Places to eat in Gaziantep Sahinbey

Since Gaziantep has a deep-rooted culture and civilization, Antep Cuisine has an important place in Turkish culinary culture. There are many different flavors that will appeal to your taste buds from Antep cuisine where bulgur, bitter, sour and yogurt are at the forefront. Meatballs, pilaf, pastries, soups, kebabs, meat dishes are all delicious and beautiful.   

If we need to talk about local flavors, we can mention stuffed meatballs, raw meatballs, sour meatballs, akıtmalı meatballs, stuffed meatballs (kısır), eggplant kebab, Ali Nazik Kebab, simit kebab, onion kebab, beyran soup, pounded alaca soup, onion stew with yogurt, mıcırık aşı, borani, kabaklama, garlic pan, stuffed peppers with firik, stuffed mumbar, stuffed beetroot, carrot vaccine, Uzbek pilaf, firik pilaf, pounded pilaf with meat, pişi pastry, lahmacun, loğlaz piyaz, maş piyaz, cucumber tzatziki, and koruk salad are just a few of these flavors.   

In Antep, which is also very rich in desserts, you should first of all taste the world-famous Antep baklava. You should even buy it and share it with your loved ones. You will not forget the taste of Antep Baklava with cream flowing out of it. Apart from baklava, you can also try different desserts such as burma kadayif, bastık, zerde, rice pudding, şıllık, nüşe halva, kerebiç, mayanalı kahke, hedik. 

'Tahmis Kahvesi' for a coffee break. Its history dates back to the 1650s. The old texture of the building is still intact. The atmosphere is also pleasant. There are 500 year old lamps inside. There are even photographs from the old times.

If you want, you can also find places that serve toast, pancakes, grilled meat and chicken products, salads and home-cooked meals.

For accommodation suggestions, you can check our Gaziantep Şahinbey Hotels page.First of all, you should visit Gaziantep Bazaar (Bakırcılar and Zincirli Bedesten) and Antep streets in Gaziantep. You can take plenty of photos during your discovery tours.   

It will be another pleasure to sip your tiredness coffee in one of the historical inns. After having your lunch break in a nice kebab shop, Antep Baklava will be great.

You can visit many museums in Gaziantep, Zeugma Ancient City and Mosaic Museum, Yesemek Open Air Museum, Ethnography and Culinary Museums. In the city where there are many historical mosques, churches, inns, baths and madrasahs, you can visit these historical places.   

You can see the castles called Gaziantep Castle and Rumkale. You can camp or picnic in Dülükbaba forests, which are about 5 kilometers from the center. You can plan nature walks or cycling tours.    

You can go hunting around the Euphrates River. Partridges and pheasants are plentiful. You can plan a horse-drawn nature trip around Rumkale, which is also by the Euphrates River. You can fish in the dam lakes. You can paraglide on Gaffur Baba Hill or in Sakçagözü town.   

If you coincide with the period, you can participate in the December 25 Liberation Festivities. You can do shopping.

For accommodation suggestions, you can check our Gaziantep Şahinbey Hotels page.