Istanbul Street Food Tour: Private Taste of Two Continents
Description
Start your private Istanbul Street Food Tour with a traditional Turkish breakfast in the Old City. Walk through the Spice Bazaar area to taste simit, Turkish delight and local snacks before taking the public ferry across the Bosphorus to Kadikoy on the Asian side. Explore Kadikoy Market, stopping at bakeries, grill houses and street-food stands for börek, lahmacun, döner or dürüm, kokorec for the adventurous, meze and seasonal dishes. Finish with Turkish coffee or tea and a sweet like baklava or künefe. This tour covers two continents in one day, includes all food tastings and public transport, and focuses on authentic local places rather than touristy restaurants. Walking distance is moderate with plenty of breaks.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Traveler pickup is offered. Guaranteed On-Time Return To Your Ship *FOR LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS AND LATE DEPARTURES, as museums and some sites will be closed around 17:00 pm, alternative tour sites will be advised by the tour guide during the tour. *Tour guide meets you at central Istanbul hotels or Galata Port. If the hotel is not centrally located, the meeting point will be in front of the Binbirdirek, German Fountain Ports: Istanbul Cruise Port Galataport Istanbul, Kılıçali Paşa Mah. Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. No: 8 İç Kapı No: 102, Kılıçali Paşa, 34433 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants can participate on this tour with their parents
- Not Recommended for Vegan and Vegeterian Travelers
Reviews(35)
We had a fabulous morning with Sercan Mert! He explain all the different food, the history and teach us so many things of Turkey we didn’t know. Excellent guide! And let him show you where to get best dunur in Turkey! Thank Sercan - we had a great tour either you! You will not be disappointed in booking this tour - asking specifically for Sercan 👌🏻
We really enjoyed our time with our wonderful guide, Elif, who took us to some of the out of the ordinary places to sample local dishes. Elif also gave us quite a bit of history about Istanbul as well as tips for the rest of our time in the city.
Mert was an amazing guide. Clear English, super knowledgeable and flexible to cater to the different needs of the family members. Would highly recommend him!
Kerem is a wonderful guide. Quite knowledgeable, accommodating, and friendly. He made sure that we were always comfortable, especially with my mobility considerations. His choices for local foods were tasty and a nice representation of the culture. We highly recommend a tour with Kerem!
It was a great experience. We had a wonderful day with nice weather and a friendly, knowledgeable guide. It was not only a food tour, but we also learned a lot about Turkish culture and history. A big thank you to Sercan! 😊
The trip went well. Emreyy was kind and explained multiple things. The trip lasted approx 5 hours. We tasted lots of food.
Savas was a wonderful guide. He was attentive to any needs of my wife and I. He was careful to ask about the pace and we were able to cover a large area and even able to add stops as we were making good time. We had a wonderful day and will definitely recommend this tour to others traveling here.
We had a wonderful experience with Mert.He was very friendly and knowledgeable. We got to taste alot of the local cuisine and would highly recommend this tour
Our experience was fantastic. We had a great variety of food, lot's of history, and saw parts of Istanbul that we probably wouldn't have seen but for the tour. It was just my husband and I with the guide, who was wonderful. Come hungry and expect to see and eat an incredible amount. We were in Asia and Europe, taking the ferry back and forth. We were able to shop a bit in the Spice Market too. Highly recommend this tour.
We had a wonderful time with Emre. When you go with him, make sure you bring your appetite. He met us in front of our rental apartment and showed us how to use the public transit system to get around Istanbul. Along the way, we enjoyed a lot of different local food. We highly recommend this visit for anyone wanting to explore more of Istanbul.
