Discover Cuisine Crafts & Stories-Food Experience Like a Local | 2 hours 30 minutes

27 Reviews | Bodrum
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Turkish
  • Wide variety of handmade, unique local street food. You will not leave hungry. I will tell you stories behind each food and drink. Some tastes are our grandma's recipes and some are 'only in Bodrum'.
  • Wide variety of traditional hot and cold drinks.
  • Alcoholic Beverages

Overview

Curious about Bodrum’s food culture? Would you like to experience local, hidden stores, visit local neighbourhoods and interact with friendly Bodrum artisans? Experience the best of Turkish tradition, creativity and cuisine like a local! Follow me through the narrow streets, smell the heady scent of blooming bougainvillea in the air Experience Turkish Delicious Cuisine: We explore Bodrum’s street food culture & taste wide variety of local handmade food & drinks (Average 15 tastings.You will not leave hungry) Explore Local Style & Artisanship: Discover stores for handmade crafts such as Ottoman peştemal, block-prints & others.. Discover Local Neighbourhoods: See Bodrum houses where families have lived for generations. Your Host Shares Hints and Tips to Enjoy the Best of Bodrum: Hear helpful tips to make the most of your time in beautiful Bodrum. *For private bookings: Please visit localstorybodrum *For dietary options: Please see 'Additional Info'

Meeting points

Meeting Point: In front of Penguen Cafe Restaurant Directions: It is located across from Köşem Taxi stand and next to Vox Pub If you are coming from Bodrum Cruise Port: When you exit from cruise port, turn left and walk along the beach. After a 10-15 minutes’ walk, it will be on the left side.

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Itinerary

  • Bodrum City

    Stroll Through Bodrum Bazaar Like a Local!: Browsing the diverse stalls of Bodrum Bazaar, discover specialty stores for products including peştemal (towels used in Ottoman Hammam), wood block-printed scarves, handmade silver, and jewelry and leather bags made in Bodrum. You’ll also find a fine range of textiles, arts, and crafts to perhaps buy for yourself or loved ones back home. We’ll visit the atelier of an expert Turkish carpet- and rug-maker with 50 years’ experience, and learn why his locally made carpets and rugs make their way right around the world! Here, perhaps pick up a souvenir of your travels for your own home. All the stores and boutiques we visit on the tour are owned and run by local families, which offers unique insight into Bodrum’s culture and society.

    1 hour

  • Bodrum City

    Explore the Worlds of Turkish Art, Artisanship, and Local Style: Delve into the creative side of Bodrum among lesser-known venues and cultural centers set away from the tourist trail, and admire beautiful artworks from the wide variety of local artists on display. In a Turkish designer’s store nestled among the side-streets, browse garments featuring Oriental and European styles, and see how traditional Turkish design has influenced global fashions.

    30 minutes

  • Bodrum City

    Experience Bodrum Through its Delicious Cuisine: Bodrum’s cuisine features fresh seafood and traditional recipes handed down through the generations, and no visit is complete without a few tastings! As we explore, you’ll learn the role Bodrum’s home-made street food plays in the town’s local culture. We’ll stop four or so times along the way to sample delicious street food such as baklava (layered filo pastry filled with nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey), Bodrum special doner (a delicious kebab with marinated seasonal vegetables and Bodrum’s secret sauce), and midye tava (crispy mussel snacks on a stick. With local fisherman bringing in new hauls of fresh seafood every day, you’re spoiled for choice! We’ll sample traditional baked goods at a local patisserie dating back to 1876, and savor a steaming cup of Turkish tea or coffee. And of course, the highest quality Turkish Delight also features on our home-made and hand-made tasting menu.

    30 minutes

  • Bodrum City (Pass By)

    Your Host Shares Hints and Tips to Enjoy the Best of Bodrum: Along the way we’ll visit local neighbourhoods, and see traditional Bodrum houses where families have lived for generations. Listen as your host shares local stories, and hear helpful tips to make the most of your time in beautiful Bodrum.

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please bring a bottle of water for the beginning of the tour
  • DIETARY RESTRICTIONS FOR PUBLIC EXPERIENCES: Please tell us of your dietary restrictions when ordering at the stops. Pescatarians and Vegetarians: You are welcome to sample our local cuisine, if you are flexible on where we stop for tastings. Vegans: You are welcome to sample our local cuisine, if you are flexible on tasting only local drinks and only at selected stops. *** The food points are selected according to the world health organisation standards. It’s your responsibility to know of any allergies you may have, and to check the ingredients of the food if you have any concerns. DIETARY RESTRICTIONS FOR PRIVATE EXPERIENCES: We will tailor the tastings to your preferences. Please visit localstorybodrum.

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Bodrum through expert eyes.

Published on Oct, 2024

Thank you Melis for a spirited and extremely informed tour of Bodrum. Seeing the authentic, cultural and artistic soul of your beautiful city through your passionate, expert eyes was exactly what we were hoping for. And did i mention the delectable food you introduced us to? Delicious and memorable. You are an informed champion of the art, food and architecture of Bodrum and anyone who has similar interests shouldn't think twice abt booking with you. Thank you.

The real Bodrum

Published on Oct, 2024

Melis was a wonderful hostess in Bodrum! I was the only one signed up for the tour and she gave me a private tour instead of cancelling. She showed me typical buildings and neighborhoods, shops with artisans producing wonderful things made in Turkey. They are hidden amongst the tourist shops. The variety and delicious food she introduced me to made for just the experience I was looking for! I will have much different memories of Bodrum thanks to her.

BEST EXPERIENCE EVER

Published on Sep, 2024

This was literally one of the best parts of our entire trip. Melis is smart, funny, knowledgeable and an overall great human. I could not have asked for a better experience!

Great way to sample Bodrum eats and more.

Published on Sep, 2024

What a fabulous afternoon we had. The combination of different foods along with information about life and history in Bodrum made this a wonderful experience. We had drinks and food that we would not have considered trying without this experience and are now able to venture out and try things again for ourselves. Make sure you go hungry - we couldn't manage dinner last night.

Experience Bodrum like a local!

Published on Aug, 2024

We had such an amazing time with Melis. You can tell she loves Bodrum and her passion for it comes through in this tour. We felt extremely well looked after and loved the wide range of things we saw and ate. It was lovely of Melis to tailor it a little as she picked up on the fact that my mum was into art so we visited a couple more small galleries, which were great. I also appreciated that one or two street foods we tried pushed the boat out a little because otherwise I wouldn’t have ever tried it and it was delicious. But of course you don’t have to try everything and trust me there will still be enough food! Come to this tour hungry! :)) And expect that you won’t need much dinner after (if you are in for the lunch session). I very much recommend this if you come to Bodrum!

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