Top Late-Night in Turkey

Karaköy Güllüoğlu ★ 4.6

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

OrderPistachio baklava with kaymak

Çelebioğulları Baklava ★ 4.4

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

OrderBaklava and şöbiyet

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

Bayazhan ★ 4.4

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

OrderKüşleme and meze

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

Sakıp Usta Paça Beyran Kebap ★ 4.3

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.

OrderBeyran and paça

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

Cumba Künefe ★ 4.2

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

OrderKünefe with pistachio

TipAdd the ice cream rather than ordering a second tray. The portions are already large.

Şampiyon Kokoreç ★ 4.2

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

OrderKokoreç sandwich

Tarihi Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi ★ 4.2

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

OrderRakı table with fasıl music

Erçelebi Kömürde Kadayıf ★ 4.1

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.

OrderCharcoal kadayıf

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

Kızılkayalar ★ 4.1

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.

OrderIslak hamburger (wet burger)

Künefe Han ★ 4.0

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.

OrderKünefe

TipOne tray between two. Order it at the table so the cheese is still stretching.

Yeşilçam Kahve Evi ★ 4.0

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

OrderTurkish coffee and nargile

TipUpstairs is quieter and less smoky. Ask for it when you arrive rather than later.

Saray Muhallebicisi ★ 4.0

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

OrderTavuk göğsü chicken-breast pudding

Gece Gündüz Bistro ★ 3.9

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.

OrderMeze and ocakbaşı grill

TipBook the ocakbaşı tables in advance. They are the only ones where you grill your own.

Bambi Cafe Taksim ★ 3.7

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.

OrderCheese-melted döner wrap