İmamoğlu Baklava is a bakery restaurant in Sahinbey, Gaziantep.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: A tiny Eski Saray Caddesi shop cutting its trays thin and priced below the famous Gaziantep names, with no sign visitors would notice.
Tip: There is nowhere to sit. Buy a quarter kilo and eat it on the walk home.
3 hours
Join a local family in Gaziantep for a traditional Antep cooking class. Learn how to prepare classic dishes, enjoy a warm welcome, and savor the flavors of Gaziantep.
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Discover Gaziantep’s history, art, and cuisine on a guided tour. Visit the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, taste local street food, and explore the city’s vibrant streets.
Guided tour · 2 hours
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Address: Karatarla, Eski Saray Cd. No:6, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Papirüs Cafe sits inside a restored Armenian mansion in Bey Mahallesi, and its vine-shaded courtyard is the quietest table in old Gaziantep.
Why locals goA restored Armenian mansion in Bey Mahallesi with a vine-covered courtyard that stays quiet through the whole morning.
TipCome before noon. By mid-afternoon the courtyard is full and the calm has gone.
Katmerci Murat is a family katmer counter on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep, cheaper and more generous with pistachio than the addresses on every list.
Why locals goA family katmer shop on Atatürk Bulvarı where the children work the counter and the pistachio is heavier than at the famous names.
TipAdd the şam tatlısı if you are ordering for more than two people.
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.
Why locals goInside the Gümrük Han courtyard, closed Mondays but open the other six days, with two-colour dibek coffee ground by mallet at the counter.
TipClosed Mondays. Come before 19:00, when the han courtyard shuts for the day.
Havara Kitap Kafe is a women-run book cafe in Karagöz, Gaziantep, assembled from reclaimed material and stacked across several quiet levels.
Why locals goA women-run book cafe built from reclaimed material in Karagöz, several levels deep and almost never on a Gaziantep visitor list.
TipService is partly self-serve. Order at the counter rather than waiting to be found.
Ünsal Lokum ve Şekerleme is a Gaziantep confectioner's own trade counter on Altınoğlu Caddesi, selling the lokum and boiled sweets it makes itself.
Why locals goA confectioner's own trade counter on Altınoğlu Caddesi rather than a gift shop, selling the lokum and boiled sweets it manufactures itself.
TipPistachio lokum survives the flight home better than baklava. Ask for a box, not a bag.
Akınal Gar Restaurant serves meze inside the working railway station building in Gaziantep, a licensed room hiding behind the platform doors.
Why locals goA licensed meze room inside the working TCDD station building, which almost no Gaziantep food guide bothers to list.
TipAsk for the platform side. Trains still pass the windows through the evening.
Papirüs Cafe sits inside a restored Armenian mansion in Bey Mahallesi, and its vine-shaded courtyard is the quietest table in old Gaziantep.
Why locals goA restored Armenian mansion in Bey Mahallesi with a vine-covered courtyard that stays quiet through the whole morning.
TipCome before noon. By mid-afternoon the courtyard is full and the calm has gone.
Katmerci Murat is a family katmer counter on Atatürk Bulvarı in Gaziantep, cheaper and more generous with pistachio than the addresses on every list.
Why locals goA family katmer shop on Atatürk Bulvarı where the children work the counter and the pistachio is heavier than at the famous names.
TipAdd the şam tatlısı if you are ordering for more than two people.
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.
Why locals goInside the Gümrük Han courtyard, closed Mondays but open the other six days, with two-colour dibek coffee ground by mallet at the counter.
TipClosed Mondays. Come before 19:00, when the han courtyard shuts for the day.
Havara Kitap Kafe is a women-run book cafe in Karagöz, Gaziantep, assembled from reclaimed material and stacked across several quiet levels.
Why locals goA women-run book cafe built from reclaimed material in Karagöz, several levels deep and almost never on a Gaziantep visitor list.
TipService is partly self-serve. Order at the counter rather than waiting to be found.
