Small-Group Buenos Aires Food and Culture Tour

Buenos Aires, Argentina

5 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Infuse your evening with Buenos Aires’ signature 'porteña' culture on an all-inclusive 5-hour culinary tour of the city. Join your guide and small group of no more than 15 to walk through the alleys of the historic San Telmo Market, taste world-class coffees and wines, and indulge in a traditional barbecue dinner with a live show.

5-hour evening excursion around Buenos Aires
Taste regional specialties, including domestic wine and specialty asado barbecue
Coffee tasting, wine tasting, dinner, and show included
Hotel pickup and drop-off in air-conditioned minivan included
Numbers limited to 15 participants on this small-group tour

What's Included

Dinner
Wine tasting
Coffee tasting
Professional guide

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Plaza Dorrego
Humberto 1º 400, C1065 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Meeting point: Plaza Dorrego

End point

Revire Brasas Bravas
Av. Corrientes 1124, C1043 Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
City Center

Operating hours
.6:00 pm

Itinerary

Begin with a pickup by your guide from your centrally located Buenos Aires hotel between 5:30 and 6 p.m. for a short drive to San Telmo Market. Walk through the bustling alleyways past stalls of artifacts and foods central to the city’s hallmark porteña culture, the port culture in which Buenos Aires residents take pride.

Make your way to Coffee Town, a popular café located in the market, to charge your night out with a coffee tasting. Learn about the coffee process from bean to brew and sample artisanal coffee from all over the world.

Leave the market and walk one block to Sagardi Restaurant for a wine tasting at about 7:30 p.m. Sample a malbec, bonarda, and cabernet sauvignon from the Mendoza area of Uco Valley under guidance of a sommelier. Pair the wines with pintxos vascos, bite-sized sandwiches or toasts topped with meat, cheese, vegetables, and spreads.

Continue to the neighborhood hotspot Pulpería Quilapán, a combination store and tavern located in a 300-year-old house. Take a guided tour of the building and learn about its history from the 18th century to today, including displays of historical objects.

Appetite piqued, enjoy a dinner of asado, a traditional Argentinian barbecue, with a beverage and dessert. Watch a typical live show after dinner and get dropped off back your hotel by 11 p.m.

Plaza Dorrego

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

La Casa del Dulce de Leche

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mercado San Telmo

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Tierra Mendocina Wine Shop

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Revire Brasas Bravas

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum age is 18 years
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
If the traveler is not staying at a hotel located in the hotel pickup area, the local supplier will provide an address to the closest hotel
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

Reviews

4.0

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Caution: Very Poor Value

Kevin_N, Jan 2024

We booked this tour the day prior, as the other, more popular food tours had no availability. For ~280 USD each, here's what we got: We were given instructions to meet at Plaza Dorrego at 6 PM -- no other specifics were given to find our guide in this bustling plaza. We spotted another couple who were also on the tour and were equally lost, searching Plaza Dorrego hopelessly for our tour guide. We messaged the agency, and they said they had no idea what the tour guide looked like or how to identify him. After some back and forth, they were able to tell us that he would be waiting by the Starbucks. Jose, our guide, was very kind and spoke decent English but was more of a general tour guide for BA than someone passionate and knowledgeable about the food scene. He took us to a tenement building that had been repurposed as shops (we saw a man making mate cups and another store selling underwear), and another small shopping center to look at ceramic gnomes. We then went to San Telmo market, an incredible space packed with stalls and an abundance of great looking food on display. Unfortunately, the tour did not stop at any of these places but rather at an outpost of La Casa Del Dulce De Leche. You will recognize that these are popular and scattered all over BA. Here we sampled their selection of Dulce De Leches, which were already sitting out and available for all passersby to try for free! Our next stop was a wine shop where we tasted and learned about two wines: a standard Torrontes and Malbec. They gave us a bit of cheese, too. Then a van shuttled us to dinner at Revire Brasas Bravas, where we had a choice of chorizo or an empanada, followed by steak (all tough and cooked to medium well), and dessert (ice cream or tiramisu). We had the opportunity to have one drink at the dinner and were told that any additional drink we would need to purchase. Of course, we were reminded to leave a tip for the waitress as well! I am unsure why or how this tour cost $280 pp, but we did enjoy the company of the other couple, and Jose was a nice guy who was interesting enough to chat with. My advice is to book one of the other food tours well in advance!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Dear Kevin_N We are sincerely sorry to hear about your experience on our gastronomic and cultural tour in Buenos Aires. We value your detailed comments and take your concerns very seriously. We are saddened to hear that the experience did not meet your expectations in terms of value for money and the quality of the experience offered. We would like to clarify that our guide, Jose, has an official degree, speaks several languages and has experience in the industry. In addition, he has completed extensive training on our itineraries and quality standards. We understand your frustrations regarding the lack of clarity at the meeting point and the overall tour experience. We will pass on your comments to Jose as an opportunity for improvement, as we are committed to providing enriching and memorable experiences for our clients. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us identify areas of improvement in our services. We will take steps to address these issues and ensure a more satisfying experience for our future customers. We sincerely regret any inconvenience you experienced during the tour. Thank you for your understanding and for sharing your experience with us. Best regards, Tangol Tours

Fodd fun

Martin_G, Feb 2020

This tour was a nice ,fun evening out. It included and interesting walk around the neighborhood, a stop at a dulce de leaches store with samples, stroll through a large food market, a wine tasting and a nice meal at a local steak restaurant. The guide was interesting and fun.

Food delight

Benno, Feb 2020

This foodie tour is fabulous. Got picked up right on schedule at our hotel followed with a short little jaunt to our first stop, the Duce de Leche store. We were able to taste a great variety of samples, helped by and with the excellent store staff. Too much choice, but we did end up taking a box of treats for our kids and grandkids. Next was the wine tasting and wine store, where we tasted the ever popular Malbec wine, Argentina’s signature wine product, as well as another white wine, called “mentirosa” wine (liar’s wine) because it’s “nose” does not match it taste. Next was the Rivere Restaurant, known for its fantastic steak and meat menus. There we were served a great meal consisting of appetizers, the main course, drinks (beer for me) and a fine dessert. The tour was very relaxing and easily paced, having plenty of time to enjoy each venue. The guide explained in detail the pertinent parts of each stop, but still allowed plenty of time for us to enjoy it ourselves. We made friends with a couple from Chile (who were on their honeymoon) and we learned a tremendous amount about life in South America during the hour we spent at dinner. All together, we are extremely pleased that we took this tour, and recommend all to make sure to take this excursion.

Very interesting tour on our first...

Theresa L, Feb 2018

Very interesting tour on our first day in BA. Visited various areas with our guide and were told the history of where we were. Tastings of Dulce de Leche and the wine tasting were good, however the meal was not as good as expected as we found the beef to be tough.

Empfehlenswert, aber zu teuer

Angelika_S, Feb 2020

Die Tour führte zu 3 Orten, allerdings hat der Führer/ Guide for Ort nicht erzählt. Wir wurden in einen Laden geführt ohne Erläuterungen und sollten dort einkaufen. Die Steaks im Steakhaus hätten besser sein können. Die Provoleta als Vorspeise war sehr gut! Die Weinprobe war git, es gab viel Käse dazu! Ums eine gute Moderation vom Weinladen!