Culinary Backstreets: Karaköy is a food tour in Istanbul.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Route: Karaköy Perşembe Pazarı, ferry to Kadıköy, Güneşlibahçe Sokak market
Guided tour · 4 hours
Head to the culinary underbelly of Istanbul on our lunchtime food tour of 14+ tastings. A backstreets food marathon from Taksim to Karaköy - because you didn't come th...
Private tour · 4 hours
Embark on a private food tour in Istanbul with a local guide. Explore the Old City Core, Beşiktaş, or Kadıköy, and learn about the etymology, rituals, and migrations o...
Water activity · 6 hours
One day, two continents, endless flavors. Start with a lavish Anatolian breakfast in Beşiktaş, ferry across the Bosphorus, and feast on Ottoman recipes in Kadıköy.
Culinary Backstreets's Hidden Beyoğlu By Night walk, an afternoon-into-evening route through home cookers, grill counters and Istiklal-edge viewpoints.
Turkish Flavours' Spice Market and Kadikoy walk opens with a spice tasting on the European side, ferries from Eminonu across the Bosphorus, and ends over lunch in the Kadikoy street market.
TipThe walk runs 10:00 to 14:30 with a minimum of two guests; skip a big breakfast, since a full lunch is included.
Turkish Flavours's Istanbul Bites in Kadıköy, an Asian-side street-food walk built around about ten stops in the market grid south of the ferry terminal.
Secret Food Tours' Istanbul walk covers seven stops around the Spice Market and historic centre, ducking into backstreet shops and food stalls, with groups capped at twelve.