The 4 Best Food Tours in Azerbaijan

1.Taste of Azerbaijan: Ultimate Cuisine Tour with Snacks and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $89Our pick

Meet your guide at Icherisheher metro station for a four-hour Baku food walk. Try meat or vegetarian gutab, choose an Azerbaijani main course, and finish with tea, murabba, and baklava near Baku Boulevard. Guides have included Riad, Hayder, Gunay, and Shahin. Groups are limited to 15.

“Guyan is a delightful and informative guide. She explained about the foods and even talked me through how to make one of the meat pilafs. I was the only one which is a little uncomfortable to be the only one eating at the table but she was gracious and kept the conversRead more”

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2.Azerbaijani Cuisine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $14Best value

Meet your guide at the Sabir Statue beside Ismailiyyə Sarayı at 2:00 pm for a short walk through central Baku, followed by a local restaurant meal. Your guide explains Azerbaijani dishes, ingredients, and ordering customs. The group has up to 10 people, and you pay the restaurant bill separately for what you choose.

“The guide had big knowledge about the local food, he shared interesting facts about the food. He took us to nice places. He was also very friendly, it was nice to get a decent introduction to the local food and culture. He also give us great recommendations. I highly recommend this tour to anybody!”

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3.Taste of Azerbaijan: Cuisine Tour with Snacks and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $104Top rated

Meet your English- or Russian-speaking guide at Icherisheher metro for a four-hour food walk through Baku. Taste gutab in the Old Town, enjoy two appetizers and an entrée at a traditional restaurant, then finish with tea, murabba, and baklava by the boulevard. Guides such as Halil, Mirhashim, and Gamar are praised for their warm service and food knowledge.

“It was an amazing quality and enjoyable evening with Halil the guide, he is outstanding in his knowledge and kindness, in addition the route and the restaurants were of an excellent standard, we had a great time. Thank you for a perfect evening”

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4.Baku Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6 reviews · 3 hours

Meet your guide at Baku’s Double Gates, or arrange hotel pickup, then spend three hours tasting Azerbaijani street food, local drinks and traditional sweets. Ali is one of the guides praised for explaining each dish and adding Baku history. The tour is private, wheelchair accessible and available in English, Russian, Turkish and Arabic.

“Ali came at my hotel to pick me up and after the activity he dropped me back to my hotel, the overall experience of street food tour with Eagle Travel Azerbaijan was fantastic. I liked the way he guided about dishes and also about places and other things. It was a great way to taste the street food with the details of every single dish. I think you must try this activity if you are coming to Baku and wanna try the local street food. One thing I like about the tour operator that they are flexible with time and dates.”

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