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Cape Town Culinary Tours

Explore Cape Town
One TASTY bite at a time.

Cape Town Culinary Tours offers immersive food experiences that go beyond the plate, connecting you to the city’s rich history, vibrant culture, and diverse flavours. Our expertly curated tours take you through iconic neighbourhoods, where you’ll taste traditional and modern dishes, meet passionate local chefs, and uncover the stories behind South Africa’s unique culinary heritage.

From the spice-infused streets of Bo-Kaap to hidden gems in the city centre, each tour is designed to give you a deeper appreciation of Cape Town’s food scene while exploring its historical and cultural influences. Whether you’re a seasoned foodie or a curious traveller, our tours promise an unforgettable journey of taste and discovery.

Join us for an authentic, flavour-packed adventure and experience Cape Town in a way that only food can reveal. Book your tour today!

Our Foodie Experiences


The Cape Essentials Tour


Join us as we explore the colourful neighbourhood of Bo-Kaap where the city's culinary heritage comes alive, through to the vibrant area of De Waterkant. Come experience the diversefood and history the Mother city has to offer. Get ready for the culinary wonders of Cape Town!


The Flavours to Freedom Tour


Taste the untold stories of Cape Town’s past on a culinary journey through its dark legacy of slavery, colonization, apartheid, and racial oppression. Build for those who want to dive into the dark side of Cape Town's history.


The Cape Coffee Experience


Explore Cape Town’s vibrant coffee scene, discovering hidden gems and local hotspots. Immerse yourself in the diverse world of aromatic brews and experience the city’s unique charm through its passionate coffee community. Join us to discover why Cape Town runs on coffee!

How It Works

Choose a tour date
and book a tour
of your choice.

Step 1 

After ticket purchase
receive meeting point
location and directions.

Step 2

Meet us at
the designated
start location

Step 3

Eat, drink and explore
the Mother City.

Step 4

Other Tour Options

Customise your private tour with us today.

Private Tours

Prefer a private tasting experience? Book one of our tours exclusively for your group and let us design the perfect day customised to your groups needs and itinerary.

Corporate Team-building

Our corporate experiences are great for office parties, incentives, unforced team-building, and more! Get in touch and let’s build the most inclusive experience for your group.

Give the Gift of Food

Purchase a gift voucher from us!

Tour vouchers are the perfect gift for all your foodie friends and family. Our virtual voucher will allow them to pick a time and date on any of our tours whenever they are ready.

Our Tour Partners

Experience the best of Cape Town

We go out of our way to handpick every tasting on our food tours. Most of our tour stops are off the beaten path eateries and because of this we can guarantee a true local experience.

What Our Guests Say About Us

261 reviews on tripadvisor

  • star rating  Phenomenal tour - One of our favorite parts of our 3 week trip to Cape Town. Highly recommend this tour early in your trip to acquaint yourself with local history and culture. Ask for Justin, who was a fount of knowledge and an in incredible guide. He caters to your personal preferences and his love of SA shows in his attention to detail.

    cbaumgart34
    April 21, 2022
  • star rating  Justin,our guide, was excellent.

    If there was an app that covered everything in CT (geographical,political,edible,educational,drinkable,geopolitical,ecological,environmental sports,cultural) it should be called “Just Ask Justin” as he knows just about everything.

    We had a great tour of parts of CT that we had not seen previously despite many visits. Excellent F&B and things that we had not tried before.

    Thoroughly recommend.

    avatar thumb JPHIGH
    February 8, 2023
  • star rating  Must do! - Our guide Justin was excellent- he had an amazing knowledge of Cape Town history and culture. Each stop in the food tour was integrated into the history of this amazing city, and the food and drinks- from cape Malay dishes to gourmet coffees and guns were all both delicious and a great way to get to know the mother city that bit better.

    Steveco9
    August 7, 2022
  • star rating  Great Experience - Awesome morning out doing a coffee tour, highly recommend any of the tours for some great knowledge and history of all things Cape Town and African. thanks Justin

    T3115EUsteveh
    July 25, 2022
  • star rating  We had a fantastic experience with our tour guide, Justin. He was super amazing. His knowledge about the cuisine, culture, architecture and infrastructure was amazing.
    It was so much fun, way more than we had anticipated.
    We also enjoyed the fact that they made sure we had a customized experience, and they were so sweet to make it a special couple experience.
    It was also lovely how we walked through to all the spots, something we would not ordinarily have done without Justin’s guidance in a new place.
    They went over and beyond our expectations! Keep up the great work!

    avatar thumb Stephrui
    January 19, 2023
  • star rating  This is more than a food tour, but, trust me, the food is highly varied and outstanding. This tour truly finds the heart of Cape Town cuisine and give you an introduction. It was all great, and to me, the highlight was the food at the Vasco de Gama taverna. The wings, the beef, and the chorizo were so flavorful. I have a friend coming in from the States, and that’s where I’m going to bring him for real Capetonian “pub” fare.

    But more than the food, you’ll be immersed in Cape Town and South African history, culture, Justin is a font of knowledge in these areas. Coming from the US, it’s a great introduction to the incredible complex country that is SA today.

    This is a valuable and enriching CPT experience on all levels.

    avatar thumb Neil P
    November 9, 2022
  • star rating  So much fun! - We are in agreement with all the other reviews .Justin is AWESOME!!! It was just us with him and he made us feel like I stand friends! We had so much fun and had an awesome afternoon learning some Capetown and SA history while learning about the food and wine of this amazing country. Take the half day to spend with Justin.you won’t regret it!

    Also the communication with Elsje was very friendly and welcoming.

    sunnyarbormom
    December 18, 2022
  • star rating  Tasty Foodie Experience - This was an AMAZING experience ... one that I would recommend to anyone and everyone. Not only was the food delicious, but the experience was also great. Well done to Elsje and her team!

    KajD
    April 13, 2022
  • star rating  We loved it! I went with my husband and we really enjoyed it, everything was delicious and we learned a lot of history and interesting facts of Cape Town. Justin our guide was so kind and fun, and we thank him for sharing the love he has for his city and its food.

    avatar thumb pattgu008
    January 29, 2023
  • star rating  Great into to Cape Town! - We had a wonderful tour with Justin. We ended up touring on a national holiday, so they had to adjust the plan ahead of time, but we thought it was perfect! We loved all the places we went and felt like we got a good feel for Cape Town. Justin also gave us a great history lesson and is very knowledgeable which I'm so glad was a part of the tour. We compared all bobotie to the first taste we had on this tour and we loved the blind wine tasting at the end. Justin walked us back to our car and sent us recommendations for other restaurants while we were in town. This is a must-do in Cape Town!

    annmarieb278
    January 16, 2023

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