Where to buy Turkish delight in Singapore?

If you are asking where to buy Turkish delight in Singapore, there are a few options you have. One of them is Straits Marine Supply online shop.

Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios, and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; traditional varieties are often flavored with rosewater, mastic, Bergamot orange, or lemon. The confection is often packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar, copra, or powdered cream of tartar, to prevent clinging. Other common flavors include cinnamon and mint. In the production process, soapwort may be used as an emulsifying additive. The origin of the confection is not well established, but it is known to have been produced in Turkey as early as the late 1700s.

Here are some premium Turkish delight you can buy online in Singapore. For other desserts and sweets, you can visit Turkish desserts & sweets page.

Güllüoğlu Turkish Delight with Pistachio, Honey and Pomegranate : This Turkish delight is from premium variety consists largely of chopped pistachio nuts bound by the orange aroma fragranced gel infused with honey. The confection is packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with shredded dried coconut.

Güllüoğlu Turkish Delight with Pistachio, Honey and Pomegranate

Güllüoğlu Turkish Delight with Hazelnut : This Turkish delight is from premium variety consists largely of chopped hazelnuts bound by the gel. The confection is packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar.

Güllüoğlu Turkish Delight with Hazelnut

Güllüoğlu Turkish Delight with Double Pistachio : This Turkish delight is from premium variety consists largely of chopped hazelnuts bound by the gel. The confection is packaged and eaten in small cubes dusted with icing sugar.

Güllüoğlu Turkish Delight with Double Pistachio

Turkish Coffee Singapore

If you are asking where to buy turkish coffee we have some advice for you in this post. Turkish Coffee is quite famous with its preparation method but can also be used as a competitively priced alternative for Starbucks Coffee packages. In Singapore, you can buy Turkish Coffee online.

The most famous international brand of Turkish coffee is Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi. Mehmet Efendi Turkish Coffee is made from high quality arabica coffee beans that are blended and carefully roasted, then very finely ground. The coffee is mixed with water and the desired amount of sugar and cooked in a "cezve", or Turkish coffeepot. The coffee is served in small cups. The coffee must be left to stand for a short time after serving to allow the grounds to settle at the bottom of the cup.

You can buy Mehmet Efendi Turkish Coffee from Caroussel:  250 gr package.

Turkish Coffee Singapore - Mehmet Efendi Turkish Coffee

You can also buy Turkish Coffee Machine. Arcelik Double Cup Turkish Coffee Machine which combines the superior technology with traditional Turkish taste, delivering the traditional Turkish coffee experience practically and quickly. This high-end technology product, which “tells” the user when the coffee is ready and thus eliminates the trouble of waiting, stirring, and adjusting to achieve the best possible taste. It offers the choice of making black coffee, coffee with little, medium or plenty of sugar according to individual taste. It can make 2 cups of coffee in only 2.5 - 3 minutes. Its compact design makes it ideal for use in small places and is also remarkably easy to clean.

Arcelik Single Cup Turkish Coffee Machine

Also note that Greek coffee and Turkish coffee are very similar so if you are looking for Greek coffee, you can buy Turkish coffee. The method itself (boiling finely ground coffee in copper cezve, typically sweetened, and served in a demitasse) is said to stem from 15th century Yemen, reaching Constantinople in 17th century and consequently spreading across Ottoman Empire.

Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant

I like to eat Turkish food frequently and there are a few Turkish restaurants in Singapore I visit regularly. The one I most frequent is Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant. In my opinion, Sofra is the best Turkish restaurant in Singapore with its rich menu, attentive staff and management as well as the prices. This Beach Road Turkish restaurant has been around more than 12 years and is, I think, one of the most popular Turkish restaurants in Singapore. If you are looking for Turkish halal food in Singapore, this one is a must visit.

Sofra's specialities include Eggplant Kebap, Iskender Kebap, Jumbo Kebab Combo, Red Lentil Soup, Salad Plate, Sofra Yaprak Tavuk, The Chef. Everyday, they have a special set menu. They have (currently) below special dish schedule :

Monday       Lahmacun + Ayran or Şalgam
Tuesday       Tantuni + Ayran or Şalgam
Wednesday  Tandir Kebab
Thursday      Lahmacun + Ayran or Şalgam
Friday           Etli Nohut + Pilav
Saturday       İzmir Köfte + Pilav
Sunday          Çiğ Köfte  + Ayran or Şalgam

Sofra has really good cooks. Each dish is quite delicious and reasonably priced. It is very obvious that they use quality ingredients, especially very good quality beef in the restaurant. One surprising thing is that the taste is quite similar to what you would get in Istanbul, Turkey.

Other than food, they have a special corner from where you can buy Turkish food supplies such as Turkish cheese, Turkish Olive Oil, Turkish deserts, nuts and so on.

Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant is around for more than a decade and is one of the best Turkish halal restaurants in Singapore

Softa Turkish Restaurant is located at 100 Beach Road, #02-42/44, Shaw Tower, Shaw Leisure Gallery, 189702. You can call +65 62911433 for reservation.

Turkish Restaurants in Singapore

If you are looking for Turkish food in Singapore, you can find some good options around Arab Street and Bugis Area but you also have some options outside these centers. Do not expect the rich menus you can find in countries like USA though, the menu is mostly kebab, doner kebab, kofte and pide based (these are also Turkish food but does not reflect the whole picture at all) and you can hardly find grilled fish, vegetarian Turkish food ( like bean based food) or even the classic Turkish dumpling Manti. Almost all of these restaurants are also halal certified so you will not find alcoholic beverages (with the exception of Deli Turk where you can taste Turkish food with wine or beer like you can do in Turkey).

Here I have tried to list the Turkish Restaurants in Singapore. If you think any restaurant or establishment is left out let us know.

Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant
#02-42/43/44, Shaw Towers, 100 Beach Road, 189702

Centrally located on Beach Road in Shaw Towers, Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant offers a rich menu from Turkish Cuisine with nice ambiance and good service. Highly popular, this establishment is serving Turkish food in Singapore since 2000. It has also a small mini shop where you can buy Turkish food ingredients and Turkish products such as olive oil, beans, Turkish cheese and some Turkish deserts. Try the Lahmacun (which is served on Mondays and Thursdays), Iskender Kebab.

Deli Turk Turkish Cuisine
162 Upper East Coast Road, 455259

There used to be a very popular Deli Turk Turkish Restaurant in Suntec City Tower 4 and this Deli Turk in Upper East Coast Road is a spin off that restaurant. If you are in the east and want to try out Turkish food, this is a nice option. Unlike many other Turkish restaurants, Deli Turk Turkish Cuisine offers alcoholic beverages so you can have the unique experience of drinking your wine, beer or spirit with Turkish food. Try the national drink of Turkey, Raki and national beer of Turkey, Efes Beer (Pilsener) and also several wine options.

Turkish Kebab House

#B1-105, Suntec City Mall, 3 Temasek Boulevard, 038985

This small bufe in Suntec City Mall is a place where I regularly go because I visit Suntec City a lot and the food here is very good. Their doner kebab is very good and you can also have a few other Turkish food there. 

Arkadas Cafe
 #03-02, Fusionopolis, 1 Fusionopolis Way, 138632

Opened by a Turk after serving 22 years in Turkish Embassy in Singapore as a chef for ambassadors, Arkadas Cafe is definitely in a location which is not central but a visit to this small and nice Turkish restaurant is rewarding. Although main course is mostly limited to kebab and kofte, don't forget to try the houmus with pita bread which is really nicely done.

Alaturka Mediterranean & Turkish Restaurant
16 Bussorah Street, 199437

Most people head to Arab Street to eat Turkish or Middle Eastern food and Alaturka is one of the popular Turkish restaurants in the vicinity.

Cafe Le Caire
#01-01, 39 Arab Street, 199736

If you like Middle Eastern / Turkish Food, Cafe Le Caire is one of the good alternatives in the Arab Street vicinity.