Marilen Atelier Pâtisserie

About Marilen Atelier Pâtisserie

Marilen Atelier Pâtisserie is a small café and patisserie on Ümran Baradan Sokak in the residential Kültür neighbourhood of Alsancak. Culinary Backstreets describes it as one of the Levantine businesses that still thrive in this part of Alsancak. Levantine here refers to the families of Western European merchants, such as French and Italian traders, who settled in Ottoman ports centuries ago, and the guide calls Marilen a sleek, Levantine-owned coffee shop. The guide singles out its billowy, buttery croissants, which it rates among the best in Turkey. Marilen also bakes tiropita and spanakopita, Greek-style pastries filled with cheese and with spinach that are not easily found on the Turkish side of the Aegean, and serves them with espresso that the guide rates highly. The patisserie does not publish opening hours online, so check by phone before making a special trip.