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Pistachio baklava is a signature dish of Turkey; we have verified places to eat it in Istanbul. Sheets of hand-rolled phyllo layered with crushed Antep pistachios, baked golden, then drenched in clear sugar syrup and cut into diamonds. Start with where to eat Pistachio baklava in Istanbul.
Sheets of hand-rolled phyllo layered with crushed Antep pistachios, baked golden, then drenched in clear sugar syrup and cut into diamonds. Karaköy Güllüoğlu is the Istanbul reference counter.
Baklava as a layered phyllo dish reaches back to the Ottoman palace kitchens of Topkapı, with documented court versions in the 15th century. Karaköy Güllüoğlu, founded 1949 by Nadir Güllü's family from Gaziantep, set the modern Istanbul standard, with single-counter pistachio versions cut to order on Rıhtım Caddesi. Antep pistachios with their distinctive deep green colour are the canonical filling; cheaper rooms substitute walnut. The clear syrup is poured over the bake hot and absorbed slowly as the trays cool.
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Where to eat Pistachio baklava in Istanbul: the editor picks
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