Tarihi Elmacıpazarı Güllüoğlu bakes baklava and börek at the edge of the apple market, and it carries the oldest baklava name in all of Gaziantep.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Ask for the börek in the morning. It comes out of the oven early and sells before lunch.
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Boztoprak Baklava bakes fresh every day on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep and ships nationwide, which keeps the trays turning over very quickly.
Worth the queueKarışık tabak
TipThe mixed plate is the way to compare şöbiyet, dolama and classic in one order.
İmamoğlu Baklava is a small shop on Eski Saray Caddesi in Gaziantep where the trays are cut thin and the prices sit below the more famous names.
Worth the queueBurma kadayıf
TipThe shop is one small room with no seating. Buy a quarter kilo and eat it walking back.
Baklavacı Zeki İnal is a family baklava workshop on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep that makes şöbiyet by hand and sells out most days by noon.
Worth the queueKaymaklı şöbiyet
TipClosed at weekends and often sold out by midday. Go on a weekday morning or do not bother.
Çelebioğulları Baklava runs a large Gaziantep salon on Gazi Muhtar Paşa and is one of the few local names making vegan and gluten-free trays.
Worth the queueFıstık sarması
TipThe special-diet trays are made in a separate line and usually need ordering ahead.
Gaziantep Ayıntap Baklava keeps an air-conditioned salon on Gazi Muhtar Paşa Bulvarı where you can sit with tea and a plate rather than a box.
Worth the queueFıstıklı baklava
TipSitting in costs no more than taking away. Order a small plate and a glass of tea.
Boztoprak Baklava bakes fresh every day on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep and ships nationwide, which keeps the trays turning over very quickly.
Worth the queueKarışık tabak
TipThe mixed plate is the way to compare şöbiyet, dolama and classic in one order.
Antepsan Baklava sits opposite Sanko University in Gaziantep and also holds the airport counter, so it is the last box before a flight home.
Worth the queueMidye baklava
TipOpen until late evening. Handy if you land after the old-city counters have shut.
İmamoğlu Baklava is a small shop on Eski Saray Caddesi in Gaziantep where the trays are cut thin and the prices sit below the more famous names.
Worth the queueBurma kadayıf
TipThe shop is one small room with no seating. Buy a quarter kilo and eat it walking back.
