Altan Şekerleme

Great little sweet shop that's stood since 1865. Everything I tried from here was delicious. They serve Turkish delight and more traditional sugary sweets. They take both cash and card.

As a tourist, I've always wanted to try authentic lokum but found the bazaars intimidating and the high-end shops like HM and others over priced. This place has none of those. In fact it caters to locals and sells their high quality lokums without the marketing and touting, I would say a traditional candy shop. Walked in at 645pm just before they are closed, still managed to be shown around the shop, tried a bunch of lokums. Prices are definitely reasonable, 400TL/kg for lokums, and 800TL/kg for the ones with pistachios (I skipped the candies and chocolate coated almonds) . The ones with pistachios were amazing and we liked it despite not having the sweet tooth. They sell by weight and they have different packages (they weigh before packing and tell you the weight) : a simple paper bag for grab and snack, 300g boxes, 500g boxes, 1kg boxes. They can even tie a ribbon on the boxes which are meant for gifting. We left with about 800TL of approx 1kg lokums (mixed) and highly satisfied. Highly recommended if you are interested in lokums but are scared of being touted or paying too much. It also a short walk from Egyptian bazaar.

Phenomenal candy shop with amazing choice and great prices. You can get one kilo of mixed candies for 350 l. The person who attended me was extremely helpful and had me taste a couple of them.

Gem of a spot. The best delights I've tasted throughout my 3 weeks in Turkey. Sweet and chewy but without being overbearingly so...and no gelatin either! I have learned it's a family run business dating back several generations, and it is wonderful to support an all female run business! Definitely recommend.

Very reasonable prices for delicious and traditional Turkish delight. The staff was friendly and most importantly they spoke English which is very rare in this part of Istanbul. We payed 700 liras for almost 1 kilogram of lokum, Dubai chocolate and some more sweets, meanwhile some tourist traps stores charge so much more for the same stuff. Definitely recommend!

Excellent lokum in a pretty fancy store and the storekeepers are very helpful. Just taking off a star for the prices that could be a bit lower BUT absolutely do buy from here/this street, and not the Grand Bazaar / Spice Bazaar / anywhere in the touristy districts which sell worse lokum at astronomical prices.

The Turkish delights are okay, if a little bit dry.The main issue, however, lies in the quality-to-price ratio. Firstly, the prices were not displayed, and we only learned the total cost after everything was packed. The employees spoke broken English and couldn't provide the prices, which led to a quid pro quo, and the total was twice what we intended it to be. A quality that could be found on every street corner, yet the prices are comparable to Hafiz Mustafa's, the most renowned and pricey Turkish delight shop in Turkey. When we asked why the prices where nowhere to be seen, the employees' excuse was that it was out of their hands.

This shop is a tourist trap. Their confectionery is of poor quality while their prices are among the most expensive in Istanbul. They put their loukoums in cardboard boxes that are unfit for transport and that you would be ashamed to offer to your friends. Prices aren't displayed and the staff only speaks Turkish, so expect surprises at checkout.

Great little sweet shop that's stood since 1865. Everything I tried from here was delicious. They serve Turkish delight and more traditional sugary sweets. They take both cash and card.

As a tourist, I've always wanted to try authentic lokum but found the bazaars intimidating and the high-end shops like HM and others over priced. This place has none of those. In fact it caters to locals and sells their high quality lokums without the marketing and touting, I would say a traditional candy shop. Walked in at 645pm just before they are closed, still managed to be shown around the shop, tried a bunch of lokums. Prices are definitely reasonable, 400TL/kg for lokums, and 800TL/kg for the ones with pistachios (I skipped the candies and chocolate coated almonds) . The ones with pistachios were amazing and we liked it despite not having the sweet tooth. They sell by weight and they have different packages (they weigh before packing and tell you the weight) : a simple paper bag for grab and snack, 300g boxes, 500g boxes, 1kg boxes. They can even tie a ribbon on the boxes which are meant for gifting. We left with about 800TL of approx 1kg lokums (mixed) and highly satisfied. Highly recommended if you are interested in lokums but are scared of being touted or paying too much. It also a short walk from Egyptian bazaar.

Phenomenal candy shop with amazing choice and great prices. You can get one kilo of mixed candies for 350 l. The person who attended me was extremely helpful and had me taste a couple of them.

Gem of a spot. The best delights I've tasted throughout my 3 weeks in Turkey. Sweet and chewy but without being overbearingly so...and no gelatin either! I have learned it's a family run business dating back several generations, and it is wonderful to support an all female run business! Definitely recommend.

Very reasonable prices for delicious and traditional Turkish delight. The staff was friendly and most importantly they spoke English which is very rare in this part of Istanbul. We payed 700 liras for almost 1 kilogram of lokum, Dubai chocolate and some more sweets, meanwhile some tourist traps stores charge so much more for the same stuff. Definitely recommend!

Excellent lokum in a pretty fancy store and the storekeepers are very helpful. Just taking off a star for the prices that could be a bit lower BUT absolutely do buy from here/this street, and not the Grand Bazaar / Spice Bazaar / anywhere in the touristy districts which sell worse lokum at astronomical prices.

The Turkish delights are okay, if a little bit dry.The main issue, however, lies in the quality-to-price ratio. Firstly, the prices were not displayed, and we only learned the total cost after everything was packed. The employees spoke broken English and couldn't provide the prices, which led to a quid pro quo, and the total was twice what we intended it to be. A quality that could be found on every street corner, yet the prices are comparable to Hafiz Mustafa's, the most renowned and pricey Turkish delight shop in Turkey. When we asked why the prices where nowhere to be seen, the employees' excuse was that it was out of their hands.

This shop is a tourist trap. Their confectionery is of poor quality while their prices are among the most expensive in Istanbul. They put their loukoums in cardboard boxes that are unfit for transport and that you would be ashamed to offer to your friends. Prices aren't displayed and the staff only speaks Turkish, so expect surprises at checkout.