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Food walking tours

Half-day routes in 25 cities, in eating order: a market or street-food stop, a queue worth joining, a classic, something sweet. Walking times are approximate and hours change, so each stop says what we could not confirm. Prefer a guide? See 59 guided food tours in Europe.

Europe

Borough to Bermondsey: a London Saturday

A caff fry-up, Borough Market, pie and mash and the Maltby Street stalls south of the river.

5 hours · about 3.2 km · 6 stops

Best days: Saturday (Maltby Street Market is open 10am-5pm), or Sunday from 11am. Friday only has a 5:30-9pm evening market.

Aligre to Rue Paul Bert: a Paris market-to-bistro morning

Kouign-amann, a working market, a proper jambon-beurre and steak frites, ending at the Aligre wine bar.

6 hours · about 2.9 km · 6 stops

Best days: Tue-Fri. Aligre is closed Monday, Bistrot Paul Bert is closed Sunday and Monday, and CheZaline serves jambon-beurre on weekdays only.

Testaccio from market to cacio e pepe: a Rome morning

Maritozzo, market sandwiches, pizza al taglio, a trapizzino and tableside cacio e pepe, all within a few blocks.

4.5 hours · about 2.0 km · 6 stops

Best days: Tuesday to Saturday. The market is closed on Sunday and Trapizzino is closed on Monday.

San Lorenzo to Santa Croce: a Florentine weekday lunch walk

Lampredotto at the market, two famous sandwich counters, a morning market and ribollita before gelato.

5.5 hours · about 2.8 km · 6 stops

Best days: Mon-Fri. Da Nerbone is closed Sunday and Del Fagioli is closed Saturday and Sunday.

Boqueria to Barceloneta: a bomba-and-bar morning

A market-counter breakfast, two old-school bars and the birthplace of the bomba, ending with fideuà.

5 hours · about 2.5 km · 6 stops

Best days: Tue-Sat. Bar Pinotxo and La Cova Fumada are closed Sunday, and Bar Electricitat may be closed Monday (confirm).

Plaza Mayor to La Latina: a Madrid churros-to-vermut morning

Churros, a calamari bocadillo, the San Miguel market, battered cod and a La Latina vermut, all within 2 km.

5 hours · about 1.8 km · 6 stops

Best days: Tue-Sat. Casa Revuelta is closed Monday, and Mercado de la Cebada is closed Sunday and weekdays close at 14:00.

Ribeira to Mouraria: a Lisbon day on foot, tarts to prawns

A produce market, warm custard tarts, a bifana counter, a Mouraria tasca and the shellfish hall.

6.0 hours · about 4.1 km · 6 stops

Best days: Tuesday to Friday. Cervejaria Ramiro and O Velho Eurico are closed Monday, Eurico is closed Sunday too, and the bifana counter shuts early on Saturday.

Bougatsa to Souvlaki: an Athens morning around the Central Market

Custard bougatsa, the meat market, a cured-meat deli, Levantine pies and charcoal souvlaki, all within 2 km.

4.5 hours · about 1.9 km · 6 stops

Best days: Monday to Saturday. Krinos is closed Sunday and the Central Market is normally shut then; Feyrouz does not list Sunday hours.

Asia

Ningyocho and Amazake Yokocho: a Tokyo old-town morning

Tempura soba for 610 yen, tofu donuts, inari, taiyaki and hojicha soft serve, then a sushi lunch in Nihonbashi.

4 hours · about 2.9 km · 6 stops

Best days: Monday to Friday. Saturday works (Yoshino is lunch only, Yanagiya queues), but every stop is closed or limited on Sunday.

Kuromon to Dotonbori: an Osaka street-food walk

A seafood market, takoyaki, steamed pork buns, okonomiyaki, udon and a warm cheesecake in Minami.

4.5 hours · about 2.6 km · 6 stops

Best days: Any day for the market (open daily). Many Kuromon seafood stalls close by 16:30, so keep it a morning start. Worth confirming each shop's weekly closing day.

Bukchon to Seochon: a Seoul dumpling-to-noodle day

Mandu, hotteok, a coin-lunchbox market and ginseng chicken, then cold noodles and a honey-cake coffee.

6 hours · about 3.3 km · 6 stops

Best days: Wed-Sun. Andeok is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Yongkang Street from Dongmen: a Taipei morning of queues and dumplings

Scallion nougat crackers, a flaky pancake, scones, the original Din Tai Fung counter, beef noodles and shaved ice.

4 hours · about 1.8 km · 6 stops

Best days: Any day works for all six stops on file; weekdays are quieter. Din Tai Fung's hours differ slightly on weekends, so worth confirming.

Sham Shui Po, bowl by bowl: a Hong Kong morning

Rice rolls, a wet market, wonton noodles, dim sum, egg tarts and tofu pudding in Kowloon's cheapest food district.

4.0 hours · about 2.4 km · 6 stops

Best days: Monday to Saturday. Lau Sum Kee is closed Sundays; everything else is listed as open daily.

Tiong Bahru to Chinatown: a Singapore hawker morning

Steamed rice cakes, a famous chicken rice queue and the Chinatown Complex stalls, for under S$30 all in.

5 hours · about 3.4 km · 6 stops

Best days: Thursday to Sunday. Tian Tian is closed Monday, Hawker Chan and Shang Hai Fried Xiao Long Bao close Wednesday, and Chef Leung is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Yaowarat afternoon: a Bangkok Chinatown crawl

Oyster omelette, curry rice, peppery noodle soup, fried dough and dessert, started in the afternoon.

4 hours · about 2.5 km · 6 stops

Best days: Wednesday to Sunday. Nai Mong Hoi Tod is open Wednesday to Sunday and Jek Pui Curry and Pa Tong Go Savoey are closed Monday. Hours from older sources are worth confirming.

Ho Chi Minh City

Pasteur to Phạm Ngũ Lão: a District 1 eating morning

Phở, Ben Thanh Market, two bánh mì and a short ride for charcoal pork noodles.

4.5 hours · about 3.5 km · 6 stops

Best days: Daily, but the last stops may close for the afternoon; Bánh Mì Huỳnh Hoa opens at 11:00 per one traveller guide. Worth confirming days for every stop.

The Americas

Chinatown to the Lower East Side: a New York morning

Pork bun, tofu pudding, a croissant, lox, pastrami and a slice, all within about three kilometres.

4 hours · about 3.0 km · 6 stops

Best days: Any day, but weekdays have shorter lines at Katz's and Russ & Daughters. Scarr's does not open until 11:30am, so the last stop only works after that.

Chinatown Bakeries to Swan Oyster Depot: a San Francisco morning

Pork buns and rice rolls in Chinatown, a pork chop plate, then a cable car to the Swan counter.

4.5 hours · about 4.4 km · 6 stops

Best days: Monday to Saturday. Swan Oyster Depot is closed Sunday.

Chinatown to Grand Central Market: a Los Angeles sandwich morning

Almond cookies, banh mi, French dip and hot chicken in Chinatown, then a Metro hop to pastrami and a bar dip.

5 hours · about 4.6 km · 6 stops

Best days: Weekdays are safest. Opening hours for My Dung, Phoenix Bakery and Howlin' Ray's are not on file, so worth confirming each before going.

French Market to Royal Street: a French Quarter eating day

A covered market, muffuletta, red beans, a Pimm's Cup, chargrilled oysters and tableside Bananas Foster.

5.0 hours · about 2.5 km · 6 stops

Best days: Daily for the French Market. Hours for most other stops are not in our sources, so confirm days and opening times, especially for Central Grocery, Coop's Place and Brennan's.

Roma Norte on foot: a Mexico City morning

Guava roll, al pastor tacos, a cubana torta, churros and a one-star lunch in one walkable neighbourhood.

5.5 hours · about 4.0 km · 6 stops

Best days: Monday to Saturday, because Rosetta is closed Sundays. Hours for the bakery, Orinoco, Los Güeros and Crumbl are not confirmed, so worth confirming.

Market Smoke to Mole: an Oaxaca morning in the Centro

Chorizo tacos, the smoky tasajo aisle, Benito Juárez market, then mole and a Michelin-starred tamal.

5.0 hours · about 3.2 km · 6 stops

Best days: Any day, but check hours for the sit-down restaurants; Casa Oaxaca fills weeks ahead in peak season, so book.

Barranco on a plate: a Lima ceviche and anticucho crawl

Coffee, ceviche, skewers and chocolate inside a few blocks of Barranco's old centre.

4.0 hours · about 0.8 km · 6 stops

Best days: Daily is the plan, but hours for most of these stops are not published in our sources; weekday lunch is the safest bet. Worth confirming each stop before you go.

Australia

Abbotsford to Fitzroy: a Melbourne pastry-to-croissant morning

Sell-out pastries, a schnitzel roll, hand-whisked matcha, souvlaki and Lune, all on foot in the inner north-east.

4.5 hours · about 4.2 km · 6 stops

Best days: Tuesday to Saturday is the safe bet; opening hours for several stops are not on file, so worth confirming each one before you go (especially Sunday and Monday).

Haymarket Ramen to Surry Hills Cold Cuts: a Sydney afternoon

Pork-bone ramen, Redfern Greek, a Surry Hills bakery and a Darlinghurst BYO, with one short train hop.

6.0 hours · about 4.5 km · 6 stops

Best days: Wednesday to Saturday. Olympus Dining serves lunch Wednesday to Sunday, and Bar Reggio's listed hours (2022) do not include Sunday.

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