Taste of Istanbul - Food & Culture

Our host Dilara was absolutely amazing and her two co-hosts in training were wonderful as well. The attention they gave us over the course of the evening made us feel very welcome. Food stops were fantastic and all hosts of the restaurants made us feel special too. Authentic Turkish food at great prices. Finally, the history tour was a great perk. Thank you for such a memorable experience!!!

Mustafa is very friendly and welcoming host. He introduced a lot of traditional Turkish cuisine and snacks. All the food is delicious. I enjoyed the experience a lot.

It was a wonderful experience I recommend 100% Mustafa was an excellent guide, passionate, friendly, chatty and knowledgeable about history and food. Plus the food was delicious and very hearty.

Mustafa is the best guide we have for all our traveling experience. Very dedicated, well informed, handsome. Flexible to your taste requests. Delicious, local experience, history.

Our host Kerem was super knowledgeable, he not only showed us unique local food which we would not otherwise have found and tried ourselves, but also gave us a tour around the historic sites. He brought the history of the area to life with thoughtful detail and context. It was both educational and enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour!

Wonderful experience, Kerem is a really great guide, we visited 6 or 7 delicious places to have an amazing overview of Istambul food and culture. Kerem is very patient, as our english isn't the best, and knows a lot of things about the city and its food highligts.

Wonderful experience, Kerem is a really great guide, we visited 6 or 7 delicious places to have an amazing overview of Istambul food and culture.

We had a wonderful tour of Balat with tastings with Kerem. He was not rushed, and we had a lovely discussion of all things. Kerem toured around Balat and we had multiple stops of local food and drinks which we would not have found by ourselves. Thank you Kerem… and congratulations on passing one of your terms!

This was a fantastic experience, diving into the true food culture of Istanbul, not the kitchy tourist trap restaurants. Emir was a kind, knowledgeable and courteous guide. The entire process of booking the experience was easy with great communication from the organizer. I highly recommend this tour if you want an immersion, interactive look into the cuisine if this great city.

This was a great tour if you want to experience authentic Turkish food and hospitality. We were lucky enough to have Kerem as the leader of our group of tourists and he led us through old neighborhoods, recommending really great dishes and telling us the history of the area and foods. He was personable, took our dietary needs into account and was a great host. The time flew by and at the end we had a better understanding and appreciation for Turkish food and culture. Thank you for being such a friendly ambassador, Kerem!