The 10 Best Food Tours in Uzbekistan

1.Uzbek Culture, Food, Crafts & Pottery Masterclass

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $85Our pick

Spend 3.5 hours with guides Yusuf, Julia, or another English-speaking host exploring Uzbek crafts, customs, and Silk Road trade. Visit artisans, shape and decorate your own pottery, then eat plov, non bread, salads, and green tea. Your fired piece is ready in up to two weeks, with shipping available for an extra fee.

“We had the pleasure of touring with Yusuf and Julia, and they made our first day in Uzbekistan unforgettable. From the moment they picked us up, we felt welcomed and comfortable in Tashkent. They shared so much interesting information about local culture, traditions, and beliefs, which helped us understand the city on a deeper level. The pottery course was a highlight—fun, hands-on, and the master really cared about helping everyone create a beautiful piece to take home. If you think it’s not worth it, you’re wrong—it definitely is! After that, we enjoyed a delicious plov dinner and had a long, friendly conversation that felt more like spending time with friends…”

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2.Tashkent Vegan Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $72

Join Akmal of Uzveg Tours for a four-hour, small-group walk through Tashkent’s Chorsu and Alay markets, quiet Old City lanes, and a local restaurant serving vegan versions of Uzbek dishes. Expect potato pastries, Korean salads, bread, vegan beshbarmak, city stories, and plenty of food, with hotel pickup available.

“Very nice tour with tasty things. I enjoyed walking through the bazaar and learning about the country's culture through food with the tour guide. It's a lot of food so go hungry”

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3.Tashkent Walking & Food Tour: Highlights + Local Flavors

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $25Best value

Spend 3 to 4 hours exploring Tashkent with a local guide such as Asrorbek, Golib, Muhammad, or Murodil. Choose a walking tour, food tour, or both. See Amir Temur Square, Independence Square, the Tashkent Metro, Hazrati Imam, and Chorsu Bazaar, with optional local snacks along the way.

“Nice walking tour, Mr Golib was very good guide. We spent day with him. We would like to recommend this walking tour.”

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4.cooking traditional food in Samarkand with local people

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 17 reviews · 5 hours · from $62

Meet your host, explore Siab Bazaar, then travel 14 km from Registan Square to Ravot village in Toyloq district. With Akram or Navruz and their family, you can help prepare Uzbek dishes, bake bread in a tandir, and share lunch or dinner. Transport, an English-speaking guide, and hotel, airport, or station transfers are included.

“Amazing guide who really showed us real, authentic part of Uzbekistan. Totally recommend.”

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5.With John Private Tashkent city & Food tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $73

John leads a private 6 to 8 hour tour of Tashkent by car, combining historic sights with Chorsu Bazaar, bread baking, pilaf, manti, samsa, and local sweets. You can adjust the route, ask for hotel or shopping advice, and use the tour as an easy first look at Uzbekistan’s capital.

“It has been an amazing experience. John picked us up and showcase the real Tashkent. We had an amazing experience and highly recommend him as very professional tourist guide.”

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6.Food tour in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Spend four hours tasting Uzbek classics with an English or Russian-speaking guide. Visit Chorsu Bazaar, try bread, dried fruit, sweets, and savory dishes, then finish with plov at Besh Qozon Pilaf Center. Ibrahim may guide your small group of up to 10, with pickup, lunch, tastings, and transport included.

“Ibrahim was an excellent guide. He explained a lot about the different foods and was a great source of general knowledge. I really enjoyed the tour”

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7.Ten Bites Adventure Food Tour in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $132

Join Tatiana for a private four-hour food walk through Tashkent. Sample manti, tandoori bread, sweets, coffee, tea, and other local favorites while visiting Chorsu Bazaar and Kukeldash Madrasah. Pickup is offered, the tour ends at its meeting point, and the pace can suit your group.

“The best food tour I have tried, Tatiana is a great host. Well organized tour, well picked food that actually shows how people live. Shes also very thoughtful and attentive, took good care of guests. We didnt get to finish the last restaurant in the morning because of time, and she spared more time at dinner so I could try everything.”

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8.Food tour in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $99

Explore Tashkent by appetite, stopping for juicy somsa, Central Asian manti, market snacks, and lunch at Besh Qozon Plov Center. A local guide, bottled water, air-conditioned transport, and pickup are included. The tour has a maximum of 13 people, but most tastings beyond plov may be at your own expense.

“Our guide was accommodating and shared interesting stories about himself and life in Uzbekistan. He bought us to some great spots to sample yummy Uzbek foods. However, if you read the fine print, the tour only covers the last meal aRead more”

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9.4 Hour Food Tour and Metro Journey with a Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

Join a private four-hour food and metro tour with pickup anywhere in Tashkent. You’ll sample Uzbek dishes at Chorsu Bazaar and local restaurants, ride the metro with an English, Uzbek, Polish, or Russian-speaking guide, and try regional plov at Besh Qozon. Guide Yusuf has led the route for past guests.

“Two things I love are food and uniquely designed metros, and this tour combined both! We started with the Chorsu bazaar and bazaars in Central Asia always intimidate me because I have a lot of questions and just want to eat a lot of food. Going with a guide is a fantastic way to learn and interact with the locals and vendors there. Yusuf was such a good guide for this! The metro was one I had been wanting to visit for a long time and it was fun to learn the history of some of the prominent stations. The Tashkent metro can be very busy throughout the day, even…”

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10.Tashkent Food and Metro Journey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $120

Join Julia and Yusuf for a private Tashkent outing that pairs Chorsu Bazaar snacks with Besh Qozon plov and a two-hour look at the city’s decorated metro stations. Pickup is offered, public transport is included, and the experience suits families and most participants. Plan on four to five hours, with no drop-off included.

“Great tour- Yusuf was full of information about Tashkent, I got to see the market, metro. Overall great experience!”

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