Treff Bistro is a brunch restaurant in Kavaklik, Gaziantep.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Weekend kahvaltı spread under the trees.
Tip: The patio is the point. Indoors in winter it is an ordinary bistro room.
Address: Öğretmenevleri Mah. Meteoroloji Sok, Engelliler Parkı, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
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.
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.
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.
