İmam Çağdaş

A century-old restaurant founded in 1887, famous for its Ali Nazik kebab and freshly baked pistachio baklava.

İmam Çağdaş sits beside the Zincirli Covered Market and is Gaziantep's best-known old establishment, famous for both its kebabs and its pistachio baklava. Recommended dishes include Ali Nazik kebab (grilled meat over roasted eggplant and yogurt), lamb kebab on skewers, and the signature havuç dilimi (carrot slice baklava), packed with local pistachios. Prices are moderate. Queues are common at mealtimes, and you can also take baklava away.

Opening hours

About 09:00–22:00

Food · Grilled meat · Baklava

Nearby sights

Alaüddevle Mosque
Zincirli Bedesten
Coppersmiths Bazaar
Emine Göğüş Culinary Museum
Tahmis Coffee House
Gaziantep Castle & Panorama Museum
Hamam Museum (Naib Hamamı)
Gaziantep Mevlevi Lodge Museum

Places to eat nearby

İmam Çağdaş
Katmerci Zekeriya Usta
Metanet Lokantası
Kebapçı Halil Usta