We met Olga, our Russian food tour guide, a very smart, hip young woman who has set up a fabulous opportunity for Istanbul tourists. She is married to a Turkish man and helps her mother-in-law with the family restaurant business. This allows her to know the food as a Turk but share her excitement for the food as only someone... More

We were so glad to take up this tour even though we were thinking of cancelling it at the last minute (thank goodness, we did not) due to exhaustion and jet lag. The tour started with meeting Ozge outside of a confectionery shop in a cold, windy day. Because it was cold, Ozge was helping me look for gloves; we... More

Olga was delightful, knowledgable, and friendly. My only regret here was that we didn't do he your earlier in our stay do we could have applied more of what we learned! We traveled several parts f the city, met vendors, tasted food, and more. Olga was accommodating to our group's needs and interests, as well. We took some friends back... More

We were hesitant to book the tour because we thought it was pricey, however, once we were done walking around Istanbul and tasting delicious food with Olga... it was absolutely worth the money! 5hrs may sound like a lot to some, but it goes by very quickly because you are sitting to sample food at many stops, and you also... More

My husband and I had a wonderful day with Olga showing us around Istanbuls markets and food shops. Olga is a lovely person and soon we thought we had already known her for a long time. We were lucky and had Olga completely to ourselves. Wait, no, we met her equally sweet husband while feasting on a turkish pizza in... More

This tour was a great introduction into the food and lifestyle in Instanbul. Olga was a great guide, extremely knowledgeable. The tour went to several market stalls and shops on both sides of the city sampling the different delicacies along the way. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is travelling to Istanbul and recommend that the tour is... More

Based on a friends' recommendation I booked the cooking tour with Olga. My expectations were high - and have been exceeded! Olga took us on a tour through her local market (including stopovers for tasting Baklava (heaven!), Turkish coffee (strong and very, very good) and a few other things) to buy all the ingredients needed to prepare our 3 courses... More

Delicious Istanbul exceeded our expectations tenfold. What a fantastic day my husband and I had with Olga from Delicious Istanbul. After being met at the Ferry and taken to Olga's local market to collect ingredients we then went to her house and started cooking our beautiful Turkish 3 course meal. Not only did Olga give us cooking tips along the... More

You must go to Karakoy Gulluoglu, the place with the best baklava in the world. Very pleasant place, with good service. But everywhere in Istanbul you can buy cookies, and they are cheap. More