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Istanbul Culinary Tour: Local Tavern and Gourmet Street Foods

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Istanbul, Turkey

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3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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Overview

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

  • Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
  • Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic Beverages
  • Food tasting - Samples & Snacks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

Arap Cami
Tersane Caddesi, 34421 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

Taksim Square
Şehit Muhtar, 34435 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye

Our food journey will conclude at Taksim Square. Our guide can point you in the right direction or or give you a recommendation of what to see next nearby

What To Expect

Galata Koprusu (Pass By)

This bridge spans the Golden Horn, connecting the old city with Beyoglu, the modern district of Istanbul.
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Karakoy (Pass By)

You and your friends and family will embark on a four-hour gastronomy tour around the world famous Beyoğlu (Pera) neighborhood.
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Church of St. Mary Draperis (Pass By)

All food, snacks, desserts and drinks (such as rakı and Turkish coffee), and a professional tour passing its most famous hidden passages (Flower Passage, Hazzo Poulo, Asmalı Mescit,) are included in the price.
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Passage Hazzopulo

Stop at another street food vendor for İçli Köfte; Sabirtaşı makes Istanbul’s best içli köfte (a crispy bulgur shell filled with minced meat, parsley, and sautéed pine nuts), and if you don’t feel like walking up to their restaurant, their İstiklal Street vendor is always around to serve up the köfte on the go. Made by hand on a daily basis, the içli köfte are downright delicious.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Avrupa Pasaji

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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cicek Pasaji

A meyhane is a traditional restaurant or bar in Turkey. It serves alcoholic beverages like wine, rakı, vodka, beer with meze and traditional foods. “Meyhane” is composed of two Persian words: mey (wine) and khāneh (house). A meyhane refers to a restaurant with traditional food, decoration, and music.
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45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

İstiklal

You must not leave Turkey without tasting Dürüm Kebab that is the sliced meat of a döner kebab may be served on a plate with various accompaniments, stuffed into a pita or other type of bread as a sandwich, or wrapped in a thin flatbread such as lavash or yufka, known as a dürüm. Since the early 1970s, the sandwich or wrap form has become popular around the world as a fast food dish sold by kebab shops and is often called simply a “kebab”. The sandwich generally contains salad or vegetables, which may include tomato, lettuce, cabbage, onion with sumac, fresh or pickled cucumber, or chili, and various types of sauces.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Taksim Square

Turkish people love sweets and confectionaries. Let try some of them; Beyoğlu Chocolate; one of the most famous chocolates in Istanbul are the milk or dark chocolate bars filled with enormous hazelnuts, pistachios, or almonds, sold on İstiklal Street at Meşhur Beyoğlu Çikolatacısı. The manufacturer of these grab-and-go chocolates is Elit, which has been around since 1924.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Republic Monument

Baklava (baqlawah) is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped walnuts or pistachio and sweetened with syrup or honey.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Taksim Camii (Pass By)

Taksim Cami
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Taksim Gezi Park

We can finish our delicious journey with Turkish Tea, is popular throughout Turkey and the Turkish diaspora. Turkish tea culture also extends to Northern Cyprus and some countries in the Balkan Peninsula..
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Historic Areas of Istanbul

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.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 10 years (Minimum drinking age is 16 years)
  • This tour is required to be booked by a minimum 2 participants.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Istanbul Culinary Tour: Local Tavern and Gourmet Street Foods?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

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  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 10 years (Minimum drinking age is 16 years)
  • This tour is required to be booked by a minimum 2 participants.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+03).

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