Top Late-Night in Turkey

Karaköy Güllüoğlu ★ 4.6 · Istanbul

karaköy · Kemankeş Karamustafa Paşa Mah., Rıhtım Caddesi No:3-4, 34425 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Karaköy Güllüoğlu, the 1949 baklava counter on Rıhtım still cutting pistachio baklava with a scoop of clotted cream until midnight for after-dinner Karaköy.

Çelebioğulları Baklava ★ 4.4 · Gaziantep

sehitkamil · İncili Pınar Mahallesi, Gazi Muhtar Paşa Blv. No:25 D:C, 27090 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep

Çelebioğulları Baklava keeps its Gazi Muhtar Paşa salon open to midnight, so a late Gaziantep baklava run does not depend on the bazaar counters.

Tip: The salon has proper seating. Order a mixed plate with tea rather than a box to go.

Bayazhan ★ 4.4 · Gaziantep

sahinbey · Akyol, Atatürk Blv. No:119 D:1, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Bayazhan keeps its caravanserai meyhane in Gaziantep running to midnight with live fasıl, rakı and a küşleme allocation that sells out early.

Tip: Reserve the küşleme when you book. After ten o'clock the grill is usually out of it.

Sakıp Usta Paça Beyran Kebap ★ 4.3 · Gaziantep

alleben · Alleben, Kemal Köker Cd. No:55 D:53, 27010 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

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.

Tip: It is still serving at 02:00, and at 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Cumba Künefe ★ 4.2 · Gaziantep

sehitkamil · Pancarlı, Ali Nadi Ünler Blv. 71/A, 27060 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep

Cumba Künefe runs until two in the morning on Ali Nadi Ünler Bulvarı, serving the oversized Gaziantep künefe trays that families share after dinner.

Tip: Add the ice cream rather than ordering a second tray. The portions are already large.

Şampiyon Kokoreç ★ 4.2 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Hüseyinağa Mah., Sahne Sokak No:21, 34435 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Şampiyon Kokoreç on Sahne Sokak, the 1962 Beyoğlu kokoreççi keeping its charcoal grill burning past midnight for the Balık Pazarı late-rakı crowd.

Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi ★ 4.2 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Balık Pazarı, Sahne Sokak No:47, 34435 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi spread across three floors of Sahne Sokak, the rakı table running with fasıl singers and mezze rounds until 02:00.

Erçelebi Kömürde Kadayıf ★ 4.1 · Gaziantep

sehitkamil · Sarıgüllük, Milli Egemenlik Cd. no.33, 27400 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep

Erçelebi Kömürde Kadayıf fires kadayıf over charcoal until one in the morning in Sarıgüllük, so nothing here has been sitting on a tray for hours.

Tip: Expect a ten-minute wait. Nothing is pre-made, which is the reason to come.

Kızılkayalar ★ 4.1 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Katip Mustafa Çelebi Mah., Sıraselviler Caddesi No:2/C, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Kızılkayalar at Taksim Square open until 03:00, the 1978 wet-burger counter that finishes a Beyoğlu rakı table with a steamed bun and garlic tomato sauce.

Künefe Han ★ 4.0 · Gaziantep

sehitkamil · Pancarlı, 19019. Sk. No:3, 27060 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep

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.

Tip: One tray between two. Order it at the table so the cheese is still stretching.

Yeşilçam Kahve Evi ★ 4.0 · Gaziantep

ibrahimli · Atatürk, Adnan İnanıcı Cd. no:46/a, 27560 Şehitkamil/Gaziantep

Yeşilçam Kahve Evi runs latest of the İbrahimli cafes, a Gaziantep room of film stills, backgammon and nargile that fills up once dinner ends.

Tip: Upstairs is quieter and less smoky. Ask for it when you arrive rather than later.

Saray Muhallebicisi ★ 4.0 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Kuloğlu Mah., İstiklal Caddesi No:107, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Saray Muhallebicisi on Istiklal, the 1935 muhallebici keeping milk puddings, kazandibi and tavuk göğsü flowing for late Beyoğlu walkers until 02:00.

Gece Gündüz Bistro ★ 3.9 · Gaziantep

sahinbey · Bey Sk. Atatürk Blv Öğretmenler Evi Karşısı 27010 Gaziantep

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.

Tip: Book the ocakbaşı tables in advance. They are the only ones where you grill your own.

Brezılıan Coffee Co ★ 3.8 · Gaziantep

yeditepe · Güneykent, 216 Nolu Cadde No:8/B, 27470 Şahinbey/Gaziantep

Brezılıan Coffee Co pours espresso until midnight near Gaziantep University, which makes it the late study room for the whole Güneykent district.

Tip: The far room is quieter. Sit there if the smoke from the doorway bothers you.

Bambi Cafe Taksim ★ 3.7 · Istanbul

beyoğlu · Katip Mustafa Çelebi Mah., Sıraselviler Caddesi No:2, 34433 Beyoğlu, İstanbul

Bambi Cafe at the top of Sıraselviler, a 22-hour counter window doing döner wraps with melted cheese and kumpir baked potatoes until 05:00 most nights.