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Small-Group Food Tours in China, Southeast Asia & Portland.

Trusted by over 75,000 Guests
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Trusted by over 75,000 Guests

4,000+ 5-star Reviews

Free Cancellation

The best meal of your trip is down an alley you'd never find on your own.

The best local spots are hard to find.

The places locals love don’t have English menus and barely show up online, but they've been feeding the neighborhood for generations.

Your time is too valuable to waste.

You only have a few days and the risk is real. It's leaving with a checklist of tourist destinations but never feeling like you actually got inside the city.

A great meal always comes with a story.

You remember more than the food. You remember who made it, how long they've been doing it, and why that dish matters here.

Daily Food Tour Locations:

Your Resident Food Nerds Since 2013.

Eating local when traveling isn’t easy.

Our guides know where to eat, the people who make each dish, and the stories behind them. We handle the route, ordering, translation, and every detail, so you can relax and enjoy the meal you came all this way to find.

Xianese chefs Lost Plate Founder leading tour

Daily Full-day Tours:

Turn your food tour into an all-day adventure with must-see sites.

Multi-day Trip Itineraries:

Expertly crafted, food-forward journeys available privately or as small-group fixed departures.

How it Works:

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Choose Your City

Pick the tour that fits your travel plans. Book more than one tour, get 10% off.

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Book Online

Reserve your spot in minutes with secure payment and Free Cancellation.

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Show Up Hungry

Your guide handles the route, ordering, and ever detail. All Food & Drinks Included.

1 in 3 guests join us because a friend told them to.

Our guests join a tour, eat something they can’t stop talking about, then send their friends to do the same.

You'll still be telling this story in years.

Not because the food was good (even though it was amazing). Because you’ll remember exactly where you were, how it was made, and who cooked it.

Still have questions? We're here to help.

Common Questions

What is Lost Plate?

Lost Plate is a tour company offering small-group food tours and multi-day trips across China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Oregon, USA. Our goal is simple: help travelers experience a destination through its food at places they’d never find on their own, where locals actually eat.

What makes Lost Plate different from other food tours?

Most food tours focus on showing you what’s famous. Lost Plate focuses on showing you what’s worth eating. For over a decade, we’ve researched destinations, built relationships with restaurant owners, and refined our routes based on local expertise and guest feedback. We support small, independent businesses, many of which have spent generations perfecting a single dish. And unlike many food tours, all food and drinks are included and portions are far more than a meal's worth of food.

Why are food tours one of the best ways to experience a destination?

Food reveals things that the internet can’t. Every dish has a story. It reflects local ingredients and preserves traditions that have been passed down for generations. A great food tour combines cuisine, culture, history, and neighborhood exploration into a single experience, helping travelers better understand the place they’re visiting.

Where does Lost Plate operate food tours?

Lost Plate offers city food tours and multi-day trips across China, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Our destinations include Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Portland, and more.

How does Lost Plate find the restaurants included on its tours?

Our team spends months (sometimes years) exploring neighborhoods, meeting restaurant owners, talking with locals, and eating our way through cities before a tour is ever launched. We don’t build tours from online rankings or review websites. Every stop is chosen through firsthand research and continually re-evaluated over time. If a restaurant loses what made it special, we keep searching until we find the perfect place for you.

Are Lost Plate tours worth it?

We think so! If you want to discover regional dishes, understand the stories behind them, visit places you wouldn’t find on your own, and eat a lot of food, Lost Plate food tours are perfect for you. Since 2013, thousands of travelers have joined us across China, Southeast Asia, and beyond, and many tell us their tour was the highlight of their trip.