The Flavors of Nagoya Local Food Tour offers a delicious introduction to the city’s bold and lesser-known Japanese culinary traditions. You’ve probably heard of sushi or ramen, but what about hitsumabushi (grilled eel over rice), miso nikomi udon, or tebasaki?
This guided food tour takes you beyond the typical and into Nagoya’s best-known dishes, served in local restaurants beloved by residents. Along the way, you’ll uncover the flavors, stories, and cultural roots that make Nagoya cuisine so unique.
🍜 Taste Nagoya’s boldest, richest, and most iconic local cuisine!
2 – 6 people: 21,000 yen + taxes/person
4 – 12 years old: 10,500 yen + taxes/person
0 – 3 years old: free
Private Tour
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Start time 11:00 and 17:00 (3.5 hours)
*If you prefer a different start time, please let us know at the time of booking.
*Please note that the tebasaki chicken wings and drink stop is only available after 17:00.
English, Spanish
Yes, children aged 4–12 are welcome at a discounted rate, and those under 4 can join for free. Please note that the tour involves a 3.5-hour walk and includes dishes that may be new to younger palates.
We cannot safely accommodate gluten-free diets, but we can accommodate some others upon advance request. Please inform us of any dietary restrictions at least one week before the tour date, and we’ll do our best to make suitable arrangements.
The tour runs rain or shine. In case of light rain, please bring an umbrella or a raincoat. If severe weather is expected, we’ll contact you in advance to discuss rescheduling or cancellation options.
Our team of guides has expanded from our co-founders, Lena and Elly, to include passionate Japanese and international guides living in and around Nagoya. Each of our guides loves sharing the unique aspects of Nagoya and its surroundings with travelers from all over the world.
They can’t wait to meet you!
The tour was a very good experience and Patricia is one of the highlights of our whole trip to Japan. It surprised us that it was so private (just us and the guide), we expected more people. Patricia was wonderful, we had trouble finding the meeting spot, because of the halloween party but she gave us good instructions and waited for us (at the end we were there right on time, but not earlier), she also told us many interesting stories and gave us ideas for other tourist spots to visit. The food was wonderful, we enjoyed everything, especially hitsumabushi and udon. Yama-chan at the end was very charming, it has perfect marketing, we kept looking for Yama-chan stuff throughout our trip in Nagoya. Unfortunately, one of the spots we were supposed to visit was already sold out in the evening, so instead we got shrimp crackers (very good crackers – I loved them.).
We had an unforgettable evening with Patricia, our tour guide.
She is really lovely and made the evening special with her knowledge and great personality.
We felt very comfortable with her and would recommend the tour with her as a guide to everyone!
It was great to get an insight into the delicacies of Nagoya and to visit hidden places that we would never have visited on our own.
The food was excellent! Our personal highlight were the chicken wings in the Izakaya. We liked the place so much that we stayed there until late in the evening after the tour and went there again 🙂
Highly recommended!
(translated from the original German)
Great tour with lots of interesting information. A very warm and charming guide. I had a lot of fun and would do it again at any time. 👍🏻👘
(Translated from the original German)
Worth it. You think you read so many web pages that you are prepared for Japan, but you aren’t.
We could have tried some of these things on our own of course, but we definitely would have missed out on a lot by doing so. Little things like the service button at one restaurant, the different ways to eat the eel, the way you eat Nagoya noodles, and the hidden gem of a huge subterranean market with every snack and dessert imaginable. In addition, we got tips about navigation, customs and laws to follow, and more.
Our food tour of Nagoya was not boring, as promised. The insight to Japanese culture was perhaps even better than the food. Don’t get me wrong, the food was amazing! It was the first time I had unagi and it was very tasty! My favorite was the Nagoya spicy chicken wings though. Erica was a great and amusing tour guide! We thoroughly enjoyed our evening on the tour.
