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Istanbul: Guided Food and Culture Tour

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Istanbul: Guided Food and Culture Tour

Activity provider:My Local Guide Istanbul
4.9  / 5
196 reviews

From US$ 106.64 per person

Savor the flavors of Asia and Europe on a food tour of Istanbul and conquer the cuisines of the city’s 7 hills. Follow a local to neighborhood cafés to find Kurdish food, typical drinks, and more.

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Duration 5 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Try the foods of Istanbul on both the Asian and European sides of the Bosphorus
  • Cross the Bosphorus Strait by public ferry
  • Browse the local food and fish markets in Kardikoy
  • Sample local drinks like cay (tea), served in a tulip shaped glass
  • Taste the Kurdish foods typical of southeast Turkey
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Explore the cuisines of Istanbul on a food tour of both sides of the Bosphorus. Take in the city as your cross the Bosphorus with the included ferry. Stop a 9 mouth-watering locations and sip on 4 drinks. Savor an entrée, main course, and a dessert.

Starting at Karakoy Pier, ride a public ferry across the Bosporus Strait to Kadikoy Port. Enjoy views of 2 continents on the journey. 

Stroll around the Kadikoy neighborhood visiting local markets and diving down a maze of streets lined with local shops selling all kinds of produce. Go to the fish market to try some delicious mussels stuffed with rice and spices.

Stop at break at a café, full of locals playing backgammon. Follow your guide to a restaurant that specializes in home cooked food from the Kurdish area of south east Turkey (vegetarian and gluten free options available).

Head back to the European side on the ferry, admiring views of Istanbul at night. Indulge in something sweet at a local eatery where you can sample a Turkish dessert.

Includes
  • English-speaking local gourmet guide
  • Bosporus ferry crossing (return)
  • Entrees, main courses, and desserts
  • 8 food stops with 15 different kinds of food
  • 4 non-alcoholic drinks
  • Extra food and drinks not mentioned in "what's included"
  • Tips and personal expenses

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Meeting point

• Please meet your guide at the right side of the entry of the Karaköy Pier, Karakoy İskelesi, under the yellow sign; Your guide will come and ask if you are waiting for the tour. • If you come by tram, please get off at Karakoy tram station. Facing the direction of Galata Tower on the hill, walk from the tram station and turn right when crossing the traffic lights. Keep walking along the left side of the water and you'll find the tour within two minutes. • If you come by taxi then please tell the taxi driver Karakoy İskelesi Şehir hatları (not turyol). He will drop you off on the bridge and you can walk to the pier in two minutes.

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Onder was an excellent guide. This tour was a great way to sample some food from Istanbul that we wouldn't have otherwise known about. Between each stop we enjoyed learning some history about the areas we were moving through and sometimes how it related to the origins of the food. Our favorite tour on the trip!

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September 8, 2023

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John – NetherlandsVerified booking

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Thank you for a great tour. We like food tours to try local foods we would never find and to help orientation in new place. The ferry rides to the Asian side was a highlight ( especially at night ) but the food was a star. Way more food than you can eat , of great variety and flavours. The information and conversation that is provided was also terrific. I highly recommend the tour.

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August 20, 2023

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Karinne – AustraliaVerified booking

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Salih was an excellent tour guide. Friendly, knowledgeable, and accommodating. We was running very late and missed our allotted time for the evening tour, instead of just taking our money and telling us to deal with it like we expected, Salih really went above and beyond - creating a morning food tour the next day just for us, at no extra charge! We spent 2 weeks in Turkey and the food that Salih introduced us to during this tour was the best we had during our whole trip (and the food here is generally great, so that should speak volumes!). The food had great variety and flavors, we really felt like we experienced the local cuisine. Salih also knew so much about the local culture, history, and area, it felt like we had a cultural tour along the way too! I couldn't recommend this tour guide highly enough. Do yourself a favor and make sure you book this tour when visiting Istanbul.

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