Istanbul Guided Street Food Tour Around European and Asian Sides
Visit the best of the local food markets in Asian side and European side of Istanbul. Taste the food which comes from different regions of Turkey. Sample the unique flavors which your local food expert choose for you. Feel like a local at the local markets and cafes. Start with a delicious breakfast what locals eat at home made of Kaymak ( buffalo cream), with honey and sesame bread, variety of the cheeses, pistachio and hazelnuts pastes with honey, Menemen ( Turkish dish made from tomatoes, green peppers, eggs, and spices ), and olives. Taste the popular fish wrap with spices and pomegranate sauce. Taste the delicious mussels stuffed with rice and spices. Taste mouth watering Kunefe dessert made from angels hair noodles, pistachio, cheese and honey with accompany of Maraş dondurma ( Turkish ice cream made of goats milk ). Sip a çay ( tea ) from the tulips shape glass and enjoy the ferry ride back to European side with the great view of Istanbul.
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Istanbul Guided Street Food Tour Around European and Asian Sides
What's included in Istanbul Guided Street Food Tour Around European and Asian Sides
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Eminonu Square
Meeting with the group. Our guide will give information about the tour and we will walk to the dairy store to shop for the breakfast.
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
Start your day with a delicious local breakfast near the Spice market. Enjoy the breakfast shopping with your gourmet guide at the local dairy store. Taste some of the mouth watering pastrami, Kaymak ( buffalo cream) with organic honey, cheese varieties, sesame bread bread ( simit ), Menemen which is made of tomatoes, onion, green peppers and eggs. Taste the yummy pistacho and hazelnut pastes, variety of cheeses, Acuka paste with accompany of the Turkish çay ( tea ) in a tulip shape glass.
Bosphorus Strait
Enjoy the ferry ride with a great view of Istanbul. It is an amazing experience which will take you from Europe to Asia in only twenty minutes!! Learn about the sites you see from the ferry from your historian guide. Be ready to visit a unique local food market to sample some of the delicious local foods away from the tourist spots.
Inclusions
- Menemen. Made from tomatoes, green peppers, eggs and spices.
- Künefe. A dessert made of angels hair noddles, cheese, honey and pistacho
- Maraş Dondurma. Famous Turkish ice cream made from goats milk and roots of mountain orchids roots.
- Iskender. Lamb cooked on charcoal on top of pitta bread cubes with tomatoes, butter and yoghurt sauc
- Turk kahvesi & Çay ; Turkish coffee or Çay ( tea ) options
- Börek. Filo pastry wrapped with minded meat, cheese, potatoes, spices and butter.
- Turkish coffee. Coffee brew on sand or charcoal
- Midye ; Mussels stuffed with rice and spices cooked in the shell serve with lemon
- Ferry tickets. Ferry tickets to and from Uskudar neighborhood in Asian side
- Balık dürüm. Grilled mackerel fish wrap in lavash bread with salad, pomegranate sauce and spices
- Çay. Turkish black brew tea serve in the tulip shaped glasses
- Kaymak. Dairy cream made from buffaloes milk with sesame bread, honey, two type of cheeses. Variety of olives. Açuka, a traditional breakfast paste. Hazelnut paste.
- Gratuities
- No vegetarian and vegan food at 4 of the food stops.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Our meeting point is “ Itimat Fabrika Satış Yeri/Magazasi ” it is a dairy store. Please wait in front of the shop till our guide comes to you and ask for your name. On Google map : İtimat Fabrika Satış Yeri https://maps.google.com?g_st=ic
End Points
- This tour will end in Karakoy neighborhood near Karakoy ferry pier ( European side ) after the dessert. The ending point is just across the Galata bridge over the Golden horn which is 10 minutes waking to the starting point. Our guide will help you how to get back to your hotel.