Sweet Variety
The selection includes traditional sweets, cakes, cookies and baklava, with customers describing the flavours as fresh and balanced.
Habib Bakery - Gold Souk, Deira
Deira
Habib Bakery is a Deira bakery for traditional sweets, pastries, cakes and light refreshments. Reviews especially point to its cream puffs and baklava, while the Gold Souk setting makes it a convenient stop for a sweet break after shopping.
Reputation Score
4.9
★★★★★
1,043 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Cream Puffs
Cream puffs are a recurring favourite, praised for their fluffy pastry and restrained cream filling.
Tasting Samples
Staff often let customers taste several desserts before buying, which is useful when choosing unfamiliar sweets or gifts.
Eggless Options
One review specifically highlights the unusually broad choice of eggless bakery items.
Quick Cakes
A last-minute cake order was completed within a few hours, and another review praised a customised cake for a birthday event.
Calm Seating
The shop has a sitting area described as calm and soothing, giving shoppers somewhere to pause with sweets or drinks.
Balanced Desserts
Customers who prefer less-sweet desserts may appreciate that the cakes, cookies and baklava selection includes options described as not overly sweet.
Tips for a Better Visit
Ask To Taste. Ask to sample a few sweets before choosing; reviews say staff commonly offer tastings, including cakes, baklava and other desserts.
Order Early. For a celebration cake, call ahead with the flavour and name-writing details; one last-minute order was ready within a few hours.
Try Cream Puffs. Put the cream puffs near the top of your order, but ask about serving temperature if you prefer them at room temperature.
Take A Break. Pair a cake or coffee with a pause from Gold Souk shopping; reviews specifically describe the bakery as a place to rest after visiting the souks.
Visit Winter. If you want to sit outside, winter is the more comfortable season; one review says the area is especially nice then.
Plan the visit
Practical details
ITHRA 2 - Gold Souq
Al Corniche - Deira, Dubai
| Mon | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Tue | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Wed | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Thu | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Fri | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Sat | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
| Sun | 8:30 AM – 3:00 AM |
Popular Mentions
Puff Cake
The puff cake is named alongside baklava as a customer favourite.
Kunafeh
Kunafeh is described as cheesy and sweet, and chocolate kunafa is also mentioned elsewhere in the reviews.
Zaatar Croissant
The zaatar croissant is singled out as a must-try variation on the bakery’s flaky croissants.
Dream Cakes
Dream cakes are recommended for a cake-and-coffee stop after shopping at the Gold Souk.
Common Concerns
Limited Tables
Indoor dining is relatively small, with one review counting only three tables.
Cold Puff
One customer found the cream puffs served a bit cold and had hoped for room-temperature serving.
Summer Seating
Outdoor seating can be difficult during summer, according to a customer review.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
70AED Per KG
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“Cream must try, It cost 70AED Per KG”Google review · January 2024
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The Bottom Line
Habib Bakery in Deira is a practical stop for traditional sweets, pastries, cakes and drinks while you are around the Gold Souk. Customers commonly mention cream puffs, baklava, puff cake and kunafeh, and the selection also covers cookies and celebration cakes. The desserts are often described as fresh, with some reviewers appreciating that they are not excessively sweet.
The tasting culture is a real advantage for first-time visitors. Staff have offered samples of baklava, cakes, Dubai chocolate and other sweets before customers chose what to buy, which is especially handy when assembling a gift box or trying Arabic desserts for the first time. Eggless options also receive specific praise.
For celebrations, reviews describe customised cakes and a last-minute order completed within a few hours; calling ahead with flavour and name-writing details is still sensible. Delivery is mentioned for cake orders, though the reviews do not give delivery terms. The shop has a calm seating area, but indoor dining is limited to three tables in one review.
Outdoor seating may be uncomfortable in summer, so winter is a better time to linger. A cake or coffee break fits naturally into a Gold Souk visit.