Eat & drink
Eat like you live there
A food tour in your first week is the quickest way to learn a city: what to order, where locals actually eat, and which streets to come back to. These are 79 food tours, cooking classes and tastings in 37 cities, picked mostly for long track records and plenty of reviews.
Lisbon
The Lisbon guideTry Pastel de nata, the custard tart, most famously from Pastéis de Belém.
Food tour
Lisbon: Food and Wine Small Group Walking Tour
A small-group walk with food and Portuguese wine tastings, and a glass of ginjinha, the sour-cherry liqueur, along the way.
From US$79 (about £59 or €70)
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Lisbon Portuguese Cooking Class with 3-Course Dinner
Cook a three-course Portuguese dinner, then eat it, with Portuguese wine, beer and soft drinks.
From US$137 (about £103 or €122)
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A Cozy Taste of Portugal: Dinner & Wine
A three-course dinner in a Lisbon home, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free versions offered.
From $59 a guest
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Porto
The Porto guideGetYourGuide showed this listing's price in pounds, from £63, when we read it, so we haven't converted it.
Food tour
Porto: Delicious Food and Wine Walking Tour
A small-group walk with ten tastings, or a full meal on the four-hour version, and three drinks including port and ginja. Bifana, bolinho de bacalhau, caldo verde and francesinha are among the tastings.
Price on the listing
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Madeira (Funchal)
The Madeira (Funchal) guideThe only listing here we could read on its own page. Two reviews mention a surcharge or a cancellation when too few people booked.
Market and cooking
From Market to Plate: visit Funchal market & culinary experience
Starts at the Mercado dos Lavradores with a fruit tasting, then lunch with wine, for up to six people. The sample menu has fish ceviche, espada (scabbard fish) and espetada.
From US$118 (about £89 or €105)
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Barcelona
The Barcelona guideTry Pa amb tomàquet: bread rubbed with tomato, olive oil and salt.
Food tour
Barcelona: Tapas Walking Tour with Food, Wine, and History
A walk through several tapas bars with a local guide, with food and drinks at each stop and the city's history between them.
From US$63 (about £47 or €56)
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Barcelona Interactive Spanish Cooking Experience With Paella
Make seafood paella with tapas and sangria, with a visit to the Boqueria market when it is open.
From US$67 (about £51 or €60)
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Barcelona: Old Town Tapas & Vermouth Evening Tour
An evening in four bars, bodegas and vermouth cellars in the Gothic Quarter: eight tapas and four drinks, enough for dinner.
From US$79 (about £59 or €70)
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Madrid
The Madrid guideCooking class
Spanish Cooking Class Paella Tapas and Sangria in Madrid
A class at Cooking Point, near Calle de las Huertas, for up to 12: paella, gazpacho and sangria in the morning, or tapas such as tortilla, garlic prawns and patatas bravas in the evening.
From US$100 (about £75 or €89)
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Madrid: Paella & Tapas Cooking Class and Market Visit
A Devour Tours class for 12 or fewer: an aperitivo and a local market shop, then paella and tapas for lunch, with drinks.
From US$109 (about £82 or €97)
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Valencia
The Valencia guideCooking class
Real Paella Cooking Class – Market Visit & Sangría Workshop
Shop at Ruzafa market, then cook paella, with a tomato salad, a wine tasting, sangría and dessert.
From US$74 (about £56 or €66)
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Malaga
The Malaga guideCooking class
Malaga Tapas Cooking Class
A Spain Food Sherpas class near the port: an olive-oil tasting, then four traditional tapas cooked and eaten with wine or beer. You keep the recipes.
From US$81 (about £61 or €72)
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Las Palmas
The Las Palmas guideTry Papas arrugadas: small potatoes boiled in salty water, with red or green mojo sauce.
Food tour
Las Palmas: Tapas & Drinks in the Old Town
A small-group food walk through the old town, with two tapas and drinks.
Price on the listing
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Meet the family behind Canarian wine
A family-run winery at Bandama, just outside the city, with a glass of its wine and local food.
From US$24 (about £18 or €21)
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Prague
The Prague guideFood tour
Delicious Prague Food Tour by Prague Food Tour
An Old Town food walk for up to nine, with about ten tastings and six drinks, among them kulajda dill soup, Prague ham with horseradish cream and Czech steak tartare.
From US$167 (about £125 or €149)
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Budapest
The Budapest guideTry Lángos: deep-fried flatbread, usually topped with sour cream and cheese.
Food tour
Small-Group Culinary Walking Tour in Budapest
A long small-group food walk with a professional guide, with tastings, wine and other drinks.
From US$166 (about £124 or €148)
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Chefparade Cooking School: Hungarian menu
Cook a Hungarian menu at a cooking school, then eat it with wine and a pálinka tasting.
From US$118 (about £89 or €105)
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Budapest Ruin Bars: Evening Walking Tour with Drinks & Snacks
An evening round the ruin bars, the bars built into old courtyards and empty buildings, with drinks and snacks.
From US$155 (about £117 or €138)
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Rome
The Rome guideCooking class
Rome: Pizza & Pasta Cooking Class with Wine & Transfer
Neapolitan pizza in a wood-fired oven and two fresh pastas, with wine, tiramisù and limoncello, and transport from central Rome. The price was a reduced one when we read it.
From US$53 (about £40 or €47)
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Rome: Hands-On Pasta & Wine Class Steps from Pantheon & Trevi
A class of up to ten in Palazzo Grazioli, near the Pantheon: filled pastas and fettuccine, eaten with wine.
From US$68 (about £51 or €61)
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Valletta
The Valletta guideTry Pastizzi: flaky pastries filled with ricotta or spiced mushy peas.
The cooking class is in Żejtun and the wine tasting in St Julian's, both outside Valletta.
Food tour
Valletta: Maltese Food and Drink Guided Walking Tour
A guided walk through Valletta with Maltese food and drink tastings, starting at City Gate.
Price on the listing
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Maltese Cooking Class with a Local Family
Cook a three-course Maltese meal with a local family in Żejtun, then eat it with local wine.
Price on the listing
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Maltese Wine Tasting with Local Cheeses & Cured Hams
Six Maltese wines with local cheeses and cured hams, at Spinola Café in St Julian's.
Price on the listing
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Split
The Split guideTry Pašticada: beef marinated in wine and herbs, slow-braised and served with gnocchi.
Food tour
Split: Food Tasting Walking Tour
A guided walk around Split with food tastings, and the stories and recipes behind them.
From US$100 (about £75 or €89)
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Split Cooking Class
A morning class that meets near the Silver Gate of Diocletian's Palace and ends with lunch, drinks and a wine tasting.
From US$207 (about £156 or €185)
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Split&Sip: Educational wine tasting
Croatian wines with local cheese, prosciutto and olives, at a wine shop next to the National Theatre.
From US$62 (about £47 or €55)
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Tirana
The Tirana guideCooking class
Traditional Albanian Cooking Class Unlimited Wine & Raki
Albanian dishes such as village chicken with pershesh, cheese burek and sheqerpare, with appetisers and homemade wine and raki.
From US$50 (about £38 or €45)
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Athens
The Athens guideTry Souvlaki and gyros pita, the everyday Athenian street food.
Food tour
Athens: Original Athens Food Tour (Full Meal Experience)
A walk through central Athens with enough tastings for a full meal, plus coffee, wine and ouzo or tsipouro.
From US$78 (about £59 or €70)
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Greek Cooking Class in Athens Including Rooftop Dinner with Acropolis View
A class with a professional chef, then dinner and drinks on a rooftop looking at the Acropolis.
From US$115 (about £86 or €102)
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Greek feast with a panoramic view of Athens
A multi-course dinner of mezzes and Greek specialities, cooked by a chef, with views over the city.
From $139 a guest
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Tbilisi
The Tbilisi guideTry Khinkali dumplings, khachapuri cheese bread, churchkhela, and chacha, the grape spirit.
Food tour
Private Tbilisi Food Tour: 9 Tastings Walk in Bohemian District
A private walk with a food and wine guide and at least nine tastings, from khinkali to natural wine and chacha.
From US$79 (about £59 or €70)
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Tbilisi Group Cooking Tour and Class
Cook six Georgian dishes in a family's home, with homemade wine and chacha.
From US$55 (about £41 or €49)
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Private Wine tasting in Historic Karalashvili Wine Cellar
Five Georgian wines and a chacha with a cheese board, in a 200-year-old cellar.
From US$46 (about £35 or €41)
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Marrakech
The Marrakech guideCooking class
Marrakesh cooking class with chef Hassan - Local dishes
A market visit near Bab Doukkala and a tea ceremony, then cook and eat lunch or dinner, in a group of up to ten. No children under 7.
From US$37 (about £28 or €33)
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Marrakech: Moroccan Tajine Class in a Traditional Riad
Meet on Djemaa el-Fna, shop the souk for ingredients, then cook a tajine in a riad and eat it with mint tea. You take the recipe home.
From US$55 (about £41 or €49)
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Cape Town
The Cape Town guideTry Cape Malay cooking in Bo-Kaap, and wine from the Cape Winelands.
Food tour
Cape Town: Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant Food Tour
A walk through Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant with more than ten South African tastings, wine included.
From US$143 (about £108 or €128)
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Cape Town: Cape Malay Cooking Class in Bo-Kaap
Cook Cape Malay dishes in a Bo-Kaap home, then sit down to lunch.
From US$51 (about £38 or €45)
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Wine Tour: Paarl, Franschhoek & Stellenbosch incl 3 wineries
A day in the Winelands: three estates, fifteen wines and a walk round Stellenbosch.
From US$68 (about £51 or €60)
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Dubai
The Dubai guideTry Luqaimat, the sweet fried dumplings, and karak tea.
Market tour
Dubai: Old Town, Souks, Street Food, Guided Tour & Abra Ride
Old Dubai, an abra across the creek, and the textile, gold and spice souks, with Arabic coffee and dates; the premium option adds street food.
From US$24 (about £18 or €21)
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Middle Eastern Food & Culture Walk in Old Dubai
A food walk through Old Dubai with Frying Pan Adventures, a Dubai food tour company.
Price on the listing
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Emirati Authentic Cooking Classes at Al Khayma Heritage House
Learn Emirati dishes in a heritage house in the Al Fahidi quarter.
Price on the listing
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Bangkok
The Bangkok guideTry Street food, including stalls listed in the Michelin Guide.
Food tour
Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Eight or nine backstreet stops for up to eight people, two of them Michelin-listed street-food vendors.
From US$59 (about £44 or €53)
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Pink Chili - Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour in Bangkok
A local market, then a hands-on Thai class where you eat what you cook.
From US$37 (about £27 or €33)
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Night Street Food Tour of Bangkok's Chinatown
An evening round Yaowarat, Chinatown, with enough tastings to make dinner. Non-refundable.
From US$55 (about £41 or €49)
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Chiang Mai
The Chiang Mai guideFood tour
Chiang Mai Small-Group Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Street-food and fresh-market stops for up to eight people, with more than fifteen tastings.
From US$59 (about £44 or €53)
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Morning Thai Cooking with Grandma - Market Visit & Farm Tour
A market, an organic farm, then four Thai dishes at your own station, with pickup near the centre.
From US$36 (about £27 or €32)
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Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour
An evening of street-food stops with a local guide, adding up to dinner.
From US$40 (about £30 or €36)
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Kuala Lumpur
The Kuala Lumpur guideTry Murtabak, roti canai, and the hawker food of the wet markets.
Food tour
Sambal Streets Kuala Lumpur Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
An evening in KL's backstreets for up to eight people, with more than fifteen tastings.
From US$55 (about £41 or €49)
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LaZat Malaysian Cooking Class
A wet-market tour and roti canai breakfast, then a hands-on class at your own station.
From US$130 (about £98 or €116)
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Chow Kit Market, Kampung & Murtabak: Real KL Revealed
Chow Kit, KL's biggest wet market, and the streets around it, with ten or more Malaysian dishes and dinner.
From US$75 (about £56 or €67)
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Penang
The Penang guideCooking class
Penang Cooking Class:Dive into Malaysian Cuisine with PenangChiak
Nyonya, Malay and Indian dishes such as char koay teow, roti canai and Penang Hokkien mee, from Chowrasta Market. The 8am class adds a market tour and breakfast.
From US$94 (about £71 or €84)
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3-Hour Heritage on a Plate Dinner Hop in George Town Penang
An evening food hop through heritage George Town with a local host, with dinner and soft drinks.
From US$65 (about £49 or €58)
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Singapore
The Singapore guideCooking class
Experience Singapore: Cultural Cooking Class
A hands-on class at Food Playground in Chinatown. The menu changes by weekday, from laksa and spring rolls to char kway teow and popiah, and you eat it for lunch.
From US$96 (about £72 or €85)
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Singapore: UNESCO Street Food & Cultural Experience
A long tour of neighbourhood hawker centres with Singapore Foodsters, by MRT and bus, with tastings, soft drinks, coffee or tea, and beer.
From US$160 (about £120 or €142)
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Bali
The Bali guideAll three are in Ubud, inland from Canggu.
Cooking class
Ubud Authentic Balinese Cooking Class: 9 Dishes & Market Tour
Cook nine Balinese dishes in Ubud; the morning class adds a market and rice-paddy visit.
From US$18 (about £13 or €16)
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Bali Food Tour: Savor Street Food and Night Market Adventures
Ubud's street-food stalls and a night market with a guide, ending in dinner.
From US$36 (about £27 or €32)
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Bali Coffee & Coconut Wine Private Tasting Tour from Ubud
An afternoon tasting coffee, tea and coconut wine at two farms near Ubud.
From US$37 (about £28 or €33)
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Ubud
The Ubud guideCooking class
Ubud Small-Group Balinese Cooking Class with Hotel Transfers
At Paon Bali Cooking Class in Petulu, just north of Ubud. The morning session starts at a market; you cook dishes such as chicken coconut curry, fish steamed in banana leaf and satay, and eat them for lunch.
From US$44 (about £33 or €39)
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Da Nang
The Da Nang guideCooking class
DaNang Cooking Class with Market and Coffee Tasting
Vietnamese coffee in Hải Châu and a local market, then phở, green papaya salad, bánh xèo and claypot aubergine, in a group of up to ten.
From US$60 (about £45 or €53)
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Seoul
The Seoul guideCooking class
Seoul: Local Home Korean Cooking Class and Market Tour
Mangwon market with street-food samples, then a Korean meal with side dishes cooked in a local home, with makgeolli, for up to ten.
From US$106 (about £80 or €94)
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Tokyo
The Tokyo guideTry Monjayaki: a runny batter cooked at the table, most famously on Tsukishima's Monja Street.
Food tour
Tokyo: Shinjuku Food Tour (13 Dishes at 4 Local Eateries)
An evening walk through Omoide Yokocho, Kabukicho and Golden Gai: 13 dishes at four places, from a stall to an izakaya, with two drinks.
From US$84 (about £63 or €75)
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Tokyo: Sushi and Ramen Cooking Class with Sake Pairing Set
Make sushi and ramen with an English-speaking instructor in Tsukishima, with a sake pairing.
From US$127 (about £95 or €113)
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Tokyo: 7 Kinds of Sake Tasting with Japanese Food Pairings
Seven sakes, each with a Japanese bite, led by a sake instructor in Minato, across from Tokyo Tower.
From US$104 (about £78 or €93)
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Mexico City
The Mexico City guideTry Tacos and tamales from the markets, and mezcal.
Market tour
Mexico City Market Secrets, Street Food & Salsa-Making Lesson
Two markets in the historic centre, tacos and tamales, a Metro ride and a salsa lesson in a stone molcajete.
From US$69 (about £52 or €62)
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Mexico City: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour
A market with a chef, then a hands-on class and a four-course lunch with beer, mezcal or wine.
From US$144 (about £108 or €128)
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Tacos and Mezcal Tour in Mexico City
Tacos and mezcal around the city with a local host.
From $154 a guest
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Oaxaca
The Oaxaca guideCooking class
Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour
A local market, then a class at Casa Crespo in central Oaxaca with a menu built from what's in season. Drinks included; vegetarian and gluten-free options.
From US$75 (about £56 or €67)
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Mezcal & Mole by a Certified Sommelier
A sommelier pairs mezcals with moles in Jalatlaco, with a welcome cocktail and printed tasting notes.
From US$84 (about £63 or €75)
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Playa del Carmen
The Playa del Carmen guideCooking class
Authentic Mexican Cooking Class in Playa del Carmen
Up to eight people with host Isa: a local greengrocer, then salsas, guacamole and a main from across Mexico in a home kitchen, eaten as lunch with aguas frescas.
From US$120 (about £90 or €107)
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Medellin
The Medellin guideTry Coffee, some of it grown on small farms inside the city.
Food tour
Medellin: Street Food and Poblado Rooftop Tour with a Local
Five Colombian street snacks around El Poblado, a rooftop stop and tips on where to go out.
From US$40 (about £30 or €36)
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Medellin: Learn to make Colombian empanadas from scratch
Make and fill your own empanadas, with a welcome drink; vegan fillings are possible.
From US$64 (about £48 or €57)
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Medellín Coffee Farm Tour with Trolley and Cable Car Ride
Tram and cable car up to La Sierra to pick and taste coffee at a small urban farm. Not suited to limited mobility.
From US$67 (about £50 or €60)
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Lima
The Lima guideCooking class
Peruvian Cooking Class, Local Market Tour & Exotic Fruit Tasting
A market visit and fruit tasting, then a chef-led class in Miraflores where you choose a starter and a main, such as ceviche and lomo saltado. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free versions.
From US$72 (about £54 or €64)
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Lima Gourmet Food Tour: Daytime Experience
A daytime gourmet tour from Miraflores, with tastings, lunch, drinks and coffee.
From US$145 (about £109 or €129)
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Rio de Janeiro
The Rio de Janeiro guideCooking class
Cooking Class in Rio with 9 Recipes & Unlimited Caipirinhas
At the Cook in Rio studio in Ipanema: pão de queijo, picanha or seafood moqueca, farofa and brigadeiro, with unlimited caipirinhas. A market tour costs extra.
From US$95 (about £71 or €85)
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Florianopolis
The Florianopolis guideTry Oysters, often baked with cheese, and sequência de camarão, a shrimp feast.
This was the only listing we found here with ten or more reviews.
Food tour
Floripa: Authentic Food Tour with Local Guide
A private tour for up to three people from the Mercado Público, with a seafood stop and a hidden bar with a city view. The price is per group, and food is included only on the dearer package.
From US$120 (about £90 or €107)
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Buenos Aires
The Buenos Aires guideTry Asado over wood embers, empanadas, and alfajores with dulce de leche.
Food tour
Local Foodie Adventure in Buenos Aires with Sherpa Food Tours
Four to six local places, from casual to fine dining, with eight or more Argentine dishes and drinks. Tips included.
From US$93 (about £70 or €83)
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Buenos Aires: Empanada & Alfajor Cooking Lesson in Palermo
Make empanadas and alfajores in Palermo, with mate and a dulce de leche tasting.
From US$49 (about £37 or €44)
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Dinner Secrets of Asado in Buenos Aires
Grill the cuts yourself over wood embers at a private home, with Malbec and Torrontés.
From US$100 (about £75 or €89)
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