Istanbul Culinary Tour: Discover Local Taverns and Gourmet Street Foods

Embark on a four-hour gastronomy tour in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu neighborhood, exploring quirky meyhanes, bustling food markets, and hidden passages. Taste traditional food and gain local knowledge on this unforgettable culinary adventure.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Beyoglu - This tour takes you into the heart of the modern sectıon of Istanbul, ‘quirky’ meyhanes and bustling food markets.

You and your friends and family will embark on a four-hour gastronomy tour around the world famous Beyoğlu (Pera) neighborhood.All food, snacks, desserts and drinks (such as rakı and pistachio coffee), and a professional tour passing its most famous hidden passages (Flower Passage, Hazzo Poulo, Asmalı Mescit,) are included in the price. Once our experienced guide concludes Istanbul Street Food Walking Tour, you will leave with a stomach full of traditional food, plus local knowledge and sightseeing tips, to enhance the pleasure of your trip that will last with you a lifetime.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Food tasting - Samples & Snacks
  • Transport by funicular
  • Tea and coffee
  • Small Group
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This tour takes you into the heart of the modern sectıon of Istanbul, ‘quirky’ meyhanes and bustling food markets.

You and your friends and family will embark on a four-hour gastronomy tour around the world famous Beyoğlu (Pera) neighborhood. All food, snacks, desserts and drinks (such as rakı and pistachio coffee), and a professional tour passing its most famous hidden passages (Flower Passage, Hazzo Poulo, Asmalı Mescit,) are included in the price. Once our experienced guide concludes Istanbul Street Food Walking Tour, you will leave with a stomach full of traditional food, plus local knowledge and sightseeing tips, to enhance the pleasure of your trip that will last with you a lifetime.

  • Minimum age is 10 years (Minimum drinking age is 16 years)
  • This tour is required to be booked by a minimum 2 participants.
Location
Nordstern Hotel Galata
Tersane Caddesi
Meet your guide in front (outside) of NORDSTERN HOTEL GALATA which is located next to the Galata Bridge. It is about a 2-minute walk from (T1) Karaköy tram stop. Your guide will wear a tour guide badge and will be easy to spot.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sonnyj301
Jun 25, 2024
Great Street Food Tour - We recently went on a street food tour in Istanbul, and it was absolutely fantastic. The mix of delicious food and fascinating history made it an unforgettable experience. Throughout the tour, our guide (Tolga) gave us great insights into Istanbul's history including the Ottoman Empire's impact. Overall, this street food tour in Istanbul is a great way to dive into the city's food and history through the back roads. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Istanbul!
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Christine_h
Jun 25, 2024
Eat! - Our guide was amazing. So friendly and informative of life in Turkey and the food eaten. We had an amazing time.
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Rachaelweathers
Jun 10, 2024
Great food tour - We had a great guide, Tolga, that was very nice and taught us about the history and food of turkey. We would have never found these places otherwise. We got to try many different delicious foods that we hadn’t experienced yet.
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Mwb949
May 25, 2024
Don’t miss this tour and Tolga is the best ! - Incredible tour. Tolga was the absolute best. His knowledge is amazing. He speaks 6 languages, travels all over the world, and has lived in 5 different countries….. and studied archeology in university….. perfect guide to educate you through all the “local” eateries!!!!! Don’t miss this tour and ask for Tolga
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Ryan_h
May 20, 2024
If you're a foodie, great night out - This was fun, We got off the beatin path, to experience some of Turkish culture and food. Erol was awesome, sometimes too much info...like bro, I'm feeding my face, I don't want to be rude....lol. It was all good,. I would highly recommend erol was like a friend showing us the best of his hometown.
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Noel_d
May 1, 2024
Delicious Turkiye - We went on the Istanbul Culinary Tour with Erol on 30th April and had a wonderful experience. Not only was the variety of food superb,amazing and delicious but Erol's knowledge of the Turkish history and culture was excellent. It was an intimate and engaging food tour and we would highly recommend it to visitors to Istanbul.
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Olgask101to
Feb 23, 2024
Best Food Tour at Turkey - Best trip with Erol Utgun, he is really kind pleasant where it makes you feel confident and enjoy the trip Best real and tradicional turkey food
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Joeysw3248vt
Jan 15, 2024
Highly Recommend this Istanbul Food Tour - My wife and I only had 1 night in Istanbul and this tour was the perfect way to experience many of the great tasting foods this city/country has to offer. Erol was our guide and he was super friendly, fun, and knowledgeable. I enjoyed all the fun facts that he shared with us about the different foods, the city, and Turkish culture. If you want to taste authentic and amazing tasting foods during your time in Istanbul, I would highly recommend this tour!
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F997vqbenm
Nov 5, 2023
Great experience - A very nice night seeing foods, Istanbul, and hearing about the background of Turkey. Highly recommend doing a good tour and Tolga was very nice.
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Sue
Oct 3, 2023
Still laughing and full! - Gamze was fun from the moment we met and we knew we were in for a treat of an evening. The destinations were well researched and in between we enjoyed learning about the local history and culture. All the food we had was delicious and we would highly recommend the experience. It was definitely the highlight of our few days in Istanbul, thank you Gamze.
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