Istanbul Asian Side Food Tour • Small Group • 10+ Tastings

Highlights

Itinerary

1. 1

   Meet your guide at İstanbul Kitapçısı Café inside the Kadıköy ferry terminal. From here, head into one of Istanbul's liveliest food neighbourhoods for an evening of 10+ tastings.

   5 minutes•Admission free

2. 2

   Walk through Kadıköy's market streets, where locals shop for fish, cheese, olives and everyday ingredients. Start tasting along the way, including midye dolma, mussels stuffed with spiced rice and finished with lemon. Then continue through the neighbourhood for other street-food stops.

   45 minutes•Admission free

3. 3

   Continue through Kadıköy for two Turkish street-food classics: lahmacun, served hot from the oven with parsley and lemon, and kokoreç, seasoned and chopped hot from the grill.

   1 hour•Admission free

4. 4

   Viaport Marina

   Leave the busiest market streets behind and continue into the Moda backstreets for beyran, the intensely garlicky Gaziantep soup made with shredded lamb, rice and hot broth.

   40 minutes•Admission free•See on map

5. 5

   Finish with traditional goat's-milk dondurma, then return to Kadıköy ferry terminal. Your one-way ferry ticket back to the European side is included, and your guide will help you catch the ferry toward Eminönü or Karaköy.

   30 minutes•Admission free

Meeting point

Meet your guide at İstanbul Kitapçısı Kafeteryası, on the 2nd floor of Kadıköy Ferry Terminal. From the European side, take a ferry to Kadıköy from Eminönü, Karaköy, Kabataş or Beşiktaş (25–30 min). On arrival, go to the 2nd floor.

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Pickup

• Everyone meets at the start point

Know before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Maximum group size is 10
• Tour runs rain or shine
• Vegan and lactose-free diets cannot be accommodated on this tour.
• Vegetarian options are available at most stops, although 1–2 stops do not have a vegetarian alternative.
• Not recommended for gluten-intolerant travelers, as many tastings include bread or wraps.
• Guests with serious allergies or medical dietary requirements must advise us at the time of booking.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted
• One per booking

Cancellation and refunds

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

• Cancelled and fully refunded if too few travellers book