Turkey · FOOD
In high season the good food experiences are gone a fortnight out and the best of them go sooner. Below: 15 to book before you fly, what each includes and where they differ.
Taste Istanbul across two continents with kebabs, baklava, coffee, markets, and a Bosphorus ferry ride on this 5.5-hour food tour.
“Blew me away! Amazing tour. Don’t hesitate this was the highlight of my trip and set me up with so much food knowledge for the rest of my week. Wish I could go twice but I’m still full. Loved it!”
Taste Istanbul street food, Turkish sweets, rooftop drinks, and a generous family-style dinner on this intimate three-hour food tour.
“The food was excellent!! This is the tour to take if you want an authentic Turkish dining experience. Our guide, Sule even gave us a list of recommended dining places in Istanbul so it is definitely worthwhile to take this tour at the beginning of your stay in the city.”
Taste Istanbul from both sides of the Bosphorus with 20 local samples, ferry rides, markets, and expert food guidance in six hours.
“We had an amazing tour with Önder! We not only got to eat and drink a lot of amazing food and drinks (and I truly mean AMAZING), we also got a lot of interesting information about the food and the history as well as great little personal anecdotes. Highly recommend! It is a wonderful way to both see the city and try/get to know turkish culture and food.”
Taste Istanbul street food, enjoy rooftop views, and share a generous Turkish feast at a historic family-run restaurant.
“Sule was an amazing guide to Istanbul, amazing roof top and dinner; filled with locals enjoying a family night out. Highly recommended”
Taste Istanbul across two continents on a small-group food tour with ferry rides, Kadıköy markets, Kurdish dishes, tea, and dessert.
“We had an excellent tour with Burak. As well eating with the locals away from the more touristy places his historical knowledge really brought the city and its food to life. The food was all excellent quality and better the most examples we had tried elsewhere in Türkiye. Tips areas for exploring were freely given including how to get the best from our remaining days in Istanbul. Highly recommended as a way to see the Istanbul that its residents enjoy.”
Taste 10 Istanbul specialties on a private three-hour food walk through Beyoğlu, with local stories, dietary options, and practical tips.
“Muhammed was a great guide who gave us an overview of Turkish cuisine, explaining everything we ate!”
Taste Istanbul from Galata to Taksim with local guides, street food, mezze, sweets, coffee, and Turkish food history in a small group.
“We had a wonderful evening with Tolga as our guide. We were so surprised it was only us two on the tour with him (getting into low season for tourism), it felt so personal and able to be catered to our interests. We stopped at a restaurant for mezze (appetizers) and raki, then weaved through many stops over the next 3.5 hours. Some food stalls, coffee stall, some other sit down restaurants, and dessert last. Tolga made sure to find a special dessert for me that I was wanting to try, and also found a grocery store so I could buy a fruit I liked that we don't have in…”
Taste 12+ Turkish specialties while exploring Kadikoy, Moda, markets, and backstreets on this intimate Istanbul food walk.
“Fantastic experience, good number of dishes from a varety of regions. Melis explaination of how dishes were made was informative and stories about the different customs and history of the regions very interesting. Also excellent orientation to the Asian side of Istanbul.”
Explore Istanbul by ferry, market, and backstreet lokanta on a five-hour food tour with dinner, dessert, drinks, and Asian-side tastings.
“It was good to see an area you wouldn’t normally explore. The guide was knowledgeable and kept the group together. The food was interesting and not something we would have tasted without our guide being there.”
Taste Istanbul on a private food tour from Karakoy to Kadikoy, with Turkish breakfast, street food, coffee, ferry views, and local insight.
“Furkan has arranged for an excellent private food tour experience. We had an amazing breakfast, then spent the day visiting different places for quick and authentic bites. We loved the privacy of the tour, and the stories for the places we’ve seen and the dishes that Furkan introduced to us.”
Taste Istanbul from breakfast to künefe on a small-group tour across Europe and Asia, with ferries, local markets, history, and generous food stops.
“Go hungry! There was so much delicious food to enjoy, and I’m really glad we didn’t eat before meeting. Our guide, Salih, was amazing. We’ve done a lot of food tours, but this has by far been our favorite one. We tried a large variety of foods and Salih gave us plenty of interesting facts along the way. 10/10 would recommend this tour to anyone looking to try local Turkish food.”
Review of Alanya’s $11 pirate ship cruise, with coastal views, swimming stops, barbecue lunch, soft drinks, and a foam party.
“4 swimming breaks the lunch was fine ( pasta, salad, chicken drums ) foam party staff did a quite nice acrobatics show 100% worth the money”
Taste Istanbul from Spice Market to Blue Mosque, with local breakfast, pide, döner, kebab and baklava on a four-hour walk.
“Our guide Ezgi, was excellent. Very knowledgeable on history and background of the city, the people and not just the food. Will highly recommend her.”
Taste 12-plus Turkish specialties while exploring Kadikoy, Moda, local markets, street art, wine, coffee, and backstreets with a private guide.
“If you want to learn about authentic Turkish food, traditions and every day life of locals this tour with Melis is a must do !!”
Explore Kadıköy on a private Istanbul food tour with 10 tastings, raki, pide, Turkish delight, local stories, and flexible guidance.
“Guide great problem with transportation not sure on u. Car arrived one hour late but guide called u move up time one hour. Got stuck with car bill”
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