Best Half-Day Food Tours — Our Top 9

1.Half-Day Guided Street Food Walking Tour at Hue

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $38Our pick

Spend about three hours eating your way through Hue with an English-speaking local guide. Visit family-run restaurants and food stalls for bánh bèo, bún hến, chè, bún bò Huế, bánh khoái, and one Huda beer. Central hotel pickup, a maximum of 15 people, and guides such as Ha, Fi, Hoa, and Ruby make this a friendly introduction to Hue’s food culture.

“Hoa was a great guide, knowledgeable about Hue and its history and passionate about the food! Every place we visited was authentic and delicious, and by the end I was ready to burst! A great experience and highly recommended!”

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2.Hoi An Half-Day Street Food Guided Tour – HFE

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · from $37

Meet at 4:00 pm on Hai Ba Trung Street for a four-hour small-group walk through Hoi An’s food scene. Your guide leads you to 10 local street food stops, explains the city’s culture and cuisine, and includes meals, bottled water, coffee, or tea. Guide assignments can vary, with Rosie and Hanna named in the supplied information.

“Had the best night eating food from some of the oldest restaurants in Hoi An. The food was sensational and we had the pleasure of meeting a Grand old lady of 100 years old who invented the famous black sesame pudding. Big shout out to our tour guide Rosie who was amazing , very knowledgeable and informative. Not to mention lovely.”

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3.Half-day Private Street Food Tour in Hoi An

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $38

Walk Hoi An with local guide Win Tran on a private 3.5-hour food tour. Try banh can, optional balut, 50-year-old-style banh mi, cao lau, banh xeo, nem lui, white rose dumplings, wontons, and nuoc mot. Pickup is offered, dinner and beer are included, and the tour ends at the Japanese Covered Bridge.

“Booking this experience was probably our best decision for the trip. Win is a great host, friendly, knowledgeable and very passionate about sharing his love for his town with visitors.”

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4.Half-Day Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours · from $189

Spend four hours exploring Old Dubai with a licensed guide, often Mounir or Mouni. Visit the Indian temple, spice market, creek, food markets, Lebanese eateries, and a traditional restaurant. Taste three styles of food, including Bedouin-style chicken and rice eaten by hand. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“This was the highlight of our experience in Dubai. We had Mounir as our guide, A very kind, respectful and funny man which really made us feel comfortable and safe the whole time. We loved all of the food we got to try and the places we have visited. We were able to learn a lot about the different kinds of culture in Dubai from him. He was the absolute best!! Definitely recommend doing this tour!! Tons of thanks, Wânia”

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5.Keelung Half-Day Food Tour: Explore Day & Night Markets

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 2h 30m · from $80

Spend 150 minutes exploring Keelung’s food culture with a bilingual local guide such as Mila. Visit Miaokou Night Market, indoor markets, herb shops, and lesser-known food stops while tasting curry noodles, dumplings, herbal tea, snacks, and more. Groups are limited to eight, with tours offered by day or evening.

“Excellent tour which gave us the opportunity to try local foods that we would never have tried had we not taken the tour. Our guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. A really good experience”

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6.Private Half-Day Tour The Old Chiang Mai City With Street Foods

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $79

Start with hotel pickup at 3:30 pm and follow a private guide through Chiang Mai’s old city gates, corners, and walls. Visit Three Kings Monument, then sample local dishes at Chiang Mai Gate Market. Ray and driver Buun have been named as the operating team. The tour lasts about four to five hours.

“Ray was great! He and our driver Buun (sp?) were extremely accommodating and took us all around old town Chiang Mai, starting at the main gate to the ancient city and to all four corners of the ancient wall around the city. We also went Read more”

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7.Half-Day Hanoi Street Food: Walking Tour or Motorbike

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $31Best value

Spend four hours tasting Hanoi dishes with an English-speaking local guide. Choose a walking or motorbike route, with food, drinks, hotel pickup in the Old Quarter, and stops at Sword Lake, the French Quarter, Long Bien Bridge, West Lake, and Ba Dinh Square.

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8.Half-Day Unseen Street Food of Saigon Adventure Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $35

Ride behind an English-speaking guide such as Anh or Stella through Ho Chi Minh City’s lesser-seen districts. You’ll visit Thich Quang Duc’s monument, Ho Thi Ky Flower Market, Chinatown, Thien Hau Temple, riverside neighborhoods, and local food stops. Pickup, motorbike, helmet, food, drinks, fuel, and rain poncho are included.

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9.Private Half-Day Traditional Markets Street Food Tour in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $57

Meet your bilingual local guide at MUMEDI in Centro Histórico for a five-hour private walk through Mercado Sonora, Mercado de Jamaica, and Abelardo L. Rodriguez Market. Taste traditional dishes, drinks, and street food while learning about pre-Hispanic and colonial market traditions. Public transportation and food samples are included.

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