Istanbul: The Tasting City — Drinks & Plates

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1. We meet at the ferry terminal, where the Asian shore begins. From here, we walk into the heart of Kadıköy — a neighbourhood that has been feeding and watering Istanbul for centuries.

   30 min

2. Since 1923, this narrow Kadıköy institution has been roasting and serving Turkish coffee the old way — thick, unfiltered, unhurried. We begin here with a cup and lokum, and the first story: how coffee arrived in Istanbul and changed the way the city thought.

   20 min

3. Founded in 1923 by a Greek confectioner, It is one of Istanbul’s most quietly remarkable survivors. Over çay and chocolate, we trace the layered history of Kadıköy’s non-Muslim communities — and why this pastry house is still here when so many others are not.

   20 min

4. Istanbul’s oldest confectionery — supplier to the Ottoman Imperial Palace since 1777. We pause here for şerbet, one of the city’s oldest drinks, and the story of a family business that outlasted empires.

   20 min

5. From the Ottoman palace to the 21st century: Kadıköy’s craft beer movement arrived quietly and is now one of the most vibrant in the city. We try a glass and talk about how drinking culture shifts — and what it says about a neighbourhood in transition.

   20 min

6. Every bottle on their list is Turkish — sourced from over 70 Anatolian producers. We sit, we pour, and we talk about what it means that Turkey has been making wine for 7,000 years and most of the world doesn’t know it.

   20 min

7. Between the wine bar and the meyhane, we slow down. Sofa’s garden is one of Kadıköy’s most quietly beautiful spots — a courtyard hidden from the street, where we pause for a limonata and let the afternoon settle before the final act.

   20 min

8. We end at a meyhane with history in its walls — rakı, meze, and the particular kind of conversation that only happens when the day has been long and the table is good. No sunset over the sea, but something better: the feeling of a neighbourhood that has fed people well for a very long time.

   30 min

Afbestilling

Gratis afbestilling indtil 24 timer før oplevelsen starter, med fuld refusion.

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How it compares in Istanbul

• Its from-price is 21% below the median of the 3649 experiences we list in Istanbul.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Istanbul

Istanbul strækker sig over Europa og Asien ved Bosporus, med byzantinske og osmanniske monumenter, travle basarer og færger mellem kontinenterne.

Den historiske halvø rummer de største vartegn. Hagia Sophia, Den Blå Moské og Hippodromen vender mod hinanden i Sultanahmet, Basilikacisternen ligger under gaderne, og Topkapi-paladset breder sig over bakken over Det Gyldne Horn. En kort gåtur væk har Den Store Basar og Krydderibasaren handlet i århundreder, og Süleymaniye-moskeen, bygget af den store osmanniske arkitekt Sinan, kroner en af byens syv høje.

Top-ranked sights in Istanbul: Dolmabahce Palace (Dolmabahce Sarayi), Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu).

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