Hidden Beyoğlu Tour: Timeless Culinary Adventure

Embark on a hidden Beyoğlu tour and discover the culinary delights of Istanbul’s most iconic neighborhood. From traditional specialties to artisanal crafts, immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere and indulge in a variety of regional cuisines. Uncover hidden gems like an Armenian church and savor the best Turkish coffee in the city.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Beyoglu - Visit to the Beyoğlu fish market. Beginning with a selection of specialties in a timeless neighborhood Lokanta, we’ll visit a pickle-maker and other artisans. Winding our way through the district’s atmospheric side streets, there will be specialties from across the country, ranging from the far Northeast on the Black Sea to the distinct cuisine of Hatay in the Southeast.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Breakfast
  • Tea and coffee
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Beginning with a selection of specialties in a timeless neighborhood Lokanta, we’ll visit a pickle-maker and other artisans. Winding our way through the district’s atmospheric side streets, there will be specialties from across the country, ranging from the far Northeast to the Black Sea to the distinct cuisine of Hatay in the Southeast. We’ll visit a…

Location
Kardeşler Kebap & Cafe Cihangir - Istanbul
Defterdar Yokuşu
The meeting point is outside the entrance of Kardesler Kebab in Cihangir. At the corner of Siraselviler Street and Akarsu Street right in the center of the Cihangir District, you will find a green Mosque called Firuzaga Camii with an outdoor tea garden; Kardesler Kebab is at the corner.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Wardandelaine
Sep 28, 2024
Culinary Turkish Delights - of ALL Kinds - My husband and I took a fantastic Hidden Beyoglu culinary tour in Istanbul with Katerina of Culinary Backstreets. Katerina took us to a wide variety of restaurants and food shops, including a pickle shop, pudding shop, vegetarian and non-vegetarian restaurants. We sampled delicious meze, entrees, drinks and pastry. We were stuffed by the end of the tour! Katerina was wonderful. Her English is outstanding and she is very easy to understand. She gave us background about the places she chose to take us, all of which served delicious food; introduced us to the proprietors and described what we were eating. We highly recommend this tour. You'll be in great hands if Katerina is your guide!
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Johnhr8173dp
Sep 11, 2024
Wonderful Experience with a Wonderful Guide in Beyoglu, Istanbul. - If you are foodies and have a free evening in Istanbul, then I would highly recommend the Hidden Beyoglu food tour. Our wonderful guide Esin, gave us an excellent overview of the history of her neighborhood and took us to some really exceptional food stops. She really knows her food and the neighborhood’s history. My wife and I had a wonderful time. Esin even helped us get a taxi back to the Europe side of the city where our hotel was.
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Amanda
Sep 9, 2024
A must do tour in Istanbul - Genuinely local food experience delivered with interesting insights, historical information and humour. A great way to learn about a fascinating part of Istanbul through delicious food and great stories.
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Summergirl2015
Sep 2, 2024
Great food and history - My guide was incredibly knowledgeable of the area and its history. She shared with us information about the regions of Turkey, and which foods came from where.
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Kristyl184
Aug 21, 2024
Highly recommended food tour - Amazing tour with Kat, highly recommend this tour. Amazing history, amazing neighbourhood, amazing food and outstanding guide!
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413karenn
Aug 14, 2024
Fabulous Good Tour - What a fabulous food tour. We selected this tour following a recommendation from a friend and we opted to do an early evening tour in the hope it would be a little cooler. Our guide for the evening was Dilek who was incredibly knowledgeable about both the food and the history of the city. I doubt we would have found the area ( Cihangir) where the main tour started - we loved it so much we went back the following day ! The food selected was great and it’s difficult to say what our favourites were. Such a great way to see the city
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Excursion48803782639
Aug 12, 2024
Beautiful Istanbul through its food culture - We love food and we had a great experience! We generally prefer meat heavy tours and this was very vegetarian friendly, we loved every dish we were served. Glad we ventured out and would definitely do it again! The food speaks a lot about Turkish history and it's been a beautiful way to explore Istanbul. Esin was the perfect food guide, we definitely recommend and tour with her again! We wish her the very best.
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Travellover98762015
Jul 30, 2024
best thing we did in istanbul - absolutely loved the tour we had with Katerina, we tasted so much delicious food and got to explore wonderful areas we never would have found on our own, all while learning about history and what it is like to live in Turkey today
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Chodo
Jul 29, 2024
Perfect way to spend a layover in Istanbul - Culinary Backstreets proves once again that their guides just do a better job than the competition! Yes, these tours are often more expensive but worth it! They have all been so much more fun, educational and delicious. Husband and I took the tour during our 2-day stay in Istanbul, which was courtesy of Turkish Air. (note: that was great!) We had spent 3 weeks in Istanbul a couple of years ago and we eager to return -- especially to eat! We love all manner of Turkish food and this tour was the perfect solution and it fit our schedule.
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Mario_ferrante16
May 31, 2024
Incredible, amazing food tour, highly recommend - The food tour experience was incredible. Esin, our tour guide was so knowledgable and friendly and took us to so many hidden gems where we tried unbelievably good food. The restaurants and bars we went to we definitely wouldn’t have tried had it not been for the food tour, and they were all fantastic. This food tour was the highlight of our four night stay in Istanbul, and we strongly recommend doing it. Beyoglu is a really interesting neighbourhood and exploring it with a local is the best way to do it.
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From $135
up to 7 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).