ISTANBUL · FOOD TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 15 istanbul food tours worth booking. A short list of the ones travellers come home raving about, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Taste Turkish classics across both Istanbul sides on a small guided food walk with Spice Bazaar, ferry, Kadıköy market, and Moda dondurma.
Most Popular“Delicious food and amazing guide. The best way to learn about a culture. Definitely worth it.”
A 6-hour Istanbul food tour with ferry views, Kadıköy street eats, Karaköy sweets, and classic tastings like simit, iskender, and künefe.
“Burak was very knowledgeable of the city, we started our tour from the spice market and finished on the east side, plenty of food and dessert, a perfect start to the holidays seeing the city and it's food. don't hesitate it's worth it”
Sample Istanbul’s classics across Kadıköy and Karaköy with a licensed guide, 20 tastings, and panoramic ferry views.
“Great guide and wonderful people who joined the tour!”
Small-group Istanbul food tour across Europe and Asia: Karaköy and Kadıköy markets, boat crossing, two meals, snacks, and hot drinks.
“We had a great experience and were introduced to new areas and new foods that we wouldn’t have been confident of trying ourselves. Ogur was a great guide and we tasted our way around Istanbul with his enthusiastic stories and fun”
Private 3-hour Istanbul food tour with 10 tastings in Beyoğlu arcades and a Aga Hamami stop. Personalized for diets.
“Gulce was an amazing guide. She took us to places we never would’ve found on our own for an authentic experience.”
A small-group Beyoğlu food tour in Istanbul with funicular ride, street bites, sweets, and real local stories of Turkish culinary culture.
“Erol was a great guide! We got to experience so many different tastes of Turkey. We started with the mezes and raki in a neighborhood mayhane which, delightfully, felt off the tourist track. We got to try the street mussels - very good and which I don't think I would have tried on my own,…”
A small-group Kadıköy food walk with 12+ tastings on Istanbul’s Asian side, from Turkish breakfast to pide, lahmacun, coffee, and more.
“Jeremy was very knowledgeable about the food culture in Istanbul and loved to talk about it. He was a wealth of knowledge and very friendly too.”
Istanbul’s Bosphorus ferry plus an off-the-tourist-path food walk with dinner, dessert, and tastings in a small group.
“We were lucky enough to basically score a private tour just my friends and I (we were just 3 people). This made our experience 10 times more enjoyable as we got to maneuver better from place to place and to have a more personal experience with our guide. Burak, our guide, was absolutely the best!…”
Private guided Istanbul food tour across Europe and Asia: Turkish breakfast, coffee and baklava, ferry to Kadıköy, plus mussels and kebabs.
“Fabulous day trying the foods of Turkey! Derya picked us up from our hotel and we went to breakfast near Galataport, then we wandered around that neighborhood trying coffee and baklava. We crossed over via ferry to the Asian side of Istanbul and got more lunch-ish items and then finished with kabobs. We thoroughly enjoyed…”
5-6 hour Istanbul street-food tour crossing Europe to Asia by ferry, with market lunch, fish wraps, Turkish coffee, and kunefe.
“Doing a food tour in the beginning of the trip is always a good idea bc the tour guide has recommendations for places to eat and things to do. That’s exactly what Onder (my tour guide) did! He was great at explaining the foods we were trying and places that he thinks are “must visit.”…”
Join a small-group Istanbul Bazaar Quarter food walk with two meals, snacks, refreshments, and a hot drink near the Grand Bazaar.
“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…”
Istanbul Old City food tour in Fatih near the Egyptian Spice Market with breakfast, lunch, snacks, coffee, and guided tastings on foot.
“Genuinely one of the best tours going. I lucked out where I was the only person on the tour! Esin was fantastic as a host, amazing personality and clearly had a passion for the stories and people of Istanbul connected to the food. Her interactions with the locals speak volumes. Can't recommend the tour enough…”
Taste Istanbul from the Spice Market to Kadıköy with a small group, ferry views, tea, baklava, and Turkish street favorites.
“We have just returned from a food tour with Fatih - loved the experience to learn about food & culture in Istanbul. Plenty of food to try from savour to sweet with everything in between.”
3.5-hour guided Beyoğlu and İstiklal street food walk with tulip-tea, gözleme, çiğ köfte, mantı, döner wraps, and baklava. Small group $87.
“We had a well curated tour and Gamze was a wonderful guide.”
Private Kadıköy food tour with 12+ local tastings, street art strolls, and Turkish breakfast, pide, lahmacun, coffee, wine.
“Cold day in Istanbul; we were the only people to sign up and had Jeremy to ourselves. He was knowledgeable and super great to talk with while we were walking and eating. He spent extra time with us as we talked about the other foods in the area outside of the set menu. Thanks Jeremy!…”
