The park district west of the centre, where Gaziantep eats outdoors under trees, from park-side breakfast patios to the licensed gardens on its edge.
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant sits beside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep and runs breakfast, gözleme and live music from early morning through to midnight.
OrderGözleme with cheese, cooked on the griddle to order.
TipThe terrace faces the park. Come for late breakfast rather than dinner, the mornings are calmer.
Treff Bistro sits inside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep with a shaded patio, serving Turkish breakfast alongside pizza, pasta and burgers all day.
OrderWeekend kahvaltı spread under the trees.
TipThe patio is the point. Indoors in winter it is an ordinary bistro room.
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant looks over Kavaklık in Gaziantep and works as a breakfast room, a coffee stop and a live-music venue on the same terrace.
DrinkTürk kahvesi
TipLive music starts late. Come in the morning if you want the terrace quiet.
Treff Bistro sits under the trees of Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep, a patio cafe for breakfast and coffee that moves indoors when the weather turns.
DrinkFiltre kahve
TipLive music runs some evenings. Ask when you book if you would rather avoid it.
Gaziantep Baro Lokali is the bar association's club at the gate of Kavaklık Park, open to the public and one of the cheapest licensed gardens.
DrinkDraught beer
FoodGrills and meze
TipThe garden is the point. Weekday evenings are calm, weekends fill with family groups.
Treff Bistro sets its breakfast tables under the trees of Kavaklık Park, which makes it the best-placed spring morning in central Gaziantep.
OrderWeekend kahvaltı under the trees of Kavaklık Park.
TipThe patio is the whole point. Indoors in winter it is an ordinary bistro.
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant serves breakfast and griddled gözleme beside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep, from eight in the morning until late at night.
OrderCheese gözleme cooked to order on the griddle.
TipMornings are calm here. Live music takes over the terrace after dark.
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant turns its Kavaklık terrace over to live music after dark in Gaziantep, an alcohol-free option for a late evening outdoors.
TipMornings are for breakfast, evenings for the music. The terrace changes character completely.
Gaziantep Baro Lokali is the bar association garden at the entrance to Kavaklık Park, open to anyone and the cheapest licensed table in the city.
TipWeekday evenings are quiet. At weekends the garden fills with family groups.
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