Cocktail bar₺₺₺sahinbeyDaily 14:00-01:00Until 01:00
Gece Gündüz Bistro runs fasıl bands and a cook-your-own grill until one in the morning, the busiest late licensed room in central Gaziantep.
Try: Meze and ocakbaşı grill
Tip: Book the ocakbaşı tables in advance. They are the only ones where you grill your own.
Turkish₺₺₺sahinbeyDaily 09:00-24:00Until 24:00
Bayazhan keeps its caravanserai meyhane in Gaziantep running to midnight with live fasıl, rakı and a küşleme allocation that sells out early.
Try: Küşleme and meze
Tip: Reserve the küşleme when you book. After ten o'clock the grill is usually out of it.
Cafe₺₺ibrahimliDaily 08:00-01:00Until 01:00 on Saturdays
Yeşilçam Kahve Evi runs latest of the İbrahimli cafes, a Gaziantep room of film stills, backgammon and nargile that fills up once dinner ends.
Try: Turkish coffee and nargile
Tip: Upstairs is quieter and less smoky. Ask for it when you arrive rather than later.
Cafe₺₺yeditepeDaily 08:00-24:00Until 24:00
Brezılıan Coffee Co pours espresso until midnight near Gaziantep University, which makes it the late study room for the whole Güneykent district.
Try: Espresso and dessert
Tip: The far room is quieter. Sit there if the smoke from the doorway bothers you.
Turkish₺₺allebenDaily 05:30-02:00; Sat and Sun until 03:00Until 02:00, later at weekends
Sakıp Usta keeps beyran and paça going past midnight on Kemal Köker Caddesi, which makes it the Gaziantep answer to a very late-night appetite.
Try: Beyran and paça
Tip: It is still serving at 02:00, and at 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Bakery₺₺sehitkamilDaily 09:00-02:00Until 02:00
Künefe Han bakes cheese pastry until two in the morning in Şehitkamil, and Gaziantep treats a late künefe as a second dinner rather than dessert.
Try: Künefe
Tip: One tray between two. Order it at the table so the cheese is still stretching.