Tokyo: Shibuya Food Tour (13 dishes and 3 Eateries)
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Tokyo, Japan
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover one of Tokyo's busiest and most exciting districts, Shibuya, on this exciting small-group food tour. Your guide takes you away from the tourist crowds to discover hidden gems where locals eat. Feast on 13 traditional Japanese dishes at three different eateries around the district. Sample dishes such as sushi, yakiniku, udon, karaage, and more. Learn more about Japanese culture while making new friends.
- Visit three local eateries in Shibuya and taste 13 different Japanese dishes
- Discover hidden gems in Shibuya where only locals go
- Avoid the risk of getting lost at night by going with a guide and small group
- Receive personalized attention on an intimate, small-group tour
What's Included
- Local English speaking guide
- Walking tour
- Get advice on future plans for your stay from our experienced guide
- Admission to Local bars and Izakaya
- Food and Drinks
- Additional Food and Drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Kusumoto Bld., 1-chōme-3-3 Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0043, Japan
We will meet in front of Seven Eleven located close to Shibuya station which is the one in front of tokyu plaza shibuya
End point
- Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Our tour will end in Shibuya. The guide can take you to Shibuya station.
Itinerary
1
Shibuya Crossing
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Hachiko
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Dogenzaka
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
Shibuya Center-gai
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Alcohol Beverages are only served to travelers who are 20 or older
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Connie_P
We have done at least 30 food tours around the World. This absolutely ranks as one of the best. Our guide, Naruto, was fantastic. His personality, humor and knowledge made for a great experience. The food was incredible…dumplings, several types of tuna, drinks and dessert . We certainly did not go away hungry. Highly recommend this tour.
Reviews
4.9
based on 1,158 reviews
Jeannette_V, Jul 2026
Yura was a great guide. The tour was fantastic and I would highly recommend it. The food was delicious and the tour was informative.
dm48w4hhzb, Jun 2026
Had a great time! Tour guide was great and catered the itinerary to my interest. Got to see and try some Shibuya local dishes and places
BethanySutton, Jun 2026
This was a great experience! Kei and Karen did a great job sharing their knowledge of the local food, restaurants, history and culture. They made an effort to connect with my son as well as myself and were very nice company to have for the evening. It was five stars all around.
PAULJAMES_M, Jun 2026
A tremendous intro to Japanese food and drink! Great guide, he was knowledgeable, friendly, great English, knew the area, willing to share ideas, excellent. Tried many dishes, all great and the various drinks were great also!
Alvin_L, Jun 2026
Great variety of food and friendly host. Not "fancy" foods but "regular" food, still much better quality of tuna than we get in Toronto.
Peter_v, Jun 2026
Great food and bring your appetite, our tour guide was great and answered many questions about the food and local culture.
Susan_K, Jun 2026
Our guide was amazing - so fun and friendly and all the food stops were excellent. Loved the variety of food served and the walks along the way.
Domenic_V, Jun 2026
It was not what I expected at first but it turned out well. There was an incredible amount of food and it was all so good! Plus, the family that was on the tour with us was awesome. Had a great time!
Anonymous, Jun 2026
We were a group of 10. We visited 2 restaurants and a food hall. The first restaurant had a variety of dishes, including dumplings, fried bamboo strips, and a chicken wing stuffed with pork. The second place was mostly raw fish dishes. For someone who loves sashimi, this would have been perfect, but not for us. I would have preferred more variety. The guide had lived in Tokyo for a little over a year and basically was just taking us to the restaurants. I prefer a food tour with history and culture of the food scene. If you do not love tuna this tour is not for you. This would have been more fun just eating a variety from the food hall.
Aide_S, Jun 2026
Our guide Theo was wonderful! Full of fun information about the food and the area. We experienced food we probably would not have had of on our own.
Bri_W, Jun 2026
Theo was super kind, & knowledgeable. All of the food was delicious. I’d definitely book this tour if you’re visiting Tokyo!
Dennis_L, Jun 2026
The guide was friendly enough, but this tour is only for very new to Japanese food. For example, the guide was explaining what soy sauce and sushi was. Also, the restaurants were more like empty tourist focused places. Food was not that good. Likewise, the tour did not explore much of the area.
I would only recommend this tour to those that are brand new to Japanese food.
If you have had Japanese food before and looking for something new or more quality, then avoid this tour.
William_I, Jun 2026
We enjoyed our tour with Nicolas who had an interesting perspective as a native Frenchman with robust experience in Japan.
Grace_K, Jun 2026
Delicious introduction to Shibuya. We tried all the foods and had a fantastic experience. I highly recommend to anyone visiting Tokyo for the first time.
Hirva_R, Jun 2026
The food on this tour is not very unique. I would have not picked these items for people that are used to eating at Japanese restaurants in the United States. If you are new to Japanese food, this is a good tour.
Nancy_S, Jun 2026
This was one of the best trips I've taken through viator. The food choices were excellent as was the walk through Shibuya. Our guide was very knowledgeable and very fun and entertaining as well. If we had had more time I would have taken the one through Shinjuku as well.
Judith_K, May 2026
We were supposed to be a group of 10, but 6 did not show up, so we were just 2 couples, the guide Nicholas, and a guide trainee. We visited 2 restaurants. The first had a variety of dishes, including dumplings, fried bamboo strips, and a chicken wing stuffed with pork. The second place was mostly raw fish dishes. For someone who loves sashimi, this would have been perfect, but not for us. I would have preferred more variety. Nicholas was a knowledgeable guide, and being a transplant from France gave him a different perspective on Japan.
Chris_D, May 2026
Nicolas was a wonderful guide and the food locations he took us to was delicious. We would highly recommend this experience.
Ravi_B, May 2026
Hoshi did a good job….The three spots we went to were all good….The tuna restaurant was exceptional!
Nicole_L, May 2026
Theo was a great and enthusiastic tour guide. He took us to sone great and tasty restaurants. He shared his knowledge of food and culture with us and shared some landmarks. Definitely recommend
Elisa_T, May 2026
My partners and I loved this. Miko was very nice and made this a great experience! I would definitely recommend this experience especially with Miko as a guide.
Fabiana_K, May 2026
This tour was a major disappointment. Nicolas was friendly enough, but unfortunately he did not seem qualified to lead a cultural food tour. He repeatedly mentioned that he studied Japanese history and pop culture and framed that as one of his strengths, yet throughout the tour he shared almost no actual historical or cultural information.
The biggest issue was that the tour lacked substance. I was hoping for insight into Japanese food culture, dining customs, local etiquette, or the history behind the dishes and neighborhoods. Instead, most of the experience consisted of awkward silence, stories about the guide’s personal life, and repeated invitations for us to “ask whatever we wanted to know” rather than proactively sharing knowledge.
The guide also seemed very flustered throughout the day. Rain, wind, loud music at one restaurant, and even interactions with restaurant staff visibly threw him off and affected the flow of the tour. On top of that, his very thick French accent made him difficult to understand at times.
As for the food itself, the first two restaurants were decent, but they were not hidden gems or places I couldn’t have easily found myself with Google Maps and Google Translate. Some of the selections were not great and felt repetitive, such as having two different gyoza dishes at one location. The last location was just a pastry stall at a department store market. It wasn’t even an authentic market, and we had no place to sit, we just had to wait and after we were handed the dessert and ate a few bites, the tour ended. Early. No shibuya crossing, no Hachiko Statue.
I’ve done both paid and free food/walking tours in other cities that were dramatically better organized, more informative, and more engaging than this one. I booked this hoping it would help kick off my Tokyo trip with some foundational understanding of Japanese culture and cuisine, but instead it felt like a missed opportunity. Honestly, I’m considering requesting a partial refund.
Tamara_B, May 2026
I had Kei as a tour guide for this food tour and it was excellent! Not only did Kei do an exceptional job with the tour, he was able to send customized recommendations after it ended. My favorite stop was the tuna restaurant- wow!!!!
Simone_S, May 2026
This tour was a waste of time and money. Stopped by 2 restaurants and then was handed a dessert at the final supermarket. Other than the brief introduction of what food was coming, no other explanation was provided. He ended up telling us more about his personal life and job as a translator than anything about Japan. The food at the first restaurant was repetitive. We had 2 types of dumplings, one fried and one boiled. The seating was also weird. 6 of us at one table and another 2 at another table. When food came, one plate was taken to the couple and one was brought to be shared by 6 of us. At the second restaurant, tour guide got super flustered that the food was coming out in quick succession. Food here was also repetitive, with several different variants of tuna sushi. To drag out the time, he then took us on a walk around the block, with very little explanation. At the final supermarket, he had us wander around the market by ourselves and then come meet up. Most of us came back in the designated amount of time, but he just kept telling us to wait for everyone. When I asked if there was something else after this, he said no. What in the world were we waiting for then? I signed up for several other free walking tours while in Tokyo and they were all better than this one. By far the worst tour guide. Seemed to have very little knowledge about Japan, had trouble with pacing the tour, and was really boring. Food was also subpar.
Dana_V, May 2026
The restaurants chosen were average
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and personable. He shared information about the food as well as the local culture. He did a good job ensuring that everyone's special food requests were met
Victor_Y, May 2026
It was good experience with knowledgeable, attentive and fun host Kei! We tried different food in three places…all tasty and had a great time.
Hardev_S, May 2026
I was very disappointed with this Tokyo food tour. The guide was friendly and clearly tried his best, but his heavy French accent made it difficult to understand much of the explanation in English. There was also very little actual information shared about the food, culture, or neighborhoods.
The tour advertised visits to three eateries, but the third stop was literally just a single small pastry. Food portions throughout the tour were very limited and shared among seven people. For the price charged, the value was extremely poor. It felt like most of the money was not going toward the food experience itself.
Overall, it was basically a short walk around the block with small shared samples of average food. Nothing felt unique, authentic, or memorable enough to justify the high cost. I would not recommend this tour.
John_V, May 2026
Tour guide gave very little information besides what we were eating, and otherwise expressed dissatisfaction with their time living in Japan. The food was fine.
Dawn_D, Apr 2026
I’m giving this tour 5 stars, but with a caveat! First the 5 stars- Jasmine our tour guide was EXCELLENT!! We had a great time with her, learned a lot about the area, food and Japanese culture. The food was excellent, what we got was truly delicious and we enjoyed it very much, really good gyoza, sushi and chicken wing like we’ve never had, all very good. Now the caveat- there wasn’t very much food! As an American who probably eats too much, the entire tour didn’t supply too much food! We hit 2 restaurants and a dessert spot in the food hall of the mall and the portions were very small. It was slightly more than what I would serve as appetizers at home! After the fact I would say do the tour but don’t come starving hungry or plan on maybe getting a bit more to eat on your own after the tour! But again, excellent guide and food, just not enough of it.
Charles_Z, Apr 2026
Fun group experience to sample some food and beverages while experiencing the crossing. Great guide who did well interacting with the group.
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