Kanazawa Food Tours

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Top food tours & experiences in Kanazawa

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

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The best private food tours & experiences with locals

Surrounded by mountains and sea, Kanazawa is a culinary powerhouse known for having some of the best fresh produce in Japan. Beyond the city’s famous shrines, temples, and its samurai and geisha districts lies a food scene teeming with unexpected textures and flavors you couldn’t find anywhere else. Join City Unscripted and a local insider for Kanazawa food tours that let you taste all the iconic Japanese delicacies plus a few of the secrets Kanazawa has up its sleeves. Whether you explore restaurant-lined entertainment streets, get lost in the lanes of traditional markets, or seek out century-old sweet shops, food tours in Kanazawa promise an unforgettable experience.

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Try local specialties

There are several foods Japan is known for, like delicate sushi and rich, flavorful ramen. But on food tours of Kanazawa, you’ll discover a whole new selection of unexpected dishes. Try a few (or several!) of the iconic Kanazawa foods that have put the city on Japan’s culinary map. Kanazawa food tours will introduce you to all sorts of delights, from crunchy croquettes to Kanazawa-style curry (a tasty sauce served with a pork cutlet) to Hanton rice – fried rice under a blanket of omelet. And for something a little more opulent? The city is also known for its glittering gold-leaf ice cream!

A lunch date with a local

There’s nobody more qualified than a local to plan Kanazawa food tours. A local guide has spent years scoping out the food scene, and they can take you to the much-loved eateries that have become firm favorites. If there’s one thing we can promise, it’s that you won’t go anywhere that caters to travelers alone. Who needs a guidebook on food tours of Kanazawa with City Unscripted? Your local host will be your GPS, Google Translate, and Yelp reviewer, leading you through the heart of the city where the best restaurants in Kanazawa are found. It doesn’t get more authentic than that!

From traditional to trendy

On food tours of Kanazawa with City Unscripted, you’ll find that the best places to eat in Kanazawa take many forms. There’s downtown Katamachi, a swanky restaurant-lined shopping and entertainment hub, and the traditional Omicho Market, where street food reigns supreme. For something a little more laid-back, you could grab a few bar snacks (locals recommend sashimi) and a cold beer at your host’s favorite izakaya. Or maybe your Kanazawa food tours could take you to the historic Nishi Chaya district, a single street where you’ll find shops selling Rakugan, Kanazawa’s pastel-colored sweets.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Lucy was great! We were a large group with a huge age range (5-79), and one person who couldn’t walk far distances. She worked very hard to find a place that would accommodate us all (the day after Christmas no less!) but that would also us to try the local cuisine. Although we were not able to do the traditional food walking tour- we nonetheless had a wonderful time and got to experience local Kanazawan foods.

December 2024

Megan M
Jorge, went the extra mile to make our time with him very memorable. To the unique stores, markets, and out of the way temples

December 2024

Jove W
Akari was an excellent host. She was in touch after making the booking and worked with me to tailor the experience to what I was looking for, in this case local sushi and the seasonal delicacy Crab. She managed to get a booking at a sort out place with little notice. Would highly recommend.

November 2024

Shakil S
The tour was an experience, Akari was very attentive and organised getting in contact with me well before the trip to organise what I wanted to see. on the day weather was a little wet but Akari made it all work had great knowledge of the area and its history and new where all the places to go where, the after recommended where of great help planned the next day in my stay in Kanazawa. I would recommend this tour to anyone that likes food and history

September 2024

Daryl M