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4.7

Local & Middle Eastern Food Tour in Istanbul

İstanbul
Duration: 2h
Languages: English
Guru: iWalk
Quality Verified Registered on August 30, 2021

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Tour description

Welcome to Istanbul Dear Food Hunters!

Our tour consists of tasting some Turkish and Middle Eastern food and drinks. We will be having selected tastes in residential areas of Istanbul's old city.

We also aim to give you some ideas on where the locals spend their time for reasonable price cafes and restaurants.

* Tour is not friendly with vegetarians. It is for those who are open to discovering new tastes. If you are not such a person, you may join our other tours that we also inform (not taste) you about Turkish Cuisine and street food in Turkey.

* During the tour you need to keep with you 600 - 700 Turkish Lira to try some of the tastes.

* Tour starts next to M2 Vezneciler Metro Station and finishes at M1 Emniyet/Fatih Metro Station. So we plan it for you to make your way easy.

* Tour route will around 2.2km.

*Please note that at the end of the tour, you are expected to tip the guide minimum 10 Pounds, 10 Dollars, 10 Euros or 400 liras per person


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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    Kalenderhane, Veznecıler - İstanbul Ü...
    Kalenderhane, Veznecıler - İstanbul Ünıversıtesı, 34134 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
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    We will be meeting at the exit of Vezneciler Metro Station opposite the Coffee Gutta Vezneciler.

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Vefa Street
  • 2
    Outside visit
    Lady's Market
  • 3
    Outside visit
    Horse Pazar Cafes Street
  • 4
    Outside visit
    Malta Bazaar
  • 5
    Outside visit
    Aksemseddin Street

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour opinions

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Carol 22 Apr 2024
Springwood

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Travelled alone - Apr 2024
A real mix of foods to try, no pressure to pay. Great opportunities to understand food and cultures from markets to ethnic food. Highly recommended
Paul 12 Apr 2024
Brisbane

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Travelled in couple - Apr 2024
The Guru guide gave a comprehensive description of Turkish food and where they could be found and assisted with the purchase of samples of food for tasting. A very enjoyable tour.
Jane 05 Mar 2024
Chester

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Travelled in couple - Mar 2024
Would thoroughly recommend the tour - certainly giving us more of an insight into the Turkish way of life. Our tour guide Onder being informative and helpful showing us many places we’d never have seen or found without him . After the tour he’s since sent us further information on places to eat / visit .
Olena 29 Feb 2024
Arendal

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Travelled in family - Feb 2024
We really enjoyed the tour. The guide Önder is fantastic! He don’t speak like he learned the text one time and just repeat it for every group. The tour is more like a walk with your friend, but you can also learn a lot about Istanbul, historie and of course about food. We taster food almost from all places we were through (prices are affordable), everything was so tasty that we wanted to eat more! 😀 If we had more time in Istanbul we would definitely come back to those places and eat there again. If you have a short stay in Istanbul I would definitely recommend to join this tour to feel vibe of real Istanbul, not the touristic version. By the way, we were together with our 2 years old son and he enjoyed the food too. It was ok to go with a stroller.
James 24 Feb 2024
Ann Arbor

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Travelled in couple - Feb 2024
Onder was a very pleasant man and provided a lot of information and we liked the choices of foods at the places that he took us to. It was a great introduction to foods that the Turkish people themselves cherish. Not all westerners are going to embrace this food but we definitely liked it. I do believe that the visit to a mosque (voluntary) should be included in the listed itinerary. Highly recommended provided you are open to foods that are different from what you are used to eating.
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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group reservations.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.

What should you know?

Minimum of attendees
A minimum of 5 people is required for the tour.
Additional costs:
The tour requires the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Only cash payment is accepted.
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