San Jose: Bites and Sights Walking Food Tour including Markets

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Overview

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English

Spanish

3 hours 30 minutes

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Unmask the beauty and culture of contemporary Costa Rican life on this San Jose walking tour. You'll get up close and personal, through local food, history, culture even the herbal remedies of folk medicine. Enjoy exotic, fruits, in the Borbon Market. We’ll take a stroll through the vibrant Central Market, tasting local ice cream, this ice cream shop is over 100 years old. Seeing diverse sites the Cathedral, National Theater, the beautiful Central and Morazan parks will help you get to know the country and its rich history and from this experience, you'll have another sense taste to get more in tune with San Jose. For the end visit Mr. Sloth Coffee Shop where you will find gourmet coffees and chocolates, in this special place tasting and learn to prepare Cafe Chorreado, enjoy coffee tasting, tradicional caldosa, tamal cooked by local families and wrapped in a banana leaf, make your own plantain empanadas with cheese, try our famous Agua de Sapo make with ginger, sugar cane and lemon.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Safety Tips, San Jose is a big city like any other, it is a preventive measure to dont wear flashy jewelry.

Dont eat before the tour.

The groups are 12 people with a guide.

We can accommodate vegetarians and other dietary restrictions. Please notify us in advance if you have any dietary requests.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Enjoy local ice cream at the Central Market from a shop over 100 years old.

Savor Costa Rican-style tamales, wrapped in banana leaves, crafted by local families

Indulge the traditional Caldosa corn chips, Green banana or pejibaye

Try fresh, seasonal fruits at the Borbón Market.

The tour is capped at 12 people for a personalized small-group experience.

Plantain empanadas classes with artisanal chocolate are delicious and unique treat

Learn to prepare Café Chorreado with award-winning vandola coffee, and Agua de Sapo infused .

Transportation: if you need to quote transportation service, write to us.

Alcoholic Beverages

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Bites and Sights - Walking Food Tour in San Jose Small Group or Private

Reviews

4.86

1,413 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1287

Great San Jose experience!
Amy S,
Apr 30, 2025
- Viator
4.00
Very informative! Our guide Angel was great! Loved going through the farmer’s market and Central Market and learning all this history of San Jose. Lots of easy walking around town. The food comes at the end of the 3 hour tour so you may want to eat a light meal before you start if it’s close to a meal time for you. Also recommend you take a water bottle with you as there is not a lot of stopping at places to purchase anything. The only downside was the San Jose traffic! We stayed in Tarcoles and it took 2 hrs to get there and almost 3 hrs to drive back with all the traffic. Well worth it if you’re closer to San Jose than we were 😂.
Excellent experience
John P,
Apr 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
First off, I booked this tour but arrived late because we got lost going to the meeting point. They graciously rescheduled the tour for us. Now on to the tour. What a wonderful way to learn about San Jose and taste and see what it has to offer. Our tour guide, I think her name was Dina( short with long curly hair) was excellent. We went to several historical sites, the central market, the farmers market, learned to make empanadas, tried tamales, and ice cream. We really enjoyed it and would absolutely recommend it.
Nice and chill enjoyable...
Frank M,
Apr 24, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Nice and chill enjoyable tour, got to eat various fruits and try new ones like Cas, Mamon Chino, and Guaba. Learned about coffee, the markets and the history behind it. At the end we got to eat tamales, ceviche and make our own empanadas.
It was a great experience...
Kassie W,
Apr 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00
It was a great experience for a good price. Walked through the city, farmers market, city market, church, and coffee shop. Guide was very informative.
San Jose stroll
Michael,
Apr 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great downtown tour of San Jose. Loved seeing the markets and our guide Gabe is much more context than simply walking through them. The food tastings were enjoyable and my kids (17, 11, 8) loved it.