Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Istanbul by Night: Turkish Food Tour. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Click here for tour details, schedule and pricing
Viewing All 7 Reviews
Certified reviews by travelers like you. What's this?
We booked this for our first night in Istanbul, hoping it would be a good way to familiarize ourselves with the city while also taking care of dinner. The tour accomplished both objectives, and then some!
It was so much more fun than we had expected. Our guide Selma did a great job of making the evening enjoyable for us and the other couple on the tour.
In addition to getting a tour of the Beyoglu nightlife, we got a tile game lesson in a traditional tea house, a charcoal grilled kebab on a hidden rooftop terrace, kokorec with hot peppers, melons and fresh cheese as we were serenaded with live gypsy music, and topped off the evening with tripe soup at a streetside table.
The food was great, but what made the tour special was the experiences. I don't think we could have found some of these places and experiences on our own, especially not the first night.
I highly recommend this tour.
This was a fun way to be introduced to Istanbul and a great wait to experience some new culinary delights in a new city. The guide was very dedicated, professional and was proud to share her culture. Will definitely recommend to others. Great job!
Peggy B
USA
The guide was very knowledgeable. Excellent English and a very fun evening. A must do.
Blanca
United Kingdom
This tour was a great oportunity to get to know more about Turkish cuisine and try a few things out. We were taken to a few hidden spots where there were mainly locals, which we really enjoyed. We also had some Turkish coffee and the typical liquor, raki. The live music was great too, very authentic!
Interesting tour and we did see and experience bits of Istanbul that we would not otherwise have done. Tour was not exactly as published ie we did not cook our kebabs on ockabashi but we would recommend it and have gone on to eat lots more of the cheese we tried.
Kind guide with strong English.
This was more a fun night out with a local than a gourmet food tour. But it was definitely worth it! The food was tasty and plentiful, the guide fun, and the activities interesting.
Advertisement
Advertisement
