Yokohama

Eat like a local in Yokohama

Local Food & Drink Tastings • 3 hours 4.9 (47)

Eat like a local in Yokohama

From sakura ice cream from Japan's first ice cream parlor to fluffy "nikuman" from Chinatown, eat like a local on an experience tailored to you

What makes this experience special

Key highlights

Eat your way through an especially food-obsessed area of Yokohama with a local host who’ll suggest delicious dishes according to your taste
Try several of Yokohama’s most popular dishes at the spots locals love
Explore the Noge area, and Yokohama’s Chinatown
Learn about the history of Yokohama through food – from 160-year-old Chinatown to gyunabe restaurants that opened in the 1800s
Have your helpful host on hand to translate, order, explain and recommend any dish

What to know before you go

Here’s everything you need to know before your day unfolds.

What’s included Things to know

3 hours

Fully tailored to your preferences

English Other languages may be requested

What’s included

Private and personalized experience

4 hours with a host

6-8 tastings of various local food specialties

A glass of wine, beer or soft drink

Walking experience (other transport can be arranged at an additional cost)

What’s not included

Food and drinks other than the ones included in the experience

Tickets to any attractions

Transportation costs

Gratuities (optional)

Meeting point

NewDays Sakuragicho - The host will be waiting in front of the convenience store.

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.

How your day could unfold

A flexible, unscripted experience designed entirely around your interests. Your host will adapt the day based on what excites you most

What you’ll do

You’ll explore the city’s lip-smacking local food scene, tasting everything from gyunabe, Yokohama’s hearty beef hotpot, to fragrant sakura (cherry blossom) flavored ice cream. Firm favorite sashimi moriawase – a selection of raw fish – is a must-try, as is its less common cousin, shime saba, a fillet of mild mackerel cured in sea salt and vinegar.

But if you’re not keen on uncooked mackerel, you could enjoy it as crunchy, breadcrumb-battered, deep-fried aji furai with an ice-cold beer instead. In Chinatown – the largest in Japan – you could feast on nikuman (pork or beef-filled bao dumplings) and a bowl of slurpy soup noodles or try noodles of a different kind at one of the many soba or ramen restaurants lining Noge’s narrow streets.

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What travelers think of this experience

William Apr 2025

Hiroko was knowledgeable, well prepared and charming! She made our time in Yokohama more fun and all the more memorable! The food we sampled was delicious and Hiroko was very flexible about what we wanted to try. Great Tour!

William Apr 2025

Our guide was knowledgeable, well prepared and charming! And made our tour more fun and all the more memorable! The food we sampled was delicious and we could be very flexible about what we wanted to try. Great Tour!

Brent Apr 2025

This was an excellent tour that I would highly recommend to anyone who is visiting Yokohama. Madoka was an excellent host with a wealth of local knowledge who introduced us to a number of dishes unique to Japan. It was a very pleasurable afternoon /evening that we'll remember well into the future.

Karen Apr 2025

We had a wonderful time doing a sushi-based tour with Madoka. We went to restaurants we'd never adventure to on our own. Her explanations and guidance will help us for the rest of our trip to Japan. She is a natural teacher who is excellent at explaining things to the clueless. We highly recommend it, and we hope to meet Madoka again.

Karen Apr 2025

We had a wonderful time doing a sushi-based tour with Madoka. We went to restaurants we'd never adventure to on our own. Her explanations and guidance will help us for the rest of our trip in Japan. She is a natural teacher, so she is excellent at giving explanations for the clueless. We would highly recommend and we hope to meet Madoka again.

Cindy Mar 2025

Martina listened and provided a custom tour based on our interests and answered all our specific questions.

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