BEST OF · FOOD TOURS WITH LOCALS
A small group, someone’s own neighbourhood, and the places that never appear on a sign in English. The 15 below are priced by group size and honest about how much walking is involved.
Taste pizza fritta, pasta, pastries, mozzarella, limoncello, and gelato while exploring Naples with a lively local guide.
“The tour was great! Interactive but not too much for it to be uncomfortable! Great history knowledge and explained well the history of the city! The food was great - a big highlight!”
Taste Roman classics, explore Campo dei Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto, and learn the city’s food traditions on this lively 2.5-hour tour.
“I highly recommend this tour - very delicious food and interesting facts about Rome and its culture and history. Thank you to our amazing guide Ramona who entertained us incredibly well!”
Explore Venice through cicchetti, seafood, wine, pastries, and gelato on a small-group food walk near Rialto.
“A must do! Worth the money and our guide was amazing! The food was a great variety but the entire experience was the best.”
Taste 10 to 12 Moroccan street foods, explore Marrakech’s Medina, and learn local food customs with a guide for $34.
“Wow, what an amazing trip. Guide was fabulous and it made me feel very safe in a busy, unknown area. I couldn’t believe how much food we got, great value for money. If you are going on this trip, don’t eat anything before you go”
Taste cicchetti, gelato, market produce, and Venetian specialties on a 2.5-hour walking tour with a local English-speaking guide.
“Ana was very knowledgeable and personable. Great personality and very engaged with the group.”
Taste Roman street food, wine, and gelato while exploring Campo de' Fiori, the Jewish Ghetto, and Caesar's assassination site.
“Ramona was so much fun. We had amazing food, laughs, and learned so much about about local culture. A great experience!”
Taste 12 tapas and four Spanish drinks while walking Madrid’s Literary Quarter with a local guide in this three-hour food tour.
“It was a perfect evening of our first day in Spain: delicious food, good company, and a knowledgable guide!”
Explore Shinsekai through 15 Osaka street-food tastings, three drinks, local stories, and five small eateries for $73.29.
“Great tour to try a variety of street food. Anna was a wonderful guide - personable, knowledgeable, and very fun. Food was delicious, family owned spots. Recommended.”
Taste schiacciata, pasta, wine and gelato while exploring Florence’s markets, Duomo and Ponte Vecchio with a local guide.
“Francesco was very knowledgeable about both the food and area. He was inclusive of our teenagers and made our experience memorable. The food was amazing!”
Review of Bologna’s 3-hour food walk: pasta, cheese, wine, balsamic vinegar, gelato, local stories, value, and practical tips.
“We had a great time on this walking food tour. Our guide Erica was excellent and kept us going with stories and insights into the food. The Mortadella and Balsamic Vinegar histories are really interesting. We ended up going back to buy some Balsamic vinegar the next day and to sample more of the Mortadella. We just don't get this level of quality in Scotland so it was great to see what it should taste like. The food was fantastic and the best bit was getting to go into the oldest Osteria in Bologna to eat the feast of bread, meat and ham that had been collected from the various…”
Review of Budapest’s 3-hour food walk through District 7, with Hungarian dishes, local drinks, Jewish Quarter history, and practical booking tips.
“The food tour was fabulous. Kelly was really friendly and had loads of extra tips about visiting Budapest and local recommendations. The food we had was amazing (we all particularly loved the soup). Would definitely recommend.”
Taste cicchetti, wine, Spritz, and tiramisu while walking Cannaregio and Rialto with a small local group in Venice.
“It was an excellent tour. Tour guide, Alexa, was great. Good dood en great value for money”
Eat through Hanoi’s Old Quarter with a local guide, tasting pho, bun cha, egg coffee, and more on a flexible small-group tour.
“The tour was brilliant thanks to our fabulous guide Chip. Chip shared generously her experiences of eating in Hanoi and introduced us to some fabulous eateries. Her English is amazing and her local knowledge fabulous. The size of group was perfect.”
Explore Ueno’s standing bars, izakayas, sashimi, skewers, sake, and ramen on a lively three-hour Tokyo food tour.
“100/100 recommend this tour to everyone who wants to eat local food and not have to worry about choosing a restaurant to go to. Aki is awesome! Not only did he tell us about all the great food and drink but he gave us a full tour of the Ueno neighborhood. It was just my wife and I on his tour and the three of us didn’t stop talking and having fun. Aki is well travelled and a great story teller and made our experience a blast. Please take the opportunity to do this tour, it’ll be the highlight of your travels.”
Taste 10 Korean market dishes, learn local customs, and play drinking games on a lively two-hour Gwangjang Market food tour.
“Yoon, our guide did a great job, friendly and knows alot. played a Korean drinking game, had a special dish with tentacles and alive. all the food was amzing and the drinks too. would reccomend for all ages as well.”
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