Tarihi Hocapaşa Pidecisi is a street-food stop in Eminönü, Istanbul.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Get to know the complex food culture of Istanbul on this guided street food walking tour. Explore the Beyoğlu neighborhood, sample a wide range of cuisine, including s...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Explore Kadıköy's vibrant streets on a street food walk. Sample fish wraps, kokoreç, çiğ köfte, & sweets, with full vegetarian & private tour options available.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Explore Istanbul’s vibrant night scene and street flavors on a guided tour. Taste kebab, kokoreç, mussels, and baklava, and end with Turkish coffee in charming Karaköy.
Address: Hocapaşa Sokak No:19, Sirkeci, 34112 Fatih, İstanbul, Istanbul
Tarihi Eminönü Balık Ekmek at the Galata Bridge, the red-and-gold fish-sandwich boats grilling mackerel into half-loaves with lettuce and lemon for whoever.
TryBalık ekmek (grilled fish sandwich)
Tarihi Sultanahmet Köftecisi on Divanyolu, the 1920 charcoal-grill counter still building the canonical Istanbul köfte plate of flat patties.
TryKöfte plate with piyaz
Borsam Taşfırın in Kadıköy, the 1968 stone-oven lahmacun counter that turns a single 15-minute bake into the city's most reliable lahmacun under 80 lira.
TryLahmacun and pide
Karaköy Güllüoğlu's takeout counter on Rıhtım, where the Güllü family has cut pistachio baklava by the half kilo since 1949 for a queue that moves fast.
TryPistachio baklava
Bambi Cafe at Taksim, an almost-all-night counter doing döner wraps with melted cheese, kumpir baked potatoes and Turkish hamburgers to the post-Beyoğlu.
TryLate-night döner wrap
Tarihi Eminönü Balık Ekmek at the Galata Bridge, the red-and-gold fish-sandwich boats grilling mackerel into half-loaves with lettuce and lemon for whoever.
TryBalık ekmek (grilled fish sandwich)
Kızılkayalar at Taksim Square, the 1978 originator of the ıslak burger, a beef patty soaked in garlicky tomato sauce and steamed inside a soft white bun.
TryIslak hamburger (wet burger)
