Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını is a neighbourhood oven in Kayaönü where a metre of Gaziantep pide costs less than a single kebab plate downtown.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Order by the metre for a group. It is cheaper than buying individual portions.
Address: Kayaönü, Hamidiye Cd., 27500 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Üçler Kebap Lahmacun keeps lahmacun cheap on Zübeyde Hanım Bulvarı, so a Gaziantep lunch of two pieces and an ayran barely dents a day's budget.
Try: Lahmacun
Tip: Lahmacun is priced per piece. Skip the şiş if you are keeping the bill down.
Tostçu Kadir Usta opens at half past five in Sanayi and grills toasted sandwiches for the Gaziantep workshop shift before most cafes have opened.
Try: Tost
Tip: Closed Sundays and shut by half past one. This is a morning counter, not a lunch stop.
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta sells meat-free çiğ köfte wraps in Değirmiçem at student prices, and the portions run to twice the usual Gaziantep size.
Try: Çiğ köfte dürüm
Tip: The bulgur is kneaded without meat, so the wrap is plant-based before anything is added to it.
Üçler Kebap Lahmacun keeps lahmacun cheap on Zübeyde Hanım Bulvarı, so a Gaziantep lunch of two pieces and an ayran barely dents a day's budget.
Try: Lahmacun
Tip: Lahmacun is priced per piece. Skip the şiş if you are keeping the bill down.
Katmerci Murat prices its katmer below the famous Gaziantep names on Atatürk Bulvarı while still loading the pastry with kaymak and pistachio.
Try: Katmer
Tip: Split one katmer between two, the portion is bigger than it looks.
İmamoğlu Baklava undercuts the big Gaziantep names from a small shop on Eski Saray Caddesi, and the trays turn over fast enough to stay fresh.
Try: Baklava
Tip: Buy a quarter kilo. At these prices the temptation to over-buy is the real risk.
Akşam Simit runs the cheapest sit-down breakfast in İbrahimli, a Gaziantep bakery counter where the teapot arrives full and then gets refilled.
Try: Simit and pastry
Tip: The pastry counter restocks through the morning. Later batches are as good as the first.
Tostçu Kadir Usta opens at half past five in Sanayi and grills toasted sandwiches for the Gaziantep workshop shift before most cafes have opened.
Try: Tost
Tip: Closed Sundays and shut by half past one. This is a morning counter, not a lunch stop.
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta sells meat-free çiğ köfte wraps in Değirmiçem at student prices, and the portions run to twice the usual Gaziantep size.
Try: Çiğ köfte dürüm
Tip: The bulgur is kneaded without meat, so the wrap is plant-based before anything is added to it.
