Rustic taste & Cultural tales Food Tour Colombo

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Embark on a culinary journey through Colombo, exploring its diverse flavors from traditional Sri Lankan dishes to gourmet delights. Discover the city's rich cultural history and vibrant food scene.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Colombo has long been a culinary capital & the most culturally diverse city in Sri Lanka. From Plant foodies to meat eaters have a wealth of options in the City—including gourmet eats, street foods, traditional Sri Lankan foods, Sri Lankan immigrant foods, short eats and vegan & vegetarian foods. With Colombo food tour, you will experience Colombo`s food options that are as diverse as Colombo itself


Our Colombo food tour is designed like a crash course for you to learn Sri Lankan cuisine, culture & history. We let you discover how Colombo has been built layer upon layer of cultural interactions in the history of 1500 years and how it enjoyed its diverse trade network from east to west in the economic belt of the silk route while having mouth-watering eats.

What You Get

Private tour
Professional guide
Dinner
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Dress code is smart casual

What You’ll Experience

1

Cinnamon Gardens

Vibrant metropolitan atmosphere. You will always find something to do here whether you prefer outdoor recreation.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
2

Pettah

Old English building with elegant architecture. You can take a walk around and see the architecture and the building prior to Colombo food tour. We will start walking down the main street which is well renowned for its immigrant foods. Yes, obviously, we will stop at several hidden places down the main street to taste those food and sweets.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included
3

Viharamahadevi Park

From the capital city you head towards where the Colonial upper-middle-class dwellers settled, Cinnamon Garden, now predominantly occupied by government officials. Ideologically, what Colombo is for its occupants is defined by the culture of this area.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Viharamaha Devi Park Buddha Statue, F. R. Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo Western Province, Sri Lanka, LK, 00700

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We will meet you in front of the Buddha Statue
End Point

Pettah, Colombo Western Province, Sri Lanka, LK

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Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Food tour with Nim
April 03, 2025
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Our food tour with Nim in Sri Lanka was absolutely unforgettable! We kicked off the evening with a special dish prepared by Nim himself, it was incredibly delicious and easily the highlight of the ...read more

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Columbo amazing food tasting tour!
March 21, 2025
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Both my wife and I are huge food fans but don't know much about Sri Lankan food...our guide Nim was fantastic, we learned so much and his passion for Sri Lankan food is clear. Lovely guy and very...read more

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Gastronomy par excellence!
March 02, 2025
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We really enjoyed the food tour with our host and guide Nim. The tour was a wonderful few hours and we got to sample and learn about the delights of Sri Lankan cuisine from a real expert. Nim is ...read more

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Master class food tour
February 24, 2025
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We had a great food tour with Nim. Nothing was rushed and we got to learn a lot about Sri Lanka and its food. He had a depth of knowledge and was able to convey the passion Sri Lanka has for its fo...read more

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Nim led me on a wonderful food tour
November 30, 2024
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Nim was a great guide. He introduced & explained a bunch of food that was new to me. Took to me to interesting places including a nice tea shop, & ate til I had to stop. Interesting chats about unr...read more

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