Colombo Food Tour: 10 Tastings with Local Guide

Embark on a private street food tour in Colombo and indulge in 10 mouthwatering tastings hand-picked by locals. Experience the city’s culinary scene while exploring its cultural highlights.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Colombo Fort Railway Station - Meet your host at Fort Railway Station, at the inquiries desk
  • Dutch Museum - Kickstart your day nearby with a tasty King Coconut that will give you energy!
  • Pettah - Have a fresh (milk) tea on the street, and enjoy the vibe of the market
  • Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque - Go on a spicy adventure and try out…
What's Included
  • 10 Food & Drinks Tastings
  • Vegetarian alternatives
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Extra food and drinks
Additional Information

Eat your way through Colombo’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 Cassave…

Location
Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA) - Sir Cyril de Zoysa Building
In front of the main entrance of the YMBA
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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44vanessa
Aug 24, 2024
A tasty way to explore Columbo - We had a great time on our food tour. Priyantha was very knowledgeable on all aspects of Sri Lanka. On the walking tour he made sure that we had every opportunity to try a range of tasty Sri Lankan fruits and street food specialties. He could not have been more helpful and offered us advice for the rest of our trip. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Two_r
Mar 24, 2024
Exhilarating taste sensations - So much fun! We tried food from stalls and shops we would never have tried. Amazing tastes. Fabulous commentary from our guide. Fully recommend. Bring a healthy appetite. You will eat so much food!!!
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Jacqueline_g
Feb 25, 2024
Very patient and flexible guide - Our guide was super patient and flexible with our wants and needs. It was quite hot so we wanted to take plenty of breaks, and skip certain sights, which was not an issue given the private tour. He also coordinated with our driver for a different pickup point. Offered many different foods on the route. Not super impressed with the streetfood though, overall either very spicy or fried or much added sugar to fruit shakes, but that’s personal preference. Did like the coconuts. Do recommend to get a nice impression of Colombo and the markets. Would probably choose earlier or later in the day next time to avoid the heat (we started noon)
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Allana1515
Jan 13, 2024
Amazing food and tour - Priyantha was an amazing guide and was very knowledgeable. The food tour was amazing. We got to try so many dishes which were all delicious!
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231virginiat
Jan 10, 2024
Amazing tour - Priyantha was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and interesting as a guide. We tried lots of amazing food and really got the local experience. Highly recommend!!
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404phoebeb
Dec 27, 2023
Amazing - Really impressed, very knowledgable guy who gave us a history lesson of Sri Lanka, helped us to find a local SIM card and to sort out transport on the next day, as well as an excellent tour and selection of the local Sri Lankan cuisine, no complaints at all, thank you very much.
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Traveler67557125257
Nov 29, 2023
Informative tasting of street food, local fruits around the back streets of Colombo. - Pryiantha was very informative and knowledgeable. He showed us around the food stalls in the street and markets. We were able to taste the different street foods, compare the taste of 3 different types of mango, 4 types of banana and discovered fruits and vegetables that were new to us. He also showed us around the clothes market which was fun. Recommended you wear comfortable walking shoes, have a teaspoon and plenty of paper tissues for the tastings.
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Roso60
Oct 1, 2024
Most disappointing - Very disappointing food tour in Colombo. It was only 1 and a half hours instead of 3 hours. We had very little food and were made to start half an hour early as our guide Muditha was obviously going out after with friends.We could not recommend this tour. We have done many food tours in many cities all round the world and this was rated the worst.
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Sybo3939
Jun 28, 2024
DO NOT BOOK - Unsafe and doesn’t show up - Do not book this. The guide never showed up. We waited 20 minutes, whatsapped, called 3x absolutely no response and was not in an okay or safe neighborhood. We reached out to TripAdvisor - no response no help from anyone or anything. It completely ruined our day and left a huge hole with no back up. Viator and TripAdvisor should take down this advert immediately as you do not want to be stuck in an unsafe location with no help no response and no feedback. DO NOT BOON
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Michael_l
Dec 11, 2023
No Show! - The provider was a no show. Never called us. No prior notification of canceling the tour. Did not respond to our phone calls.
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From $51
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).