Sheets of hand-rolled phyllo layered with crushed Antep pistachios, baked golden, then drenched in clear sugar syrup and cut into diamonds.
Baklava as a layered phyllo dish reaches back to the Ottoman palace kitchens of Topkapı. 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.
2 editor picks for Pistachio baklava in Istanbul, ranked by editorial score. All Istanbul signature dishes · Pistachio baklava across every city.
Karaköy Güllüoğlu ★ 4.7
karaköy · Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah., Rıhtım Caddesi No:3-4, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Karaköy Güllüoğlu has rolled phyllo baklava since 1949 at one Rıhtım Caddesi counter near Galataport, Nadir Güllü's pistachio version the canonical Istanbul reference.
Hafız Mustafa 1864 ★ 4.2
eminönü · Hobyar Mah., Hamidiye Caddesi No:84, 34112 Fatih, İstanbul
Hafız Mustafa 1864 on Hamidiye Caddesi, the original Sultan Abdülaziz-era candy shop at the Eminönü viaduct, now a multi-floor stop for baklava, lokum and Turkish delight.