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Worth your time in Istanbul.
The 15 istanbul food tours travellers book most in Istanbul, from the headline sights to the quieter finds. What each one costs, how long it runs, and whether it earns a slot on a short trip.
Taste Istanbul from both sides of the Bosphorus with 8-9 tastings, Spice Bazaar breakfast, Kadıköy market bites, ferry ride, and Moda dondurma.
Most Popular“Excellent food tour! Also ended up being part city walking tour which was a bonus!”
Taste Istanbul from Kadıköy to Karaköy on a guided food crawl with ferry ride, 20 tastings, and Turkish tea, coffee, kebap, and dessert.
“A great tour! Our guide was truly knowledgeable and entertaining. The food was plentiful and delicious and so much of it. I could not recommend this tour highly enough!”
4-hour Istanbul food tour with Bosphorus ferry, Kadıköy markets, Kurdish dishes, tulip tea glasses, and a sweet finish.
“The tour with Cumali was excellent. He was extremely knowledgeable, funny and welcoming. It truly felt like he was sharing his home with us. Hopping in and out of the market stalls and restaurants was incredibly fun and each dish we tried was out of this world. Learned so much about the history of Turkey…”
Small-group Istanbul food tour linking Karaköy and Kadıköy, with a Bosphorus boat ride, 2 meals, snacks, and hot drinks.
“It was truly a backstreet experience with authentic flavors and a peek into local culture and daily living. We toured with Esin as our guide, and we absolutely had an amazing experience! She’s genuine, funny, insightful, passionate and full of entertaining stories. We highly recommend touring with her!”
A private Istanbul food tour with 10 tastings in Beyoğlu, walk historic passages like Cicek Pasaji and Avrupa Pasaji, plus Turkish bath stories.
“Highly recommend the tour with Dilek. We had a great time and sampled delicious food. Dilek also gave us good recommendations for other things to do while in Istanbul.”
A small-group Beyoğlu food tour linking the Golden Horn to Taksim, with tastings, sweets, coffee, and great local stories.
“Great experience with Tolga ,he kept it so interesting without overloading us with historical facts. Loved all the local insights.”
A 3–3.5 hour small-group food walk through Istanbul’s Kadıköy with 12+ tastings, Turkish breakfast, pide, coffee, lahmacun, and more.
“A great way to experience excellent food from authentic places that otherwise most travellers would miss. Our guide, Melis, provided excellent information and answered all our questions with a mix of interesting info and fun anecdotes.”
Taste Istanbul across Europe and Asia with a small-group food walk, Bosphorus ferry views, and a full dinner plus dessert.
“Burak gave a very thorough and enjoyable tour through both the asian and European side of Istanbul. Our group tried several different unique types of food whilst learning of the cultural and historical influences of the flavors we savored. It is a unique experience to eat like a local whilst getting to chat with other…”
Private guided Istanbul food tour across Europe and Asia with Turkish breakfast, coffee, baklava, kebabs, mussels, and a ferry crossing.
“We loved our tour guide Furkan. He was so friendly and personable. We enjoyed every spot he took us and all the food he presented to us. I am a vegetarian and the other 3 people in the group weren’t. He went out of his way to make sure I was always taken care of.…”
Small-group Istanbul street-food tour across Europe and Asia with breakfast, lunch, ferry views, charcoal coffee, and kunefe.
“Go hungry! There was so much delicious food to enjoy, and I’m really glad we didn’t eat before meeting. Our guide, Salih, was amazing. We’ve done a lot of food tours, but this has by far been our favorite one. We tried a large variety of foods and Salih gave us plenty of interesting facts…”
5.5-hour small-group Istanbul food tour in the Bazaar Quarter: Grand Bazaar tastings, two meals, and craftsmen chats for $145.
“Kadir was a fantastic guide. I had such a wonderful day discovering hidden gems around the old city. Not only were the food stops fantastic but the opportunity to interact with local craftsmen and learn more about Istanbul and its people was priceless I highly recommend this tour to anyone who truly wants an insight…”
Taste Old Istanbul with a small-group food walk in Fatih. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee, and tea included in 5.5 hours.
“Excellent tour from local guide Catalina, personable and with many years of experience. Great and plentiful food samplings, just the right amount of historical/contextual background, interesting tour stops that provided an excellent overview of the old quarter of Istanbul.”
Walk Istanbul’s spice market, cross to Kadikoy by ferry, and eat your way through savory street bites and baklava, with tastings included.
“The guide Emil was ausome. She tayloed the day around our likes and showed us how locals eat in the Asian side of istanbul.”
Taste 12+ Turkish favorites on a 3-hour Kadıköy walk with breakfast, handmade pide, lahmacun, wine, Turkish coffee, tea, and sweets.
“If you want to learn about authentic Turkish food, traditions and every day life of locals this tour with Melis is a must do !!”
Private Kadıköy food tour with 10 tastings, raki & padi, plus city highlights in about 3 hours with a local guide.
“Ugur led us on an amazing culinary experience tasting foods we would have never found on our own. He introduced us to some of his favorite restaurants where the locals go. We learned that Turkish food is a culinary fusion of Armenian, Greek, French, Albanian, Arab and Turkish cuisines. The flavors are unique and all…”
From the domes of the old city to the Bosphorus, the bazaars and the table, every way to spend a day across two continents.
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