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Kurtulus Tour: Culinary Delights and Artisan Visits
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12 Ratings
Şişli
Embark on a culinary adventure through Istanbul’s Kurtulus neighborhood. Indulge in delicious breakfasts, heavenly dairy delights, meze samples, kebabs, street food, and more!
Embark on a culinary adventure through Istanbul’s Kurtulus neighborhood. Indulge in delicious breakfasts, heavenly dairy delights, meze samples, kebabs, street food, and more!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kurtulus - Far from the tourist trail, get a taste of one of the last bastions of classic Istanbul flavors, including bread fresh from the tandir oven, a mind-boggling assortment of meze, sizzling kebab, old school ice cream and much more. On this full-day food tour, we will dig deep into the culinary traditions of one of Istanbul’s most culturally diverse and food-centric neighborhoods.
- Kurtulus - Far from the tourist trail, get a taste of one of the last bastions of classic Istanbul flavors, including bread fresh from the tandir oven, a mind-boggling assortment of meze, sizzling kebab, old school ice cream and much more. On this full-day food tour, we will dig deep into the culinary traditions of one of Istanbul’s most culturally diverse and food-centric neighborhoods.
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Snacks
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Private transportation
Additional Information
Our Kurtulus tour starts with an exclusive visit to a sports club belonging to that historic community, where we’ll have our first breakfast, followed by a stop for the heavenly dairy delights of Erzincan. We’ll walk off breakfast with visits to local artisans
- artichoke peelers, cuckoo clock repairmen, Armenian book venders
- as then begin grazing on…
Our Kurtulus tour starts with an exclusive visit to a sports club belonging to that historic community, where we’ll have our first breakfast, followed by a stop for the heavenly dairy delights of Erzincan. We’ll walk off breakfast with visits to local artisans
- artichoke peelers, cuckoo clock repairmen, Armenian book venders
- as then begin grazing on our way to lunch. There will be stunning meze samples, including top-grade stuffed vine leaves and topik, a classic Armenian speciality. Down the street, kebabs at a real-deal grill house will arrive sizzling, fresh from the fire. Along the way, we’ll sample street food from the Mediterranean port city of Mersin and share a couple plates of the daily special in a cozy family-run lokanta. Depending on the season, there may be boza, a fermented millet drink with Ottoman roots, or Turkish-style ice cream at a beloved dairy bar run by the third generation of a local family.
Location
Açık Yol Sk. No:2
Açık Yol Sokak
The meeting point is in front of the Carrefour Supermarket, Feriköy, Açık Yol Sk. 2-6, 34377 Şişli.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kieran_g
Jun 20, 2024
Brilliant walk with a local! - This is a fabulous tour! We loved walking around the neighbourhood and popping in to all the local craftsmen. The tour is so much more than food - which is also amazing! We enjoyed the local places and some unusual dishes we would not otherwise have tried. Walking with Benoit is like walking with a friend showing off all the great parts of his neighbourhood!
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I2334rcpaulm
May 19, 2024
Best way to experience Istanbul - We did the tour of Kurtulus, a step back into the history of this working class neighborhood with layers of immigration and the food traditions associated with each. This was our second food walk with CB. This may be best for returning guests to Istanbul. A first visit may best benefit from the Old City walk or the Two Continents walk. Either way, CB is a great resource for people who want to discover the history and culture of a place by way of delicious food. I’ve also done the CB walks in Lisbon, Porto, and Queens NY and am always blown away by the quality of the guides and the choices of the vendors chosen for the tour. Remziye was a great guide in this latest walk.
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367eileenc
May 13, 2024
Delicious Kurtulus with Remziye - We had an informative and delicious tour with Remziye. She was so personable and enthusiastic about local foods and the people that help make and sell throughout the neighborhood. For all my foodie friends would highly recommend!
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Russnorm
May 4, 2024
Explore a less tourist area of Istanbul - This tour is an opportunity to explore an area of Istanbul where the tourists do not go. Learn about the multiethnic history and background of the area while enjoying the delicious foods people have bought to the area.
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Jeb752
May 3, 2024
A wonderful cultural and delicious day. - What an amazing insight into Istanbul"s political and historical background while enjoying so many delicious local products, from various regions and nationalities. Gonca is an exception guide. She is local, very academic, speaks a variety of languages and really done have exceptional knowledge of the area and cuisine. It helps that she is clearly an excellent cook herself. She gave helpful cooking advice too. She took us to places we would never have had the opportunity to see and was clearly passionate about her country and its achievements. All in all a wonderful day spent in her caring company. One word of advise, do not eat breakfast before going, the amount of food it plentiful. Enjoy and thank you Gonca.
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