Istanbul walking food tour across 2 continents for the best of Turkish street food
We spent almost an entire day with Culinary Backstreets (referred to as Istanbul Eats when we booked) doing a local food tour – Two Markets, Two Continents . During my research on the city, I came across this Istanbul walking tour for local cuisine and booked it online. This was on the second leg of the stay in Istanbul – part of our 10-day trip to Turkey. We went to some really small eateries that gave us an authentic feel of the city, its people, local areas and markets. If you want to try local Turkish cuisine in hole-in-the-wall joints in Istanbul, then this is the food tour for you. You get to eat in both the continents. We spent about 6 days in Istanbul – 3 days in Sultanahmet to be near the top attractions and another 3 in Besiktas to get a feel of the modern side of the city. The tour started at 9 am in Karakoy market on the European side, we then crossed the Bosphorus and stayed at the Asian side until 5 pm. The food walk was to officially end at 3 pm but ...