Turkish₺₺sahinbey
Çulcuoğlu Et Lokantası is the esnaf lokanta of the Gaziantep bazaar, serving kebab, pide and bottomless soup to coppersmiths and shoppers alike.
Order: Kuşbaşı kebab with firik pilav and the free soup refill.
Tip: Complimentary fruit and soup arrive unasked. Do not over-order the starters.
Turkish₺₺sehitkamilDaily 11:00-21:00
Üçler Kebap Lahmacun is a straightforward Gaziantep grill room on Zübeyde Hanım Bulvarı, priced for a family lunch rather than a special occasion.
Order: Two lahmacun and a plate of kuzu şiş between two people.
Tip: Lahmacun comes fastest. The şiş takes longer because it is fired to order.
Anatolian₺₺allebenDaily 08:00-22:00
Evirgeç Mantı Evi is where Gaziantep eats the dishes people cook at home, a plain room on Atatürk Bulvarı built around mantı and stuffed köfte.
Order: Mantı, then içli köfte from the daily tray.
Tip: Prices run higher than the room suggests. Check the daily board before ordering the full spread.
Turkish₺sahinbeyMon-Sat 06:00-19:00
Muhsinzade is a charcoal counter in the Gaziantep bazaar where traders eat şiş and dürüm standing up, from six in the morning until early evening.
Order: A liver and mince dürüm wrapped in bazaar flatbread.
Tip: No English menu. Point at the skewers you want and the owner will build the plate.
Turkish₺₺sahinbeyMon-Sat 06:00-20:00; closed Sun
Ali Usta Kebap ve Baklava runs a kebab grill and a baklava tray side by side in central Gaziantep, open from six in the morning six days a week.
Order: Ali Nazik at breakfast, which is normal here.
Tip: The baklava counter sells by weight. Half a kilo is enough for four people.
Turkish₺₺allebenDaily 05:30-02:00; Sat and Sun until 03:00
Sakıp Usta is the all-hours beyran and paça room of Gaziantep, a functional counter on Kemal Köker Caddesi that keeps serving past midnight.
Order: Paça soup and half a portion of beyran.
Tip: Soup portions are large. Order one beyran between two if you plan on kebab afterwards.