Classic Food Tour - Lagos: A Crash Course on Portuguese Cuisine with Traditional Dishes
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Lagos

The Classic Food Tour is akin to an intensive ‘crash course’ in Portuguese gastronomy! Throughout our Classic Food Tour, you’ll explore 4 distinctive restaurants/taverns in the Algarve, sampling about 10 of Portugal’s most indigenous dishes.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Statue of Infante Dom Henrique - This is the start of your walking food tour :)
  • Church of Santa Maria de Lagos - This church devoted to the virgin Mary is one of the few buildings that survived the world famous 1755 earthquake and stands overlooking the Infante Dom Henrique square, near your meeting point.
  • Igreja de Santo António - This 18th century church is devoted to Saint Anthony, holding a breathtaking carved gold-plated woodwork is a magnificent example of Baroque style of architecture.
  • Praça das Armas - This square is famous for its old city entrance gate build in the 16th century’s expansion wall project attributed to D.João III.
  • Sculpture of Dom Sebastiao - This statue depicts Dom Sebastian, a boy King famous for its historical mistake of setting off into a North African crusade resulting in is death and the subsequent rise to the Portuguese throne of the Spanish Habsburg Kings.
What's Included
  • Around 10 Food tastings
  • 1 Drink per Stop
  • 4 stops at small local businesses
  • Guided Walking Tour
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Extra drinks or food
  • Vegetarian or Vegan Option
Additional Information
  • Gluten free option available. No vegetarian or vegan option.
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Location
Infante Dom Henrique
Praça Infante Dom Henrique
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Laurie_b
May 24, 2024
Amazing Food, wine and conversation! - Great way to see Lagos. Loved our guide, Sophia....she gave us lots tidbits we would never have known on our own. The food was delicious and variety amazing. Take this tour and be ready to be filled with great food, wine and experiences.
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Sasha_c
May 24, 2024
Highly recommend - So much fun! A great way to learn about the region! I tried some foods out of my comfort zone and loved so many of them!!!! I highly recommend!!
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Mollyh1462
May 14, 2024
Great tour guide! - We had a great time on our food tour! John was a wonderful guide who kept us entertained. We enjoyed talking to him and the other members of our tour group. We also enjoyed the authentic Portuguese cuisine we ate and learned about. Would highly recommend this tour.
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I-ketch
May 12, 2024
Excellent, tasty, enjoyable and informative tour. - The tour was over before we knew it. Good food and a lot of information about the region and the restaurants where we stayed. Sophia's accompanying stories about the region and the meals completed it all. Excellently arranged and executed. Small tip for the organization! Make sure that the food guides receive a printout of the participants' dietary requirements or allergies.
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Davidoy3693iy
May 11, 2024
Really good food tour with an entertaining and knowledgeable guide in João - Joao was our guide for this tour, starting at Lagos market. From the start he was entertaining, made everyone feel welcome and was knowledgeable about the food and history of the area. His little jokes throughout kept us all entertained! The market was really interesting and gave us an opportunity to learn about the local foods and ingredients. We had a nice selection of food stops, all locally owned and a good variety of foods. We had drinks at each stop also, with nonalcoholic options.
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Celeste_t
May 9, 2024
Food tour in old Lagos - Our guide Sofia was wonderful! We visited 4 small restaurants in old Lagos; sampling authentic fish dishes that were delicious. The fish soup was the best! We also sampled octopus, razor clams, conch & bean soup.. The wine was plentiful also. Dessert was an almond tart and an orange pastry served with a glass of port wine. Great experience and we recommend it! Thanks again Sofia!
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Mark_r
Apr 30, 2024
Enjoyable and filling your. - We had a great time on the food and wine tour. Joao was entertaining and knowledgeable host. Surprisingly our group of multi nationals got along so well together. The food was delicious and enjoyed the variety of wines. Highly recommend this tour.
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Katie
Apr 18, 2024
Absolutely 100% recommended! - Really so SO good. We have done a lot of food tours in our time and this one is really special. Great host, amazing food (and plenty of it), generous portions. Unique and delicious.
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Marie-eve
Mar 29, 2024
Extraordinary visit not to be missed! - This is an activity not to be missed for all “foodies”. We did the market tour in Lagos and the 4 restaurant tour with our guide Sofia who was amazing. We loved our visit. We learned a lot about Portuguese culture and history. We tasted delicious, typical dishes that we would never have tasted without this visit. Thank you very much Sofia!
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Shelleyp19
Mar 30, 2024
Fun evening to explore Lagos and local foods - It was a really fun evening and our guide Sofia was really lovely and accommodating. We had someone who doesn’t eat fish with us and a lot of it is fish/seafood on the menu being in a seaside town so worth being aware of that - though there were some alternatives provided. The authentic Portuguese restaurants in the back streets of Lagos (2 of the 4) were a real experience. The other two were a little touristy for our preference. Overall a great evening.
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