Bali Bites Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Balinese food is an enigma to most and while the tourist strips along the beach are home to many a fine restaurant (though did you really come to Bali for burgers and Mexican tacos?). For those who truly want to get to grips with the island's fare, you'll need to explore the city's street vendors and local warung eateries.
Fortunately, we've got you covered with our food tour, where you'll try 15+ tastes of Bali around the streets of old Denpasar. Our intimate groups, limited to just 8 guests, make it possible to visit humble beloved local favorites which have often been around for generations.
While Bali's beaches might be tempting, you'd be one wonton short of a noodle bowl not to join our moveable evening food feast, to tickle your taste buds in places you'll never find alone.
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Bali Bites Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
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Denpasar
Our feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the backstreets of old Denpasar led by our team of professional foodie guides. If you want to truly understand Balinese food, you need to do it from the warungs (local eateries), the street vendors and the night markets. 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: ✓ Suitable for mild gluten intolerances, but we advise against ✖️ celiac disease, as there are traces of gluten in 3-4 tastings with unavoidable soy sauce. ✖️Vegetarians have 3-4 less tastings due to limited alternatives at some vendors. ✖️ Unsuitable for severe allergies, due to risk of traces and cross-contamination. If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
Denpasar
While the beaches might be tempting, if you can tear yourself away for an evening, our Bali food tour offers a culinary insight you simply won't find along the tourist strips. Over 7-8 stops, our insider group has a maximum of 8 exclusive guests. We'll introduce you to the flavours of Bali in places you'd simply never find alone. Kick off with humble yet delicious fried piseng goreng, some Indonesian-style sate, before moving onto more complex flavours like Balinese Ayam betutu roasted chicken with sambal, Javanese soto babat beef soup at a wooden shack that's been open since 1969. Along with tipat tahu fried tofu with peanut sauce, and many more surprises among 15+ tastings. Meet the people behind the food, learn about Balinese culture and the ingredients that make it so unique.
Denpasar
We'll venture to bustling Badung market to witness the lively nightly street eats of Balinese traders and their tasty fare. From the Indonesian rujak fruit salad to the pukis coconut sponge cake, this tour caps off a food extravaganza that would make you the envy of the other tourists stuck at the hotel pool. We'll find places only visited by locals-in-the-know. The tour concludes almost full circle outside a temple opposite Badung market, in the heart of the old town. 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 Bali.
Inclusions
- Bottled water and local drinks included
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Bali food tour
- Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Bali (private tour or 9+ guests - contact us)
- Moveable feast with 7-8 stops around the streets of old Denpasar
- Led by professional foodie guides
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded. Easy-to-find meeting point for all guests.
- Vegetarians have 3-4 less tastings due to limited alternatives at some vendors.
- Unsuitable for severe allergies, and celiac disease, due to risk of traces and cross-contamination
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- See 'What to Expect' section and 'What's Included' for info on dietary restrictions
- We recommend comfortable shoes. Bring rain gear, if rain looks likely. There's lot of tastings to try, come hungry!
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet your guide at the terrace bar/restaurant of the Inna Bali Heritage Hotel of Denpasar city. It's the outdoor bar on the opposite side of the road to the hotel sign with the white letters. It's easily reachable by taxi from the beachside hotels including Sanur, Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu and beyond.
End Points
- The tour finishes at Badung Market, outside a nearby temple called ‘Pura Desa lan Puseh Desa Pekraman Denpasar’. This place is near the start point of the tour, around 700 metres / 10 mins walk. Your guide can help call a taxi if you wish.
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Ticket Redemption
*Ticket:* The guide should have your name on the manifest, please check you have booked the right date and time. We don't need to scan the tickets. *Telephone number:* Please kindly do not call the telephone number if your enquiry is regarding date changes, cancellations, dietary requests.etc. Please contact directly to A Chef's Tour customer support team or Viator. Email: [email protected] or send a message on Viator with your name, for a prompt response. The telephone number stated is ONLY for emergencies and meeting point arrivals with the guide team on-the-ground. They won't be able to help with any booking-related questions. *Meeting point:* The meeting point is marked on the tour page as Inna Bali Heritage Hotel in Denpasar. Please aim to arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the tour start time, so we can begin punctually with the other guests. The island of Bali is surprisingly large, and traffic is unpredictable. Please ensure you leave with plenty of time to order the taxi, and reach the meeting point (45 mins to 1 hour, depending on where you are staying). *Taxis:* We recommend downloading the ‘Grab’ app on your smartphone. This is a convenient taxi-hailing app similar to Uber. You can safely input your desired location and the price is fixed. The payment can be made from your credit/debit card, or cash in the local currency. *Route:* Advertised itineraries are subject to minor changes, in the rare case of an unexpected closure of a street food vendor. *What to bring:* - We recommend comfortable shoes as the tour involves walking. There is a tuk-tuk for the second part of the tour. - This tour operates come rain or shine. Most eating stops are sheltered, though please carry rain gear/umbrella if rain looks likely, for walking between stops and when visiting some streetside stalls. - There's lot of tastings to try, come hungry!
