Budapest Culinary & Wine Walk

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From $115.00

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4 hours
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Delve into the culinary culture of Budapest during a walking tour of the Hungarian capital. In a small group limited to eight food lovers, immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of Central Market Hall – Budapest’s largest food market – and sample traditional products in a patisserie and artisan chocolate shop. Pleasure your palate with three Hungarian wines and listen to informative commentary from your gourmand guide on this enriching tour.

Small-group culinary walking tour of Budapest
Sample Hungarian delicacies in a patisserie and artisan chocolate shop
Pleasure your palate with three quintessential Hungarian wines
Learn about the rich culinary culture of Budapest from your guide
Receive personalized attention on this small-group tour, limited to eight food-lovers
Get a 10% discount on wine purchases at the Tasting Table

What's Included

English-speaking, food-specialized guide
Visits to the Central Market Hall and four (or more) additional tasting locations
Lunch
Alcoholic Beverages
Snacks
Bottled water
10% discount on wine purchases at The Tasting Table Budapest!

Gratuities
Private transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Central Market Hall
Budapest, Vámház krt. 1-3, 1093 Hungary
Meet us just inside the main entrance of the Central Market Hall, near the escalators going up. Your guide will be carrying a "Taste Hungary" tote bag for easier identification.

End point

Tasting Table Budapest Shop
Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 22, 1088 Hungary

What To Expect

Central Market Hall

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Liberty Bridge (Szabadsag hid) (Pass By)

Belvárosi Disznótoros - Károlyi utca

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Centrál Grand Cafe & Bar

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Hungarian National Museum (Pass By)

Tasting Table Budapest

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
This tour is available year-round (with the exception of Sundays and national holidays). If you would like to book a tour for a Sunday, please look for our "Budapest Culinary Walk - Sunday Edition" listing
Our group tours are always small groups, limited to a maximum of 8 guests.
Not wheelchair accessible
For larger groups please choose the "Private Tour (min. 8 pers.)" option when booking
If you would prefer a private tour, please choose the "Private Tour" option when booking
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Be prepared to cover a lot of ground on your feet during this tour!
We try our best to cater to dietary requirements and allergies, so please let us know in advance if we'll need to make special arrangements!
We need at least 2 participants in order to run this tour. In the event of cancellation, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Daniel_B

This food tour was fantastic! Barbara was our guide and was wonderfully knowledgeable and truly lovely. We ate and drank a surprising variety of dishes, all absolutely delicious!! Thank you for the tasty and memorable experience, Barbara!

Reviews

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Great into to Budapest

Kenneth_B, May 2024

Great intro to the city, it's foods and it's wines. Endres, our guide took us through the Central Market, sampling and explaining several foods and the market itself. We then visited a local wine bar, tasting and learning about the wonderful Hungarian wines. Along the way Endres's commentary was rich with details of the area and also offered us many tips and ideas for our stay in the city. We would highly recommend this tour.

This food tour was...

Daniel_B, May 2024

Good food, good tour! Loved every second of it!

Ryan_Q, Apr 2024

My partner and I really love to eat and try out new foods.. so we definitely wanted to opt for something such as this.. which didn't disappoint one bit!! We were taken to various places around Budapest all the while trying out a lot of typical Hungarian meals/food/drinks.. while also getting to know the origins for those foods and some history as well! Our guide was perfect too (I apologize but I don't remember the name but she was simply the best!). Highly recommend this for any food aficionado!

Excellent Time

Patrick_G, Apr 2024

Great hostess and food. Would highly recommend. Enjoyed a bit of local history while I dined. Nice wine tasting to finish

Fantastic!

Nyki_B, Jan 2024

Had a blast! Eszter’s extensive knowledge of Hungarian history & her local insights made this tour educational and fun. She was super accommodating and just a lovely person to be around. Would recommend to anyone looking for an intro to Hungarian cuisine!

Must book

Katelyn_W, Jan 2024

An excellent food tour, well paced. Good amount of food and variety. Interesting host and great recommendations for other places to try. I particularly loved the wine tasting at the end!

Eat up in Budapest

Sofia_M, Jan 2024

The knowledge a charisma of the guide Endre. The city market was gorgius. Langos was the best. Will recommend for sure.

Food Tour in Budapest - Great!

Dana_L, Dec 2023

Our guide Orshi was great. She gave us the history of the prominent foods in Budapest and great conversation. The food and wine was delicious and authentic. Nice way to spend a few hours with other foodie people from around the world.

A wonderful history of Budapest and Hungarian Wine/Cuisine!

Rosemary_D, Dec 2023

Absolutely fabulous! Our guide and a wonderful sense of humor and his English was superb! All Four of us absolutely LOVED this activity. The food and drink choices were on point! If taking this tour in winter month, dress warm because the market, although indoors, can get a bit chilly.

Great tour!!

Jennifer_W, Dec 2023

All the food was amazing and the wine was exceptional! We also got to hear some really interesting stories and history of Budapest.

Excellent tour for foodies and the culturally curious

Gudrun_U, Dec 2023

My mother and I absolutely loved this tour. Our guide, Andras, was excellent. He had a broad range of knowledge and excelled at storytelling, making this four hour tour fly by. A true gem of a guide! We tasted things we never would have tried otherwise and it opened up so much about Hungarian food and culture for us. I can confidently say this tour is not to be missed!

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Jennifer_D, Dec 2023

Barbara was the best. What a perfect way to experience the city. Her passion and knowledge for the culture and others was truly authentic

Great food and informative tour!

Heather_M, Dec 2023

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour! We learned so much and by the end, we were completely stuffed! Our guide was lovely, entertaining and personable.

An outstanding culinary tour in Budapest, enhanced by an excellent guide.

James_A, Nov 2023

We do food tours all over the world in our travels. Our culinary tour with Esther in Budapest ranks up with the best. The food selections were local and tasty. Our guide was knowledgeable and spoke excellent English. The wine tasting at the end was quite informative. Esther made extra effort in providing us with dining options and directions. Highly recommend this tour.

Bring Your Appetite!

SEAN_J, Nov 2023

Fantastic afternoon if you’re a foodie interested in the best Budapest has to offer. Barbara was a very knowledgeable & personable host for our culinary introduction to Budapest. She was a delightful spokesperson for Hungary & kept us all on schedule as we navigated the Marketplace crowds & city. Bring your walking shoes, and eat a light breakfast because you won’t leave the tour hungry!

Wonderful Food Tour Highly Recommended

Morgan_S, Nov 2023

We did not eat breakfast and were looking forward to the food presentation. We were fortunate enough to be the only ones booked on the tour so just the two of us with our guide Barbara. We started in the Grand Central Market at 9:30am. The first food presented was a freshly made Lángos with garlic it was fresh and hot and just heavenly. I can still taste it! We then moved to a butcher stall with cured meats. I am not a huge fan of cure salamis but I tried them including horse. Which I was hesitant to taste but truthfully it was not bad. We walked around the market to a couple more stalls and purchased some fresh paprika and tasted lavender jelly. From the market we left to walk over to a small bar to taste a liqueur that is a digestive, named Unicom. It has a licorice flavor to it and helps if you have eaten too much or have belly aches. We then ventured to a butcher shop, now a standing lunch stop/deli to eat some more delicacies: fried cheese, Waldorf style salad, fried mushrooms and zucchini with sauce, purple cabbage salad, pickled beets, cucumbers and cauliflower, cholent and potatoes. After lunch it’s time for dessert and we tried two pastries Dobos and Kremes. Our final stop was wine tasting with cheese. We were STUFFED by the end of the tour and it was perfect. Highly recommend this and our guide Barbara was just lovely explaining the food and where we were along the way.

Great tour but expensive for what you get

Jay_H, Nov 2023

Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide and excellent food and wine but price is high for what you get

Excellent Value and Experience

Jacob_W, Nov 2023

Anna was our tour guide and she was as good as they get. She gave us local insights, explained the history of the places we went, catered to our dietary needs, and threw in jokes along the way. The tour lasted about 5 hours and we experienced so much more than I could have imaged we could have in that time. I would strongly recommended this to anyone coming to Budapest.

small group, well guided, nicely paced and generous amount of food

Darina_C, Nov 2023

Great experience, small group, guide Barbara was phenomenal and fun. Don't eat breakfast before the tour because it was a lot of food ! last stop was the wine and cheese tasting late afternoon. I have done many culinary walks around the world and some can be a little mean with the food tasting but this one is very generous, in fact we were all groaning a little at the thought of having to go out to dinner that evening. It is about a five hour walking tour so wear decent walking shoes and dress for the weather.

Chuck

Charles_D, Oct 2023

We had a great time. Our tour guide was wonderful and the food was amazing. Would recommend it to everyone

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