Alsancak Dostlar Fırını

Bakery · Izmir ·

Alsancak Dostlar Fırını

Bakery · Izmir ·

Traditional boyoz baked in wood-fired oven with diverse fillings

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Alsancak, Kıbrıs Şehitleri Cd. No:120, 35220 Konak/İzmir, Türkiye Get directions

₺1–200

@michelinguide

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Türkiye: From the Bazaar to the Vineyard, from the Inn to the Beach, In Pursuit of İzmir’s Delicacies

"For a traditional İzmir breakfast I head to Alsancak Dostlar Bakery to try the city’s iconic boyoz: a round, layered, buttery pastry usually enjoyed with a hard‑boiled egg; here you can also find inventive stuffed versions filled with eggplant and artichoke, all best paired with a hot cup of tea." - The MICHELIN Guide

https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/features/turkiye-from-the-bazaar-to-the-vineyard-from-the-inn-to-the-beach-in-pursuit-of-izmir-s-delicacies

Alsancak Dostlar Fırını

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The 22 Best Restaurants and Vineyards in İzmir, Turkey | Eater

"One cannot say they have been to İzmir if they have not tried boyoz, an unleavened savory pastry that incorporates tahini into the dough, making it flaky and crispy. It was introduced to İzmir cuisine by Sephardic Jews who settled in Turkey after their expulsion from Spain in the 15th century. A plain boyoz is best accompanied by tea and eggs cooked in the oven, but these days you’ll find them stuffed with all sorts of ingredients like artichokes, eggplants, spinach, leeks, olives, or cheese. Second-generation bakery Dostlar Alsancak Fırını claims to be the oldest place serving boyoz in İzmir." - Tuba Şatana

https://www.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-izmir-turkey-urla-cesme-alacati

Alsancak Dostlar Fırını

Carla D.

Yelp

This place specializes in everything boyoz, which is a flaky pastry particular of Izmir (originally of Sephardic Jewish origin), which may be confused with the more traditional borek that you can get anywhere else in Turkey but they're not the same thing. The dough has a slight resemblance to the flakiness of a croissant but it's a lot denser and flakier. You can get plain, savory and sweet boyoz. They essentially can fill these pastries with all kinds of things like minced meat, cheese, spinach, sweet tahini, etc. We tried both the minced meat and the sweet tahini boyoz, both were good but the meat one was the best. The sweet tahini was tasty but a bit too much for me to eat in one pastry.