Istanbul Taste of Two Continents Food Tour - Spice Market & Ferry
Meet your guide and small group—there’s a maximum of 10 travelers on this tour, including you—at a coffee shop near the Spice Bazaar on the European side of Istanbul. Shop for a Turkish breakfast, including cheeses, cured meat, honey, olives, bread, hazelnut paste, and Turkish clotted cream. Eat it at a local tea house with Turkish scrambled eggs as your guide explains how culture and food intersect. Next, capture photos as you ride the ferry across the Bosphorus from Europe to Asia and the chic Kadikoy neighborhood. Sip, snack, slurp, and snap your way through Kadikoy Market. Sample fresh-brewed Turkish coffee and crispy baklava, alongside popular street foods including wraps, grills, stuffed vine leaves, and much, much more. Your tour finishes at Kadikoy Ferry Terminal. Your guide will give you tickets and help you catch the right ferry, either back to the Spice Bazaar or over to Karakoy.
Highlights
- ✓This intimate, small-group tour is capped at just eight participants
- ✓Tour Istanbul’s European and Asian sides (ferry tickets included)
- ✓Sample a wide range of dishes, enjoy Turkish coffee and breakfast, and more
- ✓Visit spice markets, different neighborhoods, restaurants, and cafes
What you'll see & do
- ✓The Taste of Two Continents food tour begins in Istanbul’s Old City. There, we meet to begin our tour in the heart of Eminönü, close to Spice Market.
- ✓Market Sourced Turkish Breakfast: Visit a breakfast market in the morning and gather an assortment of Turkish breakfast items, including cheeses, buffalo cream, hazelnut paste, honey, olives, dried beef pastrami, simit, and enjoy it all with traditional Turkish tea & menemen (Turkish scrambled eggs) at a local tea house. Listen to your guide’s entertaining & interesting stories about culture and daily life in Turkey while wondering if this could be your favorite breakfast ever.
- ✓Cross the mighty Bosphorus by ferry to explore the more modern and chic area of Kadıköy, on the Asian side. Kadıköy is home to some of the best local restaurants in Istanbul, frequented a new generation of Turks who love to dine out, while still savouring the flavours of their childhood.
- ✓You will nibble, sip and munch your way through the local Kadıköy market while your guide explains the colorful stalls and products. You'll want to bring your cameras out here to capture all the vibrancy that makes up the flavors of Turkish cuisine!
- ✓As you make your way through the colorful streets of Kadıköy market, you’ll sip on freshly brewed Turkish coffee while delighting in locally-made crispy golden baklava. You’ll savor the delicious tastes of popular street foods like dolma, tantuni, and kokoreç, as well as other local favourites.
- ✓The Taste of Two Continents tour finishes in Kadıköy Ferry Terminal. Your return ferry tickets are provided. Your guide will help you to catch the Eminönü ferry (back to the Spice Market) or Karaköy ferry.
What's included
- ✓Friendly, knowledgeable and passionate tour guide
- ✓A day filled with culinary, cultural, historic and personal anecdotes, with a local insider’s view
- ✓Snacks
- ✓Lunch
- ✓8 uniquely different eateries and restaurants, multiple tastings at each
- ✓Tea and coffee
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities / Tips for guide
- ✓No vegetarian food options at 2-3 of the food stops
- ✓No vegan food options at 4-5 of the food stops
- ✓This is a walking tour. Max walking distance is 10 minutes between many stops. Total 2.5-3.5kms (1.5-2miles) walk.
Good to know
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
Comfortable walking shoes recommended
Children aged 5 years and younger are welcome at no charge
Tour runs rain or shine
This is a walking tour. Max walking distance is 10 minutes between many stops. Total 2.5kms (1.5miles) walk.
Not recommended for vegan, gluten free, lactose free travelers
Not recommended for travelers with serious allergies or food restrictions
Please advise any specific dietary/allergy requirements at time of booking
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Istanbul Taste of Two Continents Food Tour - Spice Market & Ferry
Meet your guide and small group—there’s a maximum of 10 travelers on this tour, including you—at a coffee shop near the Spice Bazaar on the European side of Istanbul. Shop for a Turkish breakfast, including cheeses, cured meat, honey, olives, bread, hazelnut paste, and Turkish clotted cream. Eat it at a local tea house with Turkish scrambled eggs as your guide explains how culture and food intersect. Next, capture photos as you ride the ferry across the Bosphorus from Europe to Asia and the chic Kadikoy neighborhood. Sip, snack, slurp, and snap your way through Kadikoy Market. Sample fresh-brewed Turkish coffee and crispy baklava, alongside popular street foods including wraps, grills, stuffed vine leaves, and much, much more. Your tour finishes at Kadikoy Ferry Terminal. Your guide will give you tickets and help you catch the right ferry, either back to the Spice Bazaar or over to Karakoy.
Highlights
- ✓This intimate, small-group tour is capped at just eight participants
- ✓Tour Istanbul’s European and Asian sides (ferry tickets included)
- ✓Sample a wide range of dishes, enjoy Turkish coffee and breakfast, and more
- ✓Visit spice markets, different neighborhoods, restaurants, and cafes
What you'll see & do
- ✓The Taste of Two Continents food tour begins in Istanbul’s Old City. There, we meet to begin our tour in the heart of Eminönü, close to Spice Market.
- ✓Market Sourced Turkish Breakfast: Visit a breakfast market in the morning and gather an assortment of Turkish breakfast items, including cheeses, buffalo cream, hazelnut paste, honey, olives, dried beef pastrami, simit, and enjoy it all with traditional Turkish tea & menemen (Turkish scrambled eggs) at a local tea house. Listen to your guide’s entertaining & interesting stories about culture and daily life in Turkey while wondering if this could be your favorite breakfast ever.
- ✓Cross the mighty Bosphorus by ferry to explore the more modern and chic area of Kadıköy, on the Asian side. Kadıköy is home to some of the best local restaurants in Istanbul, frequented a new generation of Turks who love to dine out, while still savouring the flavours of their childhood.
- ✓You will nibble, sip and munch your way through the local Kadıköy market while your guide explains the colorful stalls and products. You'll want to bring your cameras out here to capture all the vibrancy that makes up the flavors of Turkish cuisine!
- ✓As you make your way through the colorful streets of Kadıköy market, you’ll sip on freshly brewed Turkish coffee while delighting in locally-made crispy golden baklava. You’ll savor the delicious tastes of popular street foods like dolma, tantuni, and kokoreç, as well as other local favourites.
- ✓The Taste of Two Continents tour finishes in Kadıköy Ferry Terminal. Your return ferry tickets are provided. Your guide will help you to catch the Eminönü ferry (back to the Spice Market) or Karaköy ferry.
What's included
- ✓Friendly, knowledgeable and passionate tour guide
- ✓A day filled with culinary, cultural, historic and personal anecdotes, with a local insider’s view
- ✓Snacks
- ✓Lunch
- ✓8 uniquely different eateries and restaurants, multiple tastings at each
- ✓Tea and coffee
What's not included
- ✓Gratuities / Tips for guide
- ✓No vegetarian food options at 2-3 of the food stops
- ✓No vegan food options at 4-5 of the food stops
- ✓This is a walking tour. Max walking distance is 10 minutes between many stops. Total 2.5-3.5kms (1.5-2miles) walk.
Good to know
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
Comfortable walking shoes recommended
Children aged 5 years and younger are welcome at no charge
Tour runs rain or shine
This is a walking tour. Max walking distance is 10 minutes between many stops. Total 2.5kms (1.5miles) walk.
Not recommended for vegan, gluten free, lactose free travelers
Not recommended for travelers with serious allergies or food restrictions
Please advise any specific dietary/allergy requirements at time of booking
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.