INDIA
India’s standout days.
Our pick of the 15 best food & drink tours in India: what you actually see, how long each one runs, and what you can expect to pay.
Private Old Delhi tour with tuk-tuk rides, Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk street food, plus Red Fort and India Gate in 4 hours.
Most Popular“Great tour our guide Nawin was awesome, spoke great English and great knowledge of Old Delhi and the history. The rickshaw ride through Chandni Chowk was fantastic. highly recommend this tour.”
Jaipur’s heritage walk with street food tastings of samosa, kachori, sweets, and chai, plus artisan stops and old-town stories.
“This is a truly superb tour! I am so impressed which is saying a lot as I am the worst candidate for something like this because I’m: 1. A picky eater 2. Hate trying new foods 3. Have 0 spice tolerance 4. Have IBS However I can say that I ate everything on this tour…”
Tuk-tuk through Old Agra for temple stops, spice-market smells, and street-food tastings, with hotel pickup and a live guide.
“Farman was very nice, informative and knowledgeable. I got to try a lot of different foods that wouldn't have if I didn't take this tour. I highly recommend this tour with Farman😊”
Tuk-tuk through Old Delhi markets for spice browsing and street food, plus Jama Masjid, Gurudwara Sis Ganj, Red Fort and India Gate.
“We had a great time exploring Delhi, ate some delicious food and saw some great things. Our guide Mayank was really considerate”
A 4-hour Kolkata night food walk with 13+ Bengali tastings, local transport, and cultural stories from guide Avik for $40.
Jodhpur to Osian: camel safari, optional jeep dunes, temple stop, and homemade Marwari veg food, about 6 hours for $22.
“Sumer Ji organised everything so well beautifully that it was almost impossible to leave. From the pickup until the drop-off, everything was impeccable. Sumer Ji, Ashok Ji, Dhana Ji (father) and Bai Ji (Mother) welcomed us with so much warmth that it truly felt the real 'aav-bhagat'. On our way we saw the ancient Mataji…”
Walk Jaipur’s Pink City with a local guide, taste 7+ street foods and clay-pot masala chai, and learn food stories in 2 hours.
“This was fantastic. Our guide Yash had excellent English and was very knowledgeable about his city. I would highly recommended this as a great intro to Jaipur.”
A 2–3 hour vegetarian street food and beach evening in Mumbai: Churchgate snacks, Girgaum chaat, local transport, and included bites.
“Super nice guide, great tour, you try so much food you would not on your own. The guide was fun, friendly, talkative knowledgeable can only highly recommend”
Jodhpur street food tour with Nagendra: 2 hours, hotel pickup, 8+ tastings, clay-pot masala chai, lassi, pani puri, gulab jamun.
“We really enjoyed our food tour with Nagendra. We went to lots of places sampling lots of delicious food (well over 8!). We especially enjoyed the kachori with condensed milk, fried chilli (mirchi bada), lassi, Gulab jamun, cashew sweet, samosa. All was very tasty. We left very full so come to the tour hungry! Nagendra…”
A 2-hour Kochi street-food walk with vetted tastings, sweet-making stops, and chai in a clay pot with strong local context.
“What a fabulous evening in an old neighborhood in Kochi. Our guide Shameer was born and raised in the neighborhood and it made for an extra special night. The food was wonderful and the interaction with the people in this small and intimate setting was superb. No better way to experience India”
Evening street food walk from KR Market to VV Puram by Metro, guided tastings of South Indian dosas and chaat for $38.
“Fantastic way to spend an evening in Bengaluru. Damodar was a great guide, we had some delicious food and I learned a lot. Highly recommended.”
Taste vegetarian Jaipur street food on a guided walk through old markets, with classic snacks, desserts, and culture in 2 hours.
Old Delhi in 3 hours: tried-and-tested street food, Asia’s largest spice market, Sikh kitchen, Jain temple, and rickshaw ride.
“This was the best way to visit the chaos that is Chandi Chowk! JD was such a kind and knowledgeable guide. He gave us a great amount of information and took us to amazing places that we wouldn’t have otherwise gone to. The street food on the tour was delicious, and JD took heaps of…”
Taste Agra’s street snacks on a 2-hour Sadar Bazar night walk by tuk-tuk, with an English/Hindi guide and hotel pickup included for $8.
“This was so fun. Imran was such a good guide to be with, funny and open, and easy to understand. The food was exellent, as all food in India so far. we got taken to 2 shops, first a Pashmina shop, witch was very friendly and not as pushy as other shopowners the guides usually…”
3-hour Agra street food tour by private tuk-tuk and rickshaw. Try chaat gali classics, jalebi, petha, and a spice market health stop.
“Delicious food, awesome guide, great time. The communication for pick up was great and right on time. As we traveled, I was told information of the city, Agra Fort and Taj Mahal. And once at the food market I was told about all the different types of food and how they were made. I definitely…”
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