Istanbul Culinary Tour: Local Tavern and Gourmet Street Foods | 3 hours 30 minutes

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Professional guide
  • Food tasting - Samples & Snacks
  • Transport by funicular
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Small Group
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities

Overview

This tour takes you into the heart of the modern sectıon of Istanbul, 'quirky' meyhanes and bustling food markets. You and your friends and family will embark on a four-hour gastronomy tour around the world famous Beyoğlu (Pera) neighborhood. All food, snacks, desserts and drinks (such as rakı and pistachio coffee), and a professional tour passing its most famous hidden passages (Flower Passage, Hazzo Poulo, Asmalı Mescit,) are included in the price. Once our experienced guide concludes Istanbul Street Food Walking Tour, you will leave with a stomach full of traditional food, plus local knowledge and sightseeing tips, to enhance the pleasure of your trip that will last with you a lifetime.

Itinerary

  • Galata Koprusu (Pass By)

    This bridge spans the Golden Horn, connecting the old city with Beyoglu, the modern district of Istanbul.

  • Karakoy (Pass By)

    You and your friends and family will embark on a four-hour gastronomy tour around the world famous Beyoğlu (Pera) neighborhood.

  • Church of St. Mary Draperis (Pass By)

    All food, snacks, desserts and drinks (such as rakı and Turkish coffee), and a professional tour passing its most famous hidden passages (Flower Passage, Hazzo Poulo, Asmalı Mescit,) are included in the price.

  • Passage Hazzopulo

    Stop at another street food vendor for İçli Köfte; Sabirtaşı makes Istanbul’s best içli köfte (a crispy bulgur shell filled with minced meat, parsley, and sautéed pine nuts), and if you don’t feel like walking up to their restaurant, their İstiklal Street vendor is always around to serve up the köfte on the go. Made by hand on a daily basis, the içli köfte are downright delicious.

    30 minutes

  • Avrupa Pasaji

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    10 minutes

  • Cicek Pasaji

    A meyhane is a traditional restaurant or bar in Turkey. It serves alcoholic beverages like wine, rakı, vodka, beer with meze and traditional foods. “Meyhane” is composed of two Persian words: mey (wine) and khāneh (house). A meyhane refers to a restaurant with traditional food, decoration, and music.

    45 minutes

  • N/A

    You must not leave Turkey without tasting Dürüm Kebab that is the sliced meat of a döner kebab may be served on a plate with various accompaniments, stuffed into a pita or other type of bread as a sandwich, or wrapped in a thin flatbread such as lavash or yufka, known as a dürüm. Since the early 1970s, the sandwich or wrap form has become popular around the world as a fast food dish sold by kebab shops and is often called simply a “kebab”. The sandwich generally contains salad or vegetables, which may include tomato, lettuce, cabbage, onion with sumac, fresh or pickled cucumber, or chili, and various types of sauces.

    15 minutes

  • Taksim Square

    Turkish people love sweets and confectionaries. Let try some of them; Beyoğlu Chocolate; one of the most famous chocolates in Istanbul are the milk or dark chocolate bars filled with enormous hazelnuts, pistachios, or almonds, sold on İstiklal Street at Meşhur Beyoğlu Çikolatacısı. The manufacturer of these grab-and-go chocolates is Elit, which has been around since 1924.

    30 minutes

  • Republic Monument

    Baklava (baqlawah) is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped walnuts or pistachio and sweetened with syrup or honey.

    15 minutes

  • Taksim Camii (Pass By)

    Taksim Cami

  • Taksim Gezi Park

    We can finish our delicious journey with Turkish Tea, is popular throughout Turkey and the Turkish diaspora. Turkish tea culture also extends to Northern Cyprus and some countries in the Balkan Peninsula..

    15 minutes

  • Historic Areas of Istanbul

    Once our experienced guide concludes Istanbul Street Food Walking Tour, you will leave with a stomach full of traditional food, plus local knowledge and sightseeing tips, to enhance the pleasure of your trip that will last with you a lifetime.

    15 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 10 years (Minimum drinking age is 16 years)
  • This tour is required to be booked by a minimum 2 participants.

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Just fantastic!

Published on Nov, 2024

I'll preface this review by letting readers know: We do food tours in just about every country we visit, always early in the trip, as a way to orient ourselves to its cuisine (for dining the next few days) and also quickly learn about the country's history and current culture. This tour from Tematique was one of our best! First off, the food itself was delicious, from a surprising blend of cultures, and with different (to western palates) tastes but almost always great. And, the company made excellent choices on where to take us and in what order, starting with a lovely quiet restaurant that served a bevy of small plates. A casual joint where one could watch kokoreç being made through the window was a treat. Later, Turkish coffee and of course (especially for the kids) the sweets shop were nice ways to end. (One caveat, we didn't love the outdoor hamburger stand, would suggest replacing that.). Also, walking around the "new" side of Istanbul was exciting -- the lively night life, the people, the sights and smells. Lastly, our guide Erol was just outstanding -- super knowledgeable not just about the food at hand but Istanbul's past and present, accommodating to any of our needs (including some fussy children), with a laid-back and friendly attitude. Thanks Erol!

Fantastic tour with Gamze

Published on Oct, 2024

Myself and my wife did this tour and had a fantastic time. We had the amazing Gamze as our guide who was so friendly and full of interesting information about food, drunks, culture, history and everything else about Turkey! The food was amazing and we learned so much, highly recommended. Thank you Gamze!

Great tour!

Published on Oct, 2024

Erol was a wonderful guide. We tried so many different kinds of food and so wonderful neighborhoods and really got an experience that we could not have done on our own. Highly recommend.

My food tour in Istanbul!

Published on Oct, 2024

Erol was amazing and very knowledgeable about the culture and the food. He was friendly and personable. My favorite was the kebap and the mussels. Highly recommended!

Don't miss this tour !!

Published on Sep, 2024

We had Gamze as our guide and she was wonderful. Toured an area we never would have adventures to. Dined a variety of foods , tastes and met fantastic and friendly restaurant operators. If you're a foodie you don't want to miss this tour. Gamze, thank you so much for your kind, friendly and warm introductions to a wo perfume city! You are the best!!

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