Food Tour in Istanbul with Local Guide

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
3 - 8 guests
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Language
English
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Embark on an unforgettable culinary journey in Istanbul, with a local guide revealing hidden gems. Enjoy authentic dishes at beloved eateries, explore vibrant markets, and savor the city's flavors.

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

Experience Details

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.



What You Get

Cost of food, non-alcoholic drinks and water
Public transportation fees.
6 unique and different eateries and restaurants. Multiple tastings at some of those
Gratuities (suggested)

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for travellers who has food alergics.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

1

Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)

This is the second oldest covered bazaar in ıstanbul and mainly for food.There we will see variety of spices and taste best Turkish delights of the city.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

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 İstanbul.
25 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Kadikoy Iskelesi (Pass By)

This where we get off the boat after arriving Kadıköy where we will see another food market of istanbul and eat best local restaurants of city.
3

Karakoy

This we we come back after Kadıköy stop and go to the best baklava shop in istanbul and end the tour.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Legacy Ottoman Hotel, Hamidiye Caddesi, Fatih İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34112

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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.
End Point

Karaköy, Beyoğlu İstanbul, Türkiye, TR

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The tour finishes at Karaköy district after tasting the best baklava shop of the city.District is very popular with its cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy the rest of the day.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Amazing - definitely recommend
July 05, 2024
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We so enjoyed our exceptional day and food tour with Ozzie in July 2024 - in fact it was the highlight of our 3 week trip to Greece and Turkey. The food was absolutely awesome, sampled at 6 local ...read more

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So many great tastes and sites from the Bosphorus
May 10, 2024
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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. ...read more

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Highlight of our whirlwind weekend in Istanbul
April 01, 2024
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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 ...read more

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Great Experience
April 01, 2024
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The tour was a great experience. Enjoyed every minute of it and learnt a lot about the history of Istanbul

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Fantastic Tour
March 31, 2024
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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 mo...read more

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