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Private Tour: Discover Local Gastronomy and Street Food in Medellín
4.1
9 Ratings
Medellín
Experience Medellín's culinary delights on a private tour. Discover the city's diverse street food, taste traditional dishes like empanadas and arepas, and sample exotic tropical fruits. Support local businesses and farmers.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Medellín - Immerse yourself into the local culture and explore the centre while trying delicious food like “Empanadas”, “Buñuelos”, “Pandebono” or “Arepa” filled with homemade cottage cheese and taste the sweetness of Colombian desserts. Discover downtown Medellín and taste the exotic tropical fruits of season. Visit the finest coffee shop in downtown and try the award-winning coffee grown in the highlands of the Antioquia region. There are plenty of traditional options – some are fried, some are sweet, some are healthy – Medellín is a foodies’ paradise.
This tour opens your senses to the local gastronomy and experience a decent selection of the most typical local food Medellín has to offer. Obtain unique information about the cultural background of the food you eat. Get to know a local perspective of Medellin and eat like a local.
What's Included
- A private expert bilingual guide for personalized attention.
- Savor regional street food with a curated tasting experience.
- Seasonal exotic fruit tastings included.
- Convenient pick-up and drop-off service from your hotel.
- Enjoy complimentary tea and coffee.
- Travel insurance and all taxes are covered.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Services not mentioned in the programm
- Guidance in German, French, Italian, Portuguese language is on request
Additional Information
Embark on a culinary journey through Medellín to sample the quintessential street food of the area. As a vibrant cultural hub in Colombia, Medellín boasts a diverse array of classic street foods. Delve into the local culture and traverse the heart of the city sampling delicious eats like ‘Empanadas’, ‘Buñuelos’, ‘Pandebono’ and ‘Arepa’ packed with homemade cottage cheese, and relish in the sugary delight of Colombian desserts. Uncover the city centre of Medellín while savoring its seasonal exotic tropical fruits. Stop at the premier coffee house in the city centre and taste the award-winning coffee cultivated in the high elevations of the Antioquia region. Medellín provides a plethora of conventional choices - whether you prefer fried, sweet or healthy foods, it’s sure to captivate any food enthusiast.
This tour awakens your palate to the local gastronomy with a fine selection of Medellín’s most beloved foods. By participating, you’ll directly support downtown Medellín’s local family businesses and the region’s smaller-scale farmers.
- Comfortable shoes and sunscreen are highly recommended
- Participant agrees to inform Palenque Tours of any restrictions that affect him/her before starting the Tour, including, without limitation, food allergies.
Location
Medellín
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Traceylasz
Mar 13, 2023
Great Medellín Food Tour - Andres was an awesome guide. He shared with us a fabulous cultural culinary tour of Medellín and that includes a delicious visit to the Florez Market and various street foods and food days establishments in several neighborhoods. We loved the foods we tried but even more loved how he explained their significance. Andres is a very skillful guide and such a warm, kind and interesting person. We loved our tour.
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Traceylaszloffy
Mar 10, 2023
Delicious and Informative Street Food Tour! - A fantastic introduction to Medellin and a fabulous street food tour. We have a perfect blend of learning so much and having so much fun. Andres, our guide, has so much knowledge that he generously shares and he is so kind and warm, which made our time together a delight. We especially LOVED going to the Florez Market and learning about and tasting a multiple of delicious fruits that are found in Colombia. And the street food we tasted in the Buenos Aires neighborhood was fantastic. We tasted so many different things that we were stuffed by the end. It was a terrific tour and Andres is a masterful guide. We can't say enough about how good this was.
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Tmpeeps77
Jul 17, 2022
Food and so much fun - One of my favorite tours and perfect for anyone who likes to try different foods. Alba was absolutely fantastic and so much fun! She was also very accommodating with our dietary preferences. I told her I couldn't eat dairy and she found plenty of nondairy options fo rme to sample. We had churros, fried potatoes, plantain chips, fresh fruits, empanadas, coffee, and so much more. We were literally stuffed! Besides the food, we learned a lot about the culture, history, and beauty of Medellin. Alba really makes this tour because she has so much knowledge about Medellin and you can feel her love for her country. Great tour, do it!
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Petrao604
Mar 8, 2022
Amazing. Getting to know Medellin through the foodies eyes! - We loved this tour so much I absolutely couldn't go without writing the review here!
Medellin downtown is a real hustle and bustle and getting to know it through the eyes of an foodie is really unique experience. We did the tour in public transport and our guide Sandra was super knowledgeable and fun. We had the opportunity to try gran variety of local food like enpanadas, exotic fruits etc. Everything was delicious.
What I liked a lot was also the opportunity to support local businesses and farmers through the tour.
We ended the tour full and happy :) Highly recommend it!!
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Akeem_m
Nov 13, 2021
Amazing tour - Learning about medellin history and its culture was fascinating for my group alba was very passionate about the information she shared, the Columbian food is amazing including the empanadas you must ask for alba for an amazing experience
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Derrick_m
Jun 20, 2019
A Tasty Introduction to Medellin Street Food - The first thing our guide did when we met was ask where we had already been in Medellin. After that he created our tour around the areas we hadn’t visited. Out of all the tours I’ve been on over the years this was the first time I experienced that type of versatility. It was a nice mix of Medellin history while enjoying some really delicious street food. I’m a big fan of chocolo arepas now. My buddy really enjoyed the empanadas. Our guide had a great personality and provided an assorted history that covered politics, culture, community, and the popular food of the locals that took us all around the city and up into the hills. He also made some recommendations of dishes to try before we left like Bandeja Paisa. Loosen your belt for that one and eat it in the morning. If you’re unsure of what to eat locally and want an easy introduction that will make your stay in Medellin even better then take this tour.
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Luis_b
Mar 19, 2022
Skip if possible, the... - Skip if possible, the food was okay nothing great. Wish there would have been better food locations, and tour guide was on the phone a good part of the tour.
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Mbauer5
Oct 14, 2019
Tour guide no-showed - The tour was not very good, as the tour guide no-showed and the tour company did not answer their phone. Very poor experience and reflects badly on Viator.
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