So very welcoming!! Wonderful, ambience, hospitality, and care. Fabled service. The best baklava ever. Made from the heart. I also bought Manouche, delicious zataar bread made fresh. I am so grateful to all the hardworking folks that care for us all. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Ordered: Half Zaatar/Cheese Manouche (~$6) 4pc Baklava (~$8) with Cashews 1lb Lebanese Zaatar (~$8) Aya's take: Being Lebanese, it's so hard to find an actually good manouche and I did not expect to find one at a place called Brooklyn Baklava but here we are! We were in Bay Ridge and actually stopped due to the delicious smell of fresh dough. In addition to the baklava and sweets they're known for, they have an oven where they're making fresh manaeesh! We got a Half Zaatar/Cheese Manouche. The dough is light, tender, and thin. The zaatar had great flavor and we actually ended up buying a 1lb bag for ~$8 since it's so hard to find good Lebanese Zaatar these days! The cheese was also fresh, nicely melted, and delicious. They have an assortment of Baklava which I must say aren't too sweet. We ended up grabbing a 4pc Baklava w Cashews which I enjoyed as a snack throughout the week. It's a bit much at ~$2/pc but it is well made. Highly recommend and would definitely come back! read more

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I'm never really in Bay Ridge but when I am, Brooklyn Baklava is a must stop. Not only are their desserts top-tier, but their food is also fantastic. Even if the food is simple (I got lamb in a thin flatbread for a lack of better terms), it is absolutely delicious & always fresh. I forgot the name of the desserts that I purchased but they were delicious albeit slightly too sweet for my liking (which is surprising because I love sweets haha). On top of that, whoever was working there was a complete sweetheart which, let's be frank, always helps. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Lamb Pie- so good! - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I was in the area for a dinner date with a friend and thought to myself, hey, I should pick up some baklava while I'm on 5th ave. I literally just walked into the first store that had the word "baklava" in the window. Staff were super friendly and gave me a sample of their walnut baklava. That's how I ended up spending $29 here. I am a sucker for walnut baklava. I cannot even tell you how much I like it more than the standard pistachio baklava. The baklava was just the right level of sweetness and so flakey and crispy! I haven't had baklava this good since my husband left Dearborn, Michigan. read more

Came for a bag for TGTG Gave me Tons of candy and bars... They do have a lot of goods. False pretenses. read more

Great service . Great owner . He's a very nice guy . He's been in business in the area for over 53 years . Great food . What I loved most was the baklava, it was perfectly sweetened . I would come back again when I'm in the area ! read more

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Hubby and I came across this store when we were walking around in this area after an early dinner. I was craving dessert. When you walk into the store, left and right sides of the store, there are tables attacked with desserts and treats. There are 2 refrigerators with cold drinks. Hubby got himself a lemon and ginger soda which was quite refreshing and it was only $2. How cool is that! The guy behind the counter let us try a piece of baklava with walnuts each which was good. However, I thought $8 for 4 pieces was a bit much. I doubt end up buying any. The ambiance was nice. They also had Arabic ice cream. I think we were still full from dinner so didn't feel like buying dessert. There's always next time. read more

I admit I have never had baklava here, but this place gets 5 stars for their savory pies! So many days coming home from work I'd drop by and grab a spinach or lamb pie as a treat. They are HUGE and so filling, and at around $6, they were a cheap, quick meal. Part of me is sad they moved locations further away from my train stop, but glad that they are still going strong. I definitely need to get out to their new location and finally try their baklava. NB: right now Yelp marks this place as closed, but it is actually OPEN. The address is just wrong here, and they've moved locations from Boerum Hill closer to Bay Ridge / Borough Park. read more

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I was so happy to see Brooklyn Baklava again, as I last remember seeing them on 4th Ave in Boreum Hill. I remember having a really positive experience there, and I am happy to report that the same level of service and hospitality is still present. The staff are so welcoming and helpful-- I highly recommend Brooklyn Baklava for some of the freshest, competitively priced baklava around. Walking into the store and smelling the wafting aroma of freshly baked baklava from the back is an experience unlike any other. read more

I'm very happy that this has been my stable dessert place for the past couple of years. It is sooo good that I can't find a better word as i'm typically not a dessert person. I always head to the counter and point at the pieces I like to have and it's by weight, so you have lot of flexibility on how much you want to have on your end, I have to say any pieces are good, some are more heavier than others, nowadays i like the smaller pieces. every time I had it, i wanted more, and it's always fresh, nutty and delicious! Really appreciated this is a stable at bayridge. Aside from baklavas, they also sell middle eastern/Turkish delights/cookies. read more

Assorted Baklava & Spanakopita Triangles. OKAY. The Baklava was GOOD served 2 ways with Walnuts and Pistachios. The 3rd piece in this assortment seemed to be a Mini Revani or something similar. This tasted just fine. Now for the BAD news. The Spanakopita Triangles taste HORRIBLE. I've only had LEBANESE Spanakopita a handful of times and its always tastes BAD. The emphasis always seems to on the Spinach where it seems like I'm tasting nothing but the Leaf itself. I commend the nice gentleman who was assisting me being extremely nice and offering me free Baklava samples. I would come to BROOKLYN BAKLAVA for the Baklava and avoid the Spanakopita. WALK DON'T RUN. read more

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This was the perfect spot to get dessert before a show at Barclays Center. There's no seating, so you'll have to walk with it but it's worth it. Gentleman working the counter was nice, he took the time to explain the items. I'm a sucker for baklava and pistachio, so I got the pistachio baklava. It was excellent, crispy and nicely filled, not too sweet but just right. They also had a paper wrapped pastry with pistachio in it that was also tender and delicious. I added a couple of Turkish delight candies for later. I was a bit disappointed that the kunefe is only available on weekends but it gives me reason to stop in again. They had some nice looking savory options as well, lots of meat or cheese filled pies. Hummus and baba ganoush also looked good. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Pistachio baklava was excellent! - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Came here on a weekend after seeing an Instagram video about it. The store was much smaller than I expected and we initially thought from the video that there was some seating but unfortunately there wasn't. The woman who served us kind of stood there looking at us as we stood there confused how to order. We asked her for a menu to which she said there wasn't one. We looked around for awhile before she offered us a sample of baklava. We ended up getting knafeh which we were disappointed was cold, along with some chocolate dipped dates. The knafeh was very soggy without having added the syrup on the side. There wasn't anything particularly bad and the flavor was alright but I probably wouldn't go back again. read more

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Brooklyn Baklava is one of my most visited dessert spot. Baklava is a mid eastern pastry that is sweet; some might say, too sweet. I love it though, it's flakey on the outside and chewy on the inside and bottom. The baklava has nuts inside. The original is the walnut and pistachio, but this spot has all! My favorite is the cashew, it very different and love the sweet syrup that it is soaked in. The shop smells so good when you walk inside. I have only visit them once since they moved to Bay Ridge from Downtown Brooklyn. The service from the owner is friendly. They also sell pies with stuffings inside. Tasty too! Besides Baklava they also have other items like mahmoud, nuts and dates. read more

Their Delicious pastries is as well as their spinach pies. The young woman is a sweetheart and very prompt with her service read more

Brooklyn Baklava - An array of Middle Eastern style Baklava and Turkish delights. - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

YUM YUM YUM! Not sure why I hadn't been to this place already. Stopped by during a fasting day of Ramadan and really wanted sweets from home. The place is so inviting with a wide variety of baklavas and middle eastern desserts. You also have amazing fatayers in display. I ended up going with the walnut baklava and the date mamoul and oh my god, these exactly taste like the ones back home. So rich and tasty. Buy it and have it with a cup of smooth coffee and you'll be sure to come back for more! 10/10 spot for me! read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Walnut baklava - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Oh god. If you love baklava, this store is heaven for you! The lady helping us was super nice and offered samples of the baklava, and a rose flavored dessert (I didn't get the name) The price is reasonable - a box of 4 baklava is $8 while 12 is for $18!! I think a great deal is their gift box with a bunch of sample pieces for $32!!! I honestly wish I would've gotten that box for my family instead of the baklava one I got! Brooklyn Baklava also offered chicken/spinach pies and a variety of other treats!!! I'm so happy we stopped in, if we're in the area again, I'm definitely going back!! read more

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Best baklava in the western hemisphere. So good that if you're unfamiliar with how middle eastern pastries are supposed to taste, you won't get it. Too good. The standard bearer. Buy everything they make, you will be in shock at the quality and attention to detail. read more

Now I've tried a lot of Middle Eastern bakery's and I generally love them-- however one of my Middle Eastern friends said that this is the most authentic and best bakery that I could ever come across and he was totally right. Food: they offer a variety of sweets but they also have savory pies which I absolutely fell in love with. They are baked fresh and the dough is super buttery and soft and it's filled with a variety of fillings that you can get which consist of beef, chicken, feta cheese, spinach and more. For the dessert I opted for the pistachio baklava, knafeh and Turkish delight. It was also delicious but what stood out to me was that the nuts were super fresh and had a stronger taste than other baklava I've tried because they don't hold back on the filling here! This is also hands down the best knafeh I've come across. Drinks: I wasn't able to try any of the drinks but I did see a espresso machine and I believe they also have tea. Service: The staff here is super kind and I absolutely adored how they gave out free samples for people to try which is super sweet! read more

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I bought a feta pie, spinach pie, and lamb pie because I love middle eastern pies but these went ABOVE AND BEYOND my expectations. Feta: cheesy greatness. Filling had feta and onions, which made it sweet cheesy but also had a little sharp kick to it Spinach: a classic, spinach and onion filling, light and makes me feel like I'm being healthy lol Lamb: IF YOU LIKE LAMB YOU WILL LOVE THIS. Onions peppers lamb filling just perfectly combined together. A must have!! The owner is super helpful and gave me instructions to reheat them at home. (I burnt mines a little ) read more

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Solidly delicious baklava with many options to choose from. Great customer service. I was offered some samples to try while I was looking. The 2 things I tried were delicious. I came here on a Sunday afternoon to run some errands in the area. I ended up getting the walnut baklava, some date cookies, dried dates, and a fruit jelly. The pistachio baklava and the custard baklava looked delicious and are on my 'to try' list for next trip! read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Baklava (eaten!), dried dates, fruit jelly, date cookie sandwich - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

The staff at Brooklyn Baklava are some of the kindest I've met. It seems to be a family-operated establishment with tremendously warm and friendly service. I was offered a sample of either a Turkish delight or a baklava of various types. I opted for a piece of baklava, which was sublime. The taste of rosewater mixed with honey and pistachio was unexpected and pungent, without being overpowering. The texture was light and crispy. When done well, as here, one small piece is all that's needed to satisfy a sweet tooth. I bought the spinach pie ($3.75 pre-tax), which was delicious with a slight tartness I hadn't anticipated. A little bit more filling would have been welcome, but overall it was a nice snack or appetizer. read more

THIS IS THE BEST BAKLAVA I'VE EVER HAD!!!! the people who own this business are so so kind and talented. they welcomed me and my friends into their shop for some delicious treats and were very sweet to us as we ate in the store. thank you brooklyn baklava!! read more

Brooklyn Baklava - half pistachio, half walnuts...we couldn't wait before we tore this up!! - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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One of the best baklavas I've had! Got two in a sample pack from a local promotion and was absolutely shocked by how good these were. The phyllo was nice and crispy, even a few days later. Both were drizzled with just enough syrup to give them the extra boost of sweetness. I loved the textural contrast between the phyllo and the chopped nuts. The chopped nuts layer was also super thick, which I appreciated as some baklavas I've had in the past tasted like just soaked phyllo dough with a thin layer of chopped nuts. Brooklyn Baklava definitely did not skimp. Every bite was delicious and I would certainly go back for more. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Warm greeting and samples when you walk in. Great experience every time. Pro tip: this is a great place to impress friends/coworkers with unique, tasty treats at various price points. Used to live around the corner right when they opened, man I took this place for granted! Just tried the spinach pie for first time today. Heaven! read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Almond baklava, $4 - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Support this business so it never closes. The baklava is super fresh and quality. Worth the $15 for 12 pieces.

I feel like this store space is haunted, because it's been three different businesses in three years. The latest is Brooklyn Baklava, and so far, it's my favorite of the bunch. Walk in, and you'll immediately be handed a free sample. And you can watch the staff (seems to only be women whenever I've walked by) making fresh baklava behind the counter. You pay for quality, however. A box of 12 assorted baklava was $15 (plus tax if you pay with card), but makes a good gift. The assorted came with pistachio, walnut, and cashew. Pistachio and walnut were my favorites. They've also recently started serving coffee as well! read more

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As the name indicates, this is a no frills Greek/middle eastern pastry shop that just opened. They have multiple flavors of baklava, including cashew and walnut in addition to the traditional pistachio. Very generous with the free samples. I bought the walnut and cashew, both were delicious--flaky and fresh and moist inside. Prices are shockingly reasonable. Other options (e.g., almond cake) looked tasty as well. They have a generous fridge with water and soda, but I hope they add coffee/espresso--nothing goes better with baklava to me, and would be the perfect finishing touch for this spot. What a welcome development/treat just a half-block from the Atlantic Avenue train exit on 4th Ave--if this was my regular commute, this would be problematic for my waistline. Especially if they add some quality coffee! read more

Lebanese American. Strict reviewer of Arabic food. Homemade style. Properly spiced and prepared. Mashallah indeed. 10 stars out of 5. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Green Za'atar Pie - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

We make a special trip just to buy the Baklava and Turkish Delight. You can see they produce, and pack the items in-house. Delish !!!

Funny, what I really enjoyed here were the meat pies. But the baklava, using the many different nuts was also very good. Very close to the real deal. read more

Really good food and extremely nice ppl. I got one chicken and one spinach as well as the semolina cake -- all were delicious. My friends got the lamb and feta ones and said they were good too. They heated it up before we left and also the guy at the front offered us samples of food and also gave us free apricot desserts and the dried figs-- those were AMAZING and def gonna come back to get some more. 10/10 would recommend. read more

Ever since my husband and I moved a block away from Brooklyn Baklava, we have been buying their lady fingers on a weekly basis. That stuff is truly addicting! Always fresh and crispy with just the right amount of syrup. The staff is also friendly and helpful. If something you are looking for is not on the counter, they always have more in the back as well. If you are not a sweets type of person, they also have savory pies; spinach, lamb, chicken and cheese. read more

When my husband and I found out that was a baklava place in our neighborhood, we were very excited. Baklava is absolutely one of our favorite desserts, and we are always searching for new places to buy it. My husband spent $40 on a tray of baklava and some other dessert that looked like it had cream cheese frosting in the middle. That dessert came with some kind of clear "sauce" to pour on it before eating. It looked like it could've been sugar water or something equally as uninteresting. First, we tried the thing with the cream cheese, and I took one bite and put the rest of it down. My husband did something similar. So I was hoping that the baklava would make up for it, but it was truly the worst I ever had. I am not saying this to be mean and I am not exaggerating. This was the first time in my entire life that I took a bite of baklava and threw the rest away. The phyllo was not crispy as it usually is, and the taste of the baklava was nothing like any baklava I have ever had. Not horrible, just not good. We decided that this was nothing we wanted to waste calories on so sadly we threw almost $40 worth of baklava and whatever the other dessert was away. There are too many great dessert places in Bay Ridge for me to ever go back to this place again. read more

Best baklava I've ever had. Hands down. Owner Mohamed is mad cool!! I came here through the Dashible app. If you download it, you get free kaidaifi!!! Win win. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Really lovely shop and wonderful halva! Baklava was excellent too, with lots of options. This place is really worth visiting. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Pistachio baklava - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Amazing baklava of all varieties. Fresh, delicious, perfect consistency. This time we also tried the spinach pies which were also fresh and delicious. read more

Brooklyn Baklava - Five varieties of baklava. - Desserts Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Maybe I got an old dry batch because Ive had baklava from here before, but this last visit the pistachio and cashew baklava didn't taste anything like what they're supposed it was dry way too dry to be fresh and the pistachio's around and inside did not look right. read more

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My go to place for sweets. Super helpful, generous and kind people work here. Got the mixed box of baklava and all the flavors were yummy. Many places the baklava is syrupy sweet but here it's just right. Best baklava I've had. read more

They got so many different options of baklava, I just want to try them all! Right when I stepped I was immediately given a sample. The staff were friendly and nice. The baklavas are sweet and delicious. What's not to love? read more