Idris Çolpan and his brother Namik opened Lale Pastahanesi
in 1957.
At the
time The Pudding Shop was the only place in the area
the adventurous could get direct transport to Asia
and tourist information on Turkey.
The
tourists made The Pudding Shop famous,
using it as a meeting place and message center.
Idris
Çolpan explained that " pilgrims" travelling East,
often driving old cars or Volkswagen vans,
would stop at his restaurant to meet new acquaintances
and find other travellers
with whom to share expenses and experiences.
The
Çolpan brothers put up a bulletin board
to handle all the messages from people offering
or hitching rides to Europe or the Far East. |

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Now
Pudding Shop is a place
where our guests can taste many kinds of Traditional Turkish Cuisine
from 07:00 AM to 11:00 PM. |