Istanbul Culinary Tour: Local Tavern and Gourmet Street Foods

What a fantastic experience. erol showed us places and food we would never have tried as we would not have known about it. A tour every tourist should do

We had an excellent evening with our guide, Erol. We visited a number of restaurants, bars and shops in Beyoglu, and the tour included a lot of historical information. The food we tasted was excellent, and ranged from mezze platters to confectionery. The tour felt very well thought out, our guide was a local expert, and we felt we gained a great insight into the food culture of Istanbul.

My tour guide was excellent, attentive and had a lot of knowledge on Turkish food and history. Me and my partner happened to be the only 2 on this tour and our tour guide still spent a full 4 hours (and bit more). I tasted food I would have never tried and enjoyed immensely. Would recommend this tour to anyone!

Let me start by saying that Erol, our guide was AMAZING. He spent 4.5 hours with us showing us EVERYTHING that Istanbul has to offer in terms of food. We walked and ate and ate and walked and learned so much along the way. He is very personable and showed us everything we needed to know about the local food in Turkey, as well as the hidden gems that we wouldn't have even known existed in this amazing city. What a fantastic food tour. HIGHLY recommend.

Had the most amazing food experience in Istanbul. A 'must do' tour while you are here. So much different food and drinks to try off the tourist track. Guarantee you will enjoy!

Our guide met us promptly at the identified location and immediately made us feel at home. He provided insight into the food and the eating and shopping habits of the Turkish people which really helped us to better understand the culture. He would consistently fill in gaps on the food, the region or the history of both Istanbul and Turkey and the culture influencing the food. It was a great introduction and we felt like we were having dinner with an old family friend.

We were on a holiday as a family and this trip with our guide Erol was great fun and a healthy way to bond over some delicious hideout restaurant where the food was yummy for a cold winter evening. Thank you Erol for giving us ur time and sharing a out of the box experience.. we went back to the “Passage” area again 🙏🏼🙏🏼

My tour guide was amazingly informative and very nice. He added in a lot of historical references and made the tour very enjoyable. All the places he took us to were very good. The only very minor change i would recommend is to maybe add in some kebab or meat dishes to the food portion as Turkey is known for that. Other than that, great experience and would definitely recommend!

Great food tour. Out of the way spots you’d never find on your own and fabulous food.