The history of İmam Çağdaş dates back to 1887. Hacı Hüseyin Efendi (Çağdaş), who came from Aleppo, opened a shop in Maarif as the 34th tradesman in the city. Later, as the Gaziantep Castle area became insufficient to meet the needs of the community, many inns were built in the surrounding area, and Uzun Çarşı, the city's first bazaar, became the city center. Hacı Hüseyin Efendi also moved to Uzun Çarşı in 1898. After Hacı Hüseyin Efendi, İmam Usta, who took over the business and gave his name to the establishment, continued the tradition of being a center of flavor until his death in 1964. After İmam Usta, his son Talat Çağdaş took over the reins.