Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını works a stone oven in Kayaönü, turning out boat-shaped pide and sfiha for the Gaziantep neighbourhood around it.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Kıymalı pide straight off the oven floor.
Tip: Order pide by the metre for a group. It travels badly, so eat it in the shop.
Address: Kayaönü, Hamidiye Cd., 27500 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
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.
Mösyö Cafe & Restaurant sits beside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep and runs breakfast, gözleme and live music from early morning through to midnight.
Order: Gözleme with cheese, cooked on the griddle to order.
Tip: The terrace faces the park. Come for late breakfast rather than dinner, the mornings are calmer.
Treff Bistro sits inside Kavaklık Park in Gaziantep with a shaded patio, serving Turkish breakfast alongside pizza, pasta and burgers all day.
Order: Weekend kahvaltı spread under the trees.
Tip: The patio is the point. Indoors in winter it is an ordinary bistro room.
Boğazköy is the campus-side crowd-pleaser in Gaziantep, a big room of pasta, pizza and slow-grilled beef brisket beside Gaziantep University.
Order: Pizza or brisket, depending on how much kebab you have eaten.
Tip: Sushi appears on limited days only. Ring ahead if the sushi is the reason for your visit.
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.
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.
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.
