Only in Izmir: Exploring the Seaside City’s Culinary Traditions

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6 hours
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1 - 7 guests
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English
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Discover Izmir's culinary heritage on a food tour! Explore markets near the agora, delve into local culture, and taste unique dishes that define this Aegean city. Book your adventure now!

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

Experience Details

On our Izmir food tour we’ll explore the tangled roots of this Aegean city’s cuisine and culture, enjoying the friendly laid back environment of the markets near the agora and sampling a variety of dishes unique to this city.

What You Get

Carbonated beverages
Soda/Pop
Snacks
Lunch
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

1

Basmane Garı

The day will begin with a breakfast of boyoz, a Sephardic savory pastry found only here, slow-cooked eggs and local tulum cheese followed by a slice of history from a 3rd generation helva maker. We’ll visit a workshop where lokma, a donut-like sweet traditionally served to lighten the mood at funerals, is made and explore the crumbling architectural beauty of old Izmir
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
2

Izmir

We’ll explore a residential neighborhood inhabited by migrant families from the East of Turkey before eating our way through another market filled with local culinary institutions including a fine fish restaurant, a Bosnian-Turkish gastro-café, a pide bakery and one of the best lokantas in the country.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
3

Hisaronu

Izmir takes its offal seriously, so we’ll give its famous sögüs, poached sheep’s head, a try before finishing the day with a local traditional semolina dessert call sambali and a cup of Turkish coffee made from beans freshly ground the old-fashioned way, in a stone mortar.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Basmane Garı, Konak İzmir, Türkiye, TR, 35240

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Izmir Basmane Train Station (in Turkish: Basmane Gari). It is on the crossroad of Anafartalar Street and Fevzi Pasa Avenue.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

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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Thank you Nuket!
May 28, 2025
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Our guide Nuket Franco was terrific. She educated us on food and culture. We experienced the real Izmir - away from tourists and ate lots of delicious food. We loved Izmir because of her and miss h...read more

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At the end of the tour you will be full. And not just with delicious food, but with fantastic memories.
March 19, 2025
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Great way to get to know the city, if you want to see more than images on touristic posters and taste more than food on touristic menus. You will hear stories, learn some history, meet loveliest lo...read more

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Watch out - they tried to scam us!
March 10, 2025
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The operator tried to scam us, saying we didn't pay the full amount. We reported them to Viator (including a screen shot of the email requesting the additional funds) and requested a refund becaus...read more

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Getting full in the local market
February 13, 2025
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Nuket was wonderful. She took us to so many places we lost count. She gave us options to try offal and fish(we declined) due to being so full of so many wonderful foods. We wandered the local mark...read more

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Highly recommend!
November 27, 2024
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We had a great food tour of Izmir with our tour guide Nuket. There was so much food offered that we had to skip some of the items. Make sure you start the tour without breakfast and have small sam...read more

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