Bakery₺₺sahinbeyMon-Sat 08:00-21:00; Sun 08:00-19:00Cash only
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.
Bakery₺ibrahimli
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.
Turkish₺₺sahinbeyMon-Sat 06:00-20:00; closed Sun
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.
Vegan₺sehitkamilMon-Wed 10:00-22:00; Thu 09:00-17:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-22:00; Sun 09:00-17:00Cash only
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.
Street food₺sehitkamilMon-Fri 07:30-21:00; Sat 08:00-22:00; closed SunCash only
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.
Turkish₺sahinbeyMon-Sat 06:00-19:00Cash only
Muhsinzade rolls liver and mince straight off the charcoal into flatbread in the Gaziantep bazaar, and the counter opens at six in the morning.
Try: Ciğer dürüm
Tip: Eat it standing at the counter. There is no table service and the bench seats fill fast.