BEST OF · GUIDED
Good guided food tours run small groups and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Sample Hanoi classics, egg coffee, and Train Street on a budget-friendly four-hour food tour with local guides and five tastings.
“Tour was delicious! Monica did a phenomenal job 👍 she explained all the dishes and made sure we had a good time. Highly recommend!”
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!”
Taste Pike Place Market with a chef guide, sampling chowder, cheese, chocolate, tacos, and more in a small Seattle group.
“The variety of foods were delicious and Will was an outstanding guide. Travelers should know that there are very few opportunities to sit down in the tour. If standing for two hours is not comfortable, this may not be the right tour for them.”
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 Roman pasta, pizza, supplì, wine, and gelato on a three-hour Trastevere food walk with local guides and family-run eateries.
“Great tour! Smit was a fabulous guide, fun and personable, and shared his knowledge and passion for the food and places we visited. This tour was a great way to experience Trastevere and a variety of food, which we would not have experienced on our own. Highly recommend!”
Taste Athens through markets, bakeries, tavernas, wine, mezze, and souvlaki on a generous four-hour food walking tour.
“Adele was superb in feeding us the authentic Greek food we were filled up happily”
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 Hanoi’s best street food, learn local food culture, and watch a train pass inches away on this lively three-hour walking tour.
“Thomas was brilliant. Very knowledgable & couldn’t do enough for you. I was trying food i never thought i would with confidence from what Thomas was describing. He sorted a crushed bottle top at train street for us also. Would highly recommend.”
Taste Naples through pizza, mozzarella, pastries, and street food while exploring its ancient lanes with a local guide.
“We love taking a food tour the first time we visit a city, and this tour surely impressed us! There was so much delicious food, so come hungry! Our guide was very knowledgeable about the local food scene and provided us with more places to check out while we were in Naples. My husband and I were traveling with my daughter who is a very particular, and she really enjoyed the numerous options we were given. We highly recommend this tour!”
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!”
Review of NYC’s Chinatown and Little Italy food tour, with dumplings, roasted duck, pasta, cannoli, history, drinks, price, and tips.
“Amazing! You’ll definitely leave full! Solange, our tour guide, was great! Super friendly and helpful—with great stories and history to share! 100% a 10/10!!”
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!”
Taste Victoria’s local food and history on a two-hour small-group walk through Chinatown, Old Town, Market Square, and the Inner Harbour.
“Excellent tour for both history of the area and food choices. Andy was very knowledgeable in both areas. Great recommendations for restaurants.”
Review of Málaga’s wine and tapas tour, with local taverns, Iberian ham, four drinks, dinner, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Fellipe was a wonderful guide, brought us to a variety great locations, everything was excellent. I would totally recommend this tour, or do it again myself”
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