oh boy, having any piece of dessert in this place is like being greeted directly by God at every…read morebite! baklavaci hacibaba prepares, by far, the best baklava and sobiyet in the nation. Their products are heavenly blends of sugar, butter, walnut and pistachio and will satisfy you completely. If you are used to Greek or Arabic style baklava with honey and clover, Turkish baklava will taste quite different, however, this is how it actually should be prepared. So, please, do not question the price at all; it may sound relatively higher when compared to its Greek or Arabic counterparts. Do not claim that you tasted baklava if you have not tried baklava by Hacibaba. ...well, nothing is perfect; they sell fresh baklava that is baked daily, and in small batches, so they may run out of certain types early in the day. Try to visit this place early, especially on certain days that are considered special by Turks, e.g. Ramadan, Eid etc. Enjoy :)

This place is a new concept for this area, but this process is becoming more popular around the…read moreworld. It's great to see it here in Ankara, Turkey. Five stars for bringing a good concept and a good start. But then it is in the shopping center for the University with over 40,000 international students, so it's to be expected that avant-garde foods or consumer goods would be here. We are here because Jennifer works at the university and is getting married in the city. You get a pick from a large assortment of ice cream flavors as a "base" and then fruit or other mixture is cooled by liquid nitrogen. From there they add toppings as desired. We've seen more choices in Southern California in the USA, but it's amusing the way this place uses a pseudo depiction of a periodic table as the menu! Awesome ambiance. Our Base was Strawberry ice cream, with mixed in fresh strwberries, white and pink (chocolate) chips, toasted marshmallow (or chocolate) on top. It was a great treat after dinner only a few steps away at an excellent resstaurant. But in the future we would fully expect there to be more bases, toppings, and local idiosyncs to bring the shop to a more fully international status. Well recommended. We will definitely return whenever we visit the University.