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Where to Eat in India: the 15 Best Food Tours

38 tours  ·  from $8 a head

Every trip has one meal too few. These 15 food tours earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to packing.

The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk - The first tastings: snacks, sweets, and street food
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The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk

1.The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,698 reviews · from $43Our pick

Meet guides such as Sonali, Dolly, Parul, or Raghu at Connaught Place for a five-hour Old Delhi food and heritage walk. Expect 10 to 15 tastings, spice and silver markets, narrow lanes, chai, a rickshaw ride, and stories about local life. Food and bottled water are included, but hotel transfers are not.

“I went on an empty stomach and enjoyed walking around the parts of old Delhi stuffing myself full with delicious food while learning some history of the area.”

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Mumbai: Street Food and Night Markets Tour - The 15-minute train ride to Chowpatty
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Mumbai: Street Food and Night Markets Tour

2.Mumbai: Street Food and Night Markets Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 719 reviews · 3.5 - 5 hours · from $13Best value

Spend 3.5 to 5 hours tasting Mumbai specialties at Chowpatty Beach, Bhuleshwar, Mohamed Ali Road, and Taj Icecream. Your English or Hindi-speaking guide, often Sufiyan, Sajid, G2, Suraj, or another local host, handles transport, food, water, and hand sanitizer. Expect a generous meal, local trains, taxis, market walks, and plenty of city context.

“Divya our tour guide was great. Her English was excellent. Her descriptions of each dish helped make sure they were not too spicy. The locations and their atmosphere was great as you were amongst the locals. Definitely recommend this tour.”

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Old Delhi Street Food Tour - Meeting Rahul at Chawri Bazar
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Old Delhi Street Food Tour

3.Old Delhi Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 497 reviews · from $40

Spend four hours exploring Old Delhi by metro, foot, and rickshaw while sampling paratha, aloo chaat, jalebi, chole bhature, lassi, and more. Guides such as Ajay, Kavita, Naresh, and Sourav have led the route, which ends with an optional meat dish and desserts near Jama Masjid. Come hungry and expect crowds.

“An amazing experience. Great guide. Excellent choice of Indian foods. Spice market visit was well worth it. Enjoyed the rickshaw rides. Would highly recommend this as way to experience Old Delhi.”

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Delhi: Old Delhi Street Food Tour with Rickshaw Ride - Starting underground, then entering Chandni Chowk
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Delhi: Old Delhi Street Food Tour with Rickshaw Ride

4.Delhi: Old Delhi Street Food Tour with Rickshaw Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 403 reviews · 4 hours · from $43

Spend four hours eating through Old Delhi with an English-speaking guide such as Naresh, Kavita, Khushi, or Tarun. Visit hand-picked food stalls, the spice market, Chandni Chowk, and Jama Masjid, with metro and rickshaw rides between stops. The menu is mainly vegetarian, with fried chicken available in Matia Mahal.

“The old Delhi Street Food Tour was lots of fun. Ended up being just my wife and I and the guide, Kavita. She was very friendly, informative and made us feel at ease and safe at all times. She was very accommodating for my dietary needs. The train, and rickshaw rides were fun. We went places we never would have on our own and had many amazing dishes. Thank you again Kavita, from Tobias and Karen from Australia.”

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Delhi Food Walk: Rickshaw Ride, Street Eats & Market Tour - Kamla Nagar Market and the Hanuman temple
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Delhi Food Walk: Rickshaw Ride, Street Eats & Market Tour

5.Delhi Food Walk: Rickshaw Ride, Street Eats & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 401 reviews · from $40

Spend three hours around Kamla Nagar with an English-speaking guide such as Tushar or Chetan. Ride a cycle rickshaw, visit a Hanuman temple, and sample about nine street-food specialties, including momos, bhel puri, pav bhaji, samosas, kulfi, and masala tea. Groups are capped at 12, with private tours also available.

“This tour was the very first thing I did in Delhi and I 100% recommend it to whoever is interested in food, culture, history, and a good time. We had 11 different dishes, so be prepared with an empty stomach and start slow! It's a marathon not a Read more”

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Old Delhi Food Tour: A Night Time Feast - Starting at Chandni Chowk as daylight fades
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Old Delhi Food Tour: A Night Time Feast

6.Old Delhi Food Tour: A Night Time Feast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 326 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $38

Join Faizy for a 3.5-hour evening walk through Chandni Chowk, Ballimaran, Jama Masjid, and Matia Mahal. You will eat a full dinner of carefully selected street food, ride a tuk-tuk, hear stories about Delhi, and finish with chai. The small group is limited to 10 people, with dietary requests handled in advance where possible.

“Great Indian streetfood tour! Faisy is a great guide and he took us to the hidden gems of Old Delhi!”

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Jaipur Bazaar & Food Walking Tour - Local families and customs beyond the shopfront
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Jaipur Bazaar & Food Walking Tour

7.Jaipur Bazaar & Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 281 reviews · from $37

Walk Jaipur’s Pink City with a local guide and a group of no more than 10 people. Visit bangle-makers and silversmiths, hear from local families, and sample samosa, lassi, kulfi, and other street foods. The three-hour tour starts at 12:30 pm at Roop Rani Bangles near Badi Chopad and ends there.

“We first had a mixup on the meeting point, we thought it was at a store near Hawa Mahal, our guide was waiting for us in front of the palace. We reached her on Whatsapp and she came to our location. After this false start, everything ran very smoothly and our guide wRead more”

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Mumbai: Street Food Tour - Chowpatty Beach and Mumbai’s famous vegetarian snacks
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Mumbai Street Food Tour

8.Mumbai Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 269 reviews · from $40

Start at Churchgate at 5:30 pm and eat your way through Chowpatty Beach, Bhuleshwar, and Mohammed Ali Road. Your guide may introduce you to dishes such as pav bhaji, bhel puri, dosa, kachori, jalebi, and kulfi, while you ride local transport and walk through Hindu and Muslim neighborhoods. Rishi, Javed, Raj, Janna, and Hitesh have all led recent tours.

“I'm so glad I did this tour, it was amazing. Rishi was a great guide, very informative. All the food was fresh and delicious. Definitely arrive hungry! Mumbai is a delicious assault on the senses. I highly recommend this tour.”

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Bombay Express Mumbai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Chaat, dosa, papad, and Mumbai’s everyday cooking
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Bombay Express Mumbai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

9.Bombay Express Mumbai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · from $45

Join a foodie guide such as Sunil, Pooja, Vrushali, or Ronny for four hours of Mumbai street food, local trains, markets, curries, dosas, sweets, and drinks. The route runs from Churchgate to Mumbadevi Temple, with 15 or more tastings and a maximum of eight people.

“Great tour with an excellent guide Bruchel? , giving you an experience of the real streets and tastes of Mumbai. Would never have found these places or felt comfortable enough to visit and try the foods provided on this tour. Good food with a bit of history and sights of the people of Mumbai”

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Heritage Walk & Street Food Tasting in Jaipur - Chaura Rasta: tea, snacks, and city design
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Heritage Walk & Street Food Tasting in Jaipur

10.Heritage Walk & Street Food Tasting in Jaipur

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · 3 hours · from $21

Join an English-speaking guide such as Vivek, Kumar, Raj, or Pushpendra for a three-hour walk through Jaipur’s old city. Taste samosa, kachori, sweets, and masala chai while visiting artisan lanes, a Hindu temple, a community well, and the Thatheras’ metalworking quarter. The small group is limited to 10 people.

“This tour was incredible! Vivek took us all around the markets, and we got the chance to try about 15 different food items at maybe six separate stops, which is much more than we expected, and we are quite full by the end! All along the route, he made a point to stop and share history of nearby architecture, cultural information, and also introduce us to various artisans and craftsman at work in the area. Highly recommend this tour and guide! Definitely a highlight of our visit to Jaipur!”

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Mumbai: Street Food Tour - Chowpatty Beach and Mumbai’s famous vegetarian snacks
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Mumbai: Street Food Tour

11.Mumbai: Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 147 reviews · 4 hours · from $43

Follow an English-speaking guide from Churchgate to Chowpatty, Bhuleshwar, and Mohammed Ali Road by train, taxi, and foot. Expect 16 to 18 tastes, from pani puri and pav bhaji to chicken tikka, baida roti, jalebi, and kulfi. Guides may include Javed, Rishi, Raj, or Preeti, with private groups available.

“Highly recommended! I suggest booking this tour on the first night as much as possible so that you can get an idea of what and where to eat. The explanation of our tour guide was clear and informative.”

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Private Guided Non-Veg Street Food Walking Tour in Muslim Quarter - What you can taste in two hours
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Private Guided Non-Veg Street Food Walking Tour in Muslim Quarter

12.Private Guided Non-Veg Street Food Walking Tour in Muslim Quarter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $51

Walk through Mumbai’s Bohri Mohalla with a private local host, tasting kebabs, pulao, drinks, and sweets along the lanes of the Muslim Quarter. The two-hour tour starts near Two Tanks and ends at Shabbir’s Tawakkal Sweets. Groups are limited to 10, and Omkar has been singled out for his food and neighborhood knowledge.

“Omkar was awesome, so knowledgeable about the area and cuisine, would without a doubt do it again, tried foods we will probably never get again.”

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The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk - The first tastings: snacks, sweets, and street food
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The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk

13.The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · 5 hours · from $43

Spend five hours eating your way through Old Delhi with guides such as Sonali, Dolly, Parul, or Raghu. Try 11 to 14 vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, sweets, chai, lassi, and more, with water included. Walk through Chandni Chowk and spice and wedding markets, take a short rickshaw ride, and avoid forced shopping stops.

“We went on the afternoon and evening 5+ hr food tour in the of old Delhi with Sonali as our amazing guide. It was the best possible introduction to Delhi. Sonali was extremely welcoming, professional, highly experienced, incredibly knowledgeable and fun. It was so easy and perfectly paced to relax and be taken on an incredible food and cultural adventure through old Delhi. Could not recommend this experience more. Go see for yourself !!!”

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Agra: Street Food Walking Tour, Spice Market, & Tuk-tuk Ride - The tuk-tuk ride sets the tone
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Agra: Street Food Walking Tour, Spice Market, & Tuk-tuk Ride

14.Agra: Street Food Walking Tour, Spice Market, & Tuk-tuk Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 102 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $14

You’ll ride by tuk-tuk from your Agra hotel into the old city with a private guide such as Farman or Amir. Walk through Kinari Bazaar, Jama Masjid, Mankameshwar Temple, Rawatpara spice market, and Seth Gali while tasting samosa, dosa, aloo tikki, sweets, and chai. Expect about 90 minutes on foot, crowded lanes, and optional craft shopping.

“Farmaan was a wonderful tour guide! The tour of old Agra was an incredible experience. And the tuk-tuk ride was both scary and exhilarating. Just be aware that the walking part of the tour is about 90 minutes, the rest is driving and visiting handicrafts merchants.”

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Delhi: Old Delhi City Tour with Tuk-Tuk Ride & Street Food - Starting at Jama Masjid with Shah Jahan’s Delhi
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Delhi: Old Delhi City Tour with Tuk-Tuk Ride & Street Food

15.Delhi: Old Delhi City Tour with Tuk-Tuk Ride & Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 88 reviews · 4 - 6 hours

This 4 to 6 hour private tour pairs a hotel pickup with Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk food stops, Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib, the Red Fort, and India Gate. You ride a tuk-tuk through Old Delhi’s narrow lanes with a guide such as Mayank, Prashant, or Himansh, depending on availability. Food, monument tickets, and the tuk-tuk may depend on the package you choose.

“a very interesting and exciting experience in the middle of Delhi. It is our first day in India and we just liked to get some spirit of the City. Very well done. Thank you !”

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