28 cheap eats places in Gaziantep, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Gaziantep: the places editors actually return to. All Gaziantep food.
Kahveci Seddar Bey ★ 4.3
sahinbey · Şekeroğlu, Gümrük Cd. No:14/3, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Kahveci Seddar Bey serves a two-colour dibek coffee inside the Gümrük Han in Gaziantep, ground under a mallet in a stone mortar behind the counter.
Tip: Closed Mondays, open 09:00 to 19:00 the other six days. Enter through the han gate, not from the street.
Kahveci Seddar Bey ★ 4.3
sahinbey · Şekeroğlu, Gümrük Cd. No:14/3, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Kahveci Seddar Bey crushes its beans by mallet in a stone mortar inside the Gümrük Han, then sells the same dibek grind across the counter in Gaziantep.
Tip: Ask to watch the mortar work. The grind is sold in small bags at the same window.
Kahveci Seddar Bey ★ 4.3
sahinbey · Şekeroğlu, Gümrük Cd. No:14/3, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Kahveci Seddar Bey hides in the courtyard of a Gaziantep han rather than on a street front, which is why the two-colour dibek coffee stays a local secret.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Come before 19:00, when the han courtyard shuts for the day.
Dürümcü Recep Usta ★ 4.2
sehitkamil · İncili Pınar, 36001. Sk. No:4, 27090 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Dürümcü Recep Usta wraps stewed chickpeas in flatbread in İncili Pınar, and the nohut dürüm is the cheapest full meal in all of central Gaziantep.
Tip: Ask for extra pickled chilli in the wrap. It is the standard local correction to the chickpeas.
Dürümcü Recep Usta ★ 4.2
sehitkamil · İncili Pınar, 36001. Sk. No:4, 27090 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Dürümcü Recep Usta fills you up on chickpeas and flatbread in Gaziantep for the price of a coffee elsewhere, which is why the queue never thins.
Tip: One wrap is a light lunch, two is a full meal. Add ayran rather than a second wrap.
Muhsinzade Türk Şiş Kebap ★ 4.1
sahinbey · Boyacı, Külekçi Çarşısı Sk., 27400 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Muhsinzade grills chicken şiş and lamb liver over charcoal in the Külekçi bazaar lanes of Gaziantep, opening at 06:00 for the traders around it.
Tip: Shut by early evening. This is a breakfast and lunch counter, not a dinner room.
Muhsinzade Türk Şiş Kebap ★ 4.1
sahinbey · Boyacı, Külekçi Çarşısı Sk., 27400 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
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.
Tip: No English menu. Point at the skewers you want and the owner will build the plate.
Akşam Simit ★ 4.1
ibrahimli · Batıkent, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. No:13/L, 27470 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Akşam Simit bakes simit and morning pastries in İbrahimli and sets out a full teapot with them, which is rarer in Gaziantep than it ought to be.
Tip: Order the katmer alongside the simit. The pastries come out warm through the morning.
Muhsinzade Türk Şiş Kebap ★ 4.1
sahinbey · Boyacı, Külekçi Çarşısı Sk., 27400 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Muhsinzade rolls liver and mince straight off the charcoal into flatbread in the Gaziantep bazaar, and the counter opens at six in the morning.
Tip: Eat it standing at the counter. There is no table service and the bench seats fill fast.
Akşam Simit ★ 4.1
ibrahimli · Batıkent, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. No:13/L, 27470 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Akşam Simit bakes sesame simit and morning pastries in İbrahimli, and unlike most Gaziantep simit counters it sits you down with a full teapot.
Tip: Order the katmer alongside the simit if you want the local breakfast in one sitting.
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta ★ 4.1
sehitkamil · Değirmiçem, İmam Hüseyin İncioğlu Cd. No:3 D:b, 27000 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta kneads bulgur, isot and spice into meat-free çiğ köfte in Değirmiçem, wrapped into Gaziantep wraps twice the usual size.
Tip: The bulgur is kneaded without meat, so the wrap is plant-based before anything is added to it.
Muhsinzade Türk Şiş Kebap ★ 4.1
sahinbey · Boyacı, Külekçi Çarşısı Sk., 27400 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Muhsinzade grills for the traders of the Külekçi lanes in Gaziantep from six in the morning, and shuts long before the evening kebab crowd arrives.
Tip: The owner will build the plate for you if you do not read Turkish.
Muhsinzade Türk Şiş Kebap ★ 4.1
sahinbey · Boyacı, Külekçi Çarşısı Sk., 27400 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Muhsinzade sells charcoal-grilled dürüm in the Gaziantep bazaar at trader prices, which is what keeps the benches full from six in the morning.
Tip: Order the mixed liver and mince wrap for the best value on the board.
Akşam Simit ★ 4.1
ibrahimli · Batıkent, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. No:13/L, 27470 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Akşam Simit runs the cheapest sit-down breakfast in İbrahimli, a Gaziantep bakery counter where the teapot arrives full and then gets refilled.
Tip: The pastry counter restocks through the morning. Later batches are as good as the first.
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta ★ 4.1
sehitkamil · Değirmiçem, İmam Hüseyin İncioğlu Cd. No:3 D:b, 27000 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
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.
Tip: The bulgur is kneaded without meat, so the wrap is plant-based before anything is added to it.
Akşam Simit ★ 4.1
ibrahimli · Batıkent, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. No:13/L, 27470 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Akşam Simit is the bakery breakfast of İbrahimli, a Gaziantep counter that sets out warm pastries and refills the teapot without being asked.
Tip: The pastry trays restock through the morning, so a late arrival is not a penalty.
Ciğerci Mustafa ★ 4.0
sahinbey · Çukur Mah. Bayramoğlu Sok. No:1/B Şahinbey, 27400 Gaziantep
Ciğerci Mustafa grills lamb liver on Bayramoğlu Sokak in Gaziantep, where the local breakfast is skewers, flatbread and a glass of tea at dawn.
Tip: Liver is a morning dish here. Order the tail fat alternating on the skewer, that is the local way.
Katmerci Murat ★ 4.0
sahinbey · Bey, Atatürk Blv. No:11, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Katmerci Murat is a family katmer shop on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep, cheaper than the famous names and generous with the pistachio filling.
Tip: The şam tatlısı is worth adding if you are ordering for more than two.
Ciğerci Mustafa ★ 4.0
sahinbey · Çukur Mah. Bayramoğlu Sok. No:1/B Şahinbey, 27400 Gaziantep
Ciğerci Mustafa threads lamb liver and tail fat onto skewers on Bayramoğlu Sokak, the Gaziantep breakfast that surprises most visitors first.
Tip: Order onion, parsley and sumac alongside. Locals eat liver with all three, never on its own.
Katmerci Murat ★ 4.0
sahinbey · Bey, Atatürk Blv. No:11, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Katmerci Murat is a family katmer counter on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep, cheaper and more generous with pistachio than the addresses on every list.
Tip: Add the şam tatlısı if you are ordering for more than two people.
Ciğerci Mustafa ★ 4.0
sahinbey · Çukur Mah. Bayramoğlu Sok. No:1/B Şahinbey, 27400 Gaziantep
Ciğerci Mustafa charges bazaar prices for lamb liver skewers in Gaziantep, and a skewer with bread and salad lands well under most kebab bills.
Tip: Liver runs out by early afternoon. Go at breakfast when it is freshest and cheapest.
Katmerci Murat ★ 4.0
sahinbey · Bey, Atatürk Blv. No:11, 27000 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Katmerci Murat prices its katmer below the famous Gaziantep names on Atatürk Bulvarı while still loading the pastry with kaymak and pistachio.
Tip: Split one katmer between two, the portion is bigger than it looks.
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını ★ 3.9
sehitkamil · Kayaönü, Hamidiye Cd., 27500 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını works a stone oven in Kayaönü, turning out boat-shaped pide and sfiha for the Gaziantep neighbourhood around it.
Tip: Order pide by the metre for a group. It travels badly, so eat it in the shop.
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını ★ 3.9
sehitkamil · Kayaönü, Hamidiye Cd., 27500 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını is a working stone-oven bakery in Kayaönü, Gaziantep, turning out pide, lahmacun and sfiha throughout the day.
Tip: Buy pide whole and have it cut. Cut pide goes soft on the walk home.
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını ★ 3.9
sehitkamil · Kayaönü, Hamidiye Cd., 27500 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını fires pide and sfiha in a stone oven in Kayaönü, a working Gaziantep bakery rather than a stop built for visitors.
Tip: Sfiha is the smaller open-topped version. Order a mix and eat them in the order they arrive.
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını ★ 3.9
sehitkamil · Kayaönü, Hamidiye Cd., 27500 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Özcanlar Pide & Lahmacun Fırını is a neighbourhood oven in Kayaönü where a metre of Gaziantep pide costs less than a single kebab plate downtown.
Tip: Order by the metre for a group. It is cheaper than buying individual portions.
Tostçu Kadir Usta ★ 3.8
sehitkamil · Sanayi, 60003. Cd. No:28, 27110 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Tostçu Kadir Usta opens at half past five in Sanayi and grills toasted sandwiches for the Gaziantep workshop shift before most cafes have opened.
Tip: Closed Sundays and shut by half past one. This is a morning counter, not a lunch stop.
Tostçu Kadir Usta ★ 3.8
sehitkamil · Sanayi, 60003. Cd. No:28, 27110 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep
Tostçu Kadir Usta opens at half past five in Sanayi, feeding the Gaziantep workshop shift toasted sandwiches long before any of the cafes wake up.
Tip: Closed Sundays and shut by half past one. Reviewers rate the sweets over the tost.