Save your appetite for the most generous food tour and see sites that few tourists get an opportunity to see. While eating and drinking the entire way, of course!

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Duration 5 - 5.5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide: English
Pickup included: Meet your guide in your hotel/port
Private or small groups available

Highlights

Go off the beaten paths while enjoying more than 14 delicious food tastings
Experience the fragrant and visually stimulating Spice Bazaar and Grand Bazaar
Taste authentic street foods from Turkish cuisine
Join the most generous food tour of Istanbul

Full description

On this guided walking food tour you will travel around Eminonu, its intricate alleyways and hidden corners and go off the beaten paths while eating and enjoying most of delicious food tastings.

With this culinary walk, you will visit bakeries, pastry shops and Turkish pizza restaurants as well as eating a bowl of traditional soup; sharing Turkish-style breakfast with a black tea; tasting a freshly baked bagel; stopping by a local restaurant for sampling an authentic Turkish pizza; or finding some artisan’s shops to visit and mingle with locals picking up their daily products from the markets in a labyrinth of streets. It will be all about real people, real food, and real places.

A visit to the Spice Market followed by Asian part of Istanbul. This indoor market features shops offering a variety of spices, flavored teas, Turkish delight, and nuts, as well as ceramics, household goods, small souvenirs, and more. As soon as you enter, you’ll marvel at the colors and aromas of Turkish food offerings.

Includes

Fully licensed private guide
Samples to taste and drink
Breakfast
Lunch
Water
Transportation (by tram if necessary)

Personal expenses

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Important information

What to bring

Passport or ID card

Know before you go

Please note that comfortable shoes are required as this tour includes walking on cobblestone.

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Overall rating

4.9 /5

based on 14 reviews

Review summary

Guide
5/5
Value for money
4.6/5
Service
5/5
Organization
5/5

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I had a really nice day with the guide, he was able to show me a lot of good places in Istanbul and we tried a lot of delicious things. He was able to answer all of my questions very well. He was also able to recommend many restaurants where you can eat well and where the locals also eat. The pick up from the hotel was on time and he explained the way back to me very well.

May 6, 2022

My guide Borek was excellent! Since I was the only one taking the tour that day he was able to show me so much of the food culture in Istanbul while walking! We had a great tour, through Taksim, the Spice Bazaar in the Old City and also crossed to the Asian side of Istanbul via ferry for lunch! We tried so many foods, and he is very knowledgeable and patient and made sure I got back to my hotel safely! I would recommend this tour to anyone coming to Istanbul! 5 stars! Keep it up!

December 28, 2021

Fantastic!!5 star recommendation for this guide

My guide Ahmet was extremely knowledgeable very informative professional courteous.i was a little leery about booking online ahead of time but it was the best tour I took..head and shoulders above rest AND the company didn't cheat on the price unlike a tour company I booked face to face If this friendly professional is representative of the agency they are lucky to have him as an employee.VERY highly recommend for knowledge and courtesy

November 29, 2015

Istanbul Food on Foot Tour

Istanbul Food on Foot Tour

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Fantastic!!5 star recommendation for this guide