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Azerbaijani Cuisine Tour: Taste Local Food and Wine
4.5
13 Ratings
Baku
This is a perfect local culinary experience for food lovers who wish to explore Azerbaijani cuisine through a guided walking tour. Participants will sample signature dishes, wine, and tea at a local restaurant, wine bar, street food vendor, and tea house, all while focusing on the key aspects of the local food culture in Baku with an expert guide.
This is a perfect local culinary experience for food lovers who wish to explore Azerbaijani cuisine through a guided walking tour. Participants will sample signature dishes, wine, and tea at a local restaurant, wine bar, street food vendor, and tea house, all while focusing on the key aspects of the local food culture in Baku with an expert guide.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Fountain Square - In this neighborhood, the guide leads visitors to a local restaurant or café to sample a variety of Azerbaijani dishes, highlighting the traditional cuisine of Azerbaijan. During this stop, guests will also learn about the country’s culinary and drinking traditions.
- Nizami Street / Tarqovi - In this area, the guide escorts…
- Fountain Square - In this neighborhood, the guide leads visitors to a local restaurant or café to sample a variety of Azerbaijani dishes, highlighting the traditional cuisine of Azerbaijan. During this stop, guests will also learn about the country’s culinary and drinking traditions.
- Nizami Street / Tarqovi - In this area, the guide escorts guests to a local wine bar for a wine-tasting experience. This includes wines made from both native and introduced grape varieties. Participants will engage with a sommelier and discover Azerbaijan’s lesser-known wine-making history and culture.
- Sahil Park - In this neighborhood, the guide introduces visitors to street vendors in less-traveled areas to try street food and fast food from Turkey and Russia, which have influenced Baku’s street food scene.
- The Landmark Office Baku - At the tour’s conclusion, the guide takes guests to a tea house (chaykhana) to experience local tea culture, sampling Azerbaijani sweets and jam while learning about the tea-drinking traditions.
What's Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Tea and coffee
- Alcoholic beverages
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Tea and coffee
- Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Private transportation
Location
KFC
Nizami Street
We meet out front of KFC/Pizza Hut at Fountains Square. Look for red umbrella to recognize the guide.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(13 Ratings)
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623ceria
Feb 23, 2025
Great local food with a knowledgeable guide - Eldar was an excellent host who was very knowledgeable about Azerbaijan and the surrounding area's history. We had great conversation over a good amount of well picked food. The 4 venues all offered something different and it was nice to see different parts of Baku. Eldar went above and beyond to help us with the rest of our Baku trip too. We'd definitely recommend.
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Ashlie_d
Jan 27, 2025
Highly Recommend! Fun and Informative Food and Wine Tour! - We highly recommend this food and wine tour! Gani is a fantastic tour guide. He had an answer for everything. We learned lots about the history of Baku and their food. We also got to see parts of the city that we had not yet explored. The best part were the street food sandwiches we had! I highly recommend booking this tour during your stay in Baku.
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Priata
Jun 3, 2024
Hidden gem of a tour - Must do! - This tour was an amazing blend of food, wine, history and culture.
Our tour guide Gani (who is a very accomplished and extremely knowledgeable gentleman by the way) selected food appropriate for our group and it was such a well curated spread of Azherbaijani food - items we would never have known or tried on our own. We totally loved the food stop. The wine stop was at a quaint wine outlet the vibe was amazing, the wines were very nice but best was the way Gani explained to us the food and wine interspersed with relevant history, culture, traditions.
Then we had more food and dessert, tea and others. He took his time with us and we felt extremely satisfied at the end of the tour. Loved this tour, Try not to miss this tour, you will not regret!
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Ravza_a
Oct 4, 2023
Tour that introduces a hospitable and delicious Azerbaijan - Gani is a very pleasant and knowledgeable guide, with excellent English. He took us on a tour that presents a full coverage of Baku's eating choices, from restaurants to fancy eateries and street food places. Everything was new and unusual but very tasty. This tour offered us an opportunity to not only taste food but also to talk to the people who cook and serve this food. The tour gave us a feeling of Azerbaijani hospitality and its openness to the world.
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Merzao
Feb 25, 2023
Food tour team building activity - This tour covers greats insights into culinary culture of Azerbaijan. The guide was so charming and relatable, and he told great stories. We were able to eat a lot of food, therefore the pricing was ok. My firends loved the tour, as well.
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Fabiansd5503uo
Feb 18, 2023
Great walk, yummy food and local places - If you’re a foodie who loves adventure, this must be part of food in Baku! You were amazing! Thank you for everything!
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Emilapaula
Jan 27, 2023
Yummy food tour in Baku - If you are in a short trip to Baku, this is an excellent arrangement to try main traditional food but also taste wine and street food. Although street food is mainly influenced from Turkey, it still sets scene in Baku about street food culture. The also covered from tredy streets to the backstreet. You pretty much see different neighbourhoods, too.
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Panini000
Jun 5, 2023
Great Way To Educate Yourself On Local Customs + Indulge In The Local Cuisine ! - - This tour for me was more about culture and a deep insight into the way local Azerbaijanis live and eat.
- Hamza was an excellent guide & we had great conversations about local customs & the war they won in Nagorno-Karabakh.
- The meals we had were all good , i just wish we had more stops and tastings instead of long sit down meals.
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Kjetilj2014
Apr 15, 2023
It all starts with food. - Nice way to spend an afternoon in Baku. Knowledgeable guide. Food is a great entry into understanding a country and culture better.
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Emilyb239
Jul 31, 2024
Does not cater to solo travelers - TripAdvisor is requesting I review this tour because I booked through the site. I was really looking forward to it. Instead, on the day of the tour, I got an auto email saying it was canceled because there were not enough people (it would just be me). I would've appreciated advance notice so that I could've planned accordingly and picked another tour. Also, for a price tag of $120, I would've expected at least SOMETHING to be pulled together (I did get a refund). Definitely disappointed and not sure why they even let me book as a solo person if they wouldn't take just me. Wish I had received advanced notice.
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