Walking Food Tour in San Jose

If you want to get to know San José and its locals, learn about its amazing culture, then the best way is to walk the streets and markets with locals who will tell you interesting stories about their routine life. 

Highlights:

• The flavor of San Jose

• Costa Rican life, local food, history and culture

• Walking through the streets and the markets with a local 

• A hands-on lesson on exotic plants, fruits, vegetables, and more in the Borbon Market

• Local roads towards to the Cathedral, National Theater, and the beautiful parks Morazan

• Visit Mr. Sloth Coffee Shop a store 

• Degustation of famous Agua de Sapo (sugar cañe and lemon) and traditional empanada made of corn, with cheese or beans in the Central Market

Includes: 

• Guide

• Cafe Chorreado tasting

• Degustation of famous Agua de Sapo

• Tamale tasting (Costa Rican cookie)

• Tortillas making master class

• Trying the seasonal fruits in the Borbon Market 

• Degustation of the traditional empanada 

Not Included: 

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

• Private Transportation

• Entry(Admission) to Correos de Costa Rica

• Entry(Admission) to Teatro Nacional Costa Rica

• Entry(Admission) to Parque España

Please note: Minimum age is 8 years old. 

Get your cameras ready if you don’t want to miss a single moment of this colorful local experience.

Unleash the beauty and culture of contemporary Costa Rican life on this walking tour of San José. You will get up close and personal through local food, history, culture and even herbal remedies. Enjoy a hands-on lesson on exotic plants, fruits and vegetables at the Bourbon Market. 

We will walk around the lively Central Market, try pancakes with cheese and beans. Seeing the various sights such as the Cathedral, the National Theater and the beautiful Morazán Parks will help you get to know the country and its rich history better, and through this experience you will have another taste to better understand San José. Finally, visit the coffee shop Mr. Sloth where you will find gourmet coffee and chocolate made by women, in this special place taste and learn how to cook Cafe Chorreado, enjoy tamal made by local families and wrapped in a banana leaf, learn how to make pancakes with banana and cheese, try our famous dish Agua de Sapo with cane sugar and lemon.

In general, local residents are very friendly and tolerant towards tourists. Unlike other countries in Central America, there are a lot of people with white skin, as well as immigrants and people from other countries. However, tourists are not recommended to travel to the outskirts - there is a risk of meeting with gangs of local scammers. English in San Jose is either spoken very poorly or not understood at all, so be sure to buy a good Spanish phrase book in advance.