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The 15 Best Food Tours in Thailand

27 tours  ·  from $18 a head

Chinatown after dark, the northern markets, and the stalls nobody finds alone. These 15 walks are priced, timed and clear about exactly how hungry to turn up and how much of it is seating versus standing.

Phuket: Full Day City Tour with Night Market - The drive to Karon Viewpoint
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Phuket: Full Day City Tour with Night Market

1.Phuket: Full Day City Tour with Night Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,888 reviews · 9 hours · from $31Our pick

Spend nine hours exploring Phuket with an English or Thai-speaking guide and a group of up to 10. Visit Karon Viewpoint, Wat Chalong, a cashew factory, Old Town, Rang Hill, and Chillva Market. Guides such as Bam Bam, Creamy, Kimmy, and Mossy are praised for local insight and taking photos. Big Buddha is currently closed.

“Lovely little day tour around Phuket. The convenience of the transportation (with hotel pick up and drop off) was a great way to see a number of cool sights. Kimi was a very fun guide and had great recommendations and information for each destination. I can definitely recommend!”

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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Entering Yaowarat through its narrow lanes
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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

2.Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,880 reviews · 4 hours · from $62

Meet your English-speaking guide outside Shanghai Mansion Bangkok for 3.5 to 4 hours of food, stories, and alleyway wandering in Yaowarat. With no more than eight people and a guide plus assistant, you’ll try 15+ tastings, including dumplings, satay, seafood soup, braised pork, and soy sauce ice cream.

“We absolutely loved the tour. Noodle and Ninja were amazing.”

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Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - The market and the first savory bites
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Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

3.Southern Flavors Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,933 reviews · from $59Top rated

Spend four hours eating through Phuket Old Town with a guide such as Lucky, Cat, Gigi, Nam, or Tom. Sample 15 or more dishes, including Burmese curries, Hokkien noodles, Phuket sausage, roti, tropical fruit, and O Aew dessert. The group is capped at eight, with water and soft drinks included. Hotel transfers and alcohol are not included.

“Awesome food tour! Lucky was the best guide…educating us about Thailand and its culture. Love the 16 food choices! I was totally stuffed!!! One of the better food tours I’ve had!!!”

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Bangkok: Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Entering Yaowarat through its narrow lanes
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Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

4.Bangkok Backstreets Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,926 reviews · from $59

Walk Bangkok’s Yaowarat backstreets with a guide such as Annie, Ant, Bew, or Ploy, stopping for 15 or more tastings over four hours. Try curry, noodles, satay, dumplings, seafood, mango sticky rice, and soy sauce ice cream. Groups are capped at eight, with a guide and assistant keeping each stop moving.

“Ant was an amazing tour guide! Every meal delicious and great off the main road experience. Would highly recommend.”

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Bangkok: Michelin Guide Street Food Tour by Tuk Tuk - Lim Lao Ngow and the opening bowl
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Bangkok: Michelin Guide Street Food Tour by Tuk Tuk

5.Bangkok: Michelin Guide Street Food Tour by Tuk Tuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,274 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $20

Meet at River City Bangkok and ride by tuk tuk through Chinatown for hand-picked street food stops. Try fishball noodles, Chinese doughnuts, rolled rice noodles, and crab fried rice, with optional stops near Jay Fai and Teens of Thailand. Guides such as Mike, Alexa, Penny, Kay, and Tito bring food tips and local context.

“The best! our guide was so fun! Had other tourists and locals laughing the entire time.”

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Old Siam Bangkok Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Starting near Ratchadamri and getting on the water
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Old Siam Bangkok Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

6.Old Siam Bangkok Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 867 reviews · from $59

Follow a local foodie guide through old Bangkok, from a klong boat ride to Nang Loeng Market. You’ll sample 15 or more Thai dishes, including noodles, curries, fritters, spring rolls, and desserts, while riding a canal boat and tuk-tuk. Groups are capped at eight, but this is not suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians, or serious shellfish, peanut, or allergy concerns.

“This was an amazing tour that includes both a boat ride down the canal and 2 tuk tuk rides. The food was diverse and a lot of dishes i had never tried before. It was definitely a great experience. Our tour guide Ann was amazing and explained everything in great detail.”

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Bangkok Authentic Tasting Thai-Chinatown Walking Food Tour - Starting beneath the Golden Dragon
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Bangkok Authentic Tasting Thai-Chinatown Walking Food Tour

7.Bangkok Authentic Tasting Thai-Chinatown Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 852 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

Meet your guide beneath the Golden Dragon at I’m Chinatown Mall, then walk through Bangkok’s Chinatown for three hours of Thai-Chinese street food. Expect 10 to 12 tastings, Michelin Guide stops, local food stories, and enough food to replace dinner. Guides include Peak, Kwan, Aey, TK, Tina, and others.

“Elena was a great guide. It was great to meet other travellers in Bangkok and try dishes and food spots that we would not have known to try without being part of the group tour. Thank you for a great evening. ☺️”

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Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour - Two night markets, many small discoveries
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Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour

8.Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 826 reviews · from $42

Start at 7 pm with hotel pickup, then visit Chiang Mai markets and a local restaurant for around 18 to 20 tastings, including Northern Thai dishes, noodles, sweets, and coconut dumplings. Guides such as Goal, Jay, Chai, and Mr T help you order in Thai and explain regional food. The group is limited to eight.

“Really interesting food tour of Chiang Mai in the back of a local Song thrown (red pick-up taxi). Goal was an excellent guide taking us first to a local restaurant where a vast array of delicouos Northern food was laid out and then to a couple Read more”

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Bangkok: Tuk Tuk Adventure Chinatown Michelin Food & Temples - Wat Traimit and the first look at Chinatown
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Bangkok: Tuk Tuk Adventure Chinatown Michelin Food & Temples

9.Bangkok: Tuk Tuk Adventure Chinatown Michelin Food & Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 725 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $18Best value

Ride a classic tuk tuk from MRT Sam Yan through Chinatown after dark. Your English-speaking guide leads you to Wat Traimit, Guan Yin Shrine, Yaowarat, the flower market, illuminated temples, and Khao San Road, depending on your chosen one, two, or three-hour option. Food tastings are included, with two Michelin-recommended stops on the longest route.

“A really fun Tuk-Tuk tour & great value for money. We visited Temples, ate delicious food in China Town & Khao San Road. We also walked through the flower market. At each stop we were given a good amount of time to explore & the racing around in the modified Tuk-Tuks was hilarious! I definitely recommend this as a great way to see Bangkok come alive at night.”

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Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Tour by Night with Chinatown Street Food Meal - Wat Arun after sunset by Chao Phraya boat
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Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Tour by Night with Chinatown Street Food Meal

10.Bangkok Tuk-Tuk Tour by Night with Chinatown Street Food Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 635 reviews · from $40

Start at Saphan Taksin at 5:30 pm for a Chao Phraya boat ride to Wat Arun, then visit the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Pak Khlong Flower Market, and the Giant Swing by tuk-tuk and on foot. Guides such as Bella, Paula, Peach, and Tac bring local context. Finish with street food and dessert in Chinatown.

“We rode on the river, traveled by tuk tuk, and walked through Chinatown to see Bangkok illuminated at night”

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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour - Starting with hotel pickup and a small group
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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

11.Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 604 reviews · 2h 30m · from $40

Join a Thai or English-speaking guide such as Goal, Jay, or Chai for 150 minutes of market eating in Chiang Mai. Try kanom jeen, northern Thai dishes, stewed pork leg, coconut dumplings, and sweets while learning useful Thai phrases. Hotel pickup, drop-off, water, and all food are included.

“Our Guide Mr. Goal, was knowledgeable and prepared. I liked the selection of foods that we tried . I have been in CM for a couple of months but didn’t have the courage to try some of the foods on my own. I liked the little booklet of information we were given and now I try to look for these foods when I’m out with my friends at dinner and I even have them try the new foods as well. It’s worth the money and you will be very full by the end of the tour. Thank you Mr. Goal!”

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Bangkok: Old Siam Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Starting at Big C and taking the khlong boat
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Bangkok: Old Siam Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

12.Bangkok: Old Siam Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 559 reviews · 4 hours · from $62

Spend four hours eating through old Bangkok with a licensed English-speaking guide and no more than eight people. You will cruise a khlong canal, ride a tuk-tuk, visit Nang Loeng Market, and taste more than 15 Thai dishes, from Shell Shuan Shim fried mussel pancake to family-recipe roast pork and duck.

“Had lots of fun with our guide Panggie and her assistant we had lots of delicious food with plenty of water and some lemongrass juice multiple modes of transport and very fun! highly recommend”

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Bangkok by Night Food Tour with 10+ Tastings in Chinatown - Chinatown after dark: the main course and the main setting
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Bangkok by Night Food Tour with 10+ Tastings in Chinatown

13.Bangkok by Night Food Tour with 10+ Tastings in Chinatown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 545 reviews · from $46

Spend about three hours walking Bangkok’s food streets with a guide such as Jan or Ton. Expect 10 or more tastings, including papaya salad, shrimp dumplings, satay, duck noodles, dessert, fruit, and a secret dish. The route may include Chinatown, a Chinese temple, and nearby neighborhoods. Come hungry and wear comfortable shoes.

“Really good food most from places as a tourist I would have never found Jan our tour guide was wonderful and very informative about the History of Bangkok’s Chinatown I would highly recommend and if you can try to get Jan”

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Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings - Moving through markets and family-run food stops
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Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

14.Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 513 reviews · from $59

Join a small group of up to eight for 15 or more tastings at Chiang Mai markets, street stalls, and local eateries. Guides such as Aim, Moui, Muoy, Tree, and Indy explain Lanna food, Burmese influence, and local customs while a private red songthaew carries you between stops. Come very hungry.

“Our guide was really great (name began with ‘M’) extremely knowledgeable and gave lots of interesting information about the different food influences in the north of Thailand and also the history of the food vendors as well as other fasciRead more”

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Bangkok: E-Scooter Night Tour with Local Street Food - Starting at Jamming Thailand Tours
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Bangkok: E-Scooter Night Tour with Local Street Food

15.Bangkok: E-Scooter Night Tour with Local Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 488 reviews · 3 hours · from $39

Ride through Bangkok’s back streets with guides such as Phillip, Tommy, Tony, or Mhu, stopping for street food, temple views, Chinatown, and Pak Khlong Talat flower market. You’ll receive scooter practice, a helmet, water, and help crossing busy roads. The three-hour small-group tour suits confident riders aged 15 and over.

“Everything was amazing! Tony was super kind all the time. He showed us a los of beautiful places and it was posible to know other face of the city. Also, we could see the temples at night something that is really beautiful because of the lights. The spots Tony showed us were really beautiful. It totally worth it! The food good, and a lot of photos taken by Tony. I would do it again.”

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