BrunchBreakfast and gözleme₺₺₺300-550kavaklikDaily 08:00-24:00Walk-in only
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant serves breakfast and griddled gözleme beside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep, from eight in the morning until late at night.
Order: Cheese gözleme cooked to order on the griddle.
Tip: Mornings are calm here. Live music takes over the terrace after dark.
CafeAll-day cafe breakfast₺₺₺300-500ibrahimliDaily 08:00-01:00Walk-in only
Yeşilçam Kahve Evi opens at eight in İbrahimli and serves breakfast under Turkish film stills, the latest-closing cafe in this part of Gaziantep.
Order: Turkish breakfast with coffee in the film-poster room.
Tip: Take the upstairs room for breakfast. Downstairs fills with nargile smoke by mid-afternoon.
BakeryBakery breakfast₺₺150-300ibrahimliWalk-in only
Akşam Simit is the bakery breakfast of İbrahimli, a Gaziantep counter that sets out warm pastries and refills the teapot without being asked.
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.
BrunchEarly toasted sandwiches₺₺80-160sehitkamilMon-Sat 05:30-13:30; closed SunWalk-in only
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.
BakeryPatisserie breakfast₺₺₺₺350-600sehitkamilDaily 07:00-23:00Walk-in only
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.
BakeryKatmer breakfast₺₺₺200-350sahinbeyDaily 06:30-19:00Walk-in only
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.