Hafiz Mustafa 1864

We were in Istanbul for 5 days and came here every single day of our trip. It was the highlight of our trip actually. The baklava was nothing short of amazing and we looked forward to trying something new everyday. Cannot miss this place if you are in Istanbul. Best baklava hands down!

This place is historic because it has been in business since 1864. If you have a sweet tooth, you will be in heaven. It took us 30 minutes to decide what we wanted. There are puddings, cakes, beautiful pastries, Turkish delight… So so much to choose from. We chose the pistachio pudding and the chocolate fruit cake. Yumm! Honestly I can’t imagine any desert not satisfying your taste buds. If you are in Istanbul make sure to stop in.

Amazing fresh delicious baklava! Cool vibe of place, friendly people, awesome desserts. A must-​try.

Beautiful place that has been in same spot for 145 years, working almost for 24 hours, is perfect for taking a pause during sightseeing. Authentic turkish sweets served with tasty turkish tea (rare thing, btw). The choice is plenty, I had three types of baklava and they were yummy.
We seated outdoors right next to the door, so it wasn’t cold or hot either, just ideal temperature for cup (3 cups, actually) of tea.
Friendly advice, add a cup of water at the end just to freshen your throat, and you will love the experience even more! :)

Big fan of their chocolate putting. It’s really great. You must try it!
The upstairs lounge is nice, but for $ 1 extra they let you bring their dessert at home.

Reingehen und fett werden. Ich hätte einfach alles essen können einfach alles, es war so gut egal was ich gegessen habe hat es köstlich geschmeckt dazu der unglaubliche Kaffee. OH man ich will sowas in Nürnberg haben. Ich komme wieder.

I must have picked the worst bakalava there since after reading all the reviews everyone is raving about it. I love baklava, I love pistachio and my bakalava was the worst I have ever eaten. I also ate better Turkish delight during my 56 days in Istanbul. The pudding is the way to go. The best ever.

Of the 5 days that I spent in Istanbul, 3 of those days included visiting Hafiz Mustafa. Amazing desserts, my last meal in Turkey after a month of backpacking was here. During these various trips, I sampled the baklava, ice cream, pudding, and cake. My absolute favorites were the baklava with ice cream and the cake.
It’s in lonely planet, and there are multiple locations with lots of traffic throughout the day, but its worth the crowds. Some of the best desserts I’ve ever eaten!

This place was just amazing. When I invited Istanbul in April this is where I had my first turkish coffee (which I was very eager to try). I also had some pistachio pudding, baklava and turkish delight. Everything was Fantastic!!! The staff was delightful, and it was nice sitting outside in Taksim square. I had such a wonderful experience.

Amazing food and experience. Definitely not one to miss in Istanbul.
The shop is in a great location – walkable distance from the Galata Bridge, the Blue Mosque, and the Hagia Sophia. As you enter the restaurant, you are greeted by being offered a free piece of Turkish delight. Once you enter the shop, you see huge displays of baklava and other treats being freshly made. While often crowded, the atmosphere is cozy. The dessert is absolutely amazing. The worst part is having to choose between all of the wonderful options. My friends and I ordered a bunch of different treats to share, but the baklava was easily my favorite. Some of my friends also ordered the Turkish coffee, which is known to be thick and strong. A local woman even offered to «read» my friend’s coffee grounds, which we learned is an old tradition. We came here on several occasions, and it was a hit every time. I wish I had bought some savories home with me.

One of the greatest delicatessen I have tried in Istanbul! Try the «Künefe»!!!

The baklava here is UNREAL. By far the BEST I had during my week in Istanbul. The staff is incredibly helpful, as the café itself is CRAZY busy. Don’t expect to have a relaxing experience (I mean, it is Taksim after all), but do expect to have exquisite service and the best damn baklava of your life.
If you’re looking for gifts to bring home, I highly recommend coming here. They have adorable tins that you can fill with whatever you like, and they even seal it for you so it travels safely.

Sweettsssssss!!! Every morning i will go and grab some freshly made sweets. You can have them to go on the first floor or you can go seat upstairs. A must try in Istanbul.

I really liked the tiles of this restaurant and how well placed it is. I’d recommend sitting on the second floor to get a great view of people and traffic (for all of you people watchers out there).
My experience was good overall, and the quality of my coffee and kunefe were excellent. The only thing that was sub par was the service.
The staff were all quite young and seemed more interested in clumping together to chat than to look after the customers. I tried to order kunefe with cream and the waiter didn’t understand what I meant as his English was non-​existent so he waived another Waiter over and he nodded his head as if he understood, but he actually was just nodding his head. I ended up with kunefe with no cream.
Next I asked for their wifi password and he connected me, but when I told him it wasn’t working he didn’t seem to care/​understand and just walked away. It also took a while to get a waiters attention for anything.
I’d still recommend going here for the atmosphere, the view and the great coffees and desserts.

Eine der ältesten und berühmtesten Bäckereien/​Konditoreien in Istanbul, ein Besuch hier ist absolute PFLICHT! Hierher kommen auch die Einheimischen von weit her, um sich für ihre Feste diverse Süssigkeiten mitzunehmen. Innen gibt es ein paar Tische im Erdgeschoss und auch noch einen Bereich im 1. Stock.
Einfach die «Speisekarte» (ja sowas gibts hier wirklich!) durchessen, herrlich!

Zwar das dritte Mal in Istanbul gewesen, hier aber das erste Mal auf Grund der ansprechenden Auslagen eingekehrt. Es war Mega voll, wir konnten gerade noch einen Tisch ergattern. Die Kellner waren sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend.
Von den Süßspeisen haben wir nichts probiert, darüber kann ich mir also kein Urteil erlauben. Es sah aber alles sehr lecker und frisch aus.
Meinen Stern Abzug begründe ich nur damit das es nur eine Damen Toilette gab. Das ist für so einen großen und wirklich gut besuchten Laden einfach zu wenig.
Bei meinem nächsten Istanbul Aufenthalt werde ich die Leckereien aber auf jeden Fall probieren um mir da auch ein Urteil erlauben zu können.

I love almost all desserts and so naturally I adore Hafiz Mustafa 1864. This place has almost every type of Turkish delight imaginable, along with other sweets. I tried the pistachio pudding, which was amazing, along with a cup of Turkish coffee. It is located directly across the subway stop overlooking a busy interaction. The store is buzzing with activity — from tourists to locals to couples on dates to families with children.

One of the best patisserie in Istanbul, in the old part. They have lots of traditional Turkish desserts, delights, as well as coffee and tea service. Their lokums and baklavas are delicious. You can sit outside on the boardwalk, or upstairs indoors area. Give it a try to Turkish sweets, you’ll love it.

If it’s your first time in Istanbul, you will be amazed at the number of places that offer sweet treats. Of all the places however, this was the only one we were tempted to visit. The baklava here is out of this world!!! We ordered the pistachio baklava which was outstanding. They had a lot of fig based sweets which were very good (this coming from a person that does NOT like figs). Definitely order the turkish coffee and tea. They are different but worth a try.
Plus it is located on a busy street so you can people-​watch and enjoy great food at the same time! :-)
We ended up going there twice during our three day trip to Istanbul and bought sweet treats to share with friends and family.
I wish the waiters spoke a little more english. All in all a great place!

This place is amazing! My boyfriend and I ate dessert here every single night when we visited Istanbul. They give you a big book menu organized by the type of dessert. We tried everything from their turkish deilghts specialty, classic baklava, pudding to other Turkish desserts I’ve never heard of. I was very impressed and loved every single one. The pistachio baklava I had here was definitely the best I’ve ever had. It was perfect and not overwhelmingly sweet like most baklava’s I’ve had in the US. The kunefe topped with clotted cream was definitely my fave. Never thought a cheese dessert would be so good. Definitely try the kunefe when you’re here!
This is a also great place to grab some turkish delights to bring back home for friends and families.

Confession: We initially only stopped here because we needed a bathroom.
While the bathroom proved less than luxurious, the pastries, lokum, and Turkish coffee at Hafiz Mustafa more than made up for it. We ended up visiting this location of Hafiz Mustafa twice during our visit, and one of the sister locations in Taksim Square as well (Hafiz Mustafa has four shops in Istanbul).
The baklava, both chocolate and pistachio, were divine. Chocolate raspberry cake was well worth the calories. While I have not acquired the Turkish coffee taste, Hafiz Mustafa’s was among the best we had. More aligned with my American palate, the cappuccino was excellent too.
Oh, and the Turkish delight here was in fact delightful. Not only did we gorge on it in the shop, we bought extra to bring home for ourselves and friends. Hafiz Mustafa will vacuum seal candy for travel, too.
Come to Hafiz Mustafa, sit at an outdoor table, and people watch until the taste of the baklava makes you forget how to see.

Old world charm + incredible desserts = AMAZING! As soon as you enter the old part of town heading towards the Mosque/​Palace area, you can’t help but notice this little gem. Probably because of the massive baklava tower they have in the window. Talk about a display of confection ;)
The baklava and other pastries they serve are authentic and incredible. There are many Candy stores in this part of town. This one is the original.

Amazing. This was recently named one of the bakeries you have to visit before you die. Get the almond, hazelnut and walnut baklava. My friends and I tried a bunch but those were our favorites.
I don’t think we were accustomed to the taste of the other sweets as much. I’m not a huge fan of Turkish delights. Kenefe is also a popular dessert — loved the dondurma on top but the cheesy base was hard to get used to.
I also recommend the thick Turkish coffee and black tea. The coffee takes some getting used to because of the grainy texture but it was great!

Auf dem Weg zum Topkapı Palast mit Zufall gefunden und von den Desserts am Fenster reingelockt haben wir uns an einem Tisch gesetzt und sind lange sitzen geblieben. Die Bedienung ist sehr freundlich und die Empfehlungen sehr lecker.
Der Frühstück dort ist auch zu empfehlen, wenn man die Kellner fragt gibt es den ersten Tee gratis.

Durch die Auslage angelockt, probiert und dahingeschmolzen!
Hafiz Mustafa liegt in der Altstadt an einer großen Kreuzung, ist dadurch sehr gut erreichbar und ist auch super um eine Pause einzulegen.
Die Auslage lockt mit verschieden Sorten von Lokum (Sirupsüßigkeit), verschiedenen Baklavas und Puddingen. Es gibt verschiedene Kaffeesorten und leckere Säfte (selbstgemacht). Die Preise sind klein, der Genuss groß! Das Personal ist sehr freundlich, spricht gut Englisch und teilt Lokum zum ausprobieren aus. Alle Köstlichkeiten gibt es auch zum mitnehmen.
Am Besten setzt man sich in den oberen Stock zum Fenster, da kann man sich zum Kaffee/​Tee das Chaos auf der Kreuzung anschauen.

Eine sympathische… heißt das Wort Bakklavaia? Da, wo man Baklava bekommt?
Also, es gibt Bakklava. In vielen, verschiedenen, köstlichen Sorten. Und eine Menge anderer Sorten Gebäck und Turkish Delight. Unten kann man alles angucken und kaufen, oben kann man sitzen, Kaffee trinken und all die süßen Sachen essen.
Dabei kann man sich die wunderschönen Kacheln angucken, mit denen der Raum dekoriert ist, oder man sieht durch die Fenster auf die belebte Kreuzung und den Bosporus.
Laut dem Lonly Planet kann man auch Geschenkboxen oder kleine Sets von dem Gebäck kaufen, und sogar ein bisschen kosten.