Turkish delight or high quality spices.

If you want to gift friends and family with high quality chocolate then make sure to plan a visit…read moreto Melodi. I did some research hoping to find the perfect location to purchase some extravagant boxes of chocolate and all led me to Melodi. They offer a vast variety of chocolates and quantities that can be served for any special event. As for customer service, the employee was extremely patient and helpful.

From the owner: Melodi is the product of an over 60 year old heritage of supplying candy makers, bakers,…read moresupermarkets and other food manufacturing businesses with a wide range of premium quality chocolate and cocoa products.

As the name says, if you love chocolate, you'll love this place. A friend who is originally from…read moreIstanbul recommended it to me. Otherwise we would have never found it. It's tiny and located in a small alley. She said they make the best chocolate cake, so I tried that. While my boyfriend went for the chocolate soufflé. The chocolate cake was fantastic, and definitely the richest chocolate cake I ever had. It not only had rich and moist layers of chocolate sponge, but also chocolate mousse type layers. It was covered with chocolate icing and on top came with warm chocolate sauce and white chocolate drops. Surprisingly, it wasn't too sweet, but I felt it could have done with something tangy to cut through all the chocolate. For example a raspberry coulis rather than the chocolate sauce. Anyways it was delicious. But actually I thought the chocolate soufflé was even better. It was made with bitter chocolate and was rich and not too sweet. It was definitely the best chocolate soufflé I have ever tasted. Besides the fab chocolate, the place itself is tiny but makes you feel at home. The 5 (or at the most 6) tables are upstairs and air-conditioned. The service was good too and they were very patient with us (the menu was only in Turkish) trying to figure out what they had on the menu and what to order.

The atmosphere was nice! Staffs are friendly and fast in…read moreservice! Clean place! ---- Too many choices for something to eat! LA Fontana wasn't that amazing, just ice creams + cream! Cafe latte and roseberry cheesecake was good!

If you are in Moda, you must stop here. Your tastebuds will thank me until the day you die. Here's…read moremy tip: try everything. But alas, you are probably a poor hipster and your wallet cannot take my advice. In that case, get the asuman. You will notice everyone else is buying it and for good reason. The warm, rich, and velvety-smooth Dutch chocolate is poured over something like small corn flakes with strawberries hidden throughout and a dollop of whipped cream on top. It's heaven in a jar. Please bring this to America.

They prepare every plate on spot. That's why their deserts are fresh and delicious. We tried Mualla…read more(a piece of waffle with banana, pistachios and milk chocolate. It was very tasty. You can order milk with your desert. And I find this adorable! :)

As always Godiva has the great dessert selection. Here in Istanbul they have Baklava and Turkish…read moretea. The service was fast.

From the owner: Melodi is the product of an over 60 year old heritage of supplying candy makers, bakers,…read moresupermarkets and other food manufacturing businesses with a wide range of premium quality chocolate and cocoa products. Melodi is a big company with a small-company service philosophy: to be approachable, cooperative, flexible and accessible to all of its customers. In its history, Melodi has never lost the core values that makes it an attractive choice of ingredient supplier to all size businesses in the chocolate industry or related industries. In addition Melodi itself is a well known chocolate brand in Turkey with its own shops and dealers promising the best chocolate around the globe.

A very cute Theme Café! They serve Belgian Chocolate and you can also buy here chocolate bars. If…read moreyou are lucky, you will find a "golden Ticket" inside your bar, which means that you have won a trip to Kapdokya :-)))! So give it a try! We have ordered the "yaz bahcesi" (summer garden), it is a chocolate egg filled with fruits, brownies, ice cream and on top of that you can put hot chocolate too. I would definitely come here again. Service was very friendly. The cafe is very small but cozy.