Cape Town Private Food Walking Tour: Explore 10 local culinary tastings

Embark on a private food tour in Cape Town and indulge in 10 local culinary tastings, from savory to sweet. Immerse yourself in the city’s culture while exploring city highlights along the way. Withlocals provides a sustainable and authentic food experience.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Greenmarket Square - Pass by the Greenmarket Square which is a historical square in the centre of old Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of the liveliest hubs in Cape Town where you can grab a bite to eat, explore the art and discover the story of the historic cobbled square.
    This tour includes 10 food and drink tastings. Your local host has…
What's Included
  • PRIVATE local foodie guide
  • Vegetarian alternatives - please message your host to advise of any dietary requirements
  • 10 food & drinks tastings of high quality local products
  • Sustainable carbon neutral experience (B-Corp)
  • PRIVATE tour - only you and your local
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance tickets to the attractions - we will visit them from the outside
Additional Information

Eat your way through Cape Town’s culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 10 of the best food items beloved by the locals: from savory to sweet and local drinks; this tour will leave every foodie satisfied!
Enjoy tastings typical of the local cuisine and hand-picked by a local guide passionate about food like Biltong…

Location
Cape Town Tourism
Darling Street
At the stairs of the main entrance of the City Hall
Cancellation Policy

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

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Stephanie_p
Aug 10, 2025
Tastings is a bit of a... - Tastings is a bit of a misnomer. We had 10 full meals or platters at several local eateries. All of the food was sensational. And our tour guide was an obvious local favorite. He was so knowledgeable about both the city and its history. We had a great time.
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Savanna_j
Apr 8, 2025
Great experience rain or... - Great experience rain or shine! Great to have a local guide. Thank you! The food was great and the guide was very friendly and knowledgeable!
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Spotlottydog
Mar 14, 2025
Food lovers tour of Cape Town - A fantastic host, Gilbert. Very informative, interesting and a fun way to see the city and enjoy a more local experience.
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L8799lxbernds
Mar 14, 2025
Super afternoon in Cape Town - It was a great afternoon. Our guide Watchman Gilbert was very competent and took us to locations we would never have found on our own. A great guy and a great experience!
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Rupertshanks
Mar 5, 2025
Incredible foodie experience - We had a wonderful few hours with Bulelani who was a brilliant guide getting us to chomp our way under the skin of cape town. An excellent mix of history and modern culture while also being great company. Highly recommended.
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Sharon
Mar 2, 2025
Beat food tour in Cape Town - If you are a foodie, this is a must do tour whilst you are in Cape Town. Gilbert is an excellent guide and truly it felt like we were just hanging out with a group of friends, learning about the local South African food as well as culture and history. We met up at city hall and was already introduced to the Nelson Mandela statue. We walked around the city eating at places we would never have gone if we were not with Gilbert. We went to 5-6 different eateries and ate/drank about 15 different food items. All of it was just so tasty. One of the highlights was the malva pudding that Gilbert made himself. Because he brought us walking through the whole city, we really got to see and experience the place like locals do. The people were so friendly. We spent time walking off what we ate which was needed. The gardens was lovely and we also got to spot the white squirrels. We were very lucky to have gotten Gilbert as our tour guide. He was so passionate and knowledgeable. Also with a good sense of humour. What was better was for the food we couldn’t finish, Gilbert did not hesitate to pack it up and to give it to the homeless people who came up to us. Highly recommend this tour!
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Teresa_d
Feb 28, 2025
Highly recommended! - Our experience with Daryl was delicious and informative. Not only did he let us example authentic food from his amazing country, he share the history that went with it.
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Sparkala
Feb 14, 2025
Foods Plus…. - Our time with the very knowledgable and personable Chris was terrific. Aside from an introduction of South African foods he gave us an excellent perspective on history and culture.
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Kirti
Jun 1, 2025
Awful - Our guide was great- friendly, funny and very knowledgeable. Thats where it ends…. Food experience was awful! First taste was a baguette thing with either meat or chips with salad- it was very poor quality and salad consisted of a slice of limp cucumber. The chips were also raw! One stop was awful fish + chips and another a cup of very ordinary rooibos tea. Went to a hawker centre which had amazing choices of food incl indian, turkish etc but we were only allowed a falafel wrap between 4 of us! I do NOT NOT recommend this tour and it is so so so overpriced. Very disappointing as we have had some amazing food tours over the years in different cities via viator.
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Melanie_m
Mar 26, 2025
Worst tour of my life and assaulted/robbed! Don’t book! - If I could rank this any lower than 1 star I would. Worst tour of my life as a foodie that has done many good tours around the world. Good reviews for this tour were for another guide. Guide was unprofessional and unorganized with a total of 7 tastings not 10. Felt like he was looking for the cheapest places to find food and gave no explanation to store just that locals ate the item. Cheaper than McDonald quality and cheap food. Guide ate leftovers. Took us to a horribly unsafe neighborhood and I was assaulted and robbed by a local. Guide put us in danger and all locals were appalled he took us to someplace so unsafe. Do not book!!!! He has been reported but no confirmation he was fired from Viator.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).