San Telmo Tour: History, Culture, and Flavors

Experience the flavors of Argentine cuisine while exploring the historic San Telmo neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Sample local dishes, visit iconic locations, and meet fellow travelers on this engaging food tour.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plaza Dorrego - We will start the food tour at one of the most famous “cafes notables”, the most famous and traditional bars in town.
  • Casa Minima - Our second stop will be a modern “bodegon”. This are old style restaurants where you can find the most traditional dishes in Buenos Aires.
  • Mercado de San Telmo - At the Mercado de San…
What's Included
  • Taste 5+ authentic Argentine dishes
  • Visit 4-6 local spots
  • 3.5-hour walking tour with a local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Transportation
Additional Information

Join the San Telmo History and Culture Walking Tour to discover Buenos Aires’ oldest neighborhood. As participants meander through its historic streets, they will uncover stories and landmarks that have shaped the city, while savoring a selection of traditional Argentine flavors, including empanadas, choripán, and alfajores.
The tour begins at one of San…

Location
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Carlos Calvo
We meet INSIDE one of the most emblematic bars of Buenos Aires.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Cjv656
Feb 15, 2025
Quality food with a top quality guide - An excellent food tour, with a good dose of local history, which we love. Our guide, Maya, was so knowledgeable and engaging - and the food (and drink!) was varied and abundant and delicious. Top quality tour of San Telmo and its market. Highly recommended. Date of experience: February 2025
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Michael
Feb 14, 2025
Lu was an excellent guide. - Lu was a wonderful guide and host. She had a lot of energy and passion for the subject. The pace of the tour was relaxed and the choices of venues and food were excellent. She provided a lot of information about the food and also about the history of Argentina and BA. We would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone.
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Trek571997
Feb 14, 2025
San Telmo walking tour - Had a fascinating and entertaining walking tour around san Telmo with our amazing and highly entertaining guide Lu The pace of the tour was perfect and the stops were just fantastic I would highly recommend
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J
Feb 14, 2025
Best Foodie Tour - Lu was knowledgeable and friendly. Food selection was fantastic and very well paced. Lots of cultural food, historical influences, and points of interest. Recommendations on other places to see/go were great.
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Expedition572105
Feb 14, 2025
SAN Telmo walking food tour - Lu was a superb guide. We saw lots of great places around San Telmo and ate some great local food…. Calories that we quickly walked off as we toured 😋 Definitely recommended.
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Drluisa2014
Feb 13, 2025
We love Kate! - Kate was fantastic. She was knowledgeable kind and very enthusiastic ! She showed us San Telmo and explained all the history of the area. She brought the history of Argentina and its food origins alive!
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Nataliel133
Feb 12, 2025
Excellent guide. Great historical info. Loved the architecture on the whole tour, and the food was excellent everywhere - Excellent guide. Excellent food at every stop and loved all the architecture! Would use this company again. Guide had excellent background and information.
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Rochelle
Feb 12, 2025
Fantastic experience!! - Outstanding tour! Maya was so knowledgeable and a fantastic guide through the city. I highly recommend a planned afternoon with her.
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Iowaillinois
Feb 11, 2025
Good and fun! - Very good food and informative. We ate well and learned a lot of local customs and history. Lucy was very nice and helpful. I highly recommend.
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Jimhi3551ki
Feb 11, 2025
Have a great time I walk to give you just as a see and seeing the variety of food architecture and the variety of people - Lucy did a great job. Restaurants were exceptional food and the wine were very good. Our driver is on time and pick up on time as well.
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