The 13 Best Food & Drink Tours in Uzbekistan

1.Tashkent: Uzbek Culture, Food, Crafts & Pottery Masterclass

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

Make pottery, learn Silk Road crafts, shop with local help, and enjoy plov on this warm, hands-on Tashkent cultural tour.

“We really enjoyed this tour! Julia taught us so much about traditonal Uzbek culture and crafts and also what modern day life is like. She was also happy to share her personal experiences of moving to and joining an Uzbek family as a foreigner, which was super interesting! The pottery class was amazing, the craftsman was super helpful and at the end we get to take home a reminder of our time in Tashkent! Lunch was so delicious, amazing food as always. Highly recommend!”

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2.Tashkent Vegan Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $72

Explore Tashkent through vegan khanum, Korean salads, markets, old streets, and vegan beshbarmak on this personal four-hour food tour.

“This food tour was the highlight of my time in Tashkent. Akmal is great guide who speaks excellent English. As a solo traveller it was fun to spend time with him and to see another side of Tashkent that you wouldn’t be able to do easily on Read more”

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3.Wine Tasting Tour in Samarkand

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $72

Taste Uzbek wines and cognacs at Samarkand’s Khovrenko Winery, tour its museum, and enjoy hotel pickup for an easy evening.

“An activity that if it comes is expensive for Uzbekistan prices, we found very useful to know very difficult to access wines outside Uzbekistan. Who guided the tasting, gave us very good information and we tasted 10 drinks between wines and spirits. The museum is very nice and is a differential activity. Highly recommended.Auto-translated”

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

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

Explore Tashkent’s grand squares, art-filled metro, Hazrati Imam complex, and Chorsu Bazaar with local guidance for just $25.

“We had a wonderful city guide – Muhammad, a student, who even used his own student pass to get us into the metro while we were still searching our pockets for the right amount to buy the tickets. It’s a modern city that reflects the rapid Read more”

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5.cooking traditional food in Samarkand with local people

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

Cook plov with a Samarkand family, shop Siab Bazaar, visit a village home, and enjoy Uzbek food, culture, and transport for $62.

“Overall a pleasant experience with Akram and his family. He was punctual and brought us to walk around the bazaar, and the cooking with him and the family was interesting too, we spoke a lot about Uzbek culture and traditions and had the pleasure to visit him home. I would recommend this if you're looking to get a glimpse into the local life and interact with local people.”

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6.With John Private Tashkent city & Food tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $73

Explore Tashkent with John on a private city and food tour featuring Chorsu Bazaar, pilaf, metro stations, and flexible sightseeing.

“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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7.Food tour in Tashkent

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

Taste plov, lagman, manti, and shashlik, visit Chorsu Bazaar, and explore Tashkent cuisine on a four-hour small-group food tour.

“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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8.Ten Bites Adventure Food Tour in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $132

Taste Tashkent through manti, tandoori bread, Chorsu Bazaar, and local stories on Tatiana’s private four-hour food tour.

“Tatiana is an excellent guide. Full of knowledge of the history of the country, not just food. Had a very nice walking tour of the new city along with copious amounts of local interesting food. Highly recommend!”

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9.Food tour in Tashkent

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $99

Taste plov, somsa, manti, lagman, and shashlik in Tashkent with a local guide, Chorsu Bazaar, hotel pickup, and a small group.

“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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10.Tashkent: 4 Hour Food Tour and Metro Journey with a Guide

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

Taste Uzbek specialties, explore Tashkent’s art-filled metro, and visit Chorsu Bazaar with a private guide in four useful hours.

“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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11.Tashkent Food and Metro Journey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $120

Taste plov and Uzbek snacks, browse Chorsu Bazaar, and explore Tashkent’s ornate metro stations on a private half-day tour.

“Julia and Yusef were really prompt in responding and helpful in the lead up to the tour, answering questions and offering great advise. We had a private tour for just our family of four (with our 9 and 7 year old). They met us from the hotel with Read more”

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12.Tashkent Wine Tasting & Ceramics Workshop Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours · from $90

Taste Uzbek wines, learn local customs, and shape traditional pottery with an artisan in this relaxed two-hour Tashkent experience.

“Refreshingly delivered, this tour combines cultural learning & crafting has top marks for discovery, experience, enjoyment & value and is recommended for conscious travellers seeking authentic & mindful experiences. Curious about wine-making in a muslim country, we had a delightful journey of discovery: Jusuf’s account of the history of Ubek wine-making thoughtful and informative, the 5 local wines sampled explained without pomp, while the interesting array of dried fruits, nuts & cheeseballs explained by Julia with considered honesty before sampling! Starting the pottery after the wine, I amazingly finished a pot in record time (my rusty skills having a little help), this pot now my fave tr...”

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13.Uzbek Brews & Views: Tashkent Craft Beer Discovery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $80

Taste six Uzbek craft beers, tour a local brewery, and learn about Tashkent culture on this friendly four-hour small-group experience.

“Yusuf, the guide was very friendly and lead the tour from the beginning to the end. He also explained about the Tashkent city which was intersting. It was very impressive the brewery boss built the whole system and many types of beers by himself. Of course the 12 beers that I tasted were very great. I would definitely visit the place when I come back to Tashkent. Please try the tour if you want to enjoy drinking !”

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