Small-Group Buenos Aires Food and Culture Tour

We booked this tour the day prior, as the other, more popular food tours had no availability. For ~280 USD each, here's what we got: We were given instructions to meet at Plaza Dorrego at 6 PM -- no other specifics were given to find our guide in this bustling plaza. We spotted another couple who were also on the tour and were equally lost, searching Plaza Dorrego hopelessly for our tour guide. We messaged the agency, and they said they had no idea what the tour guide looked like or how to identify him. After some back and forth, they were able to tell us that he would be waiting by the Starbucks. Jose, our guide, was very kind and spoke decent English but was more of a general tour guide for BA than someone passionate and knowledgeable about the food scene. He took us to a tenement building that had been repurposed as shops (we saw a man making mate cups and another store selling underwear), and another small shopping center to look at ceramic gnomes. We then went to San Telmo market, an incredible space packed with stalls and an abundance of great looking food on display. Unfortunately, the tour did not stop at any of these places but rather at an outpost of La Casa Del Dulce De Leche. You will recognize that these are popular and scattered all over BA. Here we sampled their selection of Dulce De Leches, which were already sitting out and available for all passersby to try for free! Our next stop was a wine shop where we tasted and learned about two wines: a standard Torrontes and Malbec. They gave us a bit of cheese, too. Then a van shuttled us to dinner at Revire Brasas Bravas, where we had a choice of chorizo or an empanada, followed by steak (all tough and cooked to medium well), and dessert (ice cream or tiramisu). We had the opportunity to have one drink at the dinner and were told that any additional drink we would need to purchase. Of course, we were reminded to leave a tip for the waitress as well! I am unsure why or how this tour cost $280 pp, but we did enjoy the company of the other couple, and Jose was a nice guy who was interesting enough to chat with. My advice is to book one of the other food tours well in advance!

This tour was a nice ,fun evening out. It included and interesting walk around the neighborhood, a stop at a dulce de leaches store with samples, stroll through a large food market, a wine tasting and a nice meal at a local steak restaurant. The guide was interesting and fun.

Die Tour führte zu 3 Orten, allerdings hat der Führer/ Guide for Ort nicht erzählt. Wir wurden in einen Laden geführt ohne Erläuterungen und sollten dort einkaufen. Die Steaks im Steakhaus hätten besser sein können. Die Provoleta als Vorspeise war sehr gut! Die Weinprobe war git, es gab viel Käse dazu! Ums eine gute Moderation vom Weinladen!