Antalya is Turkey's premier Mediterranean resort province, stretching along the stunning Turquoise Coast and offering a captivating blend of ancient ruins, dramatic waterfalls, and pristine beaches. The region is home to some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the world alongside luxurious all-inclusive resorts and a vibrant old town.
Top food tours
Guided experiences that show you Antalya through its food.
Kaleiçi Market to Harbor Food Walk
An expertly guided walk through Antalya's covered bazaar, old town alleys, and harbor area tasting 8-10 Turkish specialties including fresh meze, börek, baklava, Turkish coffee, and seasonal street foods
Includes: covered bazaar spice stalls · fresh meze sampling · baklava tasting at Petek · Turkish coffee ceremony · harbor-side seafood meze
Antalya Street Food Safari
A fast-paced exploration of Antalya's street food scene tasting the city's most beloved quick eats including çiğ köfte, midye dolma, simit, lahmacun, and freshly pressed pomegranate juice
Includes: midye dolma from harbor vendors · freshly baked simit · çiğ köfte wraps · pomegranate juice pressing · lahmacun from wood-fired oven
Meyhane Raki and Meze Evening
An immersive introduction to the Turkish meyhane tradition of shared meze and raki (anise spirit) with a guided tasting of multiple cold and hot meze dishes paired with the national spirit
Includes: raki and water ritual explanation · cold meze selection · hot meze classics · live traditional music
Antalya Province Flavors Day Tour
A full-day food and culture tour visiting a Taurus Mountain village for village breakfast, a local olive oil producer, Manavgat riverbank trout restaurant, and the Aspendos area for lokum and dried fruit shopping
Includes: authentic village breakfast · olive oil estate tour · fresh trout by the river · local honey tasting · bazaar shopping
Tour formats
Different ways to experience Antalya's food scene.
Street food tours
Evening street food crawls through Kaleiçi market area and harbor; focus on midye dolma, çiğ köfte, simit
Market tours
Morning guided tours of weekly pazars with expert explanation of Turkish produce; great for cooking enthusiasts
Restaurant tours
Curated restaurant evenings at hidden gem local establishments away from tourist streets
Specialty tours
Olive oil, honey, Turkish cheese, and baklava focused tastings with producers
Cooking classes
Take a piece of Antalya home with you.
Turkish Home Cooking Masterclass
Learn to prepare 4-5 classic Turkish dishes in a home kitchen with a local home cook; prepare meze, dolma, kebab, and baklava then eat together
Mediterranean Meze Workshop
Focus on the art of Turkish cold meze preparation including cacık, patlıcan ezmesi, hummus, haydari, and olive oil preparations; suitable for vegetarians
Antalya Seafood Cooking Class
Visit the morning fish market to choose fresh ingredients, then prepare grilled and baked fish dishes, seafood meze, and a classic fish soup with a professional chef
DIY self-guided food tour
Create your own food tour of Antalya following this curated route through Kaleiçi and the city center
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Stop 1: Kaymakçı Şükrü at 8 AM - the city's finest traditional Turkish breakfast with fresh kaymak and honey
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Stop 2: Antalya Covered Bazaar at 9:30 AM - browse spice stalls and dried fruit vendors; buy pistachios and dried apricots
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Stop 3: Simit vendor on Atatürk Caddesi at 10 AM - fresh sesame-coated bread ring for €1
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Stop 4: Petek Pastanesi at 11 AM - the city's most famous bakery for pistachio baklava tasting
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Stop 5: Kaleiçi harbor at 12:30 PM - fresh midye dolma (stuffed mussels) from the vendor near the harbor entrance
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Stop 6: Parlak Restaurant at 1:30 PM - lunch of fresh fish and seafood meze in the harbor area
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Stop 7: Tea house in Kaleiçi at 3:30 PM - traditional çay and nargile in a historic courtyard
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Stop 8: Çiğ Köfte shop at 5 PM - the beloved vegetarian street wrap for an afternoon snack
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Stop 9: Meyhane for dinner at 8 PM - full meze and raki experience at Çiçek Pasajı or similar
Foodie tips
Get more out of every meal.
Visit Antalya's fish market (balık pazarı) in Kaleiçi early morning to see the daily catch from local fishermen
Antalya Piyazı (white bean salad with tahini) is the city's signature dish; try it at any traditional lokanta
Turkish breakfast (serpme kahvaltı) is one of the world's great morning meals; allow 1.5-2 hours to enjoy it properly
The weekly Muratpaşa pazar (Saturday) is the best source of local Antalya produce including citrus, pomegranates, and olives
Ask for 'günün balığı' (fish of the day) at seafood restaurants for the freshest and most seasonal option
Turkish wine from Anatolian grapes is excellent and underpriced; ask for local Narince or Öküzgözü varieties