Top Quito Food Tours

If you love food, or just want to know the gastronomy of another country, this tour is for you...!! You will get to know the new city, among its parks and buildings, visit restaurants that offer Ecuadorian food, have an explosion of flavors in your mouth, while you learn the history of food and your guide explains funny stories and secret places. ☺️ You can also visit the “Artisanal Market” if you want to bring souvenirs of the country, such as ponchos, hats, etc., and you will know a local market of the city where you will observe fruits, food, etc. - REMEMBER THAT THIS TOUR IS FOR “CARNIVORES AND VEGETARIANS” - NOT A TOUR FOR “VEGANS” - “ONE DISH OF FOOD FOR EVERY TWO PEOPLE” IS INCLUDED IN EACH RESTAURANT

Without insider tips from locals, it can be hard to shortlist the best street food stands in Quito. Avoid the guesswork, and get expert advice with this essential street food tour. Taste your way around the city and try a variety of local bites. Conveniently, lunch, coffee/tea, and soft drinks are included, so there's no need to stop and pay at each food spot.

Experience the Famous Foods of Historic Quito on this tasty fun-filled tour! Go along with a savvy local bilingual guide to popular Quiteño eateries, markets, cafes, plazas and artisanal shops to sample diverse foods that define Quito's culinary landscape. We will stop at several locations tasting such classic bites as quesadillas, mote, empanadas, Ceviche, canelazo, and Ecuadorian chocolate and coffee. Along the way, meet locals and learn about Quito's rich culinary history. - Historic Quito Food Tour - Sample the best Quiteño cuisine inclusing quesadillas, mote, ceviche and seco de chivo - Learn about the diverse culinary history of Quito's rich cuisine. - Explore the Quito culinary landscape along with a local in-the-know guide

Discover the cuisine of Ecuador and delight your tastebuds with this food tour around the city of Quito. Led by a professional guide, learn how to eat like a Quiteño. Sample traditional dishes and drinks including Benditas Carnes empanadas, the incredible sweetness of Yumbos Chocolate, and the classic encebollado. Afterwards, explore the Mercado de San Francisco market where incredible fruit, vegetables, and medicinal plants are sold.

Delight your senses and sample local flavours with this authentic food tour through the cuisine of Ecuador. Enter the home of Maria and enjoy a cooking class perfect for friends, families and couples alike. Learn to prepare two authentic Ecuadorian dishes, while chatting with Maria about her life, culture and history in the region in her gorgeous home. Afterwards explore the city of Quito and sample the famous guinea pig.

Experience a mix of nature and local flavours on this 3-in-1 private tour. Escape the busy streets of Quito—hotel transfers are included for a seamless experience—and immerse yourself in nature during a visit to Mindo Cloud Forest. You can also visit a chocolate factory and coffee plantation to see how these products are made. Travel in comfort in a private vehicle throughout the day, skipping the hassle of organizing transportation.

Quito has a rich culinary history, but most skip over it. Along with a local tastemaker guide, you'll experience the city in the afternoon and evening moving from the historic centre to the neighbourhood of La Floresta, an area known for it's street eats. With 14+ tastings across multiple stops, the tour is an authentic look at Quito's local food scene. This isn't about fine dining. Expect everything from corn-based dishes and plantain snacks to different styles of pork, hearty soups, and grilled meats. The setting is a key part of the experience. Visiting these neighbourhoods at night means seeing them at their most active, when stalls are busy and the atmosphere is at its most local. Led by a knowledgeable tastemaker guide, and in small groups limited to just 8 guests, this is a delicious crash course in the city's food scene.

Discover the flavors of Ecuador through a guided tasting session designed to go beyond surface-level tourism. This small-group experience introduces you to 32 local foods and drinks, explained in context by a knowledgeable local host. Instead of just eating, you’ll understand how, when, and why locals enjoy these foods in their daily lives. - Learn more about Ecuadorian cuisine than by eating out alone - Small group for a personal, social experience - Ideal for food lovers, curious travelers, and culture seekers - All tastings and drinks included — no hidden costs

Immerse yourself on an unforgettable journey through Quito's vibrant off beaten path neighborhoods, where local flavors and artistic expressions intertwine. Join a passionate local chef as your guide on a unique street food and art tour that takes you beyond the tourist hotspots.

Mindo, just two hours from Quito, is in a biodiverse cloud forest that's home to hundreds of species of birds and butterflies. This full-day tour with a private driver and guide stops at a butterfly farm and a tour of a chocolate factory, plus a cable car ride to access beautiful waterfalls. Note: all entrance fees and the cable car ride are at your own expense.

Ecuador is the third-largest chocolate producer in the world, so the tasty treat is featured in many dishes and desserts. Join a guide and small group for a multi-course meal at a high-end restaurant that features chocolate and cacao. Learn about the history of Ecuadorian chocolate and its uses between each course and sip on drinks that are perfectly paired with your meal.

Quito’s food is shaped by both the Andes and the coast, and this tour brings those influences together into a crash course in Ecuadorian cooking. Over 4 hours you'll move from the outer neighbourhoods into the historic centre, eating at the markets, street vendors and family-run eateries. With 14+ tastings, you’ll experience everything from plantain-based street snacks and fresh seafood to hearty soups, slow-cooked meats, and seasonal fruits, alongside traditional drinks and desserts. It’s not just about trying dishes, it's about understanding the history, ingredients and techniques in Ecuadorian cuisine. Markets are busy, informal, and central to how the city eats, and visiting them with a knowledgeable local tastemaker guide helps you navigate to the best spots. Join our daily small group food tour limited to just 8 guests for an authentic taste of the real Quito.

Lets enjoy the afternoon in one of the best oldtowns in the world, HOW? With culture, panoramic views, chocolate and tasty food. We can walk through colonial houses, museums, churches and spectacular mainsquares with arabic style. At the end of the street we got to be ready to taste unique ecudorian flavors with; CHOCOLATE. During sunset we will be surprised by the best view of oldtown where we can admire north, center and south with more than 10 huge mountains, of course with the most powerful local drink called "canelazo". By night (7 p.m) we will visit a popular and folkloric park with public shows meanwhile we eat like the locals: TASTY FOOD. Note: after tour, you are welcome to chill out around a safe neighborhood.

Venture into the cloud forest of Mindo on this private day trip from Quito with hotel pickup. Learn from a coffee-and-chocolate expert during visits to a cacao farm and coffee plantation. A guide explains chocolate making, followed by a tasting and themed savory lunch. Start the day with coffee and a stop at a hummingbird viewpoint in the Mindo Cloud Forest and finish with another flavorful tasting.

I am an expert agriculturist, working for more than 10 years in local food systems and sustainable travel. I have guided in South America (Ecuator, Peru, Bolivia), visiting traditional attractions, off-the-beaten-track charms, and most importantly local communities. It will be pure excitement exploring the city, in the most tasteful and informative way! This unforgettable experience includes sampling local Ecuadorian food while uncovering the rich, vibrant stories attached to the historical sites of Quito. We will get a taste of local life, during our journey, we will go to: Four food stops (sample tasting is included on the tour price): dark chocolate, tons of native Ecuadorian fruits (you will be surprised), "Envueltos" (tamales, humitas), Colonial candies, "mistelas", local drinks, and more Andean cuisine. Enjoy the tour while talking about Ecuatorian culture and geography from a food perspective.

At 2 hours from Quito is Mindo a locality with a subtropical climate that relaxes us on arrival, for the flora and fauna that surrounds it, above all it is famous for the large number of hummingbirds that we can find. Here we will know the elaboration of artisanal chocolate in Yumbos Chocolate.

A walking tour of Quito is a great way for first-time visitors to discover all that this city has to offer, and a small-group tour is the perfect way to do it. Join a group of no more than 12 people for a fun and personalized walk through Ecuador's capital city, including a stroll through its historic district, visits to key monuments, and tastings of favorite local street foods.

Escape the city for a full-day adventure in the Ecuadorian Andes on this private tour from Quito. Get your adrenaline pumping as you zipline through the Mindo Cloud Forest, sample coffee and chocolate on a tour of the El Quetzal Chocolate Factory, and walk along the equator line at the Mitad del Mundo. Tour includes lunch, hotel pickup, and all activities.