THE BAKLAVA
A Mediterranean dessert house in the Shops at Mission Viejo. Phyllo folded by hand, soaked in honey overnight.
The Layers الطبقات
Thirty hand-layered sheets.
One piece, thirty sheets of phyllo. Each one painted with clarified butter, brushed by hand, and folded back over itself before the next sheet goes on.
The phyllo is rolled out so thin you can read print through it. Then it gets the butter, then a layer of crushed pistachio, then more phyllo. Stack after stack until thirty layers sit one on top of the other. The whole tray goes into the oven at 350 degrees until the top is the color of honey. Then the syrup, hot, with rose water and a strip of lemon peel, gets poured in.
It cools overnight. By morning, every layer has drunk the syrup.
The Stack
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The Varieties الأنواع
Every piece sits in its own pedestal.
Twelve varieties in the case at any moment. Below: the eight house favorites.
- №01
Classic Walnut
$3.75بقلاوة الجوزthe original, honey-soaked.
- №02
Pistachio Square
$4.25بقلاوة الفستقantep green, the signature.
- №03
Rose Petal Lokum
$3.50لقمة بالوردdamascene petals, perfumed.
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№04Pistachio Roll
$4.00أصابع الفستقtight rolls, pure pistachio.
- №05
Saffron Lokum
$3.50لقمة بالزعفرانsaffron-threaded, coconut-dusted.
- №06
Sesame Halva Bar
$3.25حلاوة بالسمسمtoasted sesame, firm bite.
- №07
Chocolate Pistachio
$4.50بقلاوة الشوكولا والفستقdark chocolate, pistachio dust.
- №08
Honey Walnut Roll
$4.00أصابع الجوزcrisp curled rolls, honey-dipped.
"This baklava shop is truly a gem for anyone who enjoys authentic sweets and great coffee. The baklava is simply outstanding, crispy, perfectly layered."
iTech I. · Google · 4.6★ on 126 reviews
Beyond Baklava أكثر من بقلاوة
A small Turkish coffee. A warm cheese bun.
The case isn't the whole story. A tulip glass of black tea, a copper cezve of coffee, a soft borek out of the oven. The small things to slow you down.
Visit زيارة
In the Shops at Mission Viejo.
- Mon-Thu · 10:00am to 9:00pm (mall hours)
- Fri-Sat · 10:00am to 10:00pm
- Sunday · 11:00am to 7:00pm
Free mall lot. We're in the upper level near Macy's, beside the central court.
