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Dessert
Lokum
at Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir
Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkiye
Recommended by James Bainbridge and 7 other food critics.
hacibekir.com
Recommendations
"Cenk from Cafe Fernando suggests Ali Muhiddin Haci Bekir or Haci Bekir as the place to get lokum, and I heartily agree! While it’s not as flashy as the bazaar, the lokum is high quality and delicious!"
"You mustn't leave Istanbul without sampling lokum. The stuff here is the best in the world, and you can buy it from the original shop at Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir, inventor of the gooey gloop."
"Best for Lokum: Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir - Family-run business established in the city over two centuries ago."
"Many people think that this historic shop, which has been operated by the same family for over 200 years, is the best place in the city to buy lokum. Choose from sade (plain), cevizli (walnut), fistikli (pistachio), badem (almond) or roze (rose water)."
"Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir boasts 27 varieties of lokum from its original location in Istanbul's Bahçekapı quarter, but the twice-roasted pistachio lokum remains the best seller."
"The answer is simple: Ali Muhiddin Hacıbekir‘s historical shop is one of the best place to taste and buy delicious, legendary Turkish Delights."
"The cool, slightly tangy, creamy filling that seeped into my mouth as I ate the kaymaklı lokum was such a surprise, and such a joy, that it is now on my top ten best foods of all time list."
"Over the centuries Ali Muhiddin's descendants (the shop is still owned by the family) fiddled with the recipe, adding good things like walnuts, pistachios, oranges, almonds, clotted cream, and of course chocolate. (The plain rosewater original is still a favorite, however.)"