Desserts are great but teas are terrible… also quite overpriced. I wouldn’t stay here to rest and have a drink… maybe just try something and get it to go.
Sayoni B.
Rating des Ortes: 5 San Jose, CA
This place was great! We stumbled upon it on our first day in Istanbul, and ever since it was our go to place! Everything is fresh and delicious! Between our frnds and us we tried the potato, spinach and meat boregi which was super flaky and melt in ur mouth texture, a stuffed walnut dessert was so scrumptious, the eggs in tomato dish which is on their sit down menu, and a few other things whose names have kind if faded off! Everything was great
Alan H.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Lawrenceville, GA
A great place for borek, the small Turkish pastries that come in savory and sweet varieties. They also have a great Turkish breakfast. And have fresh squeezed fruit juices as well. My only complaint is when they get busy they tend to forget customers. And a few of their servers can be a bit rude.
Kathy Y.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Manhattan, NY
Perfect place to start your day before you tour around the Sultanahmet District. Shelves full of warm bread and pastries line the front window, and the locals line up outside to pick up their morning grub(1 – 2TL each). If you’d rather sit down, there is a seating area in the back, but it is small so I wouldn’t bank on it. The staff are awfully nice and speak English if your Turkish is as completely lacking as mine :-)
Ranjani S.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Dublin, CA
Charming little bakery, with those who have a sweet tooth and those who have a savory one. The boregi’s were really good. Pretty much ruined every other boregi for me. Aside from boregi’s, they also churn out a variety of dessert-y pastries. I tried scoring the banana éclair, but it was sold out. So, I settled for the regular éclair. And I was a little disappointed. I have eaten better eclairs and the one at Cigdem was a let down. The service is really nice. They do speak English, which is a plus. The kahve was really good as well. The filter coffee was not bad either. Prices are reasonable too, averaging at 6TL for a dish. Portions are rather generous too. A portion of boregi’s equals 2 boregis(2 pieces of the same or 1 piece of 2 kinds). So, go with an empty stomach :) I would definitely recommend visiting this place at least once if you are in and around Sultahahmet.
Meena R.
Rating des Ortes: 4 London, United Kingdom
We landed here for breakfast. A small place with great food… The Boreks were amazing… We also tried the Italian Pizza but which was good but I would still vote for the Boreks. I think since we went a bit late the best sellers were sold… Not a person with sweet tooth therefore didn’t enjoy the éclair much… Will defy recommend this place to people who want to have nice breakfast
Lili W.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Philadelphia, PA
This café is awesome. The staff are very friendly and explain what everything is. I tried the bread pudding, pistachio baklava, walnut baklava and other pastries filled with meat and mushrooms. Everything is tasty. The Turkish delights were also very delicious and i got a bunch of these as souvenirs before leaving Turkey!
Sameer M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Twickenham, United Kingdom
Amazing little café and bakery. All of the desserts look very good. Just bought the chocolate éclair with banana cream. Amazing… a must try. There are no nuts in this dessert, which is not common in Turkey. There are lots of choices. Open late.
Ansgar F.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Helsinki, Finland
If you like bakeries and especially if you are into sweet stuff this is the right place for a small break in between. Have a Turkish coffee or tea and choose one or two for their delicious pastries with it. Even though it is located in the probably most touristic streets in Istanbul it still kept an original flair. The prices are really reasonable and the staff very friendly. This is also a nice place for breakfast.
Rolf F. K.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Nürnberg, Bayern
Praktisch im Stadtzentrum von Istanbul(naja, im touristischen). Neben einigen wenigen salzigen Sachen gibt es hier vor allem Süßes, in allen Varianten, wie man schon im Schaufenster erkennen kann. Ein Dutzend Sitzplätze. An den Vitrinen am Eingang wird einem freundlich erklärt, was aus welchen Zutaten besteht. Die Qualität ist durchwegs phänomenal, alles ist frisch und schmeckt wunderbar. Wir haben festgestellt, dass andere Cafés hier einkaufen und natürlich teurer weiterverkaufen. Die Preise sind(für’s Stadtzentrum Istanbul) sehr akzeptabel. Die Bedienung ist flott und freundlich. Kurz gesagt: wozu im Stadtzentrum umher stolpern und grübeln, ob etwas eine Touristenfalle ist oder nicht wenn’s das Çiğdem Café gibt. Auch wer extrem Süßes nicht mag, sollte es vielleicht zusammen mit einem türkischen Kaffee(den er/sie vielleicht auch nicht mag) wenigstens mal probiert haben. Wenn man schon mal in Istanbul is(s)t
Brigitte H.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen
Bestes Café in ganz Istanbul. Es ist in der Nähe der Blauen Moschee, leider kann man nicht draußen sitzen. Doch der Kuchen ist der Beste den ich kenne. meine besondere Empfehlung/Tipp unbedingt den Schokokuchen probieren, aber auch die Erdbeertörtchen sind erste Klasse. Wir waren während unseres Urlaubs jeden Tag dort Es gibt auch eine Menge kleinere Gebäcksorten zu entdecken. Die Preise sind fair, keine extra Servicekosten und auch der Cappucchino ist gut. Unbeding ausprobieren.lasst es Euch schmecken.
Hogtal
Rating des Ortes: 4 Istanbul, Türkei
Einfach Klasse diese Auswahl an süßen Leckereien .Hier schmeckt jeder Kuchen. Dann noch einen Cappocino dazu und der Nachmittag(oder andere Tageszeiten) ist gerettet!
Laurent A.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Paris
A deux pas de la mosquée bleue, allez faire une pause dans cette petite patisserie. Un amoureux de la patisserie française vous fera déguster de magnifiques gâteaux. Ses recettes à la crème sont délicieuses. Toutes la patisserie turke est aussi proposée. Il y a quelques sandwiches et un minuscule(12 places) salon de thé. A né pas manquer.