Baba Tastes Phuket Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Description
Our Phuket food tours have been voted the best culinary adventures on this food-obsessed island by TripAdvisor. The Chinese and Malay cultures have left their gastronomic mark on Phuket along with just a pinch of Indian spice, leaving a unique cuisine found no where else in Thailand. Forget Thai green curry, papaya salad and mainland staple fare; Phuket’s proud of it’s dim sim houses and sticky, dark moo hong pork belly curry, it’s soy sauce noodles and crepe-wrapped fresh spring rolls. Wrap your chopsticks around sticky handmade fresh spring rolls, wok-fried mee hoon, Hokkien noodles peppered with delicate prawn wontons and char sui barbecue pork, spiced chicken curry puffs, gaeng som fish curry and much more on this gastronomic island journey. But this tour isn’t just about the food. It’s about the people and the place. Why does the city have pretty Portuguese townhouses? Why the city is festooned with Chinese temples? And what are those amulets that everyone’s wearing?
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Our feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old Phuket Town led by our team of professional foodie guides. We're Phuket's #1 food tour company on TripAdvisor. Over 5,000 guests can't be wrong. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour so no-one is disappointed ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarians, pescatarians and no-pork diets ✘ Unsuitable for shellfish, peanut and severe allergies. ✘ Unsuitable for severe gluten intolerances, there are traces of gluten in soy sauce. ✔ Suitable for lactose intolerances. ✔ Suitable for no beef diets. If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
Our Phuket food tours have been voted the best culinary adventures on this food-obsessed island. You’d be one wonton short of a noodle bowl not to drag yourself off the sun-kissed beaches and hit up the drool-worthy eating spots around old Phuket Town, a place bestowed with UNESCO status for its culinary history. In an intimate group of up to 8 guests explore this fascinating trading outpost that's been influencers from across Asia and beyond. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but some drool-worthy highlights including the handmade fresh spring rolls slathered in sticky tamarind sauce, peppery wok-fried mee hoon, Hokkien noodles with delicate prawn wontons and char sui barbecue pork, Southern-style gaeng som curry and over ten more lip-smackingly food tastings in places you'd struggle to find alone.
The tour concludes back at the start point, the Jui Tui temple close to the heart of the city. Enjoy local hospitality and meet new friends along the way. End the tour armed with the knowledge you'll need to continue eating street food across Thailand.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour isn't suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians or no pork diets due to street vendors' limited menus. Other dietary restrictions may require some dishes to be missed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella in rainy season
- Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant meals not included
- The tour isn't suitable for shellfish, peanut or severe allergies due to the nature of street food. Other allergies may require some dishes to be missed
Reviews(348)
This experience was amazing. We toured with Gigi and had an amazing time, she knew almost everyone not only from the restaurant's but from the streets as well. You get an abundant amount of food during this tour. The admission fee is extremely fair for the amount of time you spend on the tour, the information you learn, and of course the food you eat. The group size is good enough to not be over crowded but perfect for the amount t if time to get to know each other. Over all it was a good experience and the atmosphere was amazing.
Cat was our guide. Cat was at the meeting place early had our group of 5 checked in early and we began the tour on time - always a great start. Cat explained everything we had planned for the day and moved us out. Not only did she tell us about the places we would be visiting, she informed us of the culture, history and how the area had developed and why it had developed that way. It was very informative and interesting. She also let us know to save room throughout the tour. You do not have to eat everything which was great advice. The tour lasted about three and a half hours. It was a perfect amount of time. We never felt rushed or hurried along. By the end of the tour, you were left wondering where I am going to fit the dessert??? but we all managed somehow. If your are questioning if you should take the tour or do it on your own, just sign up and do the tour. It is well worth the money and it is great to have a local like Cat explaining where the food you are eating comes from. Great Job Cat! = Thank you, Daniel
My wife and I have been travelling to Phuket for nearly 20 years. During this food tour we discovered a whole new love for the island and the locals that permanently live here. Our tour guide was Cat and she gave us a great overall experience of the Historic Phuket town and the mix of cultures that have made it what it is today. The food was great with a range of favourites that we will certainly visit again on our next trip.
We had a lovely lady by the name of Lucky take us through this food tour. She was full of knowledge full of character and was so special we absolutely loved her. The food was beautiful. The people we met was incredible and we had the most amazing four hours I highly recommend it.
Ended up being just me on the tour. Cat (my guide) was super friendly and informative, and made the whole tour really enjoyable. Highly recommend.
Cat was really great. Friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended
Awesome food journey, trying local dishes and learning about the food culture of Phuket. Cat, our guide was passionate, knowledgeable and fun. We were taken to generational family businesses, which we probably wouldn’t have found otherwise. Thoroughly recommend.
Gigi our host was fantastic. Knowledgeable, courteous and full of energy. Must do trip while in Phuket
The walking tour was conducted in Phuket Old Town. We tasted a variety of Thai food and learnt about the Malaysian and Chinese influence due to people moving to Phuket to work in the tin mines in the early days. All the food was delicious and plentiful. You won't go hungry!!
We recently did the Baba food tour in Phuket, and it was hands-down the highlight of our trip! It ended up being a wonderfully intimate group—just us, a lovely couple from Ireland we met on the tour, and our guide, Gigi. The small group size made the whole evening feel like a fun night out with friends. Gigi was phenomenal. She brought the history and culture of Phuket to life and took us to 6 different places for tastings, all of which were fantastic and authentic. But what truly set this experience apart was how Gigi looked out for us after the tour ended. We were having a nightmare trying to get a ride back to our hotel—Grab drivers kept accepting and then canceling on us. Even though her job was technically done, Gigi refused to leave us stranded. She stayed with us for 15–20 minutes and ended up calling a personal connection of hers to come pick us up and get us back safely. That is next-level customer service. Book this tour and ask for Gigi—she treats you like family!
