Restaurants in Başakşehir: where can you eat what, area by area?

Restaurants in Başakşehir are not gathered on a single street but in five hubs. These hubs are Atatürk Boulevard in the center, the area around the pond in Bahçeşehir, the nation's garden in Kayabaşı, the large shopping mall in Ziya Gökalp and the area beneath Fatih Terim Stadium in the Başak neighborhood. Kebab houses and meat restaurants, pizza and fast food, cafes and world cuisines sit side by side among Başakşehir's places to eat. Some of the venues around Bahçeşehir Gölet stay open past midnight. The shopping mall on Süleyman Demirel Boulevard has restaurants alongside more than 350 stores. Kayaşehir, İkitelli and the area around the city hospital also have their own places to eat. For those looking for Gaziantep cuisine, Lezzet-i Şark Gusto is beneath Fatih Terim Stadium, at Block C No: 5.

Where are the restaurants in Başakşehir?

Restaurants in Başakşehir are gathered on Atatürk Boulevard, around Bahçeşehir Gölet, around the nation's garden, at the shopping mall in Ziya Gökalp and beneath Fatih Terim Stadium. The shopping arcades beneath large housing complexes also have restaurants and cafes. There are places to eat around Kayaşehir, İkitelli and the city hospital too.

Restaurants on Atatürk Boulevard

In the center of Başakşehir, Atatürk Boulevard is also popularly known as Bankalar Caddesi. On and around the boulevard there are eateries, kebab houses and cafes.

Restaurants around Bahçeşehir Gölet

In Bahçeşehir, cafes and restaurants line Doğa Parkı Caddesi around Bahçeşehir Gölet, one of the district's nation's gardens. Some of the venues here stay open past midnight. The pond park covers 270,043.86 square meters and has walking and bike paths, play structures and a stage. For those who want to walk before or after a meal, Bahçeşehir Gölet Park tops the list of things to do in Bahçeşehir.

Restaurants around Başakşehir Millet Bahçesi

There is a cafe inside the nation's garden in Kayabaşı. Because the park is open every day until midnight, Başakşehir Millet Bahçesi suits a walk before or after dinner.

The shopping mall in Ziya Gökalp

The large shopping mall on Süleyman Demirel Boulevard has restaurants and an entertainment area alongside more than 350 stores.

Restaurants in Kayaşehir

In Kayaşehir, places to eat are gathered around Tınaztepe Caddesi and Adnan Menderes Boulevard, in the shopping arcades of large housing complexes. Besides Turkish cuisine, there are world cuisines such as Palestinian and Uyghur, and grill restaurants. Some of these restaurants stay open past midnight.

Restaurants in İkitelli

On the İkitelli side, the Ziya Gökalp neighborhood and İkitelli Organized Industrial Zone have meat restaurants and liver and kebab houses. The tradesmen's restaurants inside the industrial estates serve home-style cooked dishes, and some of them open early in the morning and close early in the evening.

Restaurants around Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital

Inside Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital there is a cafe restaurant and a coffee shop open 24 hours. The hospital also has cafes and a chicken restaurant. For people waiting at a patient's bedside at night, these places stay open until morning.

Beneath Fatih Terim Stadium

The stadium complex also includes shops, and the stadium opened in 2014 with 31 commercial units. On match days the stadium area gets crowded. The complex has Fatih Terim Stadium's covered parking for 350 cars and open parking for 1,300 cars.

What do people eat in Başakşehir?

In Başakşehir you can eat kebabs, meat dishes, pizza and fast food, cafe menus and world cuisines. Kayaşehir has Palestinian and Uyghur cuisine, and İkitelli the home-style cooked dishes of tradesmen's restaurants. For those looking for regional cuisine, there is also Gaziantep cuisine.

What should you look for when choosing a restaurant in Başakşehir?

When choosing a place to eat in Başakşehir, it helps to look at opening hours, parking, whether there is a private room for groups and the match calendar. Four points make the choice easier.

• If you are going late at night, check that day's opening hours. Some venues in the district close at midnight, some later.
• If you are going by car, find out in advance whether there is parking or valet.
• If you are going with a large group, ask whether there is a private room and a group menu, and book a table.
• On match days, finding a table around the stadium gets harder. Go before kickoff.

Where can you eat Gaziantep cuisine in Başakşehir?

In Başakşehir, one of the places that serves Gaziantep cuisine, beneath Fatih Terim Stadium at Block C No: 5, is Lezzet-i Şark Gusto. The menu has beyran, ali nazik, onion kebab, thin-crust lahmacun, katmer and künefe. For those arriving by car, our restaurant at the stadium offers free parking and valet service. There is also a private dining room for large families, and group menus.

To avoid confusing us with other businesses named Lezzet-i Şark, note our address: Fatih Terim Stadium, Block C No: 5, Yunus Emre Caddesi, Başak neighborhood. Gusto is open every day until midnight, and until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.