Food Tasting Tour in the Historical Bazaars of Istanbul

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Discover Istanbul's hidden culinary delights on this guided tour through the Grand and Spice Bazaars. Enjoy 12 carefully curated tastings and learn about the rich history and culture.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

The secret food tasting places around the Grand and the Spice Bazaars which you can not find by yourself. Information on the history and culture of the Bazaar. Eat at the best places around. 12 curated tastings including künefe, pide, durum (wrapped döner kebap), baklava, stuffed wine leaves, home food, coffee and finishing at a terrace with a glass of wine overlooking the city scapes.

What You Get

Professional Guiding
Snacks
Lunch
Tea and coffee
Coffee and/or Tea

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Grand Bazaar

The most atmospheric parts of the Grand Bazaar, including inns and shops dedicated to different crafts, jewelry shops and antiques. The Grand baize is a labyrinth consisting of 65 streets. There are a myriad leather, carpet, jewelry, textile, pottery, antique, copper and souvenir shops inside this old shopping mall full of color, vices, and people.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
2

Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)

Traditional Bazaar for food, spices and souvenirs in the port area of the city. Colorful, vibrant and atmospheric full of spice smell. You may buy spices, Turkish delight or just window shop.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

Buyuk Valide Han

One of the oldest atmospheric inns build by a mother Sultana. There are still ateliers a tower from Byzantine time and a wonderfull view of the city.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Mahmut Pasha Bazaar (Pass By)

Wholesalers Street Bazaar still used by locals. Nillion of things and the cheapest bazaar

Yeni Cami Meydani (Pass By)

The trade center of Istanbul and one of the mosques complexes delineating the siluete of Istanbul build by a sultana along the sea in the must busiest trade area of the city.
4

Vezirhan Handmade Carpets & Klims

A carpet shop at a historical setting of the Vezirhan where they will give you information about carpet weaving and silk weaving.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
5

Rustem Pasha Mosque

A hidden gem off the beaten track in the Tahtakale market area with beautifully Iznik tiles interior and exterior decoration made by the great architect Sinan in the 16th century.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
26/08/2022 - 09/08/2026
MONDAY
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SATURDAY
09:00 - 19:00

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You can come to the Grand Bazaar easily by tram.
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Nuruosmaniye Sebili, Ç. Nuruosmaniye Caddesi, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34126

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Go to the Nuruosmaniye Gate of the Grand Bazaar. It I s the gate number 1.
End Point

Egyptian Bazaar, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34116

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For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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