Baklavas — Restaurant in Athens

Judging solely by the desserts the shop offers, my review would have been higher. Durum and Pistachio Baklava are delicious and quite close to the original, as I have visited Istanbul and can make the comparison. Prices are crazy though. 27-29 euros/kg is insane, even if they had come straight from Turkey (which they don't anymore, they are made here). Pismaniye, which is a famous dessert and really cheap in Turkey, is sold 6 times higher in this shop. Other than that, the staff is always in a terrible mood, arrogant and rude to customers, no matter if they are locals or tourists. I thought it was just me, until I read lots of reviews stating the same! I visit Karakoy Gulluoglu at Nikis Street every 2 months to buy sweets and yesterday, I witnessed a really bad incident. 2 old ladies, tourists, probably phillipinos bought some pastries and coffee to go from a store right next to Karakoy, and accidentally sat on the tables of Karakoy to consume them. A young lady working at Karakoy went immediately and asked them - not nicely- to leave because they had goods bought from another store and not from them. The ladies seemed confused, apologized and started to pack their things and leave. 5 mins later as they were still at the table, rude lady came back and said : "I told you before you can't sit here. You have to leave. NOW!" As the old ladies seemed very tired from the sun, one of them reluctantly entered the shop to eventually buy something in order to be able to sit without her complaining. At this point, okay, I understand the shop owners view, that one cannot consume food and beverages bought from elsewhere, but seriously, all tables were empty, no crowd, the ladies were obviously tourists, why give such a bad impression, force them to buy something and become so rude? I would have totally understood it, if the place was crowded and the ladies were occupying a table which could have been used for customers, but no. Besides that, both stores are self service when it comes to sitting outside, simple round metallic tables and nothing else. I really felt bad about the whole incident and although I really like to buy Turkish sweets every now and then, I'll really think of coming again considering the extreme prices and more importantly, that nasty attitude. I'm writing this in English so that everyone can understand, not...

Thank me later because this shop is the definition of tourist trap. I visited the shop based solely on the amazing reviews. I was expecting to eat the best baklava and kantaifi based on the same reviews. I paid 13.5 euros for 3 pieces (4.5 euros per piece) which is more than double than most local pastry shops (i.e. kosmikon price is 1.8 euro per piece). After leaving the shop, I realized that the lady gave me a receipt of 4.5 euros which was issued half an hour ago. But the worst part is the taste which is horrendous and oversweet (you listen this from a guy that likes sugar). Finally, I realized that many reviewers didn't even visit this shop because the shop label now is baklava and not karakoy Gulluoglu. The name karakoy Gulluoglu appears only in the bags. Enter at your own risk (financial...

This little cafe was much smaller and more simple than I had expected. The display of baklava, however, was mesmerizing. I had never seen such varieties. The woman behind the counter was helpful and patient. We got two small original baklava, a pistachio and a chocolate, with a cup of Greek coffee. The chocolate was something I had never seen before, and, being more of a traditionalist myself, would have never ordered. The polish couple in front of us raved about it so I gave it a try. Everything was amazing. It went so well with the coffee and the setting in general. A great experience. They have other things as well, all that, given more time, I would have loved to have tried. Brought home some of their Turkish delight for my sons but we haven’t...