Bala Bakehouse

About Bala Bakehouse

Bala Bakehouse is a bakery café on a quiet residential street in Mutlukent, near Ümitköy in western Çankaya, describing itself as a farm-to-table bakery for breakfast, sweets and coffee. In an April 2026 review, the food magazine OGGUSTO explained that the story starts with wheat: the team grows its own siyez, an ancient Anatolian wheat, grinds it on a stone mill and bakes the flour into its sourdough bread. In summer some of the vegetables and fruit come from its own garden and the rest from producers around Ankara. The "house" in the name nods both to a homely feel and to the building's past as a home. Under chef Gözde Erdem, the breakfast menu reworks familiar dishes: çılbır with smoked garlic yoghurt, organic poached eggs, chilli butter, walnuts and sourdough; shakshuka on brioche with poached eggs, marinated kale and a beetroot-yoghurt sauce; pastırma or mushroom omelettes; Eggs Benedict and Eggs Royale; and a garden plate of tomatoes, cucumber and basil. Jams, pickles, milk jam and some sauces are made in-house, and breakfast is served until 14:30. The dessert counter is all made on site and changes with the seasons, with pistachio pavlova, lemon meringue cake, sour cherry and chocolate cake, éclairs and tarts. A house-recipe French-style hot chocolate, made with real chocolate and served with lightly whipped cream, has become a signature, alongside the coffees and matcha drinks. The room is bright and simple, with marble tables and red cups. Bala Bakehouse opens every day from 09:00 to 23:00; OGGUSTO recommends booking for breakfast.