Buenos Aires Food Walking Tour: San Telmo Market, Empanadas, Pizza & Dulce de Leche
Day tour
Food tour
Standard
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires
1N (Participation Duration)
Walking (Transportation)
English (Language)
Number of participants 0/8
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Tour description
Buenos Aires eats like a European city that took a wrong turn somewhere in the Atlantic. Waves of Italian and Spanish immigration shaped the cuisine—pizza, pasta, milanesa—and then Argentina made it richer, later, and better.
We start at Mercado de San Telmo, an 1897 wrought-iron market hall, now a national monument, for empanadas—and your guide will explain the regional differences, because salteña, tucumana, and porteña are three different things and Argentines will argue about them forever.
Next is pizza, which in Buenos Aires means a thick crust with an absurd amount of mozzarella, or fugazzeta, an onion-and-cheese pizza with no tomato sauce at all, from a pizzeria that has stood on the same corner since 1934, where you eat standing at the marble counter.
We'll also have choripán with chimichurri, milanesa napolitana, and a platter of Argentine cheeses and jamón crudo accompanied by a glass of Malbec, which your guide will use to explain why Argentine wine tastes of high altitude.
We finish with helado—dulce de leche granizado from a heladería that opened in 1957, which is the proper order of things.
Small group, maximum 8 guests.
We start at Mercado de San Telmo, an 1897 wrought-iron market hall, now a national monument, for empanadas—and your guide will explain the regional differences, because salteña, tucumana, and porteña are three different things and Argentines will argue about them forever.
Next is pizza, which in Buenos Aires means a thick crust with an absurd amount of mozzarella, or fugazzeta, an onion-and-cheese pizza with no tomato sauce at all, from a pizzeria that has stood on the same corner since 1934, where you eat standing at the marble counter.
We'll also have choripán with chimichurri, milanesa napolitana, and a platter of Argentine cheeses and jamón crudo accompanied by a glass of Malbec, which your guide will use to explain why Argentine wine tastes of high altitude.
We finish with helado—dulce de leche granizado from a heladería that opened in 1957, which is the proper order of things.
Small group, maximum 8 guests.
Meeting point:
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Mercado de San Telmo, Defensa and Carlos Calvo, Buenos Aires
We meet at the Defensa Street entrance to the Mercado de San Telmo. Your guide will have a small sign with your name. Metro line C Independencia or line E Belgrano are a short walk.
Detailed itinerary
Stop 1 - Mercado de San Telmo: The 1897 iron market hall, a national monument, with your guide on the immigration that built this city's food.
Stop 2 - Empanadas: Baked and fried, with your guide on the regional differences - saltena, tucumana, mendocina - and why the crimp on the edge tells you what is inside.
Stop 3 - Choripan: Grilled chorizo split into a crusty roll with chimichurri, eaten standing up. Argentina's street sandwich.
Stop 4 - Pizza and fugazzeta: Porteño pizza with an outrageous depth of mozzarella, and the onion-and-cheese fugazzeta that contains no tomato, at a pizzeria trading since 1934.
Stop 5 - Milanesa: A breaded cutlet, in the napolitana version with ham, tomato and melted cheese, which is the dish Argentines actually eat most.
Stop 6 - Cheese, jamon crudo and Malbec: A picada board with a glass of Malbec, and your guide on why Argentine wine tastes the way it does.
Stop 7 - Helado: Dulce de leche granizado from a heladeria open since 1957, served the Argentine way in a cone with a spoon.
Stop 2 - Empanadas: Baked and fried, with your guide on the regional differences - saltena, tucumana, mendocina - and why the crimp on the edge tells you what is inside.
Stop 3 - Choripan: Grilled chorizo split into a crusty roll with chimichurri, eaten standing up. Argentina's street sandwich.
Stop 4 - Pizza and fugazzeta: Porteño pizza with an outrageous depth of mozzarella, and the onion-and-cheese fugazzeta that contains no tomato, at a pizzeria trading since 1934.
Stop 5 - Milanesa: A breaded cutlet, in the napolitana version with ham, tomato and melted cheese, which is the dish Argentines actually eat most.
Stop 6 - Cheese, jamon crudo and Malbec: A picada board with a glass of Malbec, and your guide on why Argentine wine tastes the way it does.
Stop 7 - Helado: Dulce de leche granizado from a heladeria open since 1957, served the Argentine way in a cone with a spoon.
Tour price includes
• English-speaking local food guide for a small group (maximum 8 guests)
• All food and drink tastings listed in the itinerary
• A glass of Argentine Malbec or a soft drink
• Bottled water and wet wipes throughout the tour
• All taxes and service fees
• All food and drink tastings listed in the itinerary
• A glass of Argentine Malbec or a soft drink
• Bottled water and wet wipes throughout the tour
• All taxes and service fees
Tour price excludes
• Hotel pickup and drop-off unless otherwise stated
• Additional drinks beyond those included
• Personal travel insurance
• Tips for the guide (appreciated but not required)
• Meals and shopping outside the itinerary
• Additional drinks beyond those included
• Personal travel insurance
• Tips for the guide (appreciated but not required)
• Meals and shopping outside the itinerary
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable. Tours run rain or shine; the market is covered.
Other notes
Departs Sundays and Tuesday through Saturday at 11:00. We do not operate on Mondays, when San Telmo Market is closed.
On Sundays, the Feria de San Telmo takes over Defensa Street and is truly spectacular—but it also has the city's highest concentration of pickpockets. We still run the tour, keep the group close together, and will show you where to keep your bags.
Safety: San Telmo, Retiro, Florida Street, and La Boca are all cited in travel advisories as places requiring extra caution. Our route stays strictly inside the market and immediate surrounding streets during the daytime. We do not go to La Boca on this tour; if you visit, go during daylight hours and stick to Caminito. Use app-based ride services or radio taxis, never hail a cab on the street, and be careful at ATMs.
Money: Argentina's inflation remains around a third per year, but the old gap between the official and black-market dollar rates has essentially closed, so there is no longer any reason to carry wads of cash for exchange-rate arbitrage. Cards work well. This is why our prices are listed in US dollars.
Water: Tap water in Buenos Aires is safe to drink.
Argentine dining hours are quite late. Lunch is from 13:00 to 15:00 and dinner rarely starts before 21:30, which is why this tour departs at 11:00 rather than earlier.
Dietary requirements: please notify us at least 48 hours in advance. Vegetarian options can be arranged, but Argentina is a meat-loving country and we will be straightforward with you about that.
Walking is about 2 km on flat streets, though the sidewalks are uneven.
On Sundays, the Feria de San Telmo takes over Defensa Street and is truly spectacular—but it also has the city's highest concentration of pickpockets. We still run the tour, keep the group close together, and will show you where to keep your bags.
Safety: San Telmo, Retiro, Florida Street, and La Boca are all cited in travel advisories as places requiring extra caution. Our route stays strictly inside the market and immediate surrounding streets during the daytime. We do not go to La Boca on this tour; if you visit, go during daylight hours and stick to Caminito. Use app-based ride services or radio taxis, never hail a cab on the street, and be careful at ATMs.
Money: Argentina's inflation remains around a third per year, but the old gap between the official and black-market dollar rates has essentially closed, so there is no longer any reason to carry wads of cash for exchange-rate arbitrage. Cards work well. This is why our prices are listed in US dollars.
Water: Tap water in Buenos Aires is safe to drink.
Argentine dining hours are quite late. Lunch is from 13:00 to 15:00 and dinner rarely starts before 21:30, which is why this tour departs at 11:00 rather than earlier.
Dietary requirements: please notify us at least 48 hours in advance. Vegetarian options can be arranged, but Argentina is a meat-loving country and we will be straightforward with you about that.
Walking is about 2 km on flat streets, though the sidewalks are uneven.
Detailed price list
| Guest type | Price |
|---|---|
| 大人 | $65 |
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