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7 years ago
Worth finding this spot for the delicious honey and yogurt combo.
Cafer Ağa Mah.
Güneşli Bahçe Sk. No:28/A
Kadıköy
34710 Istanbul
Turkey
Caferağa Mh., Caferağa, Kadıköy, Üsküdar
(0216) 4149977
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Enjoy the welcome sample of Sultan tea while you shop. There is a vacuum packing machine at this…read morelocation which makes it easy to transport back home and preserve freshness! Shop owners are polite and speak English.
Amazing service. Super friendly with amazingly fluent English. Plenty of wonderful Turkish delight…read moreand samples. Mustafa, thank you for the kindness and directions.
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Turkish Delight with honey
I loved this Spice Bazaar, inside it had a beautiful adorned ceiling that made us feel like being…read moreinside a mosque or an Arabic mansion. The bazaar itself was not as crowded as others, it was very well laid out and the store employees were not pushy at all. There are vividly colored spices displayed alongside jewel-like lokum (Turkish delight), providing eye candy for tourists and locals who make their way here every day. Stalls also sell caviar, dried herbs, honey, nuts and dried fruits as well as gold, jewelry and some clothing. Just a great colorful place to wander.....
The Spice Market (SM), in Istanbul Turkey is known to locals and tourists as having one of the best…read moreselections of spices in the world. In addition to spices they also offer several selections of sweets and other candies. Various ingredients make up a wide range of teas, which, are sold at the SM. Some tea mixtures are known to combat cold & flu like symptoms, while others are known to improve circulation and offer other health benefits. Many of the tea leafs are colorful while producing a pleasant aroma. Visitors are provided samples of teas and sweets which, were very flavorful. All purchases are vacuumed sealed for easy transportation back to your destination. The vendors are very welcoming and are eager to discuss the importance and value of tea consumption. Without question, you will be amazed at the abundance of teas and sweet treats, as well as, the size of the SM. I'd also recommend you indulge in a cup of traditional Turkish Tea at the SM while shopping. If you've never had it, it's definitely worth trying. Also impressive is seeing the method in which Turkish coffee is prepared using hot coals.
Really loved this little shop which was recommended by a local in the area. Wonderful soaps, oils…read more(for both beauty and eating), fresh ground coffee, honey with or without comb, and dry goods (teas, nuts, dry fruits), they will vacuum seal your purchase if planning to take back to the states. For interesting Turkish food products, check out the tahini, pekmez (grape molasses), blackberry concentrate, spicy berber pepper paste, or salep powder. We particularly enjoyed the zingy whole ginger and tangy whole pitted dried nectarines.
Very clean and well located shop. Although the owner could not exchange very much with us in…read moreenglish we had the best of tines visiting this quaint little shop when visiting Kadokoy. We ate the best dates and figs in that shop (of course I am from Montreal so we don't get these wonderful fruits this fresh) and we had lots of fun discovering the different organic honey in shop. The owner was very hospitable. Good luck Linda and Janet
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In August 2023, when I visited the store near Taksim Square I purchased a large red tin of mixed…read moretypes of Baklava. I ended up giving it as a gift when I landed in Israel. Since I have returned back to New York, City, I have placed orders directly with the store two different times; each time ordering three large tins of baklava and other Turkish sweets. Customer service: 100%. shipping perfect. Quality of product is as if it were baked in our own kitchen. delicious, varied and presented beautifully. well worth the DHL shipping fees! I will continue to order again and look forward to visiting the store the next time I am in Istanbul. Alan J. B. - Flushing, New York
You can't come to Turkey and not make a stop here. Baklava is amazing. So many different types to…read morepick from and plenty of packaged options for gifts.
I can't recommend this place enough. I've heard there are comparable ones in quality but for…read morecheaper and more local prices, but this place was great. I don't actually like pastries all that much until I tried Turkish dessert pastries from this place.
Just inject this good stuff directly into my veins! You just can't go wrong with any of their…read morebaklavas. The Turkish tea is just a great partner to these treats! I personally love the Midye Baklavas with Pistachio the most! The service was prompt and a pretty chill vibe by the Bosphorus.
I can only say that everything is 10+ You simply have to…read moretry these delicacies, words cannot describe the beauty of the taste.
Holy DIABETIES!!…read more Absolute 5 ***** for the desserts. Overall experience 4 **** The place was a bit rough. Hafiz Mustafa 1864 is a dessert shop / chain all over Turkey, Istanbul at least. This location was packed, very popular I suppose. There was no seating available downstairs or outside when we stopped by... which was around 10:00 PM! This place was highly recommended by da wahine's co worker and the cover pic of the Saffron Tres Leches was absolutely calling out to me. So we put in the extra effort to try something from here. Luckily we were able to secure a small table upstairs close to the AC...cause it was an oven up there! The staff were running around like chickens, since the place was super busy. Had to flag down our waitress for everything; get a menu, place our order and the check. She even brought us a wrong item, but rectified it quickly. #Sugar: ~ Saffron Tres Leches - 5/5 As mentioned earlier, the cover pic of the Saffron Tres Leches absolutely called out to me... can't say I was disappointing. Actually I was thrilled to answer the call...lol. Super moist, creamy and really tasty! "Topped with saffron, tender, and moist, drenched in a perfect combination of cow, goat, and buffalo milk that will tantalize your taste buds. This exquisite tres leches is served floating in its milky sauce, and to add an extra layer of delicate, it is topped with saffron." - https://www.hafizmustafa.com/en/muhallebi The Saffron gives it a very unique flavor. Just get it. We don't have anything comparable stateside. ~ Âlâ Tres Leches - 6/5 Dayumn!!! I came here for the Saffron Tres Leches, but ended up loving iÂlâ Tres Leches more! DELISH! Not too sweet, with a rich Pistachio flavor. "Âlâ Tres Leches is a rich, signature milk cake variation famously served by the confectionary brand Hafiz Mustafa 1864, featuring a delicate sponge soaked in a unique blend of cow, goat, and buffalo milk, then finished with a special "âlâ" sauce and crushed pistachios" - https://hm1864.ae/shop/puddings/saffron-tres-leches/ - 1000% ACCURATE My sincere commiseration, if you have a nut allergy. This was the BEST dessert I had the whole trip... Absolutely amazing! Even the tiny Turkish delight we got with the Tea at the end was top notch! I highly recommend stopping by any Hafiz Mustafa 1864 if you get a chance...
Absolutely delicious cake with cream and pavlova. Highly recommend stopping in for a treat. They…read morehave seating upstairs.
Excellent selection of products at reasonable prices. The owner speaks excellent English. Well…read moreworth a visit if you are staying in Sultanamet.
Big store filled with sweets and pastries. If you are buying presents this could be an alternative…read moreto the Spice Bazaar, but you still need to go there for the vibe. We came here after dinner for a quick peruse before going to the hotel. Those sticky pastries looked very inviting!
My favorite Turkish delights shop! Usually I buy all sweet souvenirs here: loukums, halva, honey,…read morenuts. Take a chance to taste local tea and dondurma, especially of you'll be here in June. Love it so much!
This place is a chain bakery around town, but this one is around the corner from us and from my…read moreopinion, one if the better locations. It's a good size, with a lot of selection. There is some seating inside and the owner was pleasant enough. We asked for mix of two of everything which was 16TL or $8. A think it's priced by kilo. We took the box home and ate a few pieces with some coffee. It was all very good. I would go again if I had a sweet craving.
Best baklava in Turkey. I had the cream and pistachio kinds (in the yelp photo, they're the…read moretriangle shape and bottom right with green on top, respectively). Traveled multiple cities in Turkey and made it a point to eat baklava at different places in all of them...and this was the best quite easily, and for a better price than most. I even got some to take back to the home. I went to the famous Istanbul spot Gulluoglu (sp?) and found it just average. If you're in Sultanmeht, Altinoglu is worth the short hike. If you're at the Grand Bazaar, it's barely a 10 minute walk down a hill, a straight shot on a street that is directly south of the GB and runs north to south. Look at a map. Off the beaten tourist path and in a local neighborhood. BTW I promise they didn't pay me to write this. I'm just a baklava fanatic and this was really just that good.
FYI if you go to Asia side of Turkey, the price for the Dubai chocolate bar is $2 or even less,…read morewhile it sells at a hearty price in New York for an outrageous $20! Go run! Lol!
An ok supermarket chain in town. They are more the neighborhood markets with smaller selection but…read moreenough for you to get by. They also have fresh produce and prices are quite ok.