Istanbul: Discover Turkish Flavors on a Private Evening Food Tour in Kadikoy
4.9
8 Ratings
Fatih
Experience the vibrant food scene of Istanbul's Kadikoy district on a private evening tour. Sample traditional Turkish dishes and explore local eateries with a knowledgeable guide.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

  • Eminonu Square - Meet your expert guide in Eminonu for a private tour to discover the Asian side of the city.
    This charming itinerary lets you get to know Istanbul apart from the old town of Sultanahmet. Taste several samplings, chat with shopkeepers, watch locals and make friends. Join this tour for an evening of great food and drink, history and culture, and lots of fun.

  • Bosphorus Strait - Jump on a commuter ferry from Europe to Asia. Join the locals making their way home from work and watch the Bosphorus - one of the most beautiful waterways in the world. Head for Kadıkoy, a very residential neighbourhood where all the locals meet friends, do their shopping and eat a variety of good food.
    Follow the footsteps of the people you met on the commuter ferry crossing the Bosphorus as they do their evening shopping before they head home.

  • Kadikoy Carsisi - Walking tour of the market in Kadıkoy to sample different kinds of Turkish food. All samplings included.
    Kadikoy is a very busy street food market brimming with local produce where the locals frequent in the day.
    Discover typical Turkish flavours in the early evening after you go across the Bosphorus to the Asian side.
    Taste several samplings, chat with shopkeepers, watch locals and make friends. Join this tour for an evening of great food and drink, history and culture, and lots of fun.
    Plenty of food will be sampled along the way: baklava, kebabs, desserts, Turkish delight, simit, Turkish tea, mezes, olives, delicatessen stops, pastrami, clotted cream, cheese, and more!

What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Bosphorus cruise tickets on the commuter ferry
  • Expert guide
  • Food tasting
Additional Information

Experience traditional Turkish tastes with a culinary expert. Savor local cuisine complemented by popular appetizers known as ‘meze’ at each location. Spend an evening in Kadikoy, on the Asian side. Appreciate the sceneries and noises of Istanbul as you traverse the Bosphorus on a passenger ferry. Accompany your proficient guide to learn where the inhabitants of Istanbul prefer to dine and mingle.

Location
Hamdi Restaurant - Eminönü
Kalçin Sokak
We meet in front of Hamdi Restaurant
Cancellation Policy

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

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Nicoleap2004vp
Dec 4, 2022
Fun - We loved our guide. Had we not booked this food tour we wouldn't have gone to the Asian side of Turkey and that would have been a loss for us. It was vibrant and fun. We tried many different food items and enjoyed the tour immensely.
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Jaimel96
Jul 5, 2022
Amazing Turkish food experience! Tasting and history mingled with walking & eating experience! Highly recommended! - We spent a nice evening on the Asian side of Turkey and we crossed by ferry! We now can say we have been in Asia! It was our first ever food tour and we didn't know what to expect and it was a great experience. We've got to know about local customs, history, food and the best of all... we were able to enjoy it all. The ice cream made with Goat Milk and Orchids were the best!!!! Our tour guide from Walks in Istanbul was Çetin who is very knowledgeable and sensible to the group needs.
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Sn0rrih
Jun 24, 2022
Great food tour - Excellent food tour to a very nice area in Asian part of Istanbul. Our guide was Chetin, he was very nice and gave great information on everything we ate and also on every other topic we asked about. We have done food tours in a lot of cities and this is one of the good ones.
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Kirill
Jun 29, 2020
Amazingly varied and highly engaging culinary experience! - We've had a total blast with Cetin our expert tour guide on this night!!! He took us through so many iconic Istanbul street food joints and helped us discover a whole amazing world of Turkish cuisine that we would never have dared to try ourselves. All this was accompanied by tons of stories, anecdotes, and lore from his very interesting personal background, and our whole team had lots of fun trying out new things and selecting favorites. Definitely the top highlight of our team outing in Istanbul! Highly recommended!!!
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Hanadia1983
Jun 26, 2020
It was a blast! - The tour guide was friendly and gave a lot of background and historical information during the tour. The area also had a lot to offer. Would definitely do it again!
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Danielle
Jan 2, 2020
Outstanding tour, highly recommend as a way to make a meaningful trip to Asian side - I happened upon this tour while researching activities at 4 am while jet lagged (from NYC), and booked it for the very same day. I am so glad I did because this was an outstanding experience. Our guide, Cetin, was informative, funny, and took us to what seemed like an endless number of places to try local fare. From sit down restaurants to street kiosks, we tried it all (meats, fish, vegetables, desserts, and even some pickled plums!). The weather was very rainy due to winter time and our guide tried to make us as comfortable as possible allowing us more time indoors. I would not have known what to order let alone have been able to find all of the restaurants he took us to. This was a highlight of our trip in Istanbul. The best part? No traveler's sickness afterward despite the large range of foods we sampled. Last tip, we booked this tour towards the beginning of our trip which turned out great because we were able to get a crash course in local dishes. Therefore, for the rest of our trip we knew what to order again and what to skip.
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Tingyranch
Nov 28, 2022
Thank you for waiting when we were late - Thank you to Jem for waiting for us when we were running late. I had emailed the company through Tripadvisor two hours prior to the start time and the company emailed me when we were running late. It was only when the tour guide rang me himself that we were able to request they wait for us and arrange a different meeting place. We were in a taxi stuck in terrible Istanbul traffic. We were 45 minutes late. Ee had no idea where we were. Tour Guide Jem spoke to our taxi driver directly and we were able to meet up with the tour. The tour guide Jem was very knowledgeable and friendly. He shared so much information about Turkey and it's foods. The food was wonderful. Thank you Jem for a great tour.
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