Hafız Mustafa

Staffs are hospitable and professional..They serve there guests in a fast pace.,Dessert was so good, not too sweet..Highly recommended. Special thanks to Mr. Ismail who serve us during our stay..Thank you so much🤗🤗🤗

I visited this place many times during all my Istanbul visits. This time I visited it 3 days in a row due to excellent coffee and sweets. Especially this place offers Turkish sweets at the highest quality standard. Here you get good food and a lot of it - the portions are big and can be shared by a family. The price appears to be high, but due to honest business practices it is worth the money and stands in strong contrast to common business practices in Istanbul to overcharge from tourists and underdeliver. My favourite coffees are of course the Turkish coffee, alaturka coffee and the saffron coffee. The teas are served in glas pots, freshly made. The apple tea here is not the cheap powder mix, but a freshly made tea mix with apple. In terms of sweets I like the Dubai style Pudding and Noah's Pudding. The cakes are good and tye baklava in differend styles. Suggest to check the baklava piece size before ordering as one can get stuffed very quick. Good that all desserts can be packed home if one overestimated the hunger. In a city of contrasts this place is a positive pillar of quality and integrity.

We visited two different places and both of them were amazing. The service they offered was amazing. The desserts were delicious. Turkish coffee and tea were top! We also bought some delights to have at home.

I love this place so much. I always come here whenever I happen to be in beautiful Istanbul. The food is traditional and top quality. Service is excellent and friendly. Pinar is so sweet and professional and she speaks a very good English too. Highly recommended.

Amazing treat!!! Wide range of baklavas, Turkish delight, Kunafe! Must try for all the sweet lovers. Tastes authentic. They are well staffed, good ambience and customer friendly. The menu card comes in English version along with pictures. The rest rooms are well kept. Lots of choices, you can even ask for tasters! They package well for air travel too!!

Went in to escape the cold and left with a full stomach and a smile on my face. This branch is in a building rich in history, the ambiance made me feel like I was in old Istanbul with gorgeous carved accents on the ceilings and walls as well as a beautiful antique chandelier. The staff are so attentive and very efficient. They recommended the best sweets and coffee that fit my taste. I had the baklava platter with 4 choices of pistachio and walnut, paired with Turkish Coffee with gum mastic. It was all so delicious! I was surprised when the host offered me a Turkish Tea as a gift and it was one of the best cup/glass of teas I have ever had! The taste was smooth and rich, with no bitterness or metallic taste. I’ll definitely coming back to this branch in front of Sultanahmet Square to take home some sweets to remember my trip by!

Best place with Turkish desserts in Istanbul we have been to. Nice friendly courteous staff. Atmospheric place. The desserts were very tasty. A little big to eat a whole one by yourself. Also a great store with most sweets to take with you. Really enjoyed everything about it.

Hafiz Mustafa 1864 is one of the oldest and most renowned confectionery chains in Istanbul, established in 1864. We visited several of their locations and were impressed each time. They offer an amazing selection of desserts, including delicious baklava, various cakes, and aromatic pomegranate tea. The pleasant atmosphere enhances the experience. They also provide takeaway options, which is convenient for gifts. We recommend a visit to all sweet lovers.

The best Turkish Delights, Baklava, Service and experience. PERIOD. You'll see a lot of places that sell baklava and delights but consider the following. 1. A lot of stores have Turkish Delights and Baklava on display and the shopkeeper is smoking in the shop or right in front. If you want second hand smoke on your Delights and Baklava, that's your choice 2. Just because it comes in box and is three for 250 liras doesn't make it good. There's a reason why you don't see what's in the box. It's a smaller container with much lesser grade Baklava or Delights. Hafiz Mustafa has multiple locations in Istanbul. While the price may be slightly more, it's worth it. The service I encountered in two different locations was more than exceptional. Kind, patient, and willing to help. I couldn't express what I wanted in either English or Turkish but each staff member took the time to help me. To have that level patience after dealing with so many tourists takes a special kind of person. I will never forget either experiences. Did I mention their cakes? Stunning, exquisite, delicious, and hand-crafted. Wow To the staff member who helped us with our three Baklava tins. Thank you so much for your kindness, expertise, and your patience. Our family members loved their Baklava and their tins. Lastly, you can order online via their website if you're not able to visit Istanbul. I would encourage you to do so if Istanbul is not in your future plans. If Istanbul is your future plans, please visit one of their many locations and bring some home to share with family and friends. Trust me they don't want a keychain or fridge magnet.

Super crowded but received a table right away. They had so much staff it was like a well oiled machine. Shared our dessert. Service is fast and friendly. Prices a little high. Great for dessert and coffee.

These spots are all over town. Literally. You find them everywhere. Many times we would be walking by and were given samples of baklava and Turkish delight. Not bad. This was the first time we stopped for a sit down dessert. I ordered the Kunafa. Flavor and texture was good, but I've had better. My wife ordered the pistachio tres leches. I liked this more than mine, and normally I don't like tres leches. Did I like it yes. Is it the best ever? No.

The focus of this café is on baklava and other Turkish sweets. They truly have excellent baklava! It is prepared perfectly. And, is very-very tasty. This restaurant is basically situated for outdoor dining, though they do have some interior seating. But, if you truly want to take in the atmosphere of Istanbul, I truly recommend sitting outside. One thing I will warn Westerners about, however, is that, as is the case throughout the restaurants in Istanbul, you probably will encounter people smoking at the table next to you or behind you. There's not much you can do about this, you just have to accept it for part of the İstanbul experience,. Though personally, I hate it. But, what can you do? But, back to the food and the dining experience... They have very good lattes and other drinks. The staff here is very conscientious and they pay very close attention to the customers. The high point of dining here is to just sit back, take a few moments, enjoy a latte or another drink, enjoy some great baklava, and truly experience Istanbul.

Turkish delights are the iconic staple of Turkey. Adorned along the streets of Istanbul, you will find multiple locations of this shop. Given the long lines and crowded tables, I had to step inside and check this place out for myself. The staff are extremely friendly and welcoming, offering free samples of different Turkish delight to try. I was not sure what to order and had the server order for me. He picked 4 different types of signature Turkish delights. I thought the prices were reasonable considering this is a premium product. The flavors were delicious, everything was very fresh and the quality was very high. You can find cheaper options elsewhere but I think it's worth checking out and sampling for yourself!

We tried baklava at H&M - Hafiz Mustafa near Blue Mosque and it was not your average baklava! We had the pistachio Tres Leches cake with ice cream and variety pistachio baklava and they both were simply amazing...not too sweet!

Horrendous and overrated food and even worse service. I think due to the amount of people and tourists they get their customer service is pathetic and food is tasteless. Save your money!

Historic sweets shop with excellent Turkish coffee and traditional desserts. It's a bit on the expensive side though and you can certainly find other confectioners in the city with more reasonable prices.

Hafiz Mustafa should be your destination for Turkish dessert, particularly puddings! Don't be intimidate by the old-fashioned fancy atmosphere of this classic Istanbul dessert chain, because even peasants like us can enjoy the delicious desserts here at ease. In the tempting display of pudding, you will find many delectable choices like chocolate pudding topped with pistachio cream and fruit-embedded pudding. For 13.5 TL, you can get a high-quality and delicious pudding that comes in a portion so big and filling that it could easily be a meal. Unless you have no soul, I am sure you will love the pudding here! Whether you are looking for an after-meal dessert, an afternoon tea, or really any excuse to enjoy some Turkish desserts, you cannot go wrong with Hafiz Mustafa! I highly recommend trying out their famous puddings at least once when you are in Istanbul. You also receive a pretty nice glass pudding bowl as a souvenir if you take-out the pudding!

Food was amazing. As usual we ordered a kunefa with a slice of ice cream and a latte. This location didn't have flavored lattes or maybe they stopped doing this. Only reason I removed one star was because the server mistimed his delivery. Most of us ordered kunefa which he cautioned took 15 min to prepare, one of our group members ordered something already made so he received his dessert 10 min before the rest of us. Not a big deal but maybe ask them to bring everything out at the same time to avoid this.

Dry baklava - 3.75 stars Definitely better than the baklava we had at Ahsen although at Ahsen we had the regular pistachio baklava. It had a stronger roasted pistachio flavour and the top was crisp, though the bottom a bit soggier. Kunefe - 3.75 stars Crispy and more on the savory than sweet side! Still not a big fan of kadayif though. Pistachio ice cream - 2 stars Nope! The pistachio flavour was weak - it tasted mostly like cream/milk studded with raw pistachios. Turkish delight Orange one - 4 stars This changed my mind about Turkish delight - it was subtly sweet, tasted fresh and chewy, a little like the skin of mochi. Green one - 3.5 stars Bit too sweet.

The variety of Turkish desserts here are great! I would absolutely recommend any of the baklava and classic Turkish delights. You won't regret stopping in and grabbing a cup of coffee or a nice tea and dessert. Love this place!

Don't go anywhere else for kunefa!! I'm not even a fan of it normally but this place has now converted me to a kunefa lover.. This is the best spot for it and the 15 min prep time for it is worth it!! Soooo good! The puddings were also excellent!! The kunefa is a MUST here!

Exceptional baklava, turkish delight and ice-cream. so so so good. Good tea too. Service wasn't too great, but the desserts were soooo good that I didnt' care. :)

The dessert options are numerous! But service was definitely lacking. For being in a very tourist heavy area, the staff did not speak English. Wouldn't come back for the service, but would definitely come back for dessert

this place has the best trileçe in istanbul. period. they also got many other dessert options as well that ate just as good. this place is quite historic.

Discovered this place by accident and what a pleasant surprise!!!! Best baklava in town esp the walnut baklava.......kanafi is also very tasty.all the sweets are made from zam zam water.....loved it!!