Baylan

I won't recommend this place to anyone. Although it's a famous place, the quality isn't good at all. The famous cup Griye is just ice-cream with caramel sauce, it's not something that needs special skills or bakery technique. And it costs 250 tl, approximately 8 dollars. Plus they have 10% service charge, which is ridiculous for such place. Remember this place is not fancy at all!

Tried their famous classic Cup Griye (a caramel sundae), it felt lighter than I remember (the one time I tried it was over 25 years ago), which is good. This place is one of the few old institutions left from the city’s past; I’m happy to see the new ownership has not torn it apart in the name of renovation. I’ve also seen some reviews mentioning the staff as arrogant and not helpful; my experience has been the opposite; the waitress was kind and answered quite a few detailed questions for had about menu items with interest and patience.

This is a traditional Turkish pastry shop with a cozy interior in the middle of the Moda area. They have indoor and outdoor dining areas. The interior design is simple, stylish and cozy. Staff are polite and helpful. My Cappuccino was a bit cold and didn't taste like I'm used to.

Baylan is one of the oldest patisseries in Istanbul. It offers unique desserts that you can't taste anywhere else. Especially I recommend Kup Griye and Adisababa.

This is the only place in turkey where they missed decorating for christmas, they are still in the Halloween mood of october. The cake was ok.

nice pastries and cakes and ice cream in a busy area, but comes with a nice outdoor seating area in the back

Istanbul #18, Dessert #2: heard about this place on Eater and wanted to give the desserts a try. Shared a kup griye $160 and enjoyed it on the back patio/garden. We visited on a particularly hot day, so the back patio was too hot and the inside was too cold 😅 The kup griye was very tasty and a good amount to share after lunch. We were tempted to grab coffee here but decided to get coffee at a cafe afterward. Other things to note: 1) 10% service charge, 2) accept CC, 3) have other locations (Galataport & Besiktas) but this has the highest ratings (and I believe is the OG).

Quiet and nice café with a covered garden; unfortunately my visit was not positive: Adisababa parfait was bland and served far too cold, the espresso was as watery as an americano. 10% service charge added to the bill.

Decided to have dessert before lunch because of the reputation of their Salty Carmel Sundae. It was worth it! two layers of ice cream with a toffee crunch middle drizzled with caramel and whipped cream pistachios on top. Normally in the US I would stay away from such a desert, but this wasn't too sweet if you can imagine that. I missed this establishment initially as the signage is a bit faded, and the store front is lackluster. However, once you get past the display counters, it does open up in to a long seating area with both inside and outdoor patio seating.

good pastries and iced coffee. the service was okay and the ambiance was quite nice. good stop over for a coffee and some dessert

Baylan has incredibly decadent desserts, chocolates, and great coffee and çay. Their chocolate mousse is great - light and fluffy but also decadent.

This place is famous for krup griye. My husband had that and loved it. I am vegan so I had a bite of the others dessert. We have been here several times to take friends and everyone is happy. Kind service. Nice outside sitting area.

I had the infamous ice cream "sundae" that they recommend you try. It was delicious. Unfortunately I decided to share it...could have easily eaten it on my own and perhaps another one!

Location is great if you are lucky to find a table outside by the sea. The desserts are definitely fantastic!

This very old, traditional pastry shop is a very good place to go, if you're looking for some luxury, old-fashioned desserts. Definitely try the 'kup griye'.

This adorable cafe is like walking through a time warp. If you've ever wanted to go to a lovely little Ottoman pastry shop, I highly recommend this. The French style macaroons are to die for, the coffee is my favorite. Whilst in Istanbul I lived just a few blocks from Baylan, and it took all of my will power to not eat their tasty treats every day. Great outdoor seating patio in the back.

this place is a must for those with a sweet tooth, filled with ice cream/caramel, chocolately goodness, a great way to end the day before boarding the ferry back to the european side. service end can be improved though.

Best ice cream, the Kup Griye, I've ever tasted in my life. Perfect combination of creamy vanilla ice cream with smooth caramel sauce, ground pistachio, almonds, crunchy bits of toffee and fluffy whipped cream. Make one to go, sit by the marina, and enjoy heaven on earth!

if you wanna take a journey to 60s of Istanbul, you should see Baylan with amazing deserts, thats the place. in addition, you must taste their special kup griye.

We went to Baylan to try out the Kup Griye, that really has been rated high both here and on TripAdvisor. I have to admit that I was extremely disappointed. It's highly overrated. It's basically a bit of bland vanilla ice cream, a lot of caramel sauce, some whipped cream and some very burned caramel chunks with an almost dusty very boring cookie. Sorry, it's just not worth it.