Beyoğlu Food Tour: Discover Turkish Cuisine

Embark on a gastronomic adventure in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, and explore the vibrant Turkish cuisine and traditional meyhane experience. Indulge in a variety of mezes, cheese, seasonal fruits, kebabs, and more while discovering hidden gems and learning about the cultural significance of the food and locations.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Karakoy - Karaköy is among the city’s oldest and most historic districts, currently serving as a vital commercial center and transport hub.
  • Halic - Halic (Golden Horn) translates to “inlet” in English and divides the old and new parts of Istanbul.
  • Galata Koprusu - This bridge crosses the Golden Horn, linking the old city with Beyoglu,…
What's Included
  • Expert guidance by a professional tour guide
  • Delight in diverse food tastings, including samples and snacks
  • Scenic transport via funicular
  • Enjoy complimentary coffee and/or tea
  • Intimate experience in a small group setting
  • Selection of alcoholic beverages included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the diverse flavors of Turkey on a half-day culinary tour in the Beyoglu (Pera) district. With a small group of up to eight participants, savor a variety of dishes from mezes to baklava and kebabs, and even have the opportunity to try raki, a local anise-flavored spirit. Explore lively markets, street food vendors, eateries, and hidden alleys…

Location
Nordstern Hotel Galata
Tersane Caddesi
Meet your guide outside 'NORDSTERN HOTEL GALATA ,' conveniently located next to Galata Bridge and just a 2-minute walk from the (T1) Karaköy tram stop. Your guide, easily identifiable by their tour guide badge, will be waiting for you at the hotel entrance.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Clairerod19
Jul 19, 2025
5 star food tour - Wonderful food tour, Gamze was super friendly and had tons of recommendations for us. The food stops were delicious, the options she picked showed lots of variety, and you can tell she takes great care in showing guests an authentic, non-touristy taste of Istanbul! We had a better understanding of both Turkish culture and cuisine after. Highly recommend!
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Khuram_a
Jun 28, 2025
Instanbul - Food and Beyond - Organized informative and characteristic. Errol Urgun was phenomenal. He chose very interesting foods and gave lots cultural history and traditions around the food we sampled. Highly recommend Errol !
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Davidfi5956lr
Jun 18, 2025
Best Food Tour We've Had by Far! - This was the highlight of my trip last year during our honeymoon. Gamze was our tour guide, and it ended up just being the three of us. She was so incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and a joy to be around. You could tell that all the restaurant and store staff loved her, she made it such a fun tour. The food was really, really incredible, and we learned so much about true Turkish cuisine and so much more. Gamze has a strong understanding of food and Turkish history. We highly recommend this tour, it was by far the best food tour we've ever been on. Can't recommend it enough!
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Carlos_u
May 30, 2025
Tour guide Erol was very... - Tour guide Erol was very knowledgeable and took pride in his Turkish heritage cuisine. The food, liquor, coffee, and baklava were delicious. I would highly recommend to experience their culture.
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Sharon_s
May 29, 2025
Excellent - We had a great time, our host was very friendly and knowledgeable and took us to some great places that we wouldn't have found on our own. Great wsy to spend a few hours in the Taksim area. She also introduced us to the Tunel funicular that we would never have found on our own. Would highly recommend.
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Carol_w
May 21, 2025
Our guide Erol was... - Our guide Erol was knowdgeable and fun. He explained so much about the food we were sampling, and its history. No question went unaswered. I would recommend the tour, and particularly Erol as a guide.
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Karen_r
May 15, 2025
Amazing tour - Where to start. We visited multiple restaurants off the tourist paths. Learned so much about how they prepare food, the amazing variety of fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts grown right here in Türkiye not to mention the culture of food and drink here. By the end of the tour we could barely eat the last few bites. Erol Utgun our guide was so knowledgeable and made sure he gave us an individualized experience not to mention interactive and delicious. Would highly recommend. Not to be missed.
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Andrew
Mar 31, 2025
Highlight of our trip - This was the highlight of our trip to Istanbul. Our guide Erol was amazing - he was friendly, knowledgeable and took us to sample some fantastic food we would never have discovered by ourselves. 10/10
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John_k
Mar 30, 2025
A must ! - Great experience with Tolga ,he kept it so interesting without overloading us with historical facts. Loved all the local insights.
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Julie_r
Apr 6, 2025
Good Tour Generally but Beware the Location and Weekends - The food tour was generally good, the guide, Erol, was very good, he was interesting and engaging and provided excellent information on the history and culture in relation to the delicious food we tasted. However, we should not have chosen Saturday evening for this tour as the area was very intimidating with a high police presence and we felt extremely vulnerable. Also we started the tour in Karakoy but it ended a long way away, in the dangerous area of Taksim, so we had to make our way back on our own which was a bit scary and we regretted having booked this tour as a result. 2 older ladies on the tour stuck with us as they were quite scared on their own. The tour should end where it starts and I think Friday and Saturday nights should be avoided in this area.
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From $106
up to 10 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).