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Two Markets, Two Continents with Culinary Backstreets

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Location
Istanbul
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Duration
6 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 7 guests
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Language
English
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore Istanbul through its taste buds with our top-rated food tour. Traverse two iconic markets across continents, indulge in local delicacies, and meet the vibrant culinary minds behind them.

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

Experience Details

This award winning food tour is our most popular tour in Istanbul and is a full day of eating, drinking and walking across two markets two continents, visiting a dozen or more small eateries and meeting many of the faces in the kitchens.

What You Get

Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Minimum of 18 years old for Alcoholic Beverages
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

1

Karakoy

The route for this Istanbul market tour draws from the Culinary Backstreets best-of lists in the European side’s Karaköy neighborhood and the Asian side’s Kadıköy, tied together by a Bosphorus crossing.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Bosphorus Strait

We’ll hop the boat to Kadıköy on the Asian side and eat our way through that neighborhood’s market, which holds the highest concentration of traditional food shops and eateries in the city.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
3

KadIkoy CarsIsI

Full market tour with lots of eating and drinking along the way.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
4

Karakoy

Here we will visit some hidden stops and have some awesome bites
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
5

Moda Park

We’ll continue on toward the lesser-explored culinary hotspots around the Moda area at the market’s edge, where an infectious neighborhood vibe and a sweet finish await us to conclude our Istanbul market tour.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Karakoy Fish House, Fermeneciler Caddesi, Beyoğlu İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34421

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The meeting point is the kiosk shop adjacent to the Galata Bridge in Karakoy, around 50 meters from this point.
End Point

Kadikoy Ferry Station, Kadıköy İstanbul, Türkiye, TR, 34710

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Cancellation Policy

All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

from  $139.12 
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Please note that the time is in Türkiye Time.
All bookings are final. Cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.
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Earliest available date: May 29, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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