Istanbul Vegan Cooking Class: Learn Turkish Dishes at Home

Share a warm meal and Turkish hospitality in a cozy local kitchen.

A three-hour vegan cooking class in Istanbul where you learn to prepare traditional Turkish dishes adapted for a plant-based diet, taught by a local chef in her home. After cooking together, you sit down to a family meal with the chef and other guests, followed by tea and conversation.

What’s included

• Lunch.
• coffee and tea.

Times

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• Every day 17:30

Information

Cook vegan versions of Turkish classics in a local chef's home in Istanbul, then sit down to eat what you've made together over three hours.

Group Up to 8

Live guide English Another language? ›

Meeting point and pickup No hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point. See the exact address

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Ages Adult (7 to 95 years) · Child (under 7)

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Pets welcome Public transport nearby

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The experience

Finding a good vegan or vegetarian meal in Istanbul's restaurants is harder than it should be, which is why this class happens in a chef's home instead. You'll learn to make dishes like Kısır, vegan Kokoreç, vegan Dolma, vegan Dürüm and Mücver: Turkish classics the chef has spent years adapting to plant-based cooking. The focus is on the spices and ingredients unique to Turkey, and how to transform them into food that tastes like home.

The class runs three hours. After you arrive and settle in, you'll cook alongside the chef as if you were cooking with friends or family members. There's no formal instruction or distance between you and the kitchen. You're working together in a lived-in space. Once the dishes are ready, you sit down to eat what you've made, share tea, and talk. The goal is to leave knowing both the food and the person who taught it to you.

Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 7).

What vegan Turkish dishes will I learn to cook?

The chef teaches dishes like Kısır, vegan Kokoreç, vegan Dolma, vegan Dürüm and Mücver, along with other Turkish cuisine dishes she has adapted to vegan cooking over years of home cooking.

Do I eat what I cook in the class?

Yes. After cooking, you sit down to a family meal with the dishes you've prepared, then have tea and time to relax together.

What's included in the three hours?

The class covers cooking instruction, lunch made from what you prepare, and coffee or tea afterward.

Will the chef speak English?

Yes, the class is taught in English by a live guide.

Operated by Lokal Bond. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.

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