Cities stand out in certain areas with their historical and cultural heritage. UNESCO, which is drawing attention to these areas, launched the Creative Cities Network program in 2004 and themes were determined within the program based on the characteristics of the cities. Gaziantep, which is considered within the scope of this study, has been included in this network from the theme of the city of gastronomy by providing the criteria determined by UNESCO to be a gastronomy city. Local restaurants, which are an important stakeholder in reflecting the culinary culture of a city, play a role in providing and maintaining these criteria. With the aim of the study, it was aimed to evaluate the perspectives of the local restaurants in Gaziantep, which entered the UNESCO Creative Cities Network with the theme of gastronomy, to the UNESCO criteria. To that end, interviewed with 12 restaurant managers serving in Gaziantep city center. In the study, a semi-structured survey instrument which is based on the UNESCO criteria was used were developed by the researchers. As a result of analysis, 7 themes were determined and the findings were interpreted through these themes. Local restaurants have served for at least 2 month, a maximum of 132 years. They have a minimum capacity of 40 and maximum capacity of 800 people. It has been determined that almost all of the restaurants serve three meals a day with A la carte service. It has been observed that each restaurants has a tourism business certificate and logo. As a result of the answers given by the participants to the questions within the scope of the themes, it has been revealed that their approach to the criteria determined by UNESCO is positive, but they need improvement. The cases that need improvement are examined in detail in the findings and discussion. Suggestions developed in this context are given in the conclusion and recommendations. It is thought that the study will contribute different perspectives to the local restaurants of the cities that have the potential to be a gastronomy city and will be significant for other cities that are already gastronomy cities and regard gastronomy as a touristic attraction.