KYOTO · FOOD TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 14 kyoto food tours worth booking. A short list of the ones travellers come home raving about, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Stroll Gion and Pontocho for 9+ local dishes and 6 sake tastings in a small group. Learn Kyoto food stories with a local guide.
Most Popular“Wonderful food, hospitality and informative guide. We loved our guide and felt like we having dinner with a good friend at the end of the night. More than enough food and drinks are included, you will not leave hungry!”
Small-group Nishiki Market food walk with 7 tastings, Gion and shrine stops, photos included, and a Kyoto brunch meal for about 3 hours.
“I’ve done many food tours and this one was the worst. The tour started late and it was very disorganized. The ‘brunch’ took place in a book store cafe with very limited food options, and the food was below average at best. Probably the worst meal we had in Kyoto. The ‘tastings’ were mostly free…”
3-hour Kyoto evening food walk with a small group, 13 dishes at 4 spots, plus Pontocho and Gion lantern alleys.
“That spicy takoyaki sauce had the perfect kick without being overwhelming! Guide explained the difference between Kyoto and Osaka styles. Those narrow alleys with hanging lanterns felt like movie sets.”
A 3.5-hour small-group Kyoto food night with Nishiki Market snacks, obanzai and izakaya tastings, and a Pontocho geisha walk.
“The tour was amazing! Highly recommend to anyone coming to Japan that wants to be adventurous with food. You will be stuffed by the end so be ready. “Chica” was our tour guide and she was so sweet. She did a great job explaining all of the food and made great decisions with the foods.”
Kyoto night food tour in Gion and Pontocho with up to 13 dishes, sake, and geisha culture stories for small groups.
“We had a lovely guide who shared history and facts as we walked. We tried so many different and unique foods. it was a great experience.”
Gion’s evening food tour in Kyoto serves 15 local dishes, 2 drinks, and guide translation over about 3 hours near Yasaka.
“Great night. Guide, Yu, took us to a authentic Japanese skewer place. Easy walking to venue 2 to get a feel of the city. At the shrine he explained the significance. 3rd place was sushi, tempera and sake. Highly recommend as you definitely won't go hungry!!”
Kyoto’s Nishiki Market food tour with a small-group local guide. Sample 5 Kyoto specialties, then shrine and arcade strolls. $78.
“Toshi our guard was lovely, very knowledgeable and friendly. He took his time to explain everything to us and took us to some good food venues in Nishi market. Overall an excellent experience and would recommend.”
Private Kyoto food tour with 10 tastings in 3 hours. Diet-friendly options plus temple and shrine stops near Gion.
“Guia was an excellent guide for me and my daughter. We appreciated having someone to point out the best stops in the Nishiki Market and navigate for us. We had a lot of great small bites including gyoza, wagyu, matcha ice cream, sushi, to name a few. It was clear that Guia knew a lot…”
Kyoto’s Karasuma-to-Gion food walk with 10 tastings: wagyu sushi, yuba tofu, mochi, fishcakes, sake, beer, and matcha—plus sights.
“We had a great tour with our guide Yuma! He was very nice and friendly. We enjoyed walking through the market and trying different Japanese food. We started at a restaurant with pork katsu, then we went to the market and tried a variety Read more”
3-hour Gion and Pontocho food tour with up to 13 tastings, two drinks, and a Yasaka Shrine stop—small group, guided translation.
“Very good food places and bites like tempura and tofu. Our tour guide was very nice, and informative. Highly recommended.”
A two-hour Kyoto food walk with Nishiki Market tastings, Daimaru depachika bites, and a calm Nishiki-Tenmangu shrine stop for $42.
“Boris was amazing. Great detail on food, culture, and history. He did well accommodating our child’s more finicky taste while having us be more adventurous.”
90-minute Nishiki Market tour from Nishiki Tenmangū shrine with a local foodie, Teramachi stroll, and guided tastings.
“Nabet was great, very nice tour with cultural experience, food background and recommendation to buy high quality sake. We enjoyed it very much!”
Stroll Kamogawa and Gion at dusk, then enjoy a 10-course Kaiseki dinner in Pontocho with green tea and dessert.
“Our guide Akari was excellent. The tour was really interesting and she gave us just the right amount of information with out it becoming an academic exercise so that it was still great fun. Our meal was very good.”
Taste Kyoto through Nishiki Market with a local foodie, starting at Nishiki Tenmangū shrine and ending back at the meeting point.
“it was an amazing experience Hiro was the best guide that we could of possible get, knowledgeable funny and entertaining, had a lot of information and we even learned how to thank our hosts in Japanese,overall I would highly recommend this tour...”
