Akşam Simit is a bakery brunch spot in Ibrahimli, Gaziantep.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Join a local family in Gaziantep for a traditional Antep cooking class. Learn how to prepare classic dishes, enjoy a warm welcome, and savor the flavors of Gaziantep.
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Address: Batıkent, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. No:13/L, 27470 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Valens Life Cafe lays out a full serpme breakfast in Batıkent, the long-table Gaziantep morning of cheeses, eggs, olives and bottomless tea.
OrderThe full serpme breakfast spread with fried green olives.
TipArrive before 10:00 at weekends. The big tables go first and turn slowly.
Tostçu Kadir Usta opens at half past five in Sanayi, feeding the Gaziantep workshop shift toasted sandwiches long before any of the cafes wake up.
OrderA grilled tost with sweet pastry alongside.
TipClosed Sundays and shut by half past one. Reviewers rate the sweets over the tost.
Orkide Pastanesi lays out a broad and affordable breakfast on Gazi Muhtar Paşa, the Gaziantep patisserie locals send visitors to before any other.
OrderThe breakfast spread, then a katmer with ice cream.
TipThe chocolate counter is better for gifts than for breakfast. Order the spread instead.
Katmerci Zekeriya Usta is where Gaziantep eats breakfast, a stone oven turning out katmer layered with clotted cream and green Antep pistachio.
OrderFıstıklı katmer with kaymak, eaten hot from the stone oven.
TipCome before ten. The dough is thrown to order and the queue builds through the morning.
Metanet Katmer opens at five in the morning on Kozluca Caddesi, so the classic Gaziantep breakfast of beyran and katmer can be done before sunrise.
OrderClassic katmer with clotted cream and pistachio.
TipPair it with beyran across the road. That is the traditional Gaziantep morning order.
Beyoğlu Katmercim makes katmer in front of the counter on Kozluca Caddesi, a Gaziantep breakfast worth the two-street walk from the busier names.
OrderKaymaklı katmer, watched through the window as it is made.
TipAsk for the corner table. The katmer travels badly even across the room.
Valens Life Cafe lays out a full serpme breakfast in Batıkent, the long-table Gaziantep morning of cheeses, eggs, olives and bottomless tea.
OrderThe full serpme breakfast spread with fried green olives.
TipArrive before 10:00 at weekends. The big tables go first and turn slowly.
