The history of the Yedi-Sekiz Hasanpaşa Bakery is palpable as soon as you enter. As you stand within a small room—usually packed with other customers—the portrait of a man with a curly mustache and Ottoman garb stares directly at you, next to old newspaper clippings and yellow-from-age business certificates. Then, turning to your left, towards the friendly amca’s behind the counter, you find yourself staring into a larger room where the browns and golds of breads and cookies are piled indecorously along a long table. Indeed, the business here is baked goods and baked goods they do well.
