Quito Street Food Tour: Exploring Local Delicacies and Hidden Spots
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141 Ratings
Quito
Embark on a Quito Street Food Tour and discover the hidden gems of the city's culinary scene. Indulge in exotic fruits, seafood delicacies, and local bites while exploring the vibrant streets, flea markets, and off-beaten path architecture. Finish off with a delightful chocolate, coffee, and cocktail tasting. Join us for an unforgettable gastronomic adventure!
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Basilica del Voto Nacional - We’ll catch a brief view of this impressive church from the exterior as we head to our next culinary destination.
- Parque El Ejido - You’ll stroll through the primary park located in the downtown region
- La Guaragua - We’ll navigate one of the streets rich in local folklore.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- One complimentary cocktail
- Breakfast provided
- Tea and coffee available
- Selection of carbonated beverages
Additional Information
After extensive studies, we’ve painstakingly curated the crème de la crème of street food stalls in Quito, found in the most unanticipated and obscure spots. This expedition favours flavour over façade or cost, guaranteed to leave you yearning the dishes passed down through epochs. You’ll sample unfamiliar fruits and juices, marine specialities and the finest local morsels, prepared with fresh produce.
We will conclude our adventure with an exceptional chocolate, coffee and cocktail tasting. Besides having a true gastronomic experience of Quito, you’ll traverse the city’s secret lanes, central thrift markets and marvel at hidden architecture, street art and more. We will drift through the areas of Quito inhabited by the local residents and feast on the food that the natives have cherished for years.
- Please be aware this is a walking tour (around 3 kms)
- For a shorter walk choose the pick up and drop off service and mention it at the moment of your reservation
- Please be aware that maximum waiting time is 15 minutes, if you don’t make it on time you will loose your tour.
Location
Teatro Sucre
Calle Guayaquil
Meeting point is at the main entrance to Teatro Sucre.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(141 Ratings)
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Indialantica
May 22, 2024
Excellent tour guide - Pamela was an excellent tour guide with lots of local knowledge. She took us to places a non local would never consider on their own and a great experience. The food was great and visiting the different venders was well worth the time. Tour included information about the neighborhoods and local artists that we were not even expecting.
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Weluv2travel00
May 22, 2024
Street Food Essentials - My husband and I took a Street Food Essentials Tour with 2 other couples. Our guide was Pamela. She did an exceptional job. She took us to street food venders we would never have found. She gave us a lot of history during the tour. We learned so much about Ecuadorian food with her engaging explanations. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Journey59350632119
May 22, 2024
Best food tour in Quito - Pamela was the best guide and we enjoyed delicious samples of Ecuadorian dishes. Portions are large so we shared them and were still very full. Information was shared along the way about the neighborhoods and history of the area. Best food tour I have taken, and we do tours everywhere we travel.
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Nickrb721
May 13, 2024
Non-touristic food heaven!! - Cannot recommend this tour enough! Pamela was an incredible guide and taught us so much not only about the street food of Quito but how it fits into the greater cultural context and history. Tour went through very local neighborhoods and took us places we'd never have been able to reach on our own. Truly an incredible day--do this for SURE if you can, especially if you crave non-touristic experiences. and oh... the food. the FOOOD. Truly stellar. Great great GREAT tour!
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Sawston123
Apr 28, 2024
Great local experience - What a fun experience! Pamela showed us around the old town (mostly) providing us with a great overview of the city, it’s history, and some of it’s recent challenges. The food was all great, and the little shops and stops along the way were all so authentic with many away from the main tourist areas. It as election day when we were there, and that was really interesting itself as Pamela explained how voting is mandatory and how that all worked. Highly recommended!
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Joanne_w
Apr 24, 2024
Fantastic introduction to Quito and Ecuador - What a great introduction to Quito and Ecuador! Our guide Santiago was fantastic and we enjoyed his extensive knowledge of food, arts, history, architecture, music ……. The food was so good and as others have said, don’t eat breakfast before the tour.
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Chrisf29
Apr 12, 2024
Tears of joy - It was a great time! We went to a lot of places off the main tourist path, which gave me a better appreciation of Ecuadorian food. Fully recommend!
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912kurtv
Apr 3, 2024
Food tour and more - We booked a food tour and had a great time. Pamela was our guide and she spoke perfect english and was super knowledgeable. She ended up showing us a lot of local art and gave us a ton of information about the history of Quito.
Oh yeah the food... we ate at places that I for sure outside of the tourist area and outside my comfort area. Every spot the people were super friendly and everything was delicious.
If you have a short stop over in Quito before or after your Galapagos trip, definitely book this tour. You will get the most out of your time in Quito if you do.
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Guy
Mar 25, 2024
Great intro to Quito local street food - Natalia was a great guide. She shared insights about Quito’s food, history and current life. She brought us to places we could not have found ourselves, where locals go for lunch during their work days. Food was delicious and there was lots of it. The final stop at the small art gallery was a great unexpected plus.
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Howardl410
Apr 1, 2024
Beware of immediate charges! - Was very impressed by the all the positive reviews but cancelled my reservations for 6 immediately because of their deceptive billing practices. Their website clearly states RESERVE NOW and PAY LATER. They do require a credit card but only to charge $1 to assure validity of the card. I was shocked and felt deceived when I was charged for the full tour cost at time of reservation. All online purchases usually have a final page clearly stating how much your credit card was being charged to give you time to correct any errors or even cancel. They had none of this. I immediately called to cancel my tour. The company rep profusely apologized for the error stating it was a technical problem of their system. You be the judge. No complaint about the tour since I never made it but just want warn of you of this deceptive business practice.
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