Street Food'n'Culture Tour

Recommended by 99% of travelers

Bucharest, Romania

3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Explore our promoted experiences

Private Bucharest Food Tour with a Local Foodie

Bucharest, Wallachia

5.0

(1)

Private Bucharest Food Tour with a Local Foodie

from $215

Price varies by group size

Local Food and History Tour of Bucharest with Local Foodie

Bucharest, Wallachia

5.0

(2)

Local Food and History Tour of Bucharest with Local Foodie

from $42

Bucharest, Wallachia

History, Legends & Pubs - the Tipsy History Tour of Bucharest

from $39

Viator earns higher commissions on experiences featured here

Overview

Skip the tourist traps and gain insight into Romania’s culinary culture on a street food tour of Bucharest. Try specialties including mint lemonade, zacusca, and local cheeses as you learn about the city’s dining trends and influences, and be immersed in the city’s vibrant atmosphere as you stroll its streets by foot.

Gain insider tips on the best spots to eat and drink
Avoid hidden costs with 6 tastings, 2 drinks, and coffee included
Learn about the city’s culinary culture, trends, and influences
Orientate yourself in the vibrant city as you explore by foot

What's Included

8 tastings of dishes and sweets that highlight culinary trends in Bucharest
4 venues (=food stops, including a short visit to a local market)
fresh lemonade and 1 glass of local wine/beer
insider tips on restaurants and places that locals like to visit

souvenirs
additional beverages, cocktails etc.
hotel pick up/drop off
Alcoholic Beverages

Any alcoholic cocktails, spirits etc.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

InterContinental AthéNéE Palace Bucharest by IHG
Strada Episcopiei 1-3, 010292 București, Romania
In front of Intercontinental Athenee Palace hotel - main entrance

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Ateneul Roman (Pass By)

Platoul Piata Amzei

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Casa Mika Biciclista (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Minimum age is 8 years
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 10 people per booking
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Supplied by

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Gallery picture 1 (from a traveler's review)

Gallery picture 2 (from a traveler's review)

Gallery picture 3 (from a traveler's review)

Gallery picture 4 (from a traveler's review)

Gallery picture 5 (from a traveler's review)

Featured review

Justin_A

Laura has scouted delicious food in beautiful locations with friendly staff. She was knowledgeable about the history of the country and its food and shared many interesting stories and personal details that made the afternoon our most enjoyable in the city! We loved the whole experience. Monica was a guide in training that accompanied our group. She was warm and also very helpful in explaining Romanian culture and food.

Reviews

4.9

based on 212 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

We perform checks on reviews

Great food tour! Delicious food and friendly guides!

Justin_A, Mar 2026

Delicious and informative!

eric_J, Oct 2025

We had very enjoyable and informative conversations with our guide, Cristian. We learned so much about the history of Romania and the challenges they have faced. We had a wide variety (and generous amount) of local delicious food!

Tastiest Way to Discover Bucharest!

Eugene_L, Jun 2025

An amazing tour from start to finish! Laura was a fantastic guide—warm, insightful, and passionate about Bucharest’s food and history. We tasted so many delicious local dishes while learning about the city’s culture in a fun, relaxed way. This tour is a must-do for foodies and curious travelers alike!

Sublime

Paul_L, Dec 2024

Larissa was very knowledgeable, passionate and should be extolled for her attention to detail and harmonious story telling. The food was divine and the variety and abundance sublime. Highly recommend.

Educational and Delicious Tour

Janeen_F, Oct 2024

We had wonderful food while learning a lot about Romanian history. We also saw several beautiful historic buildings. I definitely recommend this tour

Wonderful food tour

sahulland, May 2024

The walking tour of Bucharest that took us to various terrific food stops was wonderful. Our guide, Sinziana was so entertaining and knowledgeable and we had a really great irrational tour. Not only did we explore unique and interesting parts of the city but we had appetizers, snacks, main courses, local beer, and desserts at unique and interesting eateries around the city too. So glad we had this tour early in our stay. It allowed us to become familiar with Bucharest and enjoy local foods.

Best Day in Bucharest

Richard_H, Apr 2024

Our food tour in Bucharest was our favorite part of our visit to Romania. Laura was a great guide who showed us interesting parts of the city, taught us fascinating things about Romania's history, and, most important, fed us all sorts of great food! We had a wonderful time with Laura and recommend this tour for anyone who is hungry and curious.

Great experience!

lee_t, Sep 2023

Laura our guide was excellent! Very knowledgeable, eager to share her expertise and engaging. One of the best guides we have ever had! Would recommend this tour to everyone! Thank you Laura!!

Tons of delicious food topped with information about Romania.

Jeanne_T, Jun 2023

Emma was so incredibly informative. She explained all of the different governments that have occurred in Romania over the past 80 years. As we moved from food destination to destination she gave us examples of what the area looked like during the era of the royalty, the communists and then now. She had pictures to show the destruction, the importance of different dates and the people’s lives. On to the food… very traditional, interesting and plenty of it. We started with Balmos,, White bean Hummus, vegetables and then moved on to Sarmale, Mici. For desert we started with Placenta cu Branza (cheese pastry) and then moved on to Eclarts. Eclarts are a Romanian evention combining a tart with an eclair. We definitely over fed and enlightened regarding Romanian history when we finished. Thank you Emma.

Bucharest Delicious Food

Enilda_A, May 2023

A very informative and delicious food tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and personable. We sample many authentic dishes and pastries. Also, we had a chance to enjoy some local wines and brandy. We recommend this food tour very highly.

Great Walking Food Tour with Lot's of History on the Side!

Dennis_F, Oct 2022

Christian was our tour guide and was really great. He walked us through various neighborhoods in Bucharest to try the everyday foods people eat, for example fried cheese pastries, communist era comfort cookies and snacks and the traditionally made sausage! He also gave us the recent history of the city and country especially the 1989 Revolution. Christian is very knowledgeable and we highly recommend him.

Delicious and fun!

Jessica_G, Jul 2022

Emma was such a great hostess with lots of interesting conversation along the way. If you’re wondering I would say skip lunch or breakfast before the tour, you’ll have plenty to eat. Vegetarian accommodations were easily made.

Amazing food tour - make sure you come hungry

Charlie_K, Jun 2022

This was the first food tour I have ever done and it was one of the best travel experiences I've ever had. We visited four different places and tried an enormous quantity of different food and drink. The guide Emma was incredibly knowledgeable about the city and so friendly and easy to talk to. We ate so much amazing food we were stuffed by the end of it, and even though we couldn't eat it all, nothing got wasted as we had the opportunity to take leftovers home with us. I highly recommend this tour to anyone, but make sure you come hungry!

This is the tour you should book now before it sells out.

Kelly_E, Apr 2022

We were the only two on the tour and Emma our guide was amazing. We spent 4 hours eating our way through beautiful Bucharest. Come hungry because you eat and drink a lot. All while learning about Romania's history and culture. And more interesting to us was our ability to ask our guide all kinds of questions that really personalized the experience. We felt like family by the end of the day. This tour is worth every penny and even tho you may find something cheaper, this is the one you want to do. Do not hesitate to book this now or it may likely be sold out when you finally realize this is the one.

Wonderful afternoon food tour in Bucharest!

Margot_G, Sep 2021

7 friends enjoyed this tour with Laura. She was generous with her time and food tastes. Also flexible with choices of what we wanted to try. We had one stop at a tremendous store of books, souvenirs and other assorted fun things. I recommend this tour.

A Must Do Tour!

Sarah_D, Nov 2019

This was our first tour since arriving in Bucharest. This tour is an excellent way to experience the city and eat great food! Our tour guide Emma was absolutely amazing, she is warm-hearted, very informative and knowlegable. With Emma it was like having a longtime friend showing you the city. The food portions are large with a wide variety of dishes. The pace of the tour was leisurely and flexible which was great. We got to see parts of the city that are off the beaten path which made for a unique experience. We learned a lot of fun facts about Romania/Bucharest from Emma. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting/living in the city! Thanks to Emma for making this a memorable and great experience for me and my mom :)