Taste Hungary, the city's leading food and wine tour company since 2008, runs a Jewish Quarter walk with lunch covering Budapest's Jewish food renaissance and culture from its Brody Sandor cellar in Budapest.
Must order: Ask for the palinka tasting in the Tasting Table cellar at Brody Sandor 9 either side of the walk.
Route: Jewish Quarter Walk with Lunch: Budapest's Jewish food renaissance, traditional and modern dishes, Jewish history and culture
Tip: The Brody Sandor cellar tasting can also be booked stand-alone at 15:00 or 18:00.
Taste Hungary runs a private day tour from Budapest to the Tokaj wine region with three winery visits, six to eight wines at each and a regional specialties lunch, professional driver and wine guide included.
Order: Ask the winemaker for a side-by-side dry Furmint and Tokaji Aszu pour.
Tip: Drive each way is 2.5 hrs; the tour is private so the wineries are tailored to taste.
Secret Food Tours Budapest runs a downtown food walk with four tasting stops in small groups of twelve, the Hungarian canon delivered in a single walking afternoon in Budapest.
Order: Take the guide up on the local-only stop that closes the route walk.
Tip: Groups capped at 12; book several days ahead in peak summer.
Fat Boy Foodies Walk leads small-group Budapest food tours of about 3.5 km with seven tastings and one drink across markets, family-owned shops and Hungarian restaurants in Budapest.
Order: Take the guide up on a side detour to a family-owned spot off the main strip.
Tip: English-speaking guides Mate and Zsuzsa; groups capped at 10, book ahead in summer.
Budapest Market Tour runs a private three-market deep dive led by chef-guide Andrew across Budapest's market halls, with food tastings and homemade palinka at the stalls.
Order: Ask Andrew to walk you through Hungarian paprika grades and mangalica curing at the meat counters.
Tip: Private tours, max 6 guests; the operator guarantees a refund if you do not leave with a deeper understanding of the city.
Taste Hungary runs a private day tour from Budapest to the Tokaj wine region with three winery visits, six to eight wines at each and a regional specialties lunch, professional driver and wine guide included.
Order: Ask the winemaker for a side-by-side dry Furmint and Tokaji Aszu pour.
Tip: Drive each way is 2.5 hrs; the tour is private so the wineries are tailored to taste.