Akşam Simit is a bakery brunch spot in Ibrahimli, Gaziantep.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Simit and katmer with a full teapot on the table.
Tip: The pastry trays restock through the morning, so a late arrival is not a penalty.
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.
Order: The full serpme breakfast spread with fried green olives.
Tip: Arrive 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.
Order: A grilled tost with sweet pastry alongside.
Tip: Closed 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.
Order: The breakfast spread, then a katmer with ice cream.
Tip: The 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.
Order: Fıstıklı katmer with kaymak, eaten hot from the stone oven.
Tip: Come 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.
Order: Classic katmer with clotted cream and pistachio.
Tip: Pair 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.
Order: Kaymaklı katmer, watched through the window as it is made.
Tip: Ask 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.
Order: The full serpme breakfast spread with fried green olives.
Tip: Arrive before 10:00 at weekends. The big tables go first and turn slowly.
