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The best pastry shops in the Middle East: Karaköy Güllüoğlu in Istanbul leads
Karaköy Güllüoğlu in Istanbul, Turkey, is the highest ranked of The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026 in the Middle East, at N° 13 in the world. The Middle East has 5 of the 100 entries, from 3 countries; Turkey has the most, 2.
Source: The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/pastry-shops/
Karaköy Güllüoğlu in Istanbul, Turkey, is N° 1 in the Middle East and N° 13 in the world in The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026, published by Worth a Journey.
El Helmeya Pastry in Cairo, Egypt, is N° 2 in the Middle East and N° 18 in the world in The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026, published by Worth a Journey.
Hafız Mustafa in Istanbul, Turkey, is N° 3 in the Middle East and N° 42 in the world in The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026, published by Worth a Journey.
Mandarine Koueider in Cairo, Egypt, is N° 4 in the Middle East and N° 50 in the world in The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026, published by Worth a Journey.
Habibah Sweets in Amman, Jordan, is N° 5 in the Middle East and N° 91 in the world in The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops 2026, published by Worth a Journey.
| Middle East | World | Venue | Place | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N° 13 | Karaköy Güllüoğlu | Istanbul | Turkey |
| 2 | N° 18 | El Helmeya Pastry | Cairo | Egypt |
| 3 | N° 42 | Hafız Mustafa | Istanbul | Turkey |
| 4 | N° 50 | Mandarine Koueider | Cairo | Egypt |
| 5 | N° 91 | Habibah Sweets | Amman | Jordan |
