LOST PLATE FOOD TOURS

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Top-rated food tours across China, Southeast Asia, and USA.

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Turn your food tour into an all-day adventure to visit must-see sites, available daily.

Beijing Full-day Great Wall, Hutongs & Evening Food Tour

$305 USD

Get a true feel for Beijing in just one day: visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, sit down to a farmhouse-style meal, and walk through the hutongs for a taste of the city’s local food scene. With an expert guide leading the way, this full-day tour brings you a perfect blend of history, food, and culture that define China’s capital city.
7:30am Daily

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Full-day Tour

Chengdu Full-day Panda, Teahouse & Evening Food Tour

$175 USD

Meet Chengdu’s most famous residents at the world-renowned Giant Panda Base, taste authentic Sichuan dishes at a local’s favorite “fly restaurant,” sip tea in a traditional teahouse, and explore the city’s culinary streets with our top-rated evening tuktuk food tour.
7:30am Daily

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Full-day Tour

Siem Reap Full-Day Angkor Wat Temples & Food Tour

$145 USD

This all-inclusive full-day tour combines our Sunset Evening Food Tour with a day of temple hopping through Angkor Wat and a selection of our favorite lesser visited, awe-inspiring temples. This is the ultimate way to experience the essence of Siem Reap’s culinary scene while exploring Cambodia’s rich history with our knowledgeable guides.
7:30am Daily

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Xian Full-day Terracotta Warrior, City Wall & Evening Food Tour

$209 USD

Visit the Terracotta Warriors, walk the Ancient City Wall, and experience the perfect mix of history, culture, and local flavors with an experienced English-speaking guide. This is Xian’s only full-day tour that includes an authentic countryside lunch and our top-rated evening food tour by tuktuk!
7:30am Daily

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Full-day Tour

Multi-day Trip Destinations:

Expertly crafted, food-forward journeys. Available privately or on join-in fixed departures.

Savor Beijing’s Imperial Eats, Palaces, and Hidden Hutongs​

From $1450 USD

Spend 4 days eating your way through Beijing’s most iconic sights. Discover the Forbidden City’s ancient halls and courtyards, walk along the Great Wall and its watchtowers, explore historic hutong neighborhoods like a local, sit down to the city’s best Peking duck, and taste dozens of dishes Beijingers return to again and again.
4 days, 3 nights

Discover the Tastes, Temples, & Tales of Cambodia

From $1400 USD

This one-of-a-kind experience travels from the capital city of Phnom Penh, through the vibrant countryside of Battambang, and finishes with a bang in Siem Reap and Angkor Wat’s ruined temples. We’ll discover Cambodia’s incredible cuisine, history, and beauty, and meet the locals who have called this place home for generations.
8 days, 7 nights

Discover Chengdu’s Flavors, Culture and Pandas

From $795 USD

As the backbone of Sichuan cuisine, Chengdu has been an UNESCO City of Gastronomy for over a decade. From local street food to roundtable hotpots, and giant pandas to cliff-side Buddha carvings, come experience why Chengdu and Sichuan cuisine are so famous around the globe.
4 days, 3 nights

Wine Taste Through Ningxia

From $1150 USD

Discover China’s premier wine destination as we spend 2 days wine tasting our way through the northwest region of Ningxia. From exploring the area’s sprawling boutique vineyards situated against a rugged mountain backdrop, to enjoying copious amounts of lamb, beef, and noodles famous in the area, get ready for a delicious wine-filled adventure!
3 days, 2 nights

Uncover Xian’s Ancient Wonders and Hidden Eats

From $600 USD

At the end of the Silk Road, Xian has the definitive say in how three continents and 11,000 kilometers can crescendo in flavor. From hand-pulled noodles to fried stewed chicken (yes, you read that right) to local organic ice cream, you’ll need to bring along your stretchy pants for this one.
3 days, 2 nights

Get Lost and Escape in Guilin & Yangshuo

From $800 USD

Explore Guilin and Yangshuo away from the tourist traps on our food-forward 4-day trip through China’s most famous landscape. From eating all of the best (and unique) local dishes to exploring the countryside in vintage sidecars to boutique poolside views, get ready for a delicious adventure like no other!
4 days, 3 nights

Eat Your Way Through Yunnan's Tea & Horse Road: Dali, Lijiang & Shangrila

From $1500 USD

Eat your way through Yunnan’s Tea Horse Road, traveling from Dali to Shaxi and Lijiang, plus a unique overnight stay in Tiger Leaping Gorge. Along the way, you’ll explore local markets, discover Yunnan’s coffee culture, join a hands-on cooking class with a Naxi local, and dig into locally-made rice noodles, wild mushroom hotpot, and Bai minority feasts.
8 days, 7 nights

Go Beyond Shangrila for Wine & Tibetan Culture

From $1235 USD

Spend 6 days traveling throughout Yunnan’s Tibetan region wine tasting, feasting on incredible Tibetan and local minority cuisine, visiting small ethnic minority villages, and enjoying the incredible high-altitude landscape.
6 days, 5 nights

Explore Hanoi & Ninh Bình

From $900 USD

From the buzzing streets of Hanoi’s old quarter to the tranquil peaks of Ninh Binh, this adventure blends Vietnam’s most stunning landscapes with its most authentic flavors. Pedal past grazing water buffalo, flip your own bánh xèo, and eat your way through Hanoi’s bustling old-quarter – market visits and historic train stops included.
5 days, 4 nights

Meet your resident food nerds.

Explore Beijing’s hidden Hutongs, the rice paddies surrounding Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, or the private kitchens of up-and-coming Portland chefs. We go further to find these lost plates and bring them to your table.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

These answers apply to our morning/evening city food tours. For details and policies about our multi-day trips, please visit our multi-day trips page.

We’re proud to offer one of the most flexible cancellation policies in the industry. Cancel or reschedule your tour at any time, for any reason, up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. If you prefer even more flexibility, you’ll be given the option to add last-minute cancellation protection for a small fee when booking online.

Our morning/evening food tours include all food, drinks (including local beer during evening tours), and your local guide. There’s nothing you need to pay during the tour other than an optional gratuity for your guide if you would like to show your appreciation.

…signing up for multiple tours? Yes! When booking online, you’ll have the option of adding additional tours to your booking with a 10% discount. Additionally, you will receive a confirmation email immediately after booking with a 10% promo code that you can use when booking any additional tour(s) in any city.

…bringing children? Yes! Humans aged 4 through 15 will receive a discount on most of our tours (3 and under is free). The discount is automatically displayed and given when booking online. We do require that all guests aged 4+ pay for their spot, even if you don’t think they will eat a lot, due to limited seating space during the tour. 

…I don’t drink alcohol? No. For tours that include alcohol, we always provide alcohol-free alternatives of similar value for guests that prefer not to drink alcohol. 

…I have special dietary requirements / I can’t eat everything? No. Due to limited capacity on each tour, all guests must pay for their spot. We think the tour experience is about more than just the food. If you are unable to eat everything on the tour, feel free to share your portion with your travel partner or other guests. 

We require full pre-payment to reserve your spot on one of our food tours. This is because spots are limited and we can’t risk no-shows which will delay the start time for other guests. When booking online, credit cards from any country are accepted. If using a mobile device, ApplePay/GooglePay are also available.

Humans of all ages are welcome on our food tours. We ask parents to use their own judgement to determine whether a 3-4 hour food tour is appropriate for their children without impacting the experience of other guests. Booking a private tour for your family is always an option by contacting us. Most of our destinations offer multiple tour options with different start times so you can choose what best fits your children’s schedule. Our morning tours typically provide more interactive experiences, whereby our evening tours typically visit sit-down restaurants. 

Private tours can be arranged based on availability. An additional private tour fee will be charged (which is waived for larger groups). Simply contact us to book so we can check availability. 

We are happy to customize the start time or duration for private tour requests.

Beyond that, we generally do not arrange customized tours. We work very hard to create our tour routes and build strong relationships with our vendors to ensure the food quality and service they provide. It’s also important for us to share the stories of each dish and vendor that we visit. If your request involves visiting a vendor we don’t have an existing relationship with, we will politely decline. 

Yes! We do our best to accommodate as many dietary requests as possible while remaining stupid delicious. Each tour is a bit different, so please check the specific tour page that you are interested in, where we have clearly displayed the dietary requests each tour is able to accommodate. Check out the tour page’s FAQ section for even more detail. 

Yes! Our online booking system will cut-off evening tours between 2-6 hours before it begins, or 24 hours for our morning tours begin. If you’d like to book a tour that’s already been cut-off, simply contact us and we’ll get you taken care of (based on availability).

No problem! Due to the higher cost of providing a solo tour, we do require a minimum of 2 people to operate a tour. Our website will accept your solo booking, and we’ll reach out to you if you are the only person booked on the tour. If we are unable to reschedule you to another date that works for you, we will provide a full refund for your booking. At that time, you can also consider purchasing 2 tickets so we are able to operate the tour for you.

Feel free to contact us at any time if you’d like us to check your dates of interest and we’ll let you know if anyone else has booked the tour or if there are nearby alternative dates.