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Top 10 Baklava Restaurants in Istanbul
Our countdown of ten Istanbul baklava shops, from family businesses founded in 1949, 1957 and 1984 to Gaziantep masters in Karaköy and a half-century-old shop in Beşiktaş.
Once served to sultans in the palaces, baklava is now made all over Turkey, but once you have tasted a really good one, an ordinary one will not do. If you are in Istanbul, here are the ten places we rate most highly.
The countdown
10. Hacı Bozan Oğulları Baklava
With shops across Istanbul, Hacı Bozan Oğulları is best known for its chocolate baklava.
9. Dedeoğlu Baklava
Dedeoğlu opened in Gedikpaşa, Istanbul, in 1957 and has passed its experience from father to son ever since.
8. Gaziantep Baklavacılar
Located in Küçükyalı, Gaziantep Baklavacılar has won customers over with Mehmet Usta's handmade baklava, known for its flavour.
7. Bilgeoğlu Baklavaları
A well-established baklava maker with two branches in Karaköy. For more than 50 years it has been a regular stop for people hunting for great flavour.
6. Seç Baklava
If you like carrot-slice (havuç dilimi) baklava, this is the place to visit. Seç Baklava, on Fatih's Akdeniz Caddesi, makes it to its own recipe.
5. Köşkeroğlu Baklava
When it comes to baklava, Gaziantep comes first. There is even a joke that the masters who did not know the job were sent to Istanbul. Köşkeroğlu disproved it when it brought its baklava from Gaziantep to Istanbul in 1986. It has shops in Karaköy, Merter and Topçular.
4. Faruk Güllüoğlu
Ask where to eat baklava in Istanbul and Güllüoğlu is one of the most common answers. Faruk Güllüoğlu brought its baklava from Gaziantep in 1993 and now has shops in most districts of the city.
3. Karaköy Güllüoğlu
Open since 1949, Karaköy Güllüoğlu has no other branch and has always served from Karaköy, as its name suggests.
2. Gazi Burma
You may not have heard of it, but we think Gazi Burma serves the best pistachio baklava in Istanbul. It opened in Pendik in 1984 and is known for its burma, the rolled and twisted style of baklava.
1. Kafadaroğlu Baklava
A small, modest shop that has served Beşiktaş for half a century. Here you can eat your baklava fresh, sometimes still warm.
The ten at a glance
| Karaköy Güllüoğlu | Karaköy, since 1949, single shop |
| Dedeoğlu Baklava | Gedikpaşa, since 1957 |
| Gazi Burma | Pendik, since 1984 |
| Köşkeroğlu Baklava | In Istanbul since 1986: Karaköy, Merter, Topçular |
| Faruk Güllüoğlu | In Istanbul since 1993, most districts |
| Bilgeoğlu Baklavaları | Two branches in Karaköy, 50+ years |
| Kafadaroğlu Baklava | Beşiktaş, half a century |
| Seç Baklava | Akdeniz Caddesi, Fatih |
| Gaziantep Baklavacılar | Küçükyalı |
| Hacı Bozan Oğulları | Across Istanbul |
Where can I eat baklava while it is still warm?
At Kafadaroğlu Baklava in Beşiktaş, our number one, baklava is served fresh and sometimes still warm.
Which baklava shops are in Karaköy?
Karaköy Güllüoğlu, Bilgeoğlu Baklavaları (two branches) and a Köşkeroğlu branch are all in Karaköy.