Istanbul Food Tour: Tasting Century-Old Recipes with Local Guide
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35 Ratings
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Embark on an Istanbul food tour with a local guide and indulge in century-old recipes at authentic, non-touristy restaurants. Discover the city's European and Asian sides while savoring mind-blowing local and street foods.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Misir Carsisi (Spice Market) - This is the second oldest covered bazaar in .stanbul and mainly for food.There we will see variety of spices and taste best Turkish delights of the city.
- Bosphorus Strait - As the tour is offering tastes of two continents we should take a public ferry(transportation fees are included tour) we cross the narrowest channel of the world on the way to Asian side of .stanbul.
- Kadikoy Iskelesi - This where we get off the boat after arriving Kad.k\öy where we will see another food market of istanbul and eat best local restaurants of city.
- Karakoy - This we we come back after Kad.k\öy stop and go to the best baklava shop in istanbul and end the tour.
What's Included
- Food, non-alcoholic beverages, and water included
- Enjoy tastings at 7 unique eateries and restaurants
- Includes all public transportation fees
- Led by an English-speaking tour guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (suggested)
Additional Information
This tour is given by a food and history enthusiast local tour guide of Istanbul. Restaurants where we eat are all old restaurants which are preferred by locals mostly (not touristic) and serve very delicious centuries old recipes.You will have a chance to discover Istanbul’s European and Asian sides while admiring mind blowing tastes of local and street foods.Amount of food and number of options will definitely be more than enough and tour will meet your expectations!You will be in good hands!
You will meet your tour guide at meeting point in the morning and start your tasting.Please be sure to come hungry. You will have a day of feasting ahead of you.You will have a chance to see most famous two food markets in Istanbul where you can see traditional commercial food life of Istanbulites.You be on two different continents in one day and cross the narrowest natural channel of the world.
- Not recommended for travellers who has food alergics.
Location
Legacy Ottoman Hotel
Hamidiye Caddesi
This is very well known and a big hotel in Sirkeci district and 200 meters aways from Spice market.If you want to use public transport to get there you should use T1 and drop atoff sirkeci station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Gerard_h
May 10, 2024
So many great tastes and sites from the Bosphorus - While the large quantity of very good food wa great our guide, Kube, was the star. We had so much fun and laughed a lot.
Have coffee for breakfast as you will be eating the remainder of the day.
A little shopping here and there, but this experience is for your taste buds. It was also nice to spend time and eat on the Asia side of Istanbul via the ferry with great pics of Old City from the Bosphorus.
Highly recommend this tour
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Rubysue05
Apr 1, 2024
Highlight of our whirlwind weekend in Istanbul - I can’t praise “Oz” highly enough. Not only did we enjoy some amazing Turkish dishes we also got to hear stories about Oz’s experiences growing up in Istanbul and how the foods we were eating fit into the lives of everyday Turks. Oz was so experienced that he was able to get us to try new dishes and provide us with experiences we never would have had on our own!
We only had the weekend in Istanbul and had a mediocre private tour of the big Mosques and Topkapi the day before. This tour more than made up for our so-so tour the day before. Oz even helped us to see a few more sites on our own!
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Carissa_w
Apr 1, 2024
Great Experience - The tour was a great experience. Enjoyed every minute of it and learnt a lot about the history of Istanbul
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999carissaw
Mar 31, 2024
Fantastic Tour - Ondie was a fantastic guide. He provided an authentic introductory to the culinary delights of Istanbul, both European and Asian side. He managed to incorporate plenty of information around the modern day and historical Turkish people lifestyles. Highly Recommend!
Well worth the time and money.
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Cruiser600896
Mar 9, 2024
Exceptional moments for lovers of gastronomy - Day full of discovery and lots of nice little moments, warm and immersive places.
Special mention to the guide Özgür who knew how to share with us this gastronomic culture with professionalism while being warm and friendly.
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Debbie_w
Nov 21, 2023
A must do food tour - Food tours are an amazing way to experience the culture of the area, we have done several “food tours” and this one was fabulous. Ozgur was a great guide who took us to some wonderful places throughout the city, educated us on the flavors and traditions of Istanbul and showed us the beautiful city with an inside perspective. Would definitely recommend Ozgur as a tour guide; he will take great care of you and will enhance your travel experience. Two thumbs up, Thank you Ozgur!!
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Kees_b
Sep 8, 2023
Would definitely... - Would definitely recommene. After booking the wrong date (my fault), Ozgür & co. were very flexible. Communication was flawless. Tour was wonderful. Great experience.
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Mag_ty
Apr 30, 2023
Excellent guide with fantastic food choices! - Ozzie was a great guide! Very accommodating of food preferences and dietary considerations. The pace of food intake was just right. Definitely join with an empty stomach and you won't be disappointed! All transfers ferry included in price which is great way to traverse from European to Asia side of IST! Highly recommended guide & tour!
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Dimpletheone
Oct 8, 2022
YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TRY!! - I am a solo traveler and I really like to book such local and less known tours (not really touristic) and ı booked a tour with Ozzy who is amazing.He is such a foddie and while telling about the food and recipes I already feel How tastesy it will be and stories behind the food makes more sense.You will definately like it but make sure that you dont even have a glass of water before you meet him.😊
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Combatadventuremx
Sep 26, 2022
Awesome Turkish Day with Ozzie - Great experience !!! Ozzie is awesome, he explain very well all the historic places, he support us with the entire day since hotel until airport.
If you are going to visit Istanbul and want to have a fantastic day don’t hesitate to hire Ozzie.
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