Petek Confectioner

Top choice in Cyprus


Famed throughout Northern Cyprus, Petek is a temple to all things sugary, with towers of lokum (Turkish delight), syrupy baklava, and what might be the best dondurma (ice cream) on the island. So pull up a pew and watch the world go by from Petek’s verandah. Just make sure you’ve got enough money left over for the dentist bill afterwards.

They also have an extensive menu of pizzas, omelettes and kebabs (18-30TL) but we reckon they're much better at the sweet stuff than the savoury.


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