Istanbul Food Walking Tour of Beyoglu by Night

3 Hours 30 Minutes

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Overview

Savor traditional bites on this guided Istanbul food walking tour through the lively BeyoāŸlu district. BeyoāŸlu is a maze of winding back streets with top notch grills, restaurants, and eateries around every bend. On this tour, explore with a local guide and open up your temporal senses trying an array of delicious foods like classic kebab and 'islak' burgers, tomato sauce-drenched rolls on either side of a burger. This night is has it all: scrumptious meze platters, cosmic fortune telling and traditional Turkish coffee. Top it off with sips of anise liquor 'raki' that will have you rolling.

3.5-hour evening food tour of Istanbul's bustling BeyoāŸlu district
Learn all about the city's vibrant culinary street scene from a knowledgeable guide
Sample some favorite local street and fast foods with an expert guide
Try popular treats such as islak burgers and dÃƒÂ¼rÃƒÂ¼ms
Enjoy an authentic Turkish coffee and fortune-telling session
Savor a selection of classic meze accompanied by raki

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Kick of your Istanbul food walking tour by meeting your guide by Taksim Square in the district of BeyoāŸlu formerly known as Pera. Begin by strolling beside your guide and gain insight into the food history of this area and the treats you will be sampling shortly. Arrive at a popular burger depot and taste the renown islak burgers. Watch as they prepare these 'wet burgers' by covering their buns in a tomato-garlic gravy and are then store them in a heated glass case to soak. Bite into this burger and savor its mouth-watering goodness.Next, promenade down Independence Street to the 'Flower Passage' or ÃƒÂ‡içek Pasajā±. Check out this covered walkway and the nearby Nevizade Sokak arcade that bustles with popular meyhanes, Turkish bars. Drop in and let your guide pick the best starters to sample such as soslu patlā±can salatasā± (salad with eggplant) or patçanga böreāŸi (rolls with melted cheese inside).Continue down corridors through the fish market to a top notch grill house called DÃƒÂ¼rÃƒÂ¼mzade. Here, you will relish the same freshly folded dÃƒÂ¼rÃƒÂ¼ms (kebab wraps) that chef Anthony Bourdain tasted in his hit TV show, No Reservations. Munch on this crispy flatbread filled with a juicy meat filling. It's sure to satisfy.From here walk to a coffee house and enjoy a strong cup of traditional Turkish coffee. Learn about the Turkish heritage of kahve falā±, where after finishing your coffee you use your leftover grounds to read your future. Try it by turning your cup over and interpreting the shapes that the grounds create. An example is a fish-shape which means a new love.Your night concludes with a platter of delectable meze at a trendy joint. Enjoy dolmas, yogurt with herbs and wash it all down with a local shot of raki, an anise-flavored liquor. After learning a ton about Istanbul's underground street food, end your walking tour back at the same starting location and wish your guide a good evening.

Istanbul Food Walking Tour of Beyoglu by Night

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