04 June,2023 07:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Christalle Fernandes
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1 Get the moist Turkish ones, and the dry ones of Saudi Arabia and Lebanon at Sufy's Kanafeh Point. There's also a variant from Yemen and Jordan known as cashew flower baklavas. You'll find the baklava rolls available in pistachio, hazelnut, cashew, and walnut flavours. Try them with ice cream - it's their speciality.
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Sufy's Kanafeh Point
Price: Rs 350 onwards per box
To order: Zomato and Swiggy
2 Pick a box of assorted baklavas including the classic, Turkish, and Lebanese ones from Mezaya. They also offer their version with a twist of chocolate, hazelnut, and caramel sauce confections. Their Turkish baklava is touted to be made using fresh pistachios and rosewater that comes all the way from Iran.
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Baklavas by Mezaya
Price: Rs 500 onwards per box
To order: 9152105433
3 Heard of bird's-nest baklava? Foodeementals have these interesting ones that are made with shredded phyllo dough and resemble a nest. Also known as ocean bulbul baklavas, these are round and crunchy, with a centre filled with a dry fruit filling. You'll find all the other regular fares of baklavas too.
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Foodeementals
Price: Rs 550 onwards per box
To order: 9930069983
4 Bakhlavaji has six variants of baklavas, including a pistachio pyramid, walnut ring, an almond version called Medya in Arab, hazelnut rounds, bird's-nest, and cashew rolls. They also serve cheesecake baklava and cheese and crème ones made using sweet cheese, phyllo pastry, and sweet syrup.
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Bakhlavaji, Vile Parle East
Price: Rs 275 onwards per box
To order: 7710044224
5 Besides the classic baklavas, Doyen Foods serves a Syrian version with more pistachios, and the Arabic ones with cashews and almonds. There's also a version made using Turkish cream and a cold one made using milk.
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Doyen Foods
Price: Rs 2,000 onwards per kg
To order: 9820079670