• Misir Carsisi (Spice Market) - Begin your day with a delightful local breakfast near the Spice Market. Relish the breakfast shopping experience with your gourmet guide at a local dairy store. Savor delectable pastrami, Kaymak (buffalo cream) with organic honey, various cheeses, sesame bread (simit), and Menemen, a dish made of tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and eggs. Enjoy the delicious pistachio and hazelnut pastes, a variety of cheeses, and Acuka paste, all accompanied by Turkish çay (tea) served in a tulip-shaped glass.
• Mumhane Caddesi - After breakfast, take a stroll on the Galata Bridge, where you can view the historical peninsula of former Constantinople, now Istanbul, and see both the European and Asian sides simultaneously. It’s a fantastic photography opportunity. Next, taste kokoreç (lamb cooked on charcoal) with spices in a sandwich bread, followed by a tasty fish wrap in lavash bread with spices and AB’s pomegranate sauce in the former Jewish neighborhood.
• Bosphorus - Enjoy a ferry ride with stunning views of Istanbul. Traveling from Europe to Asia has never been easier! Learn about the landmarks you see from the ferry with insights from your historian guide. Prepare to visit a unique local food market to sample some delicious local cuisine away from the tourist spots.
• Kadikoy Carsisi - Stroll through the Kadikoy food market and feel like the only tourist around. Listen to the stories behind the food from your gourmet guide. Start with a slice of sun-dried beef pastrami and grape leaves stuffed with rice and spices. Savor a mouthwatering Lahmacun (local pizza with minced lamb & beef, onions, tomatoes, and paprika) cooked in a stone oven with wood fire. Sample unique mussels stuffed with rice and spices, unlike any mussels you’ve tried before. Enjoy tasting İskender kebap, made from finely sliced kebap on top of pita bread with tomatoes, butter, and yogurt sauce, at the place where Doner kebap was invented. Walk a bit further to taste the delicious Kunefe dessert made from angel hair noodles, cheese, pistachio, and honey, accompanied by unique Maraş dondurma (Turkish ice cream made from goat’s milk). Sip a glass of çay (black tea) or Turkish coffee before the ferry ride back to Europe.
• Bosphorus Strait - Take another ferry ride back to the European side after filling your belly and feeling happy. The tour will end at the ferry pier in Eminonu, near where we started the tour. You also have the option to get off at Karakoy pier before Eminonu. Your guide can assist you with directions to your hotel.

• Menemen: Made from tomatoes, green peppers, eggs, and spices.
• Künefe: A dessert made of angel hair noodles, cheese, honey, and pistachio.
• Maraş Dondurma: Famous Turkish ice cream made from goat’s milk and roots of mountain orchids.
• Iskender: Lamb cooked on charcoal on top of pita bread cubes with tomatoes, butter, and yogurt sauce.
• Turk kahvesi & Çay: Turkish coffee or tea options.
• Börek: Filo pastry wrapped with minced meat, cheese, potatoes, spices, and butter.
• Turkish coffee: Coffee brewed on sand or charcoal.
• Midye: Mussels stuffed with rice and spices cooked in the shell, served with lemon.
• Ferry tickets: Ferry tickets to and from Uskudar neighborhood on the Asian side.
• Balık dürüm: Grilled mackerel fish wrapped in lavash bread with salad, pomegranate sauce, and spices.
• Çay: Turkish black brewed tea served in tulip-shaped glasses.
• Breakfast

• Gratuities
• No vegetarian and vegan food at 4 of the food stops.

Visit the best of the local food markets in Asian side and European side of Istanbul. Taste the food which comes from different regions of Turkey. Sample the unique flavors which your local food expert choose for you. Feel like a local at the local markets and cafes. Start with a delicious breakfast what locals eat at home made of Kaymak ( buffalo cream), with honey and sesame bread, variety of the cheese, pistachio and hazelnuts pastes with honey, Menemen ( Turkish dish made from tomatoes, green peppers, eggs, and spices ), and olives.
Taste the popular fish wrap with spices and pomegranate sauce. Taste the delicious mussels stuffed with rice and spices.
Taste mouth watering Kunefe dessert made from angels hair noodles, pistachio, cheese and honey with accompany of Maraş dondurma ( Turkish ice cream made of goats milk ). Sip a çay ( tea ) from the tulips shape glass and enjoy the ferry ride back to European side with the great view of Istanbul.

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