Matoke Moments Kampala Food Tour 12+ Tastings

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Earliest Date Available: November 3, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
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Location
Duration
4 hours
Group size
Max 8 guests
Language
English
 US$52.01  per guest
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Earliest Date Available: November 3, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience
Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world
Why book with byFood?
Japan's #1 food travel platform
Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT
Kampala’s food culture is built around everyday cooking. Rather than focusing on restaurants, you’ll get to know the real Kampala by exploring the markets, street grills, and neighbourhood eateries where locals really eat. With 12+ tastings across multiple stops, you’ll move from market snacks like Rolex and sambuzas to staple dishes centred around matoke, greens, and groundnut sauce, before finishing with slower, more traditional meals. The setting plays a big role. Bugolobi is a local neighbourhood, and visiting it with a knowledgeable guide helps you navigate where to go, what to order, and how these places operate. This isn’t about fine dining, it's an authentic look at Kampala's food scene through the eyes of a local tastemaker guide.
Led by professional tastemaker guides
12+ food tastings included, more than any other Kampala food tour
Bottled water included
Movable food feast with 7-8 stops around Kampala
Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Kampala (private tour or 9+ guests possible)
Alcoholic drinks
Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded
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30 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Kampala

Our Kampala food tour offers guests a culinary experience carefully curated food adventure, led by our team of Kampala tastemakers. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine, and the limitations of street food vendors and local eateries mean we cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour, so no-one is disappointed: ✘ Unsuitable for vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, or halal diets as the tastings would be very limited. ✔ Gluten and lactose intolerance, mild peanut allergies, and no seafood diets are possible though some tastings do not have alternatives available and the menu would be more limited.
 ✔ Suitable for no pork diets
Our Kampala food tour offers guests a culinary experience carefully curated food adventure, led by o…
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3 hours · Admission Ticket Free

Kampala

Explore Kampala’s food culture on a 4-hour lunch tour through Bugolobi, with 12+ tastings from markets, street grills, and local eateries. 

This isn’t about fine dining, it’s a moveable feast focused on the dishes beloved by locals. 
 Start with simple staples like mandazi and sweet cookies paired with spiced chai, before heading into Bugolobi Market for street favourites such as the Rolex and sambuzas. 

Along the way, you’ll explore matoke, a key part of Ugandan cooking, prepared in different ways with greens, beans, and groundnut sauce. The tour continues at a local grill for charcoal-cooked chicken, followed by richer dishes like smoked fish in peanut sauce served with traditional sides. You’ll finish with a sit-down meal including goat dry fry, cassava, greens, and hibiscus juice. 

This is an authentic look at Kampala’s food scene through the eyes of a local tastemaker.
Explore Kampala’s food culture on a 4-hour lunch tour through Bugolobi, with 12+ tastings from marke…
3
30 minutes · Admission Ticket Free

Kampala

The tour concludes after 3.5-4 hours. You'll leave not only full, but with a much deeper understanding of Kampala’s food culture and the confidence to continue eating your way through Uganda.
The tour concludes after 3.5-4 hours. You'll leave not only full, but with a much deeper understandi…
Meeting Point

Indian Tadka, Kampala Central Region, Uganda, UG

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The meeting point at the Indian Tadka restaurant is accessible by taxi from most of the city's central hotels. Uber is available in Kampala and typically the most convenient way to cross the city.
End Point

Uncle's Choma Bar & Restaurant bugolobi Kampala, Bunyonyi Drive, Kampala Central Region, Uganda, UG

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The tour concludes at Uncle's Choma Restaurant in the Bugolobi neighbourhood. The tour duration is approximately 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the pace of the group. Your guide can help you to find transport back to your accommodation if you wish.
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No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.
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Excellent Tour

My tour guide, Patience, was very knowledgeable and friendly. I had a wonderful experience. Getting an opportunity to explore the many street foods of Kampala was amazing. I definitely recommend this experience to anyone who wants to get a taste (literally) of the Uganda culture.

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