Kyoto Insider Food Tour: Affordable Local Delicacies in Heritage City

Discover affordable local delicacies in Kyoto on an insider food tour. Taste Kyoto’s most delicious meals and street food with a local host. Book now!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Nishiki Market Shopping District - Visit centuries-old Nishiki Market for the Kyoto’s best street food. \n\nIMPORTANT: Nishiki market is open from 9am to 4pm. \nAs this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences\n- **Shijo…
What's Included
  • Private and personalized experience
  • Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)
  • 6-8 tastings of various local food specialties, glass of sake, wine, beer or soft drink
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
  • 3 hours with a Host
What's Not Included
  • Additional food and drinks in addition to those included in the experience
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Embark on a culinary experience with one of our Kyoto hosts, exploring the city’s tastiest dishes and street food. Kyoto’s rich cultural legacy has undoubtedly shaped its vibrant food traditions.
Keep the adventure going with a brief visit to a sushi bar where everything is priced at 100 yen, and savor a draft beer in a cozy Izakaya. Here, in this…

Location
Matsumoto Kiyoshi Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi
(The host will be waiting in front of the shop, under the roof covered area) After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ken_w
Jun 15, 2025
Kyoto Food Tour with CiCi - Cici was our guide for this Kyoto food tour. She was very accommodating and friendly. Her knowledge of the food Kyoto culture and Kyoto history was great. Her English was very good. We had a great time, ate some great food, and had some fun conversations. Highly recommend this food tour.
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Bottlescholar
Apr 8, 2025
Highly Recommend - like meeting up with a longtime friend to show us around - Michael was like having a college friend show us around the city. He is so friendly and easy-going. And, he also thought carefully about how to make our tour special--which it certainly was. As we talked, he also made a last-minute change that wound up allowing us to see a highlight of the evening.
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Huey_l
Dec 31, 2024
Nishiki Market Food Scene - Michael, our guide was great, full of information and stories. We had many food options, too many: tempura, yakitori, sushi, dessert.
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Paula_r
Nov 10, 2024
Delicious food tour with Nisa - Nisa was an incredible guide! She made the day so fun! Not only did we eat interesting and delicious food, but she took us to places we would never have found on our own. If you are looking for a great food tour, go with Nisa!
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Diana_h
Mar 23, 2024
Great time with Toga! - We had a great time with Toga! He was very warm and friendly. He was on time to the meet up and showed us some great new places. Our family really enjoyed spending time with Toga, even in the cold rain. We definitely recommend him for this tour.
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Peter_g
Mar 9, 2024
Kyoto in a Hurry - Alex gave us a quick but thorough tour of Kyoto. He was very knowledgeable and informative. We got a good idea of the history of Kyoto. Very interesting and fun.
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Patricia_w
Nov 21, 2023
We really enjoyed talking... - We really enjoyed talking with our guide. We had great ramen and tried different sakes.He also gave a ramen restaurant referral for Osaka.
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Brendant976
Nov 2, 2023
Eat Kyoto - Carolina was our guide and she was very knowledgeable of the food scene in Kyoto. She took us directly to the Nishiki market and quickly found the best food stalls. It was early, but she also was in tune with our vacation plans and helped us get some good sake first thing! The market is large, and I prefer it to Tsukiji. Don't eat before you go!
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Lisa_t
Apr 15, 2024
Good food tour that ends with an incredible dessert stop. - The dessert at the Tea shop was both meaningful and memorable. Tour guide introduced us to a few new foods.
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Emilytr8360sp
Jan 7, 2024
Some food and Kyoto sightseeing - The tour was very expensive for the amount of food eaten/knowledge shared. Our guide was kind and friendly but we would have enjoyed more recommendations on what to eat and what to try.
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From $155
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).