Transcontinental Food Tour
Trans-continental Food Tour
This food and history tour of two continents is probably the best deal for a day in the this amazing city.
- All food and drinks included
- Total duration 6 Hours
- Maximum 8 people
- 700+ reviews
This food and history tour of two continents is probably the best deal for a day in the this amazing city.
Tour Schedule
Taste of Istanbul's Transcontinental Food tour starts at 10:00 AM every morning (except Sundays) and will end around 16:00 PM. The total duration is around 6 hours. You can see the tour calendar above.
What is included ?
- The tour price includes all the food and drinks through the tour. Bottled water is also provided when necessary. - A scenic ferry ride from Eminonu to Kadikoy is included. - The tour is instructed by one of our knowledgable, friendly and enthusiastic guides that aims to provide culinary, historical and cultural insights of the city including a local's personal suggestions.
Group Size
- All our tours consist of a maximum 8 people but we do our best to run the tours even with only a few people. - Private groups are also welcomed.
Price and Cancellation Policy
- The tour price is 1.750 Turkish Liras for adults. For children under 12 years old, please contact us. - The tour price is fully refundable if you cancel 24 hours before the tour starts.
Meeting & Finishing point
- Taste of Istanbul's Transcontinental Food Tour starts just in front of the famous Spice Market and explores Istanbul's historical streets in the first part of the tour. The second part focuses on the local hip streets of Kadikoy which is the biggest district in the city. - The tour ends just in front of Kadikoy Ferry Station so you can easily take a ferry to several points in the city .
What to bring
- Your appetite for sure! - Comfortable walking shoes - Umbrella if necessary. - If winter season please wear warm clothes, a hat, scarf and gloves. We will spend some time at open air and might be cold.
Tour itinerary
500+ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviews on Airbnb Experiences, TripAdvisor and Google
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Didem was such a great guide, very knowledgeable and easy to chat with. The tour felt personal and we learnt a lot of the history along the way while enjoying… read more amazing food. Would 100% recommend, this was a highlight for our trip to Istanbul!
February 17, 2024Lovely tour guide and ended up being a private tour due to low tourist season. However, the food itself looked very different to the pictures and the food / tour… read more guiding was poor value for money vs the other tours we did in Istanbul.
I’m afraid the food we had felt low quality or the venues we went to didn’t look or feel good quality either. The only one we enjoyed was the coffee. The rest was dishes we could’ve gotten ourselves in London or venues that felt basic with little or no explanation of why it was special to bring us there.
What could have made it better is if the guide had better quality storytelling skills about the food – it’s background, why it’s popular in Turkish culture, how people eat it, how people prepare it, the history of the food. She was very approachable and friendly, but we mostly talked about our personal lives rather than the food. And towards the end of the trip, it felt like we were just walking around with very little explanation and more us pushing the guide for more info. She was very friendly and asked us lots of questions about ourselves, but our preference was to learn more about the food and enjoy the quality and variety of the food.
To compare, we went to a show and dinner experience and for cheaper price, we tried far better food with wider variety and much more explanation and story telling than this one – which was supposed to be a food tour.
Overall, we have been to many food tours around the world and the value of this experience needs to increase – either with better quality food stops, more unique variety of dishes or better guiding of the tour.
January 12, 2024Of all the small group tours we have done around the world, this one was indeed one of the best and most enjoyable. Absolutely fantastic tour for a group of… read more 11 with 5 children – guided by Didem. A great introduction to the fascinating city of Istanbul, it’s culture past and present, history and delicious food scene. Our tour guide Didem was an absolute pleasure – engaging, kind, so informative and passionate about tourism and the food scene. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely and would highly recommend this tour. We left with full bellies and great memories!
January 5, 2024 -
Very good tour to enjoy Istanbul in a different way. Didem, our guide was very interesting and precise. She gave us so many details on Turkish culture and spirit. It… read more is the best to find hidden places and treasures.
Thank you very much.
January 2, 2024Wunderbare Erfahrung! Ich entdecke eine Stadt am liebsten mit einer Kombination aus Geschichte und gutem Essen, das man nur als Local findet – beides wurde voll erfüllt. Klare Empfehlung!
December 30, 2023I was on the tour with Didem and she was a wonderful guide. We went to some amazing places and Didem did a magnificent job telling the stories about the… read more places we ate at and the people making the food. We went to some hidden spots in the Grand Bazaar that I would have never found on my own. This tour was truly one of the highlights of my trip to Istanbul.
December 30, 2023 -
Ulku est une très bonne guide, qui parle très bien de son pays et de sa culture. Le tour est très agréable en partie grâce à elle. De notre point… read more de vue, il ne s’agit pas d’un tour culinaire à proprement parlé, mais d’un mix entre visite culturelle et nourriture. Je déconseillerais ce tour aux personnes qui ne mangent pas de viande ( la compagnie n’avait même pas transmis à la guide que je ne mangeais pas de viande !!). Nous avons trouvé que le prix de cette visite est excessif par rapport aux produits goûtés durant ce tour,même si les produits sont bons.
November 9, 2023The tour was excellent. Didem was knowledgeable, kind and I greatly enjoyed the spots she took us to. They’re not spots I would have thought to visit on my own… read more so I appreciate the hidden gems included in the tour.
October 28, 2023 -
Maravillosa experiencia guiada por Didem que nos ha cuidado y tratado de forma exquisita. Una buenísima forma de conocer lugares de la ciudad a los que nunca irías… read more a no se que fuera acompañado por una persona local a través de la riquísima gastronomía turca.
Totalmente recomendable.
Gracias por todo!
October 21, 2023WOW. We’re doing a 7mo wedding instead of a big wedding in California and Didem was incredible, overly nice to the point where I’m still asking her for recs and… read more tips for the rest of our time in turkey . I couldn’t recommend someone higher to bring you on a tour of Istanbul, we hit all the local places and everyone loved her plus the food was amazing 11/10 ⭐️
October 17, 2023Everything was great. Food, walk, stories, hidden places one will not find on g00gle maps or guides. Also get to see some local food artisans that tourists don’t… read more get to see or know. Highly recommend.
October 4, 2023 -
Our tour with Ozcan was amazing! We learned so much and got to try the tastiest foods in Istanbul! Definitely a great tour, and we’ll be doing his Asia side… read more tour this week too! Can’t wait!
October 3, 2023What an amazing day with Ozcan. More than a food tour, I learned so much on Turkiye and its history, saw the highlight spots of the City and of… read more course amazing food. Couldn’t recommend enough.
September 26, 2023I left some private feedback for the host as I feel our experience may not have been a genuine reflection of how the tour typically is. We felt most restaurants… read more were not prepared for our arrival, and most of the places we ate at differed from the photos.
September 26, 2023 -
We had a great morning with Ozcan learning about the history of Istanbul through story telling, visuals and of course food. We tried dishes from places we would have likely… read more missed on our own and learnt so much! Highly recommend 🙂
September 26, 2023Book this trip and you won’t regret it! The tastes of Istanbul we discovered were amazing. Dede also provided us with useful tips on where to eat, shop, enjoy hookah,… read more etc… She even made a reservation for us.
September 20, 2023We absolutely loved our food tour with Didi, she was really friendly and showed us great Turkish food that we would have otherwise missed. There was nothing more I would… read more have expected. Be sure to turn up hungry, the amount of food you are given is beyond satisfying, you’ll need a big walk after to burn it off!
September 9, 2023 -
Didi leads an amazing 4 hour tour throughout Istanbul’s old town. She shared knowledgeable insights of the food, culture, and history of the area. Would definitely recommend!
September 8, 2023This tour was really wonderful. Our guideDuden was amazing, fun and knowledgeable. She made sure everyone felt welcome and included and really showed us an insider’s knowledge of the local… read more food. We ate truly delicious and authentic food.
September 1, 2023Such a good way to visit some of the amazing food sites of the city, and also uncovering lots of hidden gems we wouldn’t have found otherwise. Food was some… read more of the best we’ve had on our whole trip!
September 1, 2023 -
Didi was very nice and took us around the city trying new foods. She even gave us recommendations for our next day. Good snacks throughout!
August 31, 2023We loved this tour! The food was delicious and there was lots of everything. Didem, our guide, was simply wonderful. She was friendly and informative and shared some helpful background… read more and perspective on Turkish culture, both historically and today. She made an effort to answer every question brought up by the tour group and taught us a lot about Istanbul.
August 19, 2023This was such a great experience! The guide took us to so many cool places, many were “off the map”. We ate very well and saw some great places, and… read more everything was included! It really helped us acclimate to the city since it was our first time. It’s definitely worth the money!!
August 19, 2023 -
Didem was an excellent tour guide! Communication before the tour and the meet-up description was great, which gave me peace of mind as I was a solo traveler, and it… read more was my first time in Istanbul. The tour was very well planned and organized. The selection of places where we had meals and snacks was authentic and gave an excellent overview of Turkish cuisine and culture. I highly recommend this experience!
August 15, 2023Didi was a fantastic guide! She was very knowledgeable about Turkey’s history and of course food culture, but in a very relaxed and friendly way. We loved every stop and… read more tasting and definitely felt as though we were taken to less touristy places.
August 11, 2023Didem was amazing and the tour gave me an insider’s view of the city. She took us to places I would have never found on my own. She’s nice and… read more has lots of stories and anecdotes to tell!
August 11, 2023 -
We tried a lot of great local foods and had a great conversation while walking. Good way to experience Istanbul outside of the major places.
August 10, 2023Host was very knowledgeable and friendly, we had really good time and was good to see parts of the city we would never have seen as tourists, thank you.
August 8, 2023Great tour I got to learn so much about the history of turkey our tour guide (Didem) was so knowledgeable and worldly also her friend (Ozgur) very educated and nice… read more
I highly recommend this tour
August 7, 2023
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