Awards and reviews: the record
Every number and award we mention anywhere on this site, with its date and its source.
The review numbers
Across six platforms, 8,215+ guests have reviewed our tours, averaging 4.95 out of 5, last verified on August 1, 2026.
Viator Experience Awards, 2022, 2024 and 2025
Viator has named the Taste of Two Continents tour an Experience Award winner three times: October 2022, when it was the only food tour from Turkey in Europe's Top 10, then again in 2024 and 2025.
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, 2015 to 2018
Operating as Istanbul on Food, our tours earned the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence four years running: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
GetYourGuide Originals, since 2024
The Taste of Two Continents has been a GetYourGuide Originals experience since 2024, a performance-based status only a small share of experiences carry.
Press and editorial
Publications with editorial oversight, dated and linked where the piece is public.
Travel writers and blogs
Independent first-person reviews; some followed hosted or discounted tours, and every opinion is the writer's own.
Video and social
Filmed, posted and shared by the people who came along.
Quoted on Turkish food
Not reviews of our tours, but publications quoting us as a source on Turkish food.
| Publication | Citation |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | The Çöp şiş article cites our 2014 kebab guide, published under our earlier name, Istanbul on Food, as a reference. |
| Tasting Table | Quotes us twice on baklava (“Yummy Istanbul tells us…”) and again on the Turkish ice cream you eat with a fork and knife . |
| Mashed | Cites us on kebabs versus souvlaki and on Maraş dondurma , both under the Istanbul on Food name. |
| TasteAtlas | Lists us as a recommendation source on entries including Kanaat Lokantası and midye dolma . |