Bites And Bazaars Tour in Rüstem Paşa
Bites And Bazaars Tour in Rüstem Paşa
Bites And Bazaars Tour in Rüstem Paşa
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Bites and Bazaars tour in Istanbul is not only a Miraculous Tasty Walk in the city of Istanbul it also a deep introduction of the rich history of a unique city. The tradesmen coming from almost all over the ‘known’ lands created the most cosmopolitan capital of the world which can be traced in the kitchen and food booths of modern Istanbul today.
You will not only meet with Turkish ‘esnaf’ tradesmen today but also discover the kitchens of different civilizations such as the Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Romans, and Turks. While you will be filled up with the favorite street food options of modern Istanbulite, you will learn the history of Istanbul and the important monuments you see en route. Besides tasting a dozen different bites, you will learn how that food arrived in the city. The culture of Istanbul is not only hidden inside the food recipes but also secretly lives in the traditional bazaars.
Let us take you into a thousand and one night’s tale that takes place in Istanbul.
Itinerary
Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou meet your licensed tour guides in front of the Spice Bazaar at 9:00 in the morning. Your guide is competent in both history and gastronomy. After getting to know each other and the region, you start visiting your first tasting stops in the area. We start the day with black tea and “borek”, a morning classic for Turks.Rustem Pasha Mosque
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeYou have rarely come across such cleverly and carefully constructed mosque architecture dates to 16th century. While you think you are in the streets of Eminonu, you meet the courtyard of Rüstem Pasa Mosque.Tahtakale District
30 minsAdmission Ticket Free“Han” buildings are not the only values that have survived from the 16th century to the present day. “Tahtakale” is a region that has been a key point in spreading the coffee to the world. We breathe in the smells of the streets while chasing coffee culture.Grand Bazaar
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWhile passing through these streets you will say "I wish I knew Turkish". Along the way, we will see the excitement of tradesmen talking to each other, customers bargaining, and porters which is an occupation has been living for hundreds of years. “Han”s are places that provided accommodation and rest to merchants passing through “Konstantiniyye” for centuries. In the Grand Bazaar, 17 inns that we don't even notice stand silently among 4000 shops. While exploring the silversmiths and their workshops and the values with your guide, you will see how different cultures have been kneaded over centuries in a big city like Istanbul.Şeyhmuz Kebap Salonu
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeLet's share a real table between our tastings at the “han”s. We stop by a place that preserves Assyrian traditions to this day. We will taste our kebaps made from minced meat made with the "zirh" - armor technique.Corlulu Ali Pasa Medresesi
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeLet's drink a coffee and experience how madrassas, which were theological schools that were closed after the end of the Caliphate of Ottoman Empire, survive today without disappearing. And coffee? In the meantime, you can find out what makes this coffee special.Çarşı Baklava
25 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThere is no such a thing as the best baklava, there “are the best baklavas” in the city. Of course, our mother always makes the best, but it is not an ordinary one. Enjoy this wonderful, a great sugar balanced baklava made with the best quality and most delicious peanuts from Gaziantep.Misir Carsisi (Spice Market)
1 hours 5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeLet's meet one of the most valuable shops of the Spice Bazaar. This shop, which has been owned by the same family for 6 generations, constantly supplies spices and sauces to large chain hotels in Istanbul, chef restaurants and shopping malls. As a courtesy, they are prepared for the "Spice Tasting" exclusively for our guests the tasting that we offer to our chef guests.
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