Abd al-Hadi Sweets Call

Wadi Nisnas · Haifa

Pyramids of baklava. Knafeh cut hot from the tray.

At Abd al-Hadi Sweets there is no menu and no set portions — you pick a tray, point at what you like, and pay by weight. That's how Wadi Nisnas has bought its sweets for over thirty years.

★ 4.1 · 897 Google reviews Open daily 9:00–23:00 Sold by weight
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A hand holding a white tray of assorted baklava and semolina cake over the pyramid displays at Abd al-Hadi Sweets

Your tray, your picks — weighed at the counter

How it works

No menu. No set portions. Just point.

First time in an old-style Arab sweets shop? It takes about two minutes to become a regular.

1

Pick your box

Small taste tray or a full gift box — choose the size at the counter.

2

Point at what you like

Mix freely across the trays — knafeh, baklava of every shape, burma, bird's nest. The counter team will guide you if you ask.

3

Pay by weight

Everything is weighed and wrapped — vacuum-sealed on request, so it survives the ride home. Or the flight.

Good to know: most visits come to under ₪50 a person. Cash is easiest — there's an ATM around the corner.

The counter

What's on the trays

Everything is baked in-house and stacked shoulder-high. These are the ones people cross the city for.

Start here

Knafeh

كنافة

The house classic: a thin, crisp layer of kadaif, airy sweet cheese underneath, pistachio on top — cut hot from the tray, all day long.

Baklava — the pyramids

بقلاوة

Walnut, pistachio, cashew — more shapes than you can count, stacked into the pyramids the shop is famous for.

Burma

برمة

Golden rolls of shredded kadaif packed tight with whole nuts.

Bird's nest

عش البلبل

Crisp little kadaif nests cradling pistachios in light syrup.

Orchid-cream profiteroles

بروفيترول

The surprise between the trays: small choux buns filled with sahlab cream and dipped in rose water.

Turkish coffee

قهوة تركية

Cardamom-laced and extra strong, in a small white cup — the right companion to a slice at one of the tables inside.

Sold by weight — ask at the counter Gift boxes & event trays Vacuum-sealed for travel

Our story

Three decades on Sh'Hada Street

For more than thirty years, this family counter in the heart of Wadi Nisnas has done one thing: trays of fresh Arabic sweets, baked in-house every day and stacked into pyramids that reach shoulder height.

The shop is a fixed station on Wadi Nisnas's famous flavor route — the culinary trail that brings all of Haifa through the market — and the place tourists find on their last day in the city, carrying home vacuum-sealed boxes of baklava.

There are a few small tables inside. Order a slice of knafeh and a cardamom coffee, and watch the counter work.

“Tons of sweets piled up on the counter in little pyramids. The knafeh was excellent — fresh and hot.”

— Google review

Trays of nut baklava stacked in tiers at Abd al-Hadi Sweets, with pistachio rolls in front

What people say

4.1 897 reviews on Google

“JUST RUN TO THIS PLACE! The variety of baked goods and sweets seemed endless — and the taste is absolutely heavenly. Everything is incredibly fresh.”

Google review

“Huge variety of local sweets — baklava, burma, bird's nest. High quality, fresh and tasty. The knafeh was excellent.”

Google review

“Best place in Haifa to taste a variety of different sweets. Good prices and really good knafeh. Been coming since 2018 — same quality.”

Google review

Visit

In the heart of the Wadi

Two minutes from Khoury Street, in the middle of the Wadi Nisnas market.

  • Address Sh'Hada St 3, Wadi Nisnas, Haifa
  • Hours Every day, 9:00 – 23:00
  • Phone 04-852-1905
  • Payment Cash is easiest — ATM around the corner
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