Anatolian₺₺sahinbeyDaily 08:00-21:00
Yesemek Gaziantep Mutfağı plates regional home cooking near the castle, and half portions make it the easiest place in Gaziantep to taste widely.
Order: Ekşili köfte, the sour meatball soup.
Tip: Vegetarian dishes are listed separately. The kuru patlıcan dolması is meat-free on request.
Bakery₺₺sehitkamilDaily 09:00-02:00
Künefe Han bakes shredded pastry over stretchy cheese until late in Şehitkamil, and Gaziantep families treat it as the after-dinner second stop.
Order: A tray of künefe with extra pistachio dust.
Tip: One tray feeds two. Order it at the table so it arrives while the cheese is still stretching.
Bakery₺₺sehitkamilDaily 11:00-02:00
Cumba Künefe on Ali Nadi Ünler Bulvarı serves the Gaziantep cheese pastry in oversized sharing trays, open from breakfast until two in the morning.
Order: Künefe with whole pistachios and a scoop of ice cream.
Tip: Portions are bigger than usual. Share one and add the ice cream rather than ordering two.
Bakery₺₺sehitkamilDaily 11:00-01:00
Erçelebi Kömürde Kadayıf finishes every kadayıf over charcoal in Sarıgüllük, a Gaziantep dessert room that keeps serving until one in the morning.
Order: Charcoal kadayıf, fired to order rather than reheated.
Tip: Nothing sits ready on a tray here. Expect a ten-minute wait while the kadayıf goes over the coals.
Bakery₺₺sehitkamilMon-Sat 10:00-22:00; closed Sun
Dayının Yeri makes billuriye and kadayıf to order in Değirmiçem, one of the few Gaziantep counters that still lists the crystalline pastry at all.
Order: Billuriye, the crystalline pastry Gaziantep rarely exports.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Nothing is pre-made, so allow time if you arrive with a group.
Bakery₺sehitkamil
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını works a stone oven in Kayaönü, turning out boat-shaped pide and sfiha for the Gaziantep neighbourhood around it.
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.