Turkey · TURKISH COOKING CLASSES AND FOOD TOURS
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The good classes send you home able to make two or three things properly, usually a mezze, a stew and a pastry, and the good food walks cross to the Asian side or into Kadikoy rather than staying on the tourist row. Below: what you cook, how many are in the room, how much walking is involved and what you eat at the end.
Grind and brew Turkish coffee in a cezve, taste multiple styles with Turkish delight, then do fortune telling in Istanbul.
“Very enjoyable and educational experience. My guide Tanner was welcoming, interesting, and eager to share his passion for coffee.”
Learn Turkish coffee on hot sand in Cappadocia in a 30-minute hands-on workshop. Small group, local-style serving, for $12.
“We had such a great time learning how to make Turkish coffee using the traditional sand method. We even got to dress up in Ottoman-style vests and hats, which made the experience extra fun and memorable. Ugur was incredibly funny, made the session so enjoyable, and helped us take photos and videos while we were making the coffee. Highly recommend giving this a go when visiting Göreme - it was a highlight of our trip! ☕️😊”
Istanbul food night for small groups, with street bites, rooftop tea with skyline views, and a nearly 140-year-old family dinner.
“this was such a fun trip! We enjoyed such wonderful food and nightlife, starting off with a vegan meatball that was super tasty and some Turkish delight. The rooftop was also stunning, though a bit cold. Make sure to take a jacket and scarf! The highlight for me was the restaurant at the end. We all shared the food, but there was so much that nobody felt like they didn't have enough. We had to encourage one another to finish the food! Yum!!!”
Guided Istanbul food tour through Kadıköy and Karaköy, with a ferry ride and 20 tastings from simit to kunefe and Turkish coffee.
“Due to bad weather there were only two of us with the guide Burak. Six hours fly in a second. Barak was amazing guide with knowledge about food we are tasting, old and modern Istanbul, places to visit and so on. Definitely great experience!”
Rooftop tea, Turkish street snacks, and a big multi-dish dinner in a 130-year-old restaurant in Istanbul’s Fatih and Sirkeci.
“We liked Zeynep so much. She was incredibly friendly and understanding with our kids. The food was extremly good, the restaurant was so nice. We liked everything and we would recommend thid activity to anyone who wants to taste the real food of Istanbul.”
4-hour Istanbul food and culture tour with a Bosphorus ferry ride, Kadıköy markets, Kurdish dishes, and tulip-glass cay.
“Amazing food tour. Loved how we went over to the Asian side by ferry and got to experience local cuisine and places we would have never gone. Our tour guide Baruk was amazing, so knowledgeable and everything ran so smoothly. We tried so much delicious food including Kebap, pide, mussels, pickled vegetables, cheese. All very different things that we probably wouldn’t have had if we didn’t go on this tour. Not too much walking, lots of historical information. We loved it”
Small-group Istanbul food tour across the Bosphorus, Karaköy and Kadıköy markets, two meals, snacks, hot drinks, and local flavor.
“A must for anyone who wants to experience the food culture on both sides of Istanbul. Highly recommend.”
Private Istanbul food tour with 10 sweet and savory tastings, Beyoğlu passageway sights, and a custom guide for your diet and allergies.
“Great, friendly guide (Dilek Orubegarcia) that was knowledgeable about EVERYTHING, not just local food.”
Learn Turkish coffee history, brew your own cup, and do fortune telling in a 500-year-old Istanbul workshop for $20 in 2 hours.
“Thank you very much Petek for this beautiful time. Evry explinations was very clear, it was very interesting to learn more about the culture and the history. Petek make it very joyfull !”
Learn Turkish coffee brewing on hot sand, taste menengiç coffee, and get a fortune reading plus a take-home cezve and cup set.
“I had an incredible experience with Ilham, he was very polite but he mesmerized me because of the knowledge of coffee, he really knows his subject and he is very passionate about it. The experience was unbelievable. I got a present and a great reading.”
Small-group Beyoğlu food tour blending Galata views, Istiklal Street culture, and tastings from street mussels to baklava, with funicular ride.
“Great experience with Tolga ,he kept it so interesting without overloading us with historical facts. Loved all the local insights.”
Taste your way through Istanbul’s Kadıköy with a small-group walk featuring 12+ local treats, pide, lahmacun, coffee, baklava, and more.
“The tour is on the Asia side of the Bosphorus which gives you a different vibe than the European side. Jeremy was our guide and he was very friendly and knowledgeable. The food was great.”
Istanbul’s traditional eats by ferry and foot, with Kadıköy market tastings, a sit-down lokanta dinner, and kunefe dessert for small groups.
“A great way to eat like a local! 9 stops to try a wide variety of food and drinks, with a great guide - Burak - who gave us the history of Istanbul as well as the origins of the food we ate. Don’t eat much during the day as you will want to leave room for all of the food!”
Private Istanbul food tour across Europe and Asia, starting with Turkish breakfast and ending in Kadikoy via ferry bites.
“A really great food tour. Experienced it all on both the European and Asian side of Istanbul. A wonderful cultural experience. Durban was a great guide”
