Katmerci Zekeriya Usta is a street-food stop in Sahinbey, Gaziantep.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Katmer is a breakfast pastry here, not a dessert. Come before ten for the freshest batch.
Address: Çukur, Bay Hilmi Gç. No:16/C-D, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep
Metanet Katmer opens at five in the morning beside the Gaziantep grain market, feeding the same crowd that has just eaten beyran across the road.
Try: Katmer
Tip: Order the simit katmer if the classic sells out. It is the same dough with sesame on top.
Yusuf Ziya rolls burma kadayıf around crushed Antep pistachio in a Gaziantep han on Suburcu Caddesi and sells almost nothing else from the window.
Try: Fıstıklı burma kadayıf
Tip: Buy a small box rather than a tray. The syrup sets hard within a day.
Ali Usta Kebap ve Baklava opens its grill at six in the morning near Karatarla, so kebab counts as street breakfast in this part of Gaziantep.
Try: Ali Nazik
Tip: Closed Sundays. Order at the grill window rather than sitting down if you are in a hurry.
Metanet Katmer opens at five in the morning beside the Gaziantep grain market, feeding the same crowd that has just eaten beyran across the road.
Try: Katmer
Tip: Order the simit katmer if the classic sells out. It is the same dough with sesame on top.
Yusuf Ziya rolls burma kadayıf around crushed Antep pistachio in a Gaziantep han on Suburcu Caddesi and sells almost nothing else from the window.
Try: Fıstıklı burma kadayıf
Tip: Buy a small box rather than a tray. The syrup sets hard within a day.
Akşam Simit bakes sesame simit and morning pastries in İbrahimli, and unlike most Gaziantep simit counters it sits you down with a full teapot.
Try: Simit
Tip: Order the katmer alongside the simit if you want the local breakfast in one sitting.
Ali Usta Kebap ve Baklava opens its grill at six in the morning near Karatarla, so kebab counts as street breakfast in this part of Gaziantep.
Try: Ali Nazik
Tip: Closed Sundays. Order at the grill window rather than sitting down if you are in a hurry.
Çiğ Köfteci Yuşa Usta kneads bulgur, isot and spice into meat-free çiğ köfte in Değirmiçem, wrapped into Gaziantep wraps twice the usual size.
Try: Çiğ köfte dürüm
Tip: The bulgur is kneaded without meat, so the wrap is plant-based before anything is added to it.
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.
Try: Nohut dürüm
Tip: Ask for extra pickled chilli in the wrap. It is the standard local correction to the chickpeas.
