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USD $75.00
The Classic Budapest Gastro Experience with Wine Tasting
Budapest, Hungary
Discover and experience the traditional ingredients of Hungarian cuisine on our classical walking tour! Explore the traditional ingredients of Hungarian cuisine and enjoy the cultural experience while tasting some typical food of the country. Your local guide will introduce you to everyday life of Hungarian people through some hidden places of Budapest. Join our four-hour long walking tour and enjoy the experience!
Exploring Budapest through its food and drinks is the best way to do it! Our food, wine, and cultural walking tour begins at The Central Market Hall - one of Europe’s largest and most spectacular indoor markets - and continues through the charming nearby neighbourhood. Be sure to come with an appetite. You will need it on this tour!
At the Central Market Hall we will begin getting acquainted with Hungarian cuisine through the great variety and abundance of ingredients (which are mostly local and seasonal) on display. We will discuss the history of the building, the culture of eating and drinking in Hungary, and the everyday cooking and eating habits. The tour also includes an introduction to Hungarian paprika and will reveal why it is so special, how Hungarian cooks use it, and how it is produced. After tasting a few carefully selected things at the market, we will head out to the surrounding neighbourhood and visit a few more places. Lunch will be at a traditional restaurant, where we will taste a special Hungarian spirit as well. No day in Budapest is complete without dessert, so we will also stop at a cafe visited only by locals to taste some very special local dumplings.
The tour will end with a tasting of three quintessential Hungarian wines. During the tasting your guide will introduce you to the Hungarian wine regions, varietals, and styles. This tour will give you a taste of the traditional side of Hungarian cuisine, as well as the modern artisan producers and speciality food shops of the area.
We try our very best to cater for dietary requirements but due to local food customs we cannot guarantee that this will be possible in all cases. Options for vegetarians, guests with allergies and religious dietary restrictions may be very limited.
Wow! We loved this tour and our guide was fantastic! We tasted food, snacks and drinks that were very unusual to us but common in Budapest, exactly what you want in a tour. So much food, not a dud in the mix. As usual, our guide was full of history and interesting stories about the food and locale, just so much fun - do it if you go to Budapest!_br/_ Tour started in the morning and lasted several hours, so worth every penny.
Review by: wally, September 2017
It rained and we were all miserable..to many people couldn't hear well and it was kind of boring
Review by: Amanda, September 2017
It was amazing, we really enjoyed trying a broad range of food and learning about the cultural style of eating in Hungary. We especially enjoyed finishing off with the wine tasting. Our guide was very informative and was able to share lots of other information about the city of Budapest with us.
Review by: Dale W, July 2017
I enjoyed this tour with 3 other participants. It was a great introduction to the food and history of Budapest, Maria was a fabulous guide.
Review by: Norman B, July 2017
Great tour of Budapest, our tour guide was extremely friendly and knowledge about the city. I recommend this as a wonderful half day activity to learn more about Hungarian food and people.
Review by: Juneyates4, July 2017
Our tour guide was Kristina who took us to the Market Hall to taste some Hungarian meats and pickles which were very tasty. We then went for a hearty soup at a restaurant and dessert at a further restaurant. Kristina explained when and how Hungarians liked to eat this type of food. We finished with a wine tasting in a trendy bar in the ruin pubs area. Throughout the tour Kristina told us about Hungarian traditions, life in Hungary and where we should also visit. At the end we felt we had spent the day with a delightful friend. We would highly recommend this tour and particularly Kristina
Review by: karen m, April 2017
Really nice. A great tour of the markets, a trip on the train , drinks in a wine cellar then local lunch. Just had a it of trouble finding the meeting place. All sorted though
Review by: David M, February 2017
This was an excellent tour - our guide Ferenc was very knowledgeable not just about the gastro part of the tour but also about Hungarian history and current cultural issues. I would highly recommend this guide to you if you are looking for a high value experience.
Review by: GILLIAN N, November 2016
This was really good fun. Lots to see around the markets and also tasting. The wine tasting was also good and the meal in the Jewish Quarter was really excellent. Good value for money.
Review by: Glenys M, July 2016
We had the most wonderful tour. Our guide Eva was great and gave us great insight into the history, wine and food of Budapest. We had a great variety of food and drinks to taste and also a great lunch at the Butchers shop. Would highly recommend.
Review by: E A F, July 2016
Thoroughly enjoyable morning, very well informed, helpful guide and we were in a small friendly group of six people.
Review by: DIANNE F, July 2016
This was a very informative tour, our guide Sabi was very knowledgeable on everything we inquired about.The food was excellent and the wine tasting was great! Can highly recommend
Review by: Donald L, June 2016
This is the second time I've done the tour. Loved it both times. Guide Zsofia was knowledgeable and personable. If I return to Budapest again with someone who hasn't been there before, I will book it again. Don from Arizona.
Review by: Bernard F, June 2016
Really good. Lots of food - don't have breakfast beforehand !
Review by: Michael Benj, June 2016
Well what a fabulous place Hungary is. Our guide was friendly and informative and starting off with a liquor digestive? got us on our way around a most interesting market place offering delights such as fried bread, salami of course and other traditional dishes. a great way to get into and around the city and mix with the locals we ended up at a wine tasting place learning all about the wines of Hungary and completed with cheese and an informative host.
Review by: Lloyd D, May 2016
Excellent tour and tour guide! Food and more food and more food at the Great Market Hall, at the restaurant, at the chocolatier, at the patisserie. A great introduction to the foods of Hungary. I left the tour before the wine bar, but it was absolutely worth the money and time.
Review by: Michael, May 2016
Our guide was very interesting and well versed in Hungarian food culture/history. All of the locations visited served excellent food and wines/aperitifs. Lots of good information about the various food/wines of Hungary. You really get your money's worth on this tour!
Review by: Dave JN, April 2016
We did a food and wine tour of Budapest a few weeks ago with our guide Szofia. The great thing was there was only four of us so it was quite a personal tour where we were lead by Szofia to indulge in the magnificent food and the wine of Budapest and the surrounding regions. The market has a fantastic atmosphere and when we left there on foot and explored other locations eating and drinking our way around the streets of Budapest we had a thoroughly relaxed and enjoyable experience. The lunch Belvarosi Disznotoros was fantastic as we tasted a wonderfully wide range of food with every bite a delicious treat in an enjoyable atmosphere. The wine tasting at Tasting Time was also exceptional with delightful wines and delicious array of cheeses provided. Szofia provided a wonderful tour experience throughout with her breadth of information and her fantastic personality, style and relaxed conversation.
Review by: Symon H, February 2016
Excellent! We learnt about local food, culture and history. The tour guide was excellent, personable and a knowledgable. Sophie ? developed an instant rapport with us. Highly recommend it, make it the first thing you do there as its a great foundation for the rest of your stay.
Review by: Stephen R, February 2016
Sophia was the best tour guide, as we stopped through out Budapest to sample Hungarian food and drink. I highly recommend this tour, since you are educated on not only food and drink, but also the Hungarian culture, history and lifestyle.
Review by: August B, February 2016
Excellent! We learnt about local food, culture and history. The tour guide was excellent, personable and a knowledgable. Sophie ? developed an instant rapport with us. Highly recommend it, make it the first thing you do there as its a great foundation for the rest of your stay.
Review by: LeAnn A, January 2016
This was absolutely wonderful! Be sure not to eat before because there is so much to taste on this tour. Budapest is a lovely city and our guide was very informative as we walked. We tasted a good variety of regional favorites, food and beverages! The finally was wine tasting in a lovely wine cellar. We highly recommend this tour!
Review by: George M, November 2015
Barbara was fantastic with here knowledge and dedication to the group. A great and enjoyable time.
Review by: Barbara S, September 2015
This was the best thing we did in Budapest! Our guide Gabriella was a delight and the small group size made this an exceptional tour. I highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Timothy J V, September 2015
We met our guide at the Central Market in Budapest and she took us on an incredible eating and drinking tour. She was very knowledgable about all the food and wine we were served. And it was a lot of food. Don't eat breakfast. This tour was well worth the cost and would highly recommend it to anyone planning a visit to this beautiful city.
Review by: Stephanie W, June 2015
I loved this tour. Our guide, Barbara was wonderful and we had two other really interesting members of our group, who made the event very enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Lisa R, June 2015
Very enjoyable. The tour guide was very knowledgable and very pleasant.
Review by: Holly H, June 2015
We had the best time in this tour. Suzie was our guide and she was very knowledgable! It was a lot of fun learning and tasting Hungarian food and wine! I highly recommend it and would do it again!
Review by: Mercybnj, May 2015
Very good
Review by: catylockard, April 2015
We ate so much along this tour! Our tour guide was a delight!
Review by: stevenskl, March 2015
This tour was fabulous! It complimented Budapest wonderfully and provided a delightful history lesson of life behind the Iron Curtain. My tour guide was knowledgeable, interested in sharing her heritage and delightfully funny. The places we stopped along the route were relevant, interesting and hidden gems that I returned to after the tour. The wine tasting at the end of the tour was the perfect way to conclude a day of Hungarian history through food. This tour is the way to start your time in Budapest!
Review by: Jill M, March 2015
The tour was amazing! Our guide worked for Taste Budapest. She was a local and took us around Pest sampling the best local stops for everything from breakfast (including a pre-breakfast tradition) through a traditional lunch, dessert and wine. Come hungry for this authentic Hungarian experience!!
Review by: marcella b, March 2015
Our tour guide was fabulous. Tons of food. Really the highlight of our 10 day trip
Review by: stephanie e, December 2014
The tour guide was excellent, She was knowledgable and pleasant._br/_
I would recommend the tour to everbody
Review by: Nancy Marie B, December 2014
The experiences provided by this tour were amazing!!! The market was delightful and trying the wide variety of foods was really tasty and enjoyable. Had fun visiting the food and goods booths. Walking to our lunch destination provided a nice respite before enjoying lunch with the locals. FIVE STARS
Review by: Anne R, December 2014
Worth every calorie! Anna, our guide, was outstanding! This tour is a must!
Review by: Dan, November 2014
Great fun with an excellent guide.
Review by: CHARLES B, November 2014
The tour was excellent. The guide was very well knowledgeable. We enjoyed the food and learning about the different foods of Budapest. We would recommend this tour to friends!
Review by: useruk847, October 2014
Our guide was a fun, so much to eat (don't have a breakfast before) maybe not to everyone test. Great way of meeting different people!
Review by: Sue, October 2014
Excellent!!
Review by: Stewart L, September 2014
We arrived as suggested at the Market Hall fifteen minutes before the start of the tour. We had difficulty locating the guide and our group. Perhaps the guide should have a distinct placard. Once underway the tour was very good in a small group. The guide was interesting and the experience of a wide variety of drinks and food enjoyable. It was a good introduction to Hungarian cuisine.
Review by: Cynthia N, September 2014
Our guide was Barbara and she was full of information and very charming. She met us at the market and even though we had been there the day before, we saw and tasted many new things with Barbara's help._br/_
All of the tasting stops we made had great local food. These were places we would never have found on our own. The last stop for wine tasting was fun and Barbara was full of information about Hungarian wines._br/_
Our group of six was the perfect size for this adventure. One of the other ladies on our tour and I had taken a similar tour with Viator in San Juan, Puerto Rico in May. We chose this tour because that one was so well done. We will choose Viator again when booking tours!_br/_
Thanks for making this day in Budapest so special._br/_
Cynthia N.
Review by: Mary, September 2014
Do not miss this tour. It was fantastic so interesting. Our guide Barbara was amazing so informative . The food was plentiful and fabulous. Barbara was an excellent guide with a good sense of humour. We met a couple from Australia who were good fun so made the tour even better. The wine tasting ex
Review by: ann j, August 2014
Highly recommend this tour Barbara our tour guide was amazing very knowledgable with both food and wine also local history .Our small group got on really well and had a few laughs and so much food couldn't eat it all ! Barbara also gave us a list of other places she recommended and once again impressed us Pesti Deszno.
Review by: Renate F, August 2014
The guide was absolutely fantastic. I felt like a friend was showing me the city. Absolutely loved it.
Review by: Robert C, August 2014
If you want to experience some of the Hungarian Foods, Wines and place to eat food in Budapest this is one tour we would recommend. Warning - DO NOT EAT A BIG BREAKFAST. We started at 10am in the morning the the central market. We started with a Digestif (that should have been warning enough) In the central market we sampled flat bread (with garlic topping), and meats (2 types of sausage, pork, tongue, horse and duck).The final stop in the central market was at a family owned chess and mile (unpasteurized) stand to sample goat, cow smoked and sheep cheeses. Leaving the market our guide Barbara provided us with information on the area we were walking through, history...We arrived at a local lunch place Belvarosi Disznotoros (with a line to the door) to have lunch (a very full lunch (duck, pork, salads,...). We then stopped at one of the family owned pastry shops Auuguszt for deserts (4 wonderful desert). Finally it was on to wine at a wine store / bar. Our guide Barbara provide us with many recommendations on food and beverage recommendation. Note we had enough food for the day and had only a very light meal that night.
Review by: Totzys, August 2014
Julia our guide was awesome. Friendly and full of information. This tour covered most food types. The only suggestion I have is please do not eat breakfast before this tour, you need the room for the great and plentiful food!!
Review by: Debra P, July 2014
Great way to get introduced to Budapest. Barbi was an awesome guide. We enjoyed tasting authentic foods from the area.
Review by: KarenS, June 2014
Barbara was simply terrific. The tour was very casual and relaxed she answered all of out questions and provided a very wide range of tastes of Hungary. The Market was especially interesting and she knew where to go and what to sample that stretched our adventure to the max. We cannot say enough great things about the pace and tastes Barbara introduced us to over a wide range including sausages, cheese, baked goods, wine, etc., etc. The walking was at a very leisurely pace and not at all tiring.
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