TAJ EL MALEK, Balha’s Pastry

Baklava is present in all its sticky-sweet variety here, but the hot pick is taj el malek. Kataifi pastry shaped into little baskets is filled with roasted pistachio nuts drenched in rosewater sugar syrup: satisfying shattery crunch, restrained perfumed sweetness, delicate good looks. Order more than you think you’ll need. Balha’s Pastry, 761-763 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Vic, (03) 9383 3944