Local Food & Drink Tastings
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Fukuoka food paradise

3 hours English
5 (32)
100% Personalized

Embark on a culinary journey through Fukuoka's finest, led by a local insider. From Hakata ramen to fresh seafood, indulge your taste buds.

Shino
Shino
Luis
Luis

Match with one of our local hosts

Be matched with a host based on your interests and preferences, to tailor your perfect day.

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100% Flexible: Adapt in real time

Your host will fine-tune the experience in real time to match your mood.

Experience Overview

Time:

3 hours

What to expect:

Fully tailored to your preferences

Language:

Hosted in English (Other languages may be requested)

Meeting point:

Tully's Coffee - The host will be waiting in front of main door, in Hakata KITTE ground level.

Cancellation:

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience

What to bring:

  • We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
  • Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.

What’s Included:

Private and personalized experience
3 hours with a Host
6-8 tastings of various local food and 2 drinks
Scenic walking experience (other transport can be arranged at an additional cost)
Flexible meeting point to be agreed upon with your host

What’s Excluded:

Additional food and drinks from the ones provided in the experience
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs
Gratuities (optional)

Key Highlights:

  • Explore an area of Fukuoka hand-picked by your host for having the best food in the city
  • See all the places locals love to eat, and have a helpful local insider to decipher all the dishes
  • Taste the foods that make Fukuoka famous across Japan, like street food from yatai stalls, and tonkotsu ramen
  • Experience the city’s ultra-modern cafe culture, and try coffee styles that only exist in Japan
  • Let your local host give restaurant and food recommendations for the rest of your trip

What travelers think of our Fukuoka experiences

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Raj 1 October 2025

Ai had really thought about what would suit our group, starting with a trip to Don Quixote and catering for our pescatarian daughter. The food places were both delicious - and both novel in ways we probably wouldn’t have found ourselves (a seafood grill at table and a market style restaurant).

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Pam 1 April 2025

We made a last-minute request for a food tour in Fukuoka in the evening and it was our good fortune that Bruce was available to take us for a tour the next afternoon. The tour was a great introduction to the food culture of the city. While the yatai tour is an evening experience, he was able to send us to one of his favourite yatai stalls where Mariko-san took care of us, introducing us to local seafood tempura.

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Samuel 1 February 2025

Yu was great and showed me restaurants that I never would've known about without him. I'm going back to two of them everyday for the rest of the holiday now. Yu was great to talk to and hang out with. Had a fantastic time

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James 1 January 2025

Great experience. Ai Kim is very responsive and professional. We went to some great spots. Good conversations. Highly recommended! Great value!

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Royle 1 October 2024

Luis was an excellent guide and took us to some special spots in Fukuoka. Really appreciated his personal recommendations to help us plan the rest of our stay.

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Lucky 1 August 2024

Great, I really enjoyed the tour. We saw many sights and Mike was incredibly knowledgeable on the historical, cultural, culinary, and architectural aspects of Fukuoka. The tour was organic and catered to my desires of tasting local Fukuoka savory foods as well as sweets/confectionary to satisfy my sweet tooth. The food and sweets were all delicious, by the way. We covered a lot of ground on foot and I left with a great sense of having seen a fair amount of the city as well as getting an in-depth understanding of the city’s history and culture, etc. Had a blast and look forward to visiting Fukuoka again in the future.

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What you’ll do

With so much to taste, your only limitation is your appetite. Try not to overdo it on too many chargrilled chicken yakitori – or pork belly, a Fukuoka specialty – at a riverside yatai food stall, and weave through the part of Nagahamasengyo Fish Market never frequented by foreigners for the city’s favorite delicacy: uni (sea urchin). Inhale the rich aroma of your flannel drip coffee (locals say it’s extra smooth) at a trendy cafe, or slurp up umami noodles at your host’s best tonkotsu ramen spot. Motsunabe, a hearty stew made from offal, is a winter must-have (or, you could try its more docile sister, chicken mizutaki). Mackerel is at its freshest in Fukuoka – so fresh, it’s the only place in the world you can eat it as raw, sesame-marinated gomasaba. 

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