Nagasaki Food Tours

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Top 10 food tours & experiences in Nagasaki

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best private food tours in Nagasak

Beyond Nagasaki’s devastating past, preserved by its museums and memorials, lies a city full of fantastic culture, friendly locals, and truly delicious food. On Nagasaki food tours, you’ll be in the perfect position to taste the best of the city’s internationalized culinary creations. Our food tours of Nagasaki are the ultimate experience of this multifaceted metropolis, where no matter where you go, the food will be mind-blowingly delicious. Join a local Nagasaki host to explore everything from traditional markets and trendy restaurants, not to mention its famous Chinatown! Get ready for a fusion of eastern and western flavors on Nagasaki food tours you’ll never forget.

Meet some of our food-loving local hosts in Nagasaki

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

A taste of Nagasaki’s history

To truly experience the richly internationalized history in Nagasaki is to taste it on food tours of Nagasaki with City Unscripted. Portuguese ships set sail for Nagasaki in the 1500s, influencing several Japanese dishes, from crispy tempura to fluffy Castella cake. And when Nagasaki’s port became the only area of Japan open to the outside world between the 1630s and 1850s, it was Japan’s major area of foreign trade, a hub of Chinese and European visitors introducing their own cultural influences. You’ll experience a fusion of all these unique flavors on Nagasaki food tours.

Sample unique local cuisine

Nagasaki doesn’t stick to traditional Japanese cuisine and has largely forged its own unique culinary path. On our Nagasaki food tours, you’ll have ample opportunity to sample some of the city’s most fascinating foods, from Champon Chinese noodles to Turkish rice – a combination of pilaf rice, Neapolitan spaghetti, and a crispy tonkatsu cutlet. Expect to fuel your food tours of Nagasaki with steaming bao buns, traditional sushi, and deep-fried twisted cookies. And a cup of coffee here is bound to blow you away, because believe it or not, the coffee culture here dates back centuries!

Eat in a range of interesting places

There are so many different places to celebrate the vibrant food culture of Nagasaki. On Nagasaki food tours with a knowledgeable local guide, you’ll get an authentic experience of several of them. There’s the Chinatown neighborhood, whose crisscrossing lanes are lined with no-frills food stalls. Then there’s Maruyama, an entertainment district packed with famous restaurants and crowds of locals. There’s even a basement-level food hall reminiscent of the food markets of the 1950s! Discover all these exciting places and more on food tours of Nagasaki with City Unscripted.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Exceptionally well-organized full-day walking tour of Nagasaki with guide, Armand van den Hamer. This was for a group of six cruise ship passengers, all in our 70’s. Armand and I had ample opportunity to plan the sites we visited , and he took special care to lay out a route that minimized stairs and uphill walking. That said, we probably covered close to 7 km during the day, so my advice would be to be well-aware of the fitness level of your group. In between the major sites we visited, Armand took care to point out interesting small details - the kind of things large group tours and most walking tours miss. His narrative at the major stops was fact-filled and with just the right amount of detail. Even lunch along the way was a real treat. A multicourse set meal at a local restaurant with excellent service and a nice variety of offerings. Noticing some fatigue late in the day, we made some adjustments and added a scenic stop high above the city that we were able to reach by elevator on the way back to the ship. All in all absolutely terrific day.

April 2024

Howard G
Walking around town with Tod made it worry free. Got to embrace the local culture and see not just tourist attractions but how the locals live.

April 2024

William C
Armand ensured that our tour was engaging and fun for not only us but also our 9 year old grandson. We were treated to lots of quirky facts, and places we visited included temples, shrines and our favourite, Dejima. Our grandson especially liked hunting for Miffy hidden around this area. Armand kindly took photos of us so that we could always treasure our Nagasaki memories.

April 2024

Karin B
We enjoyed our time with Armand as he took us to try FRESH sashimi at a lovely restaurant. Everything there was delicious. After lunch we had a pleasant walk to a temple which was very beautiful. There we enjoyed a casual tea ceremony where we met some lovely locals celebrating a 90th birthday. The grounds were calming and serene. Next we walked through the city and an arcade to best ice cream shop! All in all a great day. Thank you Armand!

April 2024

Debra L