If you like Middle Eastern delights and cannot say no to a piece of Baklava or some dates or figs, then Kunafa in Meharchand Market, Lodi Road, is just the place for you. A quaint little cafe cum bakery, with a cosy ambience, you’d surely love to spend an afternoon here. Kunafa is over a hundred-year-old shop from Beirut, the capital of Lebanon and also has a global presence. This place is heaven for Arabic sweets with kunafas, baklavas, figs and stuffed dates.
Kunafa
Kunafa is a cream cheese pastry with a vermicelli coating; it is like a sugar-soaked pastry which is a ubiquitous dessert in Arab countries. Kunafa, with their delicious filling of cream and cheese soaked in sugar syrup, fill not just the tummy but also the heart. This bakery offers a variety of Kunafas, such as the Saudi Kunafa, the Kunafa Nablusiya Bel Jibna Khishna, the Harisa Bellsonober and a lot more.
Baklava:
Baklava is a food that not only nourishes the body but also brings happiness to mind and soul. It is made with layers of filo (it’s base), filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with honey or syrup. Kunafa offers 15 different varieties of Baklava which are filled with cashews and nuts. However, the most expensive kind is the one filled with pistachios.
Figs and Dates:
Another irresistible part of their menu is the figs and dates. Kunafa has got the choicest of figs and dates handpicked from the farms in Palestine and Saudi. There are about 600 varieties of Dates in the world, from which they have got the best, biggest and juiciest Jericho dates from Palestine. They offer three types of figs- the Turkish figs, the sugar-coated figs and the stuffed figs with walnuts.
Along with all this, they also offer Arabic, and Turkish Tea and Coffee served in traditional teapots from Arabia. Their coffee is sure to be loved by all you coffee lovers out there since Turkish coffee is famous for its strong taste and its unique method of preparation. They also offer customised packaging of their sweets, both traditional and luxurious, for gifting on special occasions.
Kunafa is going to satisfy your sweet tooth and how! Do we need to give you any more reasons to make your way to this Mediterranean sweets heaven?
Where: 70, Mehar Chand Market, Lodhi Rd, Lodi Colony, New Del
Contact: 011 49050644
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