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Street Food Tour in Istanbul [Don't Miss it]

Activity Duration (5 hours)
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About

Don't miss this incredible street food tour in Istanbul!

What you'll do

Join a private 5-hour street food tour in Istanbul and experience the city like a local. Your guide will take you to hidden gems, including local eateries not found in any guidebook. Along the way, you'll enjoy a variety of culinary delights, including stuffed mussels, coffee, simit (Turkish bagel), and fish sandwiches. The menu can be easily customized to suit any dietary restrictions. Throughout the tour, you'll have stunning views of famous landmarks, including Gulhane Park, Galata Bridge, and Galata Tower.

Meeting and pickup

Multiple pickup locations offered.
Additional pickup options
  • Pickup detailsHotel pick-ups will only be made from hotels around Sultanahmet and Taksim. We kindly ask our guests staying at other hotels to come to our office at their own expense.
  • Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
End: This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What is included?

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible

What is not included?

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • For detailed information, please contact our company after booking.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Meet your host

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Atlas Private Tours
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Host since 2025

Itinerary

Istanbul Culinary Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do

Explore the full itinerary for Street Food Tour in Istanbul [Don't Miss it] in Istanbul, Turkey. This culinary tours experience includes 9 stops over 1 day. Duration: 5 hours. Activity level: Extreme.

No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Here is the starting point

Travel Inn Turkey
1

Travel Inn Turkey

Stop: 15 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
2

Sultanahmet District

Stop: 20 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Sultanahmet District

Starting with Simit and Turkish tea. Simit is a freshly baked, molasses-dipped, and sesame-crusted dough.

3

Gulhane Park

Stop: 15 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Gulhane Park

By tram to Gülhane Park, discovering Gülhane Park by walk and continuing to the historical Post Office in Sirkeci.

4

Sirkeci Station

Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Sirkeci Station

Eating Raw Meatbals: Çiğ Köfte. It is traditionally and usually served as an appetizer or meze. Enjoying the Pomegranate Juice, which gives you energy for the rest of the day.

5

Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)

Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)

We start by tasting unique spices in the Spice Market; then walk to Eminönü for Balık – ekmek: Fish and Bread, which is served on a traditional Turkish boat.

6

Eminonu Square

Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Eminonu Square

alık – ekmek: Fish and Bread, which is served on a traditional Turkish boat.

7

Galata Tower

Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Galata Tower

Tasting the traditional Turkish coffee next to Galata Tower. It’sroasted and ground coffee is boiled with sugar, and then served with the grounds which are allowed to settle at the bottom of your cup. This method allows the preservation of the full flavor.

8

Istiklal Caddesi

Stop: 15 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Istiklal Caddesi

Turkish coffee is a communal drink. After coffee walking to the famous Istiklal Street and eating Stuffed Mussels: Midye served with lemon. The vendor will crack one open for you. Squeeze on a bit of lemon and use the shell to scoop out all the street gourmet goodness.

9

Cicek Pasaji

Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
Cicek Pasaji

After that we will enjoy the delicious Fried Mussels: Midye Tava spooned on a thick smear of tarator, made with dried bread crumbs, walnuts, lemon juice, salt, pepper, herbs, and tahini. It’s served skewered onto a shish. The same unlicensed street mussels of unknown provenance, coated in flour (and sometimes egg yolk and beer), then deep-fried in a vat of sizzling oil; these are another very popular snack available at any time of day.

This concludes the tour.

You’re free to explore at your own pace from here.
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