ULTIMATE Turkish street food tour in our FAVORITE Istanbul neighborhood 🇹🇷

Discovering more amazing Turkish traditional food and street food in Beşiktaş, our favorite neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey.
There are many cafes, restaurants, and endless options of street food in the area. We went to try doner kebab, doner durum (kebab wrap), kofte (Turkish meatball), baklava (Turkish sweet pastry), caj (Turkish tea), kokoreç (lamb intestine sandwich), and Iskender kebab. Check out our Istanbul, Turkiye food tour.
Food we tried on this food tour (all HALAL food):
-Döner kebab & dürüm at Karadeniz Döner Asım Usta
-Köfte at Meşhur Beşiktaş Köftecisi
-Baklava at Kafadaroğlu
-Kokoreç at Midyeci Ahmet
-Iskender kebab at İSKENDER Kuruluş 1867
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Durum doner and 'burger doner'
4:46 - Kofte (father of mici)
9:50 - Tea, backgammon and our first time trying baklava
18:04 - Lamb intestine sandwich...?
25:11 - HOTTEST FOOD IN ISTANBUL RIGHT NOW
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[@rbt4809]

what a beautiful culture they have . Greetings from Romania

[@fugenturkoglu]

Hi The Black Sea neighbour! Have been to Romanian side many times - so beautiful.

[@rbt4809]

@@mehmeteminkadiroglu1994 i had the luck to not

[@mehmeteminkadiroglu1994]

​@@rbt4809 but romania is the country of gypsy. We call gypsy people as romani or dormali people.

[@rbt4809]

@@mehmeteminkadiroglu1994 we have a lot of gypsis in romania but romani and romanian is not the same thing , it s a different culture 🤣

[@mehmeteminkadiroglu1994]

@@rbt4809 people from Romania is called romani

[@mikaroxana6062]

I love Turkiye...👋from România!!!

[@TanerG77]

wherever you go what is to be noticed is the Turkish hospitality and kindness

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

Turkey is not the land of the only turks.

[@atak911]

​@@MiddleEast-4Everherkes yaşayabilir ama ülke Türkiye kabul et

[@yldzbayrak7445]

Ne demek sadece Türk'ün yurdu değildir Türkiye vatandaşlarının genel adı TÜRK MİLLETİDİR ÇÜNKÜ BURASI TURKİYEDİR (etnik kökeni ne olursa olsun birleştirici adı TÜRK MİLLETİDİR TÜRKİYE TÜRK YURDUDUR K.ATATURK'ün de dediği gibi NE MUTLU TÜRKÜM DİYENE 🇹🇷😎😎🇹🇷

[@MiddleEast-4Ever]

@@yldzbayrak7445 yayasin Kurtleri

[@kefegrafik]

15:48 that moment when you hit your first sip of the tea after your baklava, infinite loop of satisfaction

[@helloworld-qe9kk]

oh you make me want to book a ticket to Turkiye!

[@aeb2115]

as a turkish local i can agree with you that iskender kebab is the most delicious turkish dish ever

[@warnacreamadeicecreamskool6305]

First... 🤭 Turkish foods looks super delicious especially with freshly made bread

[@tass1133]

I love channels like this that are being honest if they don't like something, most people would just pretend that they like every food but lets be real everyone has a different taste. Great vid! 🙂

[@simpletraveltech]

We were just there last week the whole weekend driving from Romania and back. Istambul is amazing city and we plan to go back to it.

[@hmagix9554]

Hi guys. The juice you had with your Iskander meal, that was pomegranate juice. And its absolutely amazing freshly squeezed!

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Love köfte! Actually we get excellent Turkish köfte in Toronto now. I am so glad!

[@baysalonur1]

You guys look so cheerful. Because of the vibe of the city i guess and you reflect that happiness to us

[@delihikmet4409]

1:47 That's what makes döner different from the sauced variants in other countries. We like to savor the taste of the meat.

[@narniadan]

Totally agree. I would like to taste the meat. Overseas just tasting ketchup, mayonnaise and at least 5 - 6 different sauces, it's just eating sauce 😂

[@aeb2115]

yok kanka onlar gibi soslasak 100 liralık döner 200 lira oluyor ve fakiriz

[@narniadan]

@@aeb2115 sen bayagı cahılmıssın

[@aeb2115]

@@narniadan sen de akpli

[@narniadan]

@@aeb2115 o yüzden biz elektirikli arabalar, savaş uçakları gemiler, Akdeniz , Karadeniz'de Gas, Avrupanın en iyi Hava Alanı ama cahilliğini AKP diye bir cevapla yıne gösterdin. Senin biz fakiriz Dönerde sos yok demen cahılliğini gösterıyor çünkü olay tam tersi. Orta Avrupa'da, ABD, Kanada,Avustralya,Yeni Zelanda(Singapurdan hic bahsetmeye bile gerek yok) Döner sosis malzemelerinden yapiliyor , yuzde 90 yağ, baş, dişler,kullanılmayacak ne kadar iç organlarö artık kokuşmaya yüz tutan etler varsa bırlestırılıp kıyma yapılıyor. Et yüzde 10 bulursan şanslısın. Kullanılan malzemelerın pek tadı olmadığı için o kokmaya yüz tutmuş etlerınde kokusunu gidermek için basıyorlar her türlü sosu. Herşeyi çok ucuza mal etmek için normalde atılacak malzemelerı kullanıyorlar Dönerde.

[@Okinawa951]

Steve he's so funny! In the other video he didn't want to try the mussels and in this video he didn't even esitate to say "mhh it's good" 😂😂😂 Steve you are the best

[@ozlemdr6076]

The first baklava that you tried was called “Kadayıf tatlısı” and it is not considered baklava, just a dessert with sugar syrup and walnuts or pistachios. They cook some kind of waffle/pancake mixture on big pans to make this noodle texture, it is called “kadayıf”. When kadayıf is cooked and dried, they shape it and put syrup and walnuts. On the other hand we need very very thin layers of pastry to make baklava, at least 40 layers they say. After baklava is cooked in oven, they put sugar syrup on it, too. Similar tastes with diferent texturest like you guessed. Thank you very much for your vlog :) Note: Our pistachios are not Italian, it comes from Gaziantep, we call it “Antep fıstığı” 😂 And you need to run for at least 30 minutes to burn calories from 1 piece of baklava. 🤣

[@JetLagWarriors]

thanks for the info

[@Hashbrown21]

Italy doesn’t grow pistachios, they originate from Persia

[@chaw294]

Wow, awesome food vlog !!! Great review, Steve lvana. Enjoy 💪

[@leylak-h7939]

Brilliant vid & too funny with the intestines reaction made me lol

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

That last dinner of Iskender kebab and freshly squeezed juice looks so amazing! Great to see you enjoying your meal so much! The seasoning might be sumac!

[@WALKING.TOUR4K]

19:14 super

[@6mas]

Wow that part of the world knows how to cook some good grilled meats. Looks so good. Flavourful without being overly spiced or saucy.

[@G1100L]

Real good video. Well edited ❤..I'm still hungry!!

[@dumanroulain]

Ivana is great she describes the taste and texture so well, go girl🥰

[@RayKaraoz]

Try to go ESNAF LOKANTASI where you can taste the several vegetable dishes cooked in their juices inside the pan.

[@Busybeeee]

Really great videos. You make awesome food reviews. I am thinking about visiting Türkiye in September. Istanbul seems like such a vibrant city. Again, thank you for your great work. PS Steve talks so fast that it sounds like the video is sped up.😅

[@rozsoy67]

Dünyanın en harika ülkesine hoş geldiniz gençler sizleri severek izlemeye devam edecezğiz. 🫶🇹🇷

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Yes, baklavas outside Turkey or not from Turkish restaurants, don't taste the same

[@entity22]

Here in the Balkans/Eastern Europe (and ofc Turkey), we're used to the taste of organ meat so this is generally quite good, I really love kokorec. If you try "drob" (which is like romanian haggis) it tastes similar. That Iskender looked amazing, it's my favorite kebab and that butter must make it even better. Just need to try the kunefe(especially in a traditional place like Hafiz Mustafa which is very close to Blue Mosque) and all the borek types and maybe something like maklube, çoban kavurma

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

Right, döner is the way the meat is prepared on that rotating thing! That bread looks so soft and fresh. That is excellent quality street food.

[@omerdama1713]

in Türkiye nothing comes frozen ready like microwave food. its fresh even the breads made in restaurants are mostly made there fresh.

[@redzebra6688]

Love you guys ❤

[@AlexSDU]

4:29 As Malaysian, we're guilty as well, with our burgers & Roti John.😅 6:34 Wow, didn't know Turkey have sambal too.😍

[@JetLagWarriors]

hehe. Yeah we always have to ask for less sauce in Malaysia!! 😅

[@AlexSDU]

@@JetLagWarriors Can guarantee, if we got ehmet balik sell here, it probably drown in sauces too.🤣

[@Andrei_D.]

🤤🤤🤤That food looks so good!

[@Yeni_ufuklar]

You loved my country and its food. Thanks🇹🇷❤️👋👍

[@lailaameen3467]

The thin noodles is a Kunafe Ivana and Steve Blessings from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@Saimsongs7958]

🇹🇷🇵🇰🇹🇷🇵🇰

[@a4235]

As a turk i feel so excited and happy when watching you explore the turkish cuisine! I recommend trying mantı if u haven’t already! It is one of my favourite meals all time :)

[@JetLagWarriors]

will be on the next video

[@Scoutt8]

Mantı has a home eating. Turkish home eatings very very bad i m turk! Bu nedenle de restaurant yemekleri kalite.

[@Hunterbay872]

Karadeniz doner is a good choice. Whenever I go Turkey, I try to stop there. Try to go Sultanahmet Koftecisi. Just can’t believe you put red pepper chili on iskender ruined the food.

[@action9mm1]

what you should try; go to the artisan restaurant(esnaf lokantası) 1.Kelle Paça Çorbası 2.Hünkar Beğendi 3.Kadınbudu Köfte 4.Karnıyarık 5.Biber Dolması 6.Yoğurtlu karışık kızartma Others; -Islama Köfte -Cağ Kebabı Except those; sweetly 1.Şöbiyet 2.Tulumba 3.Kestane Şekeri 4.Aşure 5.Tavukgöğsü

[@waggadoekkoejanssen5383]

I’m going next week can’t wait

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

The dogs and cats there are so cute!🐾

[@haroonabrahams7580]

Leave the Baclava and go to Hafiz Mustafa to try their Kunefe or Tapioca puddings... Then, on Istiklal Street there's a döner place (Kasap Döner) that sells the meat by weight (portions) as well. Absolutely delicious

[@Divine-cx8qy]

Hafiz Mustafa has one of the worst baklavas. Most franchises aren't a good option to eat baklava

[@Scoutt8]

HEY i m turk the Best baklava is elite patisseri and other marca patisseri! Ozsut, bölümü hasan usta ...

[@khanlalaje]

Ah, I just ate before watching this amazing food review video, I didn't even check the title of the video before I clicked it, well, what's done is done, but man I envy you guys right now, a Good Shawarma and Koftas and ending with Baklawas, yum yum, The first Baklawa you guys ate was made with Vermicelli, the second one is made with Phyllo dough and the third one with Patties (The one with Layers), and yes Baklawa should be made with Honey, traditionally at least. Some Mici is made with intestines in its ingredients, thetas why I am always afraid of eating Mici from street vendors, its prone to get stale. I almost Jumped at my screen and grabbed the plate of Iskender Kebab off of your table, mmmm. You guys really spoiled your selves today. Enough said, I will have another Egg sandwich now 😭. I wish you guys many many more Turkish treats and delights. stay Safe and Healthy.

[@dianegreig4627]

Food looks amazing!! 10 star content, 10 star editing from 10 star vloggers!! what can be better than that!! Keep safe, healthy and happy.

[@corelij]

My friend, I love your videos and love to see both of you enjoying our beautiful country Turkiye and best city in the world Istanbul, and best food what anyone can offer and anyone wish to have 😋😀❤. I am really sorry about what is going on in Canada with wild fire, we are feeling it in New York. I hope everyone is safe and sound and best of luck.

[@murattahan2391]

afiyet olsun

[@echalici]

17:50 well that chess board is actually a backgammon. BUT you can flip the board and play draughts with the pieces. Also, love how you went to the best places for the food. Surprised you went to that baklava shop too! I love when tourists try Turkish food for the first time not knowing whats inside and try to explain it. ❤

[@scouting-l3ound240]

As a turk me too favorite iskender kebab so delicious

[@edn4t]

I was going to say try Iskender buy it looks you guys already tasted it 😁

[@Rob_430]

Those sandwiches looked delicious. I’ve had that with some veggies on it. The bread is Bazlama, and as a home baker, I will be making it after seeing this video. Regards from NJ!

[@emelyorulmaz3254]

Beşiktaş’taki geleneksel köftecinin duvarındaki milli BJK lı futbolcuların fotolarının arasında amcam Şevket Yorulmaz’ı görünce gözlerim yaşardı. Nurlarda uyu amcacım ❤

[@ozerisci535]

God bless Turkey♥️♥️♥️

[@atillabiroglu1404]

Afiyet olsun ☕️

[@michelg2257]

The Istanbul vlogs are great, i hope to be there next week ( if the sofia- istanbul train is not fully booked.)

[@fugenturkoglu]

From Sofıa! Just walk 😂

[@michelg2257]

@@fugenturkoglu can i hitchike?it's faster

[@fugenturkoglu]

@@michelg2257 😂😂😂😂Actually, some people do. Especially with trucks.

[@michelg2257]

@@fugenturkogluHa do i have to share the diesel price?

[@fugenturkoglu]

@@michelg2257 😀 If a Balkan truck driver picks you i.e.Serbian, Turkish, Greek..., they actually love, enjoy having a company. You would see many Dutch or German trucks, but they're not like Balkan drivers, usually.

[@ntmhmt8012]

Thank you very much

[@TravelonlineWalk]

Amazing

[@andydufresne431]

Let me tell you something funny about iskender kebap in Turkey. Once upon a time there were a iskender restaurant in İstanbul and the restaurant manager ordered an english menu for the tourist customers from the printing house. . Unfortunately, the worker who didnt know english translate "karisik iskender" as --> "confused alexander" 😅😅😅😅 The actual translation must be " mixed alexander" but the "karisik" has two meaning in Turkish. One of them is "mix" which is exact word the restaurant. On the other hand, karisik also means being mentally depressed, unclear.. That is why they chose to call mistakenly "confuse" as adjective of karisik iskender. Whenever I remember I laugh !! LOL

[@zakyrana8861]

I feel we're getting close to tracing and reconstructing the full kebab family tree... including son 'mici' in RO and nephew 'seekh' in PK..

[@fahmidalutfullah361]

We get kokoreç in Toronto as well!!!!😊

[@narniadan]

Turning thing is Döner, the flat bread is Dürüm. Enjoy. I like pickled cabbage, cucumber or green pepper , as well as potato chips in my one. Yes, that round bread is soooo yummy. Prevıous Beşiktaş football players and referees. Köfte place has been there 60 years. His grandfather used to run that place. There is at leas 50 types of Köfte in Turkey. That one is bouncy. Anne Köfte is not bouncy.

[@awais.khan1]

Isnt the bread Lavash and Durum a wrap?

[@narniadan]

@@awais.khan1 Turkısh name ıs Dürüm comes from the word Dürmek (to fold) Lavaş name comes from Arabıc. South Eastern Turkey calsl ıt Lavaş because many Arabs. The other bread ıs called Tombik, meanıng Chubby 😂

[@fugenturkoglu]

Yep!Beşiktaş Eagle on the wall of Köfte Lokanta

[@umutbarantiryaki8970]

we call the bread lavas, durum is when you assemble it with doner or any other kebap.

[@arendlouw8178]

Very nice guys. The spice looks like sumac

[@Chad00000]

The brown stuff you put on Iskander Kebab is called Sumac

[@harooneats]

Baklava is amazing. My favorite baklava spot is Hafiz Mustafa and Farouk Galouglu .. The later has this cream drenched baklava which is to die for.

[@yunusk4794]

that name ”iskender” is the turkified version of “alexander” 😂 yet you found the by far one of the best places to eat that. you should also try “işkembe” or “kelle paça” soups; tho i am not sure steve would like them since he disliked kokoreç😂 greece also have kokoreç with the name “kokoretsi”.

[@fotisgrig.8202]

The Greek version is different. We add liver and sometimss lung.

[@JetLagWarriors]

will try iskembe next!

[@bygmesterfinnegan6938]

​@@fotisgrig.8202lung is a bit hardcore

[@SupremeMasterr]

That type of little breat is gobit bread as we call it. Also for fun fact Dürüm means roll. Comes from Dür -mek . Döner means spinning. Çevirme alsa means spinning thats where shawarmas got their name from.

[@Turkishdefence2024]

Welcome to Turkiye

[@dumanroulain]

13:23 Steve:”It’s kind of good”.🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@donusertop1539]

I'm hungry😋😋

[@bayram5041]

nice video guys!

[@julianatirado9247]

Due to this kind of videos I had great expectations of Turkish food, I was in Turkey two weeks ago and it wasn’t what I expected, I guess the flavors and ingredients are pretty different what I am use to eat, but is nice to see other people enjoyed, I really suffer with the taste I only like a durum and baclava but still not in my favorite food, I think if you are the kind of people that love condiment food you maybe will love, if you are from Mexico like me durum and grilled chicken is a good option,the culture and landscape were amazing

[@JetLagWarriors]

definitely different flavours than Mexican food, which we love too!

[@Scoutt8]

Turkish kebab/doner/izgars kofte and fish! Others very bad yes i m turk.

[@samreenimran5934]

Please come to ortakoy it’s beautiful neighborhood also and you can enjoy famous kumpir

[@ivanaorevic523]

The first cake is called KADAIF. You could try it in Niš also. Greetings from Niš

[@secret.qarden]

I think adding any spice on İskender is a bad choice. Spices change its taste. It's most delicious to eat as it is presented. Btw you must try kumpir.

[@JetLagWarriors]

uh oh😮 really? Whoops! We have tried kumpir on another vlog😊

[@fugenturkoglu]

@@JetLagWarriors Secret garden is right. That spice's for tourist 😀

[@a..7773]

Another great video guys. Just wanted to point out that the third and last letter in Beşiktaş has sh sound. Beshiktash or cradle stone. Stuffed mussels and kokoreç are the best after a beer night.

[@JetLagWarriors]

thanks for pointing it out😊

[@dyg_uu783]

Hello guys, you should try cold baklava if you have not tried yet ☺️

[@sunasuna9609]

Çok severim:)

[@brother8628]

çok güzel video

[@ismailkucukdurgut3651]

kokorec is mixed with aregano chilli flaskes etc

[@sberkbayram]

are you guys planning to go other cities of Turkey? thanks for the video.

[@JetLagWarriors]

do you recommend visiting other cities? Where?😊

[@sberkbayram]

@@JetLagWarriors well if you like İskender that much you can visit Bursa (where it originally from), you can also go to Bursa with ferry. If you go there you also should try other foods such as Süt Helvası, Pideli Köfte, Tahinli Pide etc. 🙂

[@user-vr9kk3pg5l]

The last bread you eat that thes last best one

[@AlhusniAlhusni-gf6jm]

Steve/ Ivana...how do you keep yourselves enjoying every food you encountered? Aren't you guys tired of it? Just wonderin...enjoy your video though...big fan of yours... stay safe n healthy

[@aussietomik84]

food vlog, guys :)

[@ihsanizwer]

Where did you have the last food (iskender kebab I believe)

[@florin19yvf]

6:07 what do these meatballs remind us? Yes 😁 that's right!

[@unicornns5695]

On cevapi 😂

[@adelinmocan]

Damn, you're killing me. Haven't had for some time. Must eat some ASAP. 😂

[@xReaperrsx]

Outside of the Backgammon board is for checkers. :)

[@atillakaragazi838]

Most people, especially kebab purists, don't like to have sauce with their kebabs in Turkiye. When you add sauce to kebab it dominates the taste. Just vegetables (typically onions, tomatoes, and green peppers) and spices should be more than enough. Simply, the meat should be the star of a kebab. Also, people tend to think that you are trying the hide the defects of the meat and the shortcomings of the chef by adding sauce. Personally, when I eat doner I avoid sauces and fries. You may have fries on the side if you like it, but it shouldn't be in the wrap/bread. All the best.

[@ahmadalkassar]

WoW

[@mcsatan26]

i love kokoreç

[@gokibest44ss]

you need try ayran with baklava soo gooddd!

[@G-KHANX]

You eat Pepsi and drink pizza??

[@gokibest44ss]

@@G-KHANX not pepsi but cola😄

[@CrazyPandaTuts]

wellcome to Türkiye

[@dumanroulain]

Guys go to Ocakbasi.👌👏🥰

[@ismailkucukdurgut3651]

kokorec shop is called midtyeci midye means muassles it is buttered fried mussles

[@KillaFromErzurum]

Kanal D is a very famous tv channel in Turkiye

[@swordheart13]

Would be great if you guys explore Burj Al Babas. It's an abandoned disney like castle village.

[@JetLagWarriors]

interesting place, wow!

[@Scoutt8]

The reason why some football players in the video are national team players; For a while, all of the national team came from Beşiktaş players and came to the country. Here are the Turkish national team squads you see there.

[@sberkbayram]

27:41 wait until you guys try Alinazik

[@izzetsezgin515]

For us turks, we dont like putting a lot of sauce or spice on a good quality meat especially beef or lamb. Its usually only salt, pepper and maybe oregano . But for other kind of meats like chicken, intestines (kokorec) we like it spicy.

[@tahasacik]

You should try baklava at Güllüoğlu (location: karaköy/istanbul) others are just a failed copy :)

[@maryam6118]

Very nice 👍 love from pakistan

[@szgn0]

that köfte is called inegöl köfte and inegöl is a district of bursa u should have eat it with yoghurt or some kind a sauce coz it too dry by it self or at least u could drink ayran or coke with it idk its too dry for me to eat by it self

[@snpgaming1]

Çay baklavayı keşfetti, hayırlı olsun 😁 simit ile ayran önerim.

[@abdullahkoese]

What about the price of iskender and on what date you got that?

[@kovacic312]

Pretty sure ćevapi are way more famous than mici and köfte are usually different than that

[@bycommenter3601]

ı thınk you should try "cağ kebab"(one of the 5 best meat the world ) and "adana kebab" too . maybe you can give seven stars :D