Food tour Bogota: 13+ tastings in La Candelaria
Bogotá's Street Food & Coffee: What 13 Tastings Teach You
You'll taste 13+ dishes and drinks across Bogotá's downtown, guided by a local foodie through markets, street stalls, and century-old restaurants. The group stays small (8 people max), which means you move at a pace that lets you actually talk to vendors and your guide, not just photograph the food. You finish with a coffee workshop at Casa Magola, and the whole thing takes 3.5 to 4 hours depending on how long the group lingers at each stop.
Step-by-step itinerary
Bogota food tour with tastings and activities
- Visit La Perseverancia Market
- Learn about exotic fruits
- Explore a local chicheria
- Taste lechona at hole-in-the-wall eatery
- Try innovative ajiaco soup
- Sample buñuelos pastry
- Play a round of tejo
- Enjoy cold beer or juice
- Eat tamale with hot chocolate
- Attend coffee workshop at Casa Magola
- Tequendama Falls 3h 30m
- La Candelaria 30m
What’s included
All 13+ food tastings and bottled water throughout the tour, a professional foodie guide, a round of tejo with a local beverage, a coffee tasting workshop at Casa Magola, and a small-group experience capped at 8 guests. Your guide can help arrange transport back to your hotel at the end.
Times
- Every day except Tuesday and Wednesday 11:30 12:00
- Tuesday and Wednesday 12:00
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Operated by A Chef's Tour
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The experience
The market is already moving when you arrive at La Perseverancia. Your guide (someone who actually eats here, not just talks about it) is waiting to walk you through the stalls, pointing out fruits you've never heard of and explaining why the vendors know their names. This is where the Bogotá food tour starts: not with a speech about Colombian cuisine, but with your hands holding something unfamiliar and your guide saying "try this" in a way that makes you want to.
Over the next three and a half hours, you'll move through the old town in a group of no more than eight people, stopping at places that don't have English menus or Instagram accounts. A hole-in-the-wall that does only lechona (roasted suckling pig with skin so crisp it shatters) sits next to a 200-year-old restaurant where tamale comes wrapped in banana leaf and served with hot chocolate so thick it's almost a paste. You'll try ajiaco soup, buñuelos (deep-fried pastries that taste nothing like what the name suggests), and a round of tejo, Colombia's national game, which involves throwing metal discs at a board rigged with small explosives. It's louder and more chaotic than you'd expect, and the beer or juice that follows tastes better because of it. A truly local chicheria (the kind of place tourists don't usually find) sits somewhere in the middle of all this, grounding the tour in how people actually eat here, not how guidebooks say they do.
The coffee workshop closes out the afternoon at Casa Magola, a café in La Candelaria near the Plaza de Bolívar. By then you've had thirteen tastings and enough walking to know your feet, so the workshop feels less like a lesson and more like sitting down to understand why Colombia's beans matter. Your guide explains the roast, the altitude, the soil: the things that separate good coffee from the kind you forget. The tour ends there, a short walk from the Museo Botero, and your guide can point you toward transport back to your hotel if you need it.
Is this one for you?Best for travelers who want to eat like a local without arranging stops themselves. The guide knows which stalls are worth your time and which dishes define Bogotá's food culture, so you spend your energy tasting, not deciding where to go next.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 3): free.
What exactly are the 13+ tastings?
Exotic fruits at the market, lechona (roasted suckling pig), ajiaco soup, buñuelos (fried pastries), tamale with hot chocolate, Colombian sweets, and drinks including beer or juice during tejo. The exact order and some items vary slightly depending on what's available that day.
Is this tour suitable for vegetarians?
Most stops feature meat-heavy dishes (lechona, tamale with meat), but your guide will work with you to find alternatives where possible. Let the operator know in advance if you have dietary restrictions.
How much walking is involved?
You'll walk through the streets of La Candelaria and downtown Bogotá, stopping frequently to eat and drink. Comfortable shoes are recommended, and the tour requires at least a moderate level of fitness.
Is the tejo game included?
Yes, a round of tejo is part of the tour, played at a local spot mid-way through. It's Colombia's national pastime and involves throwing metal discs at a board.
What if I have a severe food allergy?
The tour is not recommended for severe allergies due to the risk of cross-contamination in street food environments. Street stalls don't always have controlled kitchens or separate prep areas.
How large are the groups?
Maximum 8 people per tour, keeping the group small enough to move easily and interact with your guide and vendors.
What time does the tour start and end?
The tour lasts 3.5 to 4 hours total. Specific start times are not listed in the tour details. Confirm with the operator when booking.
Is the coffee workshop included?
Yes, the coffee workshop at Casa Magola is included at the end of the tour, where you'll learn about Colombian coffee roasting and beans.
Food tour Bogota: 13+ tastings in La Candelaria
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