{"id":37625,"date":"2019-08-23T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=37625&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=37625"},"modified":"2024-09-18T16:40:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:40:04","slug":"street-food-tour-istanbul-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/street-food-tour-istanbul-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect on a street food tour of Istanbul (hint: it&#8217;s not kebabs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The thing I love most about travel are the meals between meals. Routine is left at home with the cat, blurring the line between breakfast, lunch and dinner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the day of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanadventures.com\/istanbul-tour-istanbul-night-tasting-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Istanbul Night Tasting Trail<\/a>\u00a0(an optional activity on the first night of our <a href=\"\/trips\/ERSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15-day Best of Turkey small group adventure<\/a>), I\u2019d already taken myself out for <em>menemen<\/em> in the morning; met up with the group for a second breakfast spread in Balat; sampled my way through dozens of varieties of cheese, olives and Turkish delight in M\u0131s\u0131r \u00c7ar\u015f\u0131s\u0131, the Spice Bazaar; and commandeered everyone into stopping at a small stand behind the Grand Bazaar for street-side chicken <em>pilav<\/em> and spiced drinking yoghurt. Then \u2013 and only then \u2013 was it time for our food tour.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37666\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4278.jpg\" alt=\"A group of travellers at a market in Istanbul\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4278.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4278-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4278-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4278-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hungry and ready to roll.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXPLORE OUR FULL RANGE OF SMALL GROUP ADVENTURES IN TURKEY NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Karak<em>\u00f6<\/em>y we caught the funicular uphill to T\u00fcnel, although our digestive systems would have benefited from the walk. The second oldest surviving underground passenger railway in the world, it departs every couple of minutes and takes less than that to reach the end of \u0130stiklal Caddesi, a major pedestrian street leading to Taksim Square. We strolled the backstreets, pausing to snap photos of musicians as young people toasted to dusk and bearded locals contemplated the end of another day over muddy Turkish coffee.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37661\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37661\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vendor-outside-wet-burger-joint-e1566257020521.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a busy market giving a thumbs up to the camera\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vendor-outside-wet-burger-joint-e1566257020521.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vendor-outside-wet-burger-joint-e1566257020521-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vendor-outside-wet-burger-joint-e1566257020521-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vendor-outside-wet-burger-joint-e1566257020521-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Welcome to Istanbul!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our first stop was outside a restaurant on the main drag called Sab\u0131r Ta\u015f\u0131. We were here to eat <em>\u0130\u00e7li k\u00f6fte<\/em>, a spiced, football-shaped meatball cased in cracked bulgur wheat and deep-fried. Also known as kibbeh, ours was stuffed with minced beef, but in other places you\u2019ll find lamb, goat and camel. A fellow by the name of Ali Top\u00e7uo\u011flu opened this cart with his wife. In the late \u201880s he moved from Kahramanmara\u015f in Turkey\u2019s southeast after the family wheat farm went under. When his wife started cooking i\u00e7li k\u00f6fte, the people couldn\u2019t get enough of it, and the rest is history. Ali is no longer with us, but his adult kids still man the cart and look after the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanadventures.com\/search?q=istanbul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>INTERESTED IN AN AWESOME DAY TOUR IN ISTANBUL? CHECK OUT AN URBAN ADVENTURE! DETAILS HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37658\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37658\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cig-kofte-1.jpg\" alt=\"A woman prepares a traditional Turkish street food at a market\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cig-kofte-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cig-kofte-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cig kofte is prepared.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Running parallel to \u0130stiklal Cadessi is Dudu Odalari Sokak, a small pedestrian alley lined with sandwich bars, a specialty butcher, florist, baklava bakery, and pickle shop with row upon row of colourful jars. At the very top is Bi\u00e7en Kuruyemi\u015f, an unassuming convenience store with a <em>\u00e7i\u011f k\u00f6fte<\/em> station out the front. Having done my research, I knew \u00e7i\u011f k\u00f6fte was a raw meat dish \u2013 or did I? Our group leader was quick to correct me; the local authorities banned the use of raw meat in 2009 to prevent people from falling ill. Now it\u2019s made with bulgur wheat, spices and lots of lemon juice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37710\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cif_Kofte_J_Meneguzzi-2202-e1566446461474.jpg\" alt=\"A woman eating cig kofte in Istanbul\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cif_Kofte_J_Meneguzzi-2202-e1566446461474.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cif_Kofte_J_Meneguzzi-2202-e1566446461474-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cif_Kofte_J_Meneguzzi-2202-e1566446461474-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Cif_Kofte_J_Meneguzzi-2202-e1566446461474-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And now we eat.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When in <em>d\u00fcr\u00fcm<\/em> (wheat wraps), a gloved hand breaks off a chunk of mixture, squeezes it, and then smears it on the wrap with all the finesse of a bricklayer. Pomegranate molasses is spouted, tomato segments dumped and lettuce and parsley shredded, before the whole thing is rolled into a portable bundle. If you want to better taste the spices and texture of the mix, order by itself as a platter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/trips\/ersi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DISCOVER THE BEST OF TURKEY ON A 15-DAY SMALL GROUP ADVENTURE. FIND OUT MORE.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37660\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-3-e1566256982368.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a red t-shirt at a market prepares a snack over a stove\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-3-e1566256982368.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-3-e1566256982368-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-3-e1566256982368-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-3-e1566256982368-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kokorec. Its offal-ly good!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_37667\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4575-2-e1566342549269.jpg\" alt=\"A female traveller cooking a meal in the market\" width=\"800\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4575-2-e1566342549269.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4575-2-e1566342549269-425x256.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4575-2-e1566342549269-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Istanbul_July2019-4575-2-e1566342549269-585x352.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting in on the offal action.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Significantly stuffed, we still stopped for a light meze dinner and rak\u0131 at understated Kimene Restoran, a traditional <em>meyhane<\/em>. The best part about it is its proximity to Mercan Kokore\u00e7 across the road. With multiple branches around town and in operation for nearly 60 years, you\u2019ll hear it before you see it: the <em>clack, clack, clack<\/em> of metal on metal as someone wielding a scraper chops<em> kokore\u00e7<\/em> \u2013 seasoned offal including heart, lung, kidney and sweetbreads, wrapped in lamb or goat intestines \u2013 into tiny pieces that spit and sizzle. Die-hard fans eat a platter of the stuff to fully appreciate the bits of fat and crackle; otherwise it also comes in a soft, white roll warmed on the oily griddle and perfect as a late-night, booze-soaking snack. If you eat meat and can get over the fact that it\u2019s just another part of the animal not being wasted, kokore\u00e7 will be one of the best things you eat in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37659\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37659\" class=\"wp-image-37659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-fried-mussels-2.jpg\" alt=\"Two men stirring a vat of mussels in oil at a market\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-fried-mussels-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/kokorec-vendor-fried-mussels-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mussels getting the deep-fry treatment.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s always <em>midye dolma<\/em>\u00a0instead (or better yet, as well). These plump, rice-stuffed mussels are one of Istanbul\u2019s most popular street foods. Lined up in stainless steel trays in front of the kokore\u00e7 action, you simply take one, open the shell, add some lemon and scoop it into your mouth. The shells are tallied up when you\u2019ve had enough and are ready to pay. Next to the mussels are more mussels getting the deep-fry treatment along with calamari rings. They\u2019re skewered and doused in garlicky white sauce powerful enough to clear all living things within a one-metre radius for the next 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/subscribe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3-425x159.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3-585x219.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back on \u0130stiklal Caddesi, we dodged pedestrians and the snail-paced tram heading towards Taksim Square. The business, bustle and designer boutiques left me yearning for the more local alleyways, but we had chocolate to eat. Enter Tarihi Me\u015fhur Beyo\u011flu \u00c7ikolatac\u0131s\u0131, an elevated corner shop stacked with neat towers of foil-wrapped blocks that glisten like fish scales in the sun. A Turkish company called Elit, founded in 1924, makes them using local cocoa. The best blocks are those generously studded with nuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title single-post-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/what-to-do-in-istanbul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: WHAT TO DO IN ISTANBUL, FROM MUST-DOS TO LESSER-KNOWN GEMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37663\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37663\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-2-e1566257188656.jpg\" alt=\"A vendor selling wet burgers in a Turkish market\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-2-e1566257188656.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-2-e1566257188656-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-2-e1566257188656-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-2-e1566257188656-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wet burgers, en masse.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just 300 metres up the road was our last stop, and also the biggest wild card of our evening food tour: the wet burger. Also known as the <em>islak hamburger<\/em>, this late-night food isn\u2019t just particular to Istanbul, but to this area of Taksim Square.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37664\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-5-e1566257251121.jpg\" alt=\"A man holds three burgers up to the camera\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-5-e1566257251121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-5-e1566257251121-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-5-e1566257251121-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wet-burger-5-e1566257251121-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The perfect \u2019anytime\u2019 snack.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On first appearance they don\u2019t look like much, slapped on top of each other in a sweaty glass cabinet under harsh lights, but more love goes into these babies than the 2am kebab you eat at home. Halfway between a steamed sloppy joe and burger, the ones we ate at Bar\u0131\u015f B\u00fcfe contain 16 herbs and spices and are cooked in milk and garlic, while the bun is lathered with sauce made from yoghurt, tomato and even more garlic. It\u2019s difficult to describe something as \u201csoggy in a good way\u201d, but that\u2019s exactly what they are. As a gluttonous group, our intention was to divide the wet burgers into quarters to appease our bellies. Somehow I ended up with my own, silently praying that I remembered to wear something looser next time. As if on cue, the Call to Prayer started echoing through Taksim Square as I took my last bite.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungry? Join us on an <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanadventures.com\/istanbul-tour-istanbul-night-tasting-trail\"><strong>evening food crawl<\/strong><\/a><strong> of Istanbul on your small group adventure around Turkey. <a data-wpil=\"url\" href=\"\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View our full range of Turkey trips here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think street food in Istanbul is all kebabs and gozleme? 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