Osaka Street Food Tour with a Local Foodie: Private & 100% Personalized | La Vacanza Travel

Osaka Street Food Tour with a Local Foodie: Private & 100% Personalized

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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  • 3 hours
  • Hong Kong SAR
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

You’ll join one of our hosts to hit the streets and eat your way around the city’s street food stalls. You’ll explore the Namba district as well as the famous Dotonbori area, Osaka’s renowned destination for all things food, wandering through tiny lantern-lit alleyways and neon-lit streets to discover where the best local delicacies are cooked up. You’ll be exposed to regional and traditional Japanese dishes as your host takes you to spots where you can learn all about their origins and local ingredients.

Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Namba, Namba, Chuo, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Kinki

Our hosts know the best and most unexpected places to get your street food fix in Namba

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Stop At: Jikko Japanese Knife Shop Namba Parks, 5-1-60 Namba Skyo 5F, Namba, Chuo, Osaka 556-0011 Osaka Prefecture

Japanese knives are among the world’s finest and precise cutting. And here at Jikko, where they’ve been crafting knifes for more than 120 years, it’s a wonderland for gourmands.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Dotombori District, Chuo-ku, Dotombori, Chuo, Osaka 542-0076 Osaka Prefecture

There’s a reason Osaka is known as the ‘Nation’s Kitchen’, but a more honest description is that it’s a ‘kuidaore city’, which means to ruin yourself by indulging in food! Discover the heart of Osaka’s food scene while you learn to pronounce the street food names like a local.

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Hozenji Yokocho, 1, Namba, Chuo, Osaka 542-0076 Osaka Prefecture

If you wish, you can explore this area and discover a wide variety of traditional food stalls, cafes & taverns line this narrow, stone-paved alleyway.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Ukiyokoji Street, 1-7-23, Dotombori, Chuo, Osaka 542-0071 Osaka Prefecture

Tiny alley with little museum-like displays on the walls.

Stop At: Kuromon Market, 2-4-1, Nippombashi, Chuo, Osaka 542-0073 Osaka Prefecture

(open from 9:00 to 18:00)
With almost 200 shops, it sells pretty much everything used in Japanese cooking. Many also sell cooked food (grilled eel, teppanyaki beef, fresh oysters, ramen, to name a few) you can indulge to following the recommendations of your local host - they’ve got the eye!

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences


Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • A private and personalized experience
  • 3 hours with a host
  • 6 foods to taste selected by your host, 2 drinks (alcohol or soft drinks)
  • Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or taxi options)
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks other than the ones included in the experience
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities (optional)

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
  • Stroller accessible
  • Cancellation Policy
  • Service animals allowed
  • Cancel up to 7 days before your experience and get a full refund.
  • Meeting Point
  • Near public transportation
  • Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Starbucks, Wai Kee House, Sai Yee St, Mong Kok, Hong Kong


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Bryan_D

14 Oct, 2023

This is advertised as a street food tour where 6 different foods and 2 drinks would be included which was not the case. Our first stop was a restaurant in which we had to wait 30 minutes. Then we went down to where all the actual street food was but were told that we would have to pay for whatever we wanted on our own (what!?). And we ended at another restaurant where we had to wait another 30 minutes. This was a complete waste of money. We actually ended up doing our own street food tour after for a fraction of the cost. The street food ranged from 500-1500 yen and we went to 6 stalls on our own after the tour trying things like octopus, oyster, dumplings, and more. Too bad we wasted our money to have someone take us to a restaurant. We were expecting to try some of Osaka’s famed street food and for $100, we got to eat at 2 restaurants. Logistically, this was a nightmare with City Unscripted emailing me 2 days before our tour letting me know we needed to move our scheduled time. So we had to change our travel plans in order to get to Osaka on time. Furthermore, this is an Osaka Street food tour but had the meeting location in Hong Kong. Wishing I just cancelled and got a refund. Don’t do this tour. La Vacanza Travel needs to remove this from their site as they lost a ton of credibility with me.

Bryan_D

07 Oct, 2023

Our host Haruhi was fantastic. She showed us some excellent food places throughout Namba and Dontonbori districts. We were a little confused on what was and was not included in the tour however. The tour advertises 6 foods to taste and 2 drinks but we only tasted 3 foods with our purchase and we paid for some additional foods in the market. All in all, we really enjoyed our tour with Haruhi, I just wish it was more clear on what was included.

Roger W

21 Jun, 2023

Our tour guide was not prepared for this tour. Instead of having a plan, the guide kept asking us what we wanted. A tour should have a pre planned itinerary and include a sampling of multiple tastes. When we did stop at a restaurant, the guide order way too much food and not enough varied to get a full understanding of the foods of Osaka. Guide was also not fluent in Japanese nor could they answer any questions about the areas we explored.

Anette_L

21 Jun, 2023

A great tour in Osaka. We were very pleased with our guide. The Okonomiyaki was amazing . A very good experience.

Helder m

20 Jun, 2023

I was so much happy with this tour. My luck Maria was my guide. She is amazing. She is so cute and patient. Cura sushi was wonderful. Hope to see Maria soon when I come back to Japan.

User's Picture Gallery

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Dotonbori food tour with Maria

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Alright food tour in Osaka

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A lovely evening and plenty of food and drinks!

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unique places, unique food and fun with a local

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Best money we spent!

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Great Experience!

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