On this small-group food tour, you'll get to explore Turkish food culture and taste local delicacies in Istanbul's both European and Asian side. You'll start the tour with a traditional Turkish breakfast including simit, menemen, olives, local cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers and all kinds of pastries. Next, you'll hop on a ferry and get to Kadıköy on the Asian side. Here, you'll have the chance to visit some of the best restaurants and food markets to taste many more traditional dishes.
Highlights will include Iskender Kebab (doner kebab with yoghurt and tomato sauce), içli köfte (covered meatball), pide (flat bread with ground meat and vegetables filling) and a famous Turkish dessert, Baklava (layered pastry dessert filled with pistachio or nuts.) Throughout the tour, your guide will share invaluable insights into Turkish cuisine and local food culture.
Posted By : Kathryn_E
Excellent tour with Erol. He was very knowledgeable and fit many tastings into our 4 hour tour. We particularly enjoyed our tour on the Asian side of Istanbul, where many small restaurants specialized in 1-2 delicious dishes. We were able to enjoy breakfast foods, coffee and tea, side dishes such as authentic pickles, lunch and dessert. We would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-02-19 04:40:17 
Posted By : joeknight99
This was an excellent tour, we tasted many excellent Turkish dishes, as well as Turkish coffee and tea. It was at a great pace too, lasting about 4 hours, which was a good amount of time.
Erol was an excellent tour guide. He not only taught us about the food but also about history of the city, the transition from Constantinople to Ottoman, and about the region too, which we found very interesting. Highly recommend!!
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Posted On : 2024-02-16 04:50:42 
Posted By : 527zoranv
What a fabulous trek through the old city around Eminonu and across the Asian side in Kadikoy. Our guide Erol was very friendly and personable, knowledgeable and passionate about tying the historical and cultural aspects into his food selections. Out of the local pics that one wouldn’t find on their own, our fave was kokorec…although everything was really delicious. Also loved chatting with him about random topics :) We highly recommend this tour and Erol, You definitely won’t be disappointed and will enjoy each well curated stop on this delicious journey.
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Posted On : 2023-12-17 06:19:29
Posted By : C1781RPleahk
Incredible day with Gamze Iskin ! We booked the food tour, however, Gamze’s understanding went well beyond food. She taught us about Turkish history, culture, traditions, and was an absolute pleasure to be with! She was patient with our shopping, our many questions and very flexible to our timing needs and requests. She went above and beyond and was delightful and we truly appreciated the opportunity to spend the day with her. You cannot find a better person to accompany you through the streets of Istanbul. Thank you Gamze!
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Posted On : 2023-12-15 09:29:15
Posted By : Steve_H
This was a great experience, probably one of the best food tours we have ever had. This was a small group, was scheduled for just 4 of us and the guide ( one person couldn't make it so it was just three of us). The guide was very good and making this a very great experience, we felt like we had a great new turkish friend by the end. There was a ton of food to try and it never felt rushed. The ferry ride over to the Asian side was a fun way to explore a different part of istanbul. The variety of food to try was great. I don't think we would have known to try so many things without having taken this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-10-16 11:06:12
Posted By : terrymM2797RX
6 of us did a good tour with Gazme and she was beyond fantastic. She was fun, so knowledgeable, so personable, funny, easy going, professional and committed to ensuring we had the best day and learned as much as possible. She went way beyond what we signed up for. I would highly recommend the tour with Gazme as the guide. We all loved our time with her.
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Posted On : 2023-09-19 12:46:18
Posted By : louisemurray94
This tour was absolutely incredible. Gamze our guide was full of energy with so many fascinating insights into Turkish food and local history. We sampled so many delicious foods all over the city, and learnt so much about the Turkish culture. Our trip with her has been the highlight of our two months traveling!
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Posted On : 2023-09-19 10:55:30
Posted By : Connector11822660471
Highly recommend this tour. You will get to sample foods you probably would not sample without a food tour. Erol the tour guide was personable and friendly. He was very knowledgeable and took us to a variety of different places, explaining the history of the foods, about the many regions in Turkey where certain foods come from, interesting information about the sights and also providing useful tips and recommendations along the way. We tasted traditional foods like traditional Turkish breakfast, Künefe, Kokoreç Manti, Menemen, and Pickel. Recommend not to eat breakfast as you will start off with a authentic Turkish breakfast, you will also have Turkish coffee at a local Turkish coffee place and have a small lunch and dessert. Many other samplings along the way. Highly recommend Erol and this food tour.
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Posted On : 2023-09-08 10:14:19
Posted By : William_B
Gamze (Dimples 😉) was an excellent guide for our group of 5 on the Taste of Turkey on Two Continents: From European Istanbul to Asian Kadikoy! Multiple incredible gastronomic delights were sampled as we toured local restaurants and neighborhood, as well as the Spice Bazaar. She was professional, humorous, thoughtful, high energy ambassador for both Istanbul and Turkey. The foods sampled were abundant in portions and delicious every single stop along the tour. Take this tour and be sure to bring your appetite! You will be in good hands and not be disappointed.
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Posted On : 2023-07-06 09:57:40
Posted By : helenfP4099KE
We did this tour last week with Erol, a terrific knowledgeable and friendly guide. Erol was on time and well prepared and the range of foods that we tried was varied and interesting.
There was a lot to eat and drink including a Turkish breakfast, authentic Turkish black tea and coffee, Menemen, stuffed mussels, Turkish Delight and more. Erol talked about the history and significance of the foods we were sampling and we enjoyed the whole tour even though it was a very rainy day.
We would recommend this tour and would certainly recommend Erol.
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Posted On : 2023-05-23 10:20:57
