Mumbai

Private 4-Hour Tour of Mumbai’s Tastiest Local Foods

Name: Private 4-Hour Tour of Mumbai’s Tastiest Local Foods
Brand: Magical Mumbai Tours
SKU: 34181P10
Price: 51.12 USD
Rating: 4.5 (54 reviews)

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

With a private guide for just you and your party, explore Mumbai's eclectic culinary scene on this half-day tour. Taste some of the traditional local dishes, with commentary on their history and different iterations from your food-loving guide. The five restaurant stops include well-known eateries as well as hidden-gem outposts known only to locals. Hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Private culinary tour in Mumbai
Stop at five different restaurants to try eight traditional local foods
Stops include famous restaurants and hidden gems
Learn about the Indian culinary tradition and the history of each dish
Mineral water
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Dedicated attention from your private guide

What's Included

Food tasting
Professional guide
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Private tour
Bottled water

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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What To Expect

Chowpatty Beach

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Marine Drive

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Dress code is smart casual
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A minimum of 1 person per booking is required

Minimum age is 4 years
Near public transportation
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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.

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Featured review

Katherine_M

Yash was a great tour guide. He took us by train to Chruchgate and walked and chatted to the beach where we had local Indian cuisine from a pop up truck. Excellent food- tried Bhel, Pav bhaji and Pani puri. Then we took cab to Muhammad Ali street which is popular with locals and tried Dosa (personally my favourite), the chicken seekh and lastly flavoured ice cream. The owners were all friendly and chatty. Great tour highly recommend!

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Let’s just hope it was an off night

Joanna_B, Dec 2023

Given all of the other five star reviews, we have to assume that this was just a night where everything went wrong. Our guide texted us at 5:05 when we were in place for 5 pm pick up to tell us he was running late. 45 minutes later, he arrived due to traffic, then we walked to the bus stop where we waited for another half an hour. 90 minutes and only one snack into our 4 hour trip, we finally got sick of breathing diesel fumes with no idea of when we might move and asked if we could get a taxi to the beach to get things started. To be fair, it was an extremely busy night and Mumbai traffic is insane, but no sooner had we got to the beach then our guide realised he had left his mobile phone in the taxi and took off. His girlfriend (who was apparently another guide) was left with us, but she made no effort to pick up where he had left, so we continued to stand around for another half an hour, doing nothing and waiting for him to come back. We asked his girlfriend if she could keep things moving as it was now 7.30 and we’d had only 2 dishes but she said that he had all the money. Finally, she organised the third dish, but 45 minutes into standing around doing nothing, (not helped by the fact that my husband wasn’t feeling well,) we just pulled the pin and asked to be taken home. Clearly it was a night where just nothing went right for the guide and so with this in mind, the comment that I would make is that whilst we were bored and hungry, the tour itself could be a fantastic and authentic way to experience Mumbai. Travelling by foot was a great way to get up close with real people and have the courage to try some exciting new dishes. I do have to mention that the communication was not great, we had no contact in the lead up to the event and the first time we heard from the guide was five minutes after he was supposed to be at the meeting point. There was also no discussion about food allergies or tolerances, which as another reviewer, has mentioned, I would’ve thought was an absolute mandatory when taking people on a food tour. Unfortunately, that lack of professionalism from the company was noteworthy. We took another food tour in Phuket, where we had texts from the guide and company ahead of the tour and the first question was whether we had allergies. All up, a much better experience.

Not worth it

Dr_E, Aug 2023

Guide was more interested in talking on the phone or to driver than me. Food places didn’t seem clean, not well-organized

Food in India- a beginner’s night

daniel_m, May 2023

Great way to start a visit here. We relaxed from the long flights, then went out walking and eating. The food choices were great. Very safe

must see

Andrzej_Z, Apr 2023

extremely interesting trip with Sahil, must see in Mumbai, unique possibility to see, to touch, to smell the real life

Yum!!!!

Katherine_M, Jul 2022

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Dear Guest. Greetings from all of us here at Magical Mumbai Tours Thank you so much for your 5* review - great to hear you enjoyed your tour. It gives us immense pleasure to know that we have been able to match your expectations and at the same time impress you with our services. We are pleased to know that the services and facilities offered to you were to your satisfaction. Your feedback has been shared with the team and we are delighted to note that you have carried back bond memories of your experience with Magical Mumbai Tours Thank you for highlighting our team, their courtesy and genuine care. We deeply value your sentiments. It was my pleasure to share your appreciation with my team. I am sure your words of encouragement would go a long way in inspiring and motivating each of us to deliver service par excellence to all our discerning guests like you. It was indeed a pleasure having you with “ Magical Mumbai Tours “ and we look forward to welcoming you soon again Warm regards Team ( Magical Mumbai Tours )

Local food.

staceypanton, Feb 2020

Great options for foodies to try a bit of everything. Some good places you can feel safe eating at. Not overly informative but it was happy and fun with a good guide. A nice way to spend a warm evening in Mumbai.

Mumbai's tastiest local foods

Mark_H, Nov 2019

I enjoy food and I enjoy eating. I enjoyed tasting what the locals eat and I was not disappointed. The tour ended at a family run, home made Ice Cream shop and I enjoyed my selection of the Indian apple ice cream.

Well, this needs explanation. This...

Michael W, Jun 2018

Well, this needs explanation. This was one of 6 tours we took in Mumbai through Viator, and all the rest rate 5 stars. This one failed dismally, but the way that Viator sorted it out and refunded our money rated 5 stars. They say that it is the way in which a company deals with a customer complaint that makes its reputation I cannot praise Viator enough for this. Yes, on the day, in Mumbai, we were disappointed and hungry - were counting on this restaurant tour!, but Viator did a super job in getting it sorted out once we had returned. Well Done, and Thanks.

Usually love these sort of tours but...

AnneMarie_M, Mar 2018

Usually love these sort of tours but this didnt go well partly because they were more than 90 minutes late to pick us up and also Sam, the tour guide had a trainee/friend with him and was more interested in talking to him than to us. Very bad start when we werent picked up from our hotel lobby as promised. We waited outside for 45 mins and phoned the contact number many times and checked with the hotel for messages before giving up. Sometime later we were phoned by the tour operator who said that they were late because the night food places open later in winter so the tour starts later than advertised. When I said that they should advertise the correct time or ring us to change it, he became quite angry and tried to blame Viator for not giving contact details - said he had only just got our number. I pointed out that he knew our hotel and could have called them or somehow not left us stranded waiting for them but he didnt actually want to hear anything like that. We made a new time and waited outside again and they were only 10 mins late this time. The guide, Sam, arrived and introduced the trainee and we said we were happy for him to come too. Most of the evening he was busy talking to the trainee and wasnt very interested in us the trainee seemed to be more aware of the problem and often nudged him to point out things to us. The three areas we went to were also miles apart so we spent a lot of time travelling in silence apart from the guide and trainee talking to each other not in English. The food tour itself was ok but I had to ask to get information on anything other than the actual dish they ordered. I gave up asking in the end. Its fine if you have never had Indian street food before and want to try the basics like pav bhaji and masala dosa. If you already have a reasonable knowledge of Indian street food, you wont learn much.

This was an amazing 4 hour food...

Don M, Jan 2018

This was an amazing 4 hour food experience in Mumbai. I ate at places where I never would have found or have even tried if I had found them. What I ate, I really have no clue, but it was very good, and most importantly very clean. One of my worries of eating street food was getting ill later, but I can happily report that this never happened. Sam was a great guide, explained everything and answered all of my questions and was a joy to be with for 4 hours. Sam, I hope you make it to South Beach! This was an incredible value for the money and I would totally recommend doing this tour.

Great tour guide and delicious food...

Hyman H, Oct 2017

Great tour guide and delicious food! The commute from verdor to vendor was a bit hectic, but nothing can be done about the traffic in Mumbai. Mumbai street food requires an iron stomach or you could lose a day. Book this tour!

We had a great tour with the...

Samir_K, Oct 2017

We had a great tour with the knowledgeable Sam - sampling the best of the city's street food one late afternoon. He crossed off all the things we had on our list and more - catching buses and trains to get to Chow-patty beach for our first course, and stuffing our faces until we had to beg him to stop. I'd recommend this tour to absolutely anyone - veggies or meat lovers, kids or grown-ups, and to do towards the beginning of your stay. Even as a food journalist who's eaten street food all over the globe, your first street experiences in a new country are always a bit daunting as you learn the etiquette and language, but a few hours with Sam was not only a great experience in itself, but also gave us the confidence to try any street food that took our fancy during the rest of our stay.

This tour was an interesting...

Bee Hoon L, Jul 2017

This tour was an interesting experience and we recommend you try it too! The homemade ice cream by a more than 100 years old shop was absolutely delicious! Bhel Puri was also another favourite for me. Our guide Sam zoology student speaks good English and was knowledgeable. As we are travelling during the monsoon season, we brought an umbrella which came in handy.

There are a few local food tours of...

Stephen H, Jun 2017

There are a few local food tours of Mumbai on Viator and we chose this one because it had a pickup from the hotel rather than a meeting point. This was a good choice as our guide Samir took us from the hotel to the eating areas with a local bus and train which provided a great introduction to the city transport on our first day. The tour company was really easy to deal with, communicated really well through Whatsapp and we were able to book another tour directly though them, made changes we wanted and kept in touch after to send us photos. Samir was a great guide and made the tours very enjoyable. And the food... Oh wow, we really enjoyed it all and were certainly not hungry after.