Budapest Market Tour: Taste Hungarian Flavors

Explore Budapest’s Central Market Hall with tastings, history, and local stories. Discover Hungarian cuisine’s roots and meet passionate vendors.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Central Market Hall - Begin your Budapest adventure with our unique market tour. Explore the renowned Central Market Hall as we visit our preferred stalls to taste cured meats, sausages, salamis, pickles, and traditional sweets. Throughout the tour, we provide local stories, historical context, and genuine insights into Hungarian life and culinary…
What's Included
  • Tasters: Hungarian Cheeses
  • Tasters: Hungarian Palinka Taster (Spirit)
  • Tasters: Traditional Pickled Fruits & Vegetables
  • Tasters: Cured Meats
  • Tasters: Hungarian Salami and Sausages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in Budapest with a genuine, flavor-filled adventure at the renowned Central Market Hall. This tour combines local cuisine with authentic stories and history. It starts with traditional sausages and salamis, revealing the influence of paprika on Hungarian dishes. A welcoming shot of pálinka sets the tone before sampling pickles, regional…

Location
Central Market Hall
Vámház körút
We meet at the front of the Central Market Hall's main entrance, outside, opposite of the Burger King
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Americantraveler4513
Nov 4, 2025
Amazing tour! - This tour was well worth the money and Birdie was an amazing tour guide! Very unique experience and tried and learning lots of things I wouldn’t have done without this tour.
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Departure747456
Aug 25, 2025
AMAZING TIME!! Can't wait to prepare at home 😋 - I went with my husband and family members, youngest being 16, eldest in 40s, and we all had such a good time! Ben was an excellent teacher, very personable, and made sure to educate us every step of the way in a fun and conversational manner. He also took us through the massive central market and made sure to take time to give us a bit of the history of the location and the food we were making. Ben had us sample some meats, cheeses, and a variety of pickled produce. We made chicken paprikash that turned out absolutely amazing!! Our group ended up finishing all of it - my husband can't wait to make it at home!
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Petra_quinlan
Aug 25, 2025
Enjoyable market tour - Kinga was a very informative guide, she was very friendly and we learned a lot about Hungarian food as well as trying some different foods
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Journey40326276586
Aug 11, 2025
A brilliant opportunity to dive deep into authentic Hungarian culture. - Excellent tour - it really broadened our understanding and appreciation of Hungarian cuisine, history and culture. George is an excellent guide - he provided such an authentic experience, and his breadth of knowledge is really impressive. This was our favourite experience during this trip, and we're definitely going to be trying some Hungarian recipes when we return home to Ireland.
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Kirsty952020
Aug 11, 2025
Must do foodie experience - Absolutely brilliant, a must do to understand and enjoy the market and local Hungarian food. Great recommendations on which paprika to buy as well!
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713bibiv
Aug 5, 2025
Fun foodtour and great guide - Our guide was great! A lot of good food and history! George explained about the traditional foods and snacks. We had a lot of fun!!
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Evi
Aug 5, 2025
Amazing! George was super kind and enthousiastic, and had so many fun facts! Would def recommend! - Such a fun activity!!! It went by so fast, everything tasted great and the market overal is just beautiful!! Had a blast!
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253ainee
Aug 5, 2025
Book this tour!!! - George was an amazing guide. He showed us his favourite spots and encouraged us to try new foods. This is an amazing tour and I would highly recommend!!
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Jodiemh1086tl
Jul 26, 2025
Fun Tour - Very informative, the guide was very kind :) Mesi was awesome !! I would do am earlier tour as the market gets hot. Would 100% recommend
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Chelsy
Jul 26, 2025
Excellent tour - Excellent tour! Mesi was awesome. She was very knowledgeable. It was a great mix of some history and sampling delicious good.
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From $35
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).