Kaya Pastanesi – Turkish delights

Image by Rénia Sastrowidjojo

I discovered this Turkish bakery filled with homemade cookies, bread and other mouth-watering goodies years ago when I attended school nearby ages ago.

One day during a break, I browsed the streets and as I have a thing for savory food I was immediately drawn towards the window where these freshly baked buns with feta cheese and tomato were displayed and lured me into the bakery

That was my first contact with the Kaya family, the second generation of a bakers family, originally from Hatay, Antakya in Turkey. They have had their shop since 1982 in this busy street in Rotterdam. It’s still a nice place to visit from time to time to either get that feta cheese bread or many other yummy things like baklava of course.

Kaya Pastanesi refurbished the shop some time ago and now you’re able to sit there too and have a cup of çay or coffee accompanied with or without something to munch on.

Their sweet and sticky baklava come in several flavors and shapes with exotic names like Dolama and Havuç (bigger pieces of baklava). Other sweet stuff are Lokum (Turkish delight), Bülbül Yuvasi (unfilled airy pastry) and Dilber dudagi (pastry dough with nuts).

The wide range of cookies always look attractive and inviting to eat. Do try the Peynirli Börek (Kaya bun with cheese), a simple Simit or even the Turkish pizza, Lahmacun.

Turkish wines and chocolate are also for sale.

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Kaya Pastanesi | Coffee & tea, Shopping, Snacks | From € 1.50
1e Middellandstraat 123 | West | +31104772319
Mon – Thu 10:00 – 18:30, Fri 10:00 – 21:00, Sat 10:00 – 17:00