Istanbul Asian Side Food Tour • Small Group • 10+ Tastings
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Spend an evening eating your way through Kadıköy, Istanbul’s lively Asian-side food district. Follow your local guide through the market lanes and Moda backstreets, stopping for more than 10 tastings including midye dolma, lahmacun, kokoreç, garlicky beyran and traditional goat’s-milk dondurma. Come hungry: the tastings add up to a full dinner, not just a few samples. With a maximum of 10 guests, there’s plenty of time to discover the stories behind the food and the neighbourhood. The tour finishes back at Kadıköy Ferry Terminal, with your one-way ferry ticket to the European side included.
Your experience
Stop 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.
Stop 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.
Stop 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.
Stop 4
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.
Stop 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.
What’s included
- Food stories, local history and an insider’s view of Kadıköy
- One-way ferry ticket from Kadıköy to Istanbul’s European side (at end of tour)
- Local non-alcoholic drinks, plus water
- More than 10 food tastings across Kadıköy Market and Moda backstreets
- Experienced English-speaking Istanbul food guide
Not included
- Guide gratuities (optional)
Meeting and pickup
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.
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.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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