Taste of Azerbaijan: Ultimate Cuisine Tour with Snacks and Dinner
Description
Explore Baku Old Town and downtown areas discovering Azerbaijani cuisine in this 4-hour guided tour. Deep dive into local food traditions with our foodie tour guide to see how Azerbaijan has been influenced by Arabic, Caucasian and Mediterranean cuisines, yet retaining uniqueness and exquisite characteristics that stand out with both meaty and vegetarian dishes! Gain appreciation for local cuisine's harmony of different types of meals, sauces and spices and treat your taste buds at 2 exquisite eateries. The tour will end at a local tea house located at the shores of Caspian Sea, where you will be served with Azerbaijani tea, local jam called "murabba" and delicious baklavas! If you’re looking for a hassle-free and comfortable tour, this experience is for you. We offer 100% money back guarantee if you do not love the experience!
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Itinerary
Head to Icarishahar metro station exit to meet your local tour guide. Upon meeting your guide, you will head towards the Old Town, where we will have our first dining experience while strolling through the soulful old streets of Old Baku. Please check your ticket for exact meeting location.
Our tour will take start by tasting stuffed flatbread called "gutab" in one of the narrow streets of Old Town. Gutab is the main pastry sample of local cuisine, whose pastry dishes are considered a source of pride. Both vegetarian and meaty options will be available to choose from.
After the starter qutabs we will take our way out of the Old Town into one of the handpicked local restaurants in downtown, which will be the culmination of the Cuisine Tour. During this experience, your tour guide will give you more detailed information about the meals from our specially designed menu. You can make your food choice according to our recommendations. Your tour guide will provide you with cooking tips and insights about local food traditions. Yummy!
The adventure is not complete without a visit to Baku Boulevard to drink tea, taste juicy local jam known as "murabba" and delicious baklavas. You will also learn about tea drinking style of local people and its reflection on their traditions.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements after booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise after booking
Reviews(28)
Great way to start my trip in Baku with my guide Ali who was very helpful and informative with the food, history and recommendations Went to a few different places around old town and the centre, each restaurant was very nice in its own way I always like trying traditional foods in new countries and recommend this tour for certain, the food was all delicious and Ali was brilliant
Thank you Jacob! Very humbled to have you with us and deliver a pleasurable dining experience. I hope to see you in Baku again!
It was great to try some street food and a full meal in a real cool restaurant, They knew exactly what to order and explain the food and drinks history
Although Baku doesn’t really have a street food scene, the tour still covers Azerbaijani cuisine through restaurants. All parts are covered: from appetizers, main course, and drinks. They are all equally tasty. Ali is a fantastic guide with deep knowledge on the country’s history & culinary info. I would recommend this tour for everyone as a starting point for food adventure in Azerbaijan.
A great evening with Mirhashim as a guide, visiting several restaurants and trying delicious Azerbaijani dishes. The tour took us through parts of the Old Town, and ended with learning to drink tea with jam. A terrific experience overall.
Ali took me to three places. At the first place, we ate qutab (thinly rolled dough, filled with either greens or meat). At the second place, I ordered a dovga (a kind of yogurt soup) and a sabzi plov (rice with greens) with lamb. At the third place, we had some tea with jam - a great way to end the evening! Ali gave a great overview of the various influences on Azerbaijani cuisine (Turkic, Persian, Russian) and we had great conversation for several hours. Thank you, Ali!
This was such a great experience and tour, and I glad that we did it on our 1st night in Baku. It gave us a solid foundation to understand the local cuisine and culture, which came in very handy for the rest of our stay in Baku. The restaurant and food choices were excellent. Our tour guide Riad was truly amazing. Over and above being an amazing tour guide with deep knowledge on Baku and its local cuisine and culture, he is a very knowledgeable person, who is both kind and helpful. We conversed about various global topics and issues, it was like have dinner with a friend we had a known for ages. I truly recommend it for anyone traveling to Baku and would suggested that it be your first tour to learn and know more about the cuisine that you would be seeing and tasting throughout your stay
I had an awesome tour with Mirhashim! At first, I was skeptical of booking because of the lack of reviews and price point, but I can say I was very glad I went. Mirhashim was a fantastic guide and I felt like I learned a lot about Azerbaijan food, history, and culture. I also came away the tour stuffed.
Ali was a fantastic host. Made excellent food recommendations and we had great conversation on culture and life in Azerbaijan. Would highly recommend
I absolutely loved this food tour!! My guide Riad was so wonderful. His English was incredible and we had some great conversations, I learnt a lot about Azerbaijani food and culture, and as a solo female traveller he made me feel incredibly safe too.
Learned so much from Hashim! Learned so much about the history of Azerbaijan & its cuisine. Would do it again. The tour was such a treat.
