Top Asia Dining Experiences

Eat, train, and fight like a real Japanese sumo wrestler during this sumo demonstration and authentic ‘Chanko Nabe’ (hotpot) meal. Discover the history, training, and rules behind the typical sumo match as you watch real clashes. You can even try it yourself during a skirmish with a retired wrestler. Once you’ve worked up an appetite, dig into a tasty Chanko Nabe, a filling meal of hotpot, rice, miso, salad, French fries and more, used by these hulking fighters to gain weight. Admission to the demonstration and meals are both covered.

Eating Vietnamese dishes is temporary, but learning to cook local specialities lasts for a lifetime. Opt for an insider experience during a cooking class in a local home, a great choice for food lovers and families. As well as receiving personalized attention in a small group limited to 10, you’ll explore a local market and enjoy the convenient of hotel pickup and drop-off, an added benefit not usually included with cooking classes.

Immerse yourself in quintessential Japanese culture during a private tour and dining experience with a geisha. In Kyoto, considered the birthplace of geisha culture, you’ll explore the historic Gion area and dine on a multi-course meal at either a Japanese restaurant or tea house, accompanied by a ‘maiko’ (apprentice geisha) or ‘geiko’ (fully-trained geisha).

Take a deep-dive into Japanese culture and experience Osaka like a local on this evening walking tour. Join your Japanese-Australian guide, Andy, to explore the city’s historic districts, including the former ghetto and the Red Light district. Learn about Osaka’s history, heritage, and local traditions; venture down the backstreets to visit quirky sites often missed by travelers; and sample traditional street foods. Upgrade to include a delicious dinner of typical ‘kushikatsu’ cuisine.

If you have a keen interest in Balinese cuisine, then this cooking class in Ubud is for you! Learn to prepare authentic dishes from a certified cook in a traditional open kitchen. You’ll get hands-on practice in a 6-hour session, starting in the morning (with a market tour) or afternoon. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 12 for a small-group learning experience with personalized attention. Includes round-trip transport from Ubud hotels.

Treat yourself to an evening of fine dining and live entertainment in the tallest tower in Asia with this buffet dinner at Atmosphere 360 Revolving Restaurant. Your booking includes transfer from selected hotels in Kuala Lumpur to the Menara KL, or KL Tower, a meal of Malaysian and international dishes, and a spread of fine desserts.

Tempt your taste buds with an array of traditional Lao cuisine at this 4-hour cooking workshop in Luang Prabang. Soak up the atmosphere as you shop for ingredients at the local market, then learn to cook delicious Lao specialties during an expert-led cooking class. With a choice of private or small-group classes, you’ll enjoy plenty of one-on-one attention as you create an array of dishes, then tuck into your 4-course homemade lunch. Best of all: you’ll receive a recipe book to take away, so you can recreate your favorite dishes back home.

Learn to make two styles of sushi during a cooking lesson that ends with a delicious sushi lunch. Your sushi chef-instructor shows you how to prepare ‘gunkan maki’ and ‘nigiri’ sushi with simple utensils that help you easily make sushi. Hear insightful commentary from the instructor throughout the lesson, then enjoy the meal that you helped to prepare. Upgrade your experience to include a sake or tea tasting session (additional cost).

Spend your evening at a teahouse in Tokyo and enjoy a dinner banquet while two highly trained geisha entertain you with a traditional dance and musical performance. Spend a leisurely 2-hour meal feasting on traditional Japanese dishes while you converse with the geisha who are skilled in the Japanese arts as well as the art of communication. Learn about Japan’s age-old traditions while you dine.

One of the best ways to experience a place is through its cuisine. You’ll get the chance to learn about Balinese culture and tradition during this fun cooking class in a Balinese home. Balinese food is unique, and very different from other Indonesian and Asian cuisines. Learn why, and get the chance to practice the techniques you’ll need to recreate Balinese dishes at home. You’ll also visit a local market and rice fields for a whole sightseeing experience.

For a unique experience in Singapore, enjoy a Singapore Zoo breakfast with orangutans. If you choose the option, enjoy a jungle breakfast buffet in the company of a family of orangutans. These great apes are part of Singapore Zoo’s orangutan-breeding program, one of the most successful in the world. Snap pics with your new breakfast club and watch as they play around their habitat. Then take a tour of the zoo by tram to see the rest of the 3,600 animals. Not interested in breakfast? You can still purchase the zoo tour only.

Dive into the tastes and flavors of Ho Chi Minh City’s back-alleys and neighborhood markets on this lively private food tour. Head out in the afternoon for lunch or immerse yourself in the bright lights of the city at night with a dinner tour around a series of city food stalls. Enjoy iconic Vietnamese dishes like pho and banh mi – and maybe even a surprise dish.

This full-day tour offers a comprehensive overview of Seoul and is an excellent choice for first-time visitors. Highlights include Gyeongbokgung Palace, Tongin Market, Insadong, Gwangjang Market, and Cheonggyecheon, a man-made eco-waterway built on the site of a former stream. You won’t go hungry on this tour—lunch and dinner are included.

In 4 hours, you will experience Japanese culture and hospitality at home. Experiences include origami, handmade udon, Japanese food, sushi and tempura. Experience matcha and Japanese sweets after meals. We make with you. Drinks (sake, beer, shochu and soft drinks) are free. As a souvenir, Keiko writes your name on colored paper in calligraphy. Through this experience, you will become a member of your home (homecoming TAKA) and make friends all over the world. The next time you visit our home, we welcome you as a family!

Discover the bustling city of Taipei as it starts to come alive during this evening tour. Start at the Longshan Temple and learn about its significance; walk through the Huaxi Street night market; tantalize your tastebuds with a delicious dinner at the famous Din Tai Fung; and cap it off with a visit to Taipei 101 where you can see the skyline shimmering from the clouds. Catch the highlights of Taipei—ideal for those with limited time.

No traveler interested in Balinese culture should miss the cuisine, but for foodies that want to dig a little deeper, few experiences compare to a private cooking class. With this personal culinary excursion, learn about the food in Bali, prepare a traditional lunch, and feast on the fruits of your labor. Along the way, discover more about Balinese culture. Highlights include visiting an herbal garden, and learning to write your name with Balinese characters.

Immerse yourself in the Japanese culinary tradition of Kaiseki Ryouri during this evening food tour in Kyoto. Follow your guide through the Kamogawa and Gion areas, eating your way through a 10-course meal with included beverages and dessert.

What could be better than enjoying a dinner with the locals, Myanmar style? Mandalay by Night is a relaxing food tour to see how Myanmar people enjoy their evenings eating and drinking and chatting. Our tour guide will take you around Mandalay city by motorbike from place to place to try tasty Burmese food.

This four hour long food tour covers all famous foods of Lucknow. The tour takes you to all famous eateries of Lucknow serving the Oudhi cuisine since decades. In this private tour, our guide picks you from Hotel in an AC vehicle, takes you around in Lucknow to taste sixteen traditional dishes of Lucknow. In process, you will also see Lucknow Heritage zone and other historical monuments. All the famous foods of Lucknow including but not limited to Galaouti Kebab, Nihari, Sheer Mall, Chaat, Thandai, Kulfi etc is tried in this gastronomical journey in the by-lanes of Lucknow.

More than just a regular food tour, this carefully curated, all-inclusive food walk is a journey into the heart of the authentic culinary neighborhoods of Amritsar. Eat like a local with the best of traditional and modern street food items from street vendors and dhabas who have been feeding the locals for generations and are hidden in the off-the-beaten-path away from the tourist crowds. Keep your stomach and camera memory empty for the delicious food to fill them up.

Enjoy the hotel pickup and dropoff service and you will visit major tourists spots in Busan including Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Nurimaru APEC House, Gamcheon Culture Village, Jagalchi market, Busan Tower, Gukje Market and BIFF st. Expert Busan local tour guide will be with you during the tour, giving you narration about history and culture of Busan. For Lunch, you will have special local food! Tour guide will bring you to good local restaurants. Join us and make your trip to Busan more special and memorable! Why us? - Busan sightseeing tour - Visit all the highlights and landmarks of Busan for one day - Visit Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, the most beautiful temple in Korea - See where the world summits gather together for an APEC meeting - Grab one of Busan’s most intriguing sights in Gamcheon Culture Village - Enjoy a 360 degree view of Busan at Busan Tower - Delicious Food - Small Group

It can be tricky sniffing out the best local haunts on the Tokyo street food scene, but on this walking and food tour, you’ll gain an insider’s knowledge. Enjoy an immersive private or small-group tour that teaches you about everyday life in the eclectic local neighbourhoods of Nakano and Koenji, with delicious street food tastings along the way.

Go out for an evening of fanciful Tokyo entertainment that includes a robot show and dinner at a restaurant with an ‘Alice In Wonderland’ theme. You may feel that you slipped down the rabbit hole when you enter the Robot Cabaret Show where neon-lit performers dance to a techno beat. Watch a campy show with dinosaurs, ninjas, taiko drummers and costumed dancing ladies put on a dazzling 60-minute performance. Before or after the show, dine in a festively decorated restaurant that recreates iconic scenes from ‘Alice In Wonderland.’

Experience the hospitality and the flavor of Thailand with this private dinner experience in a local Bangkok home. Allow acclaimed Chef Wasana to make you feel at home with this authentic meal experience that is sure to be a highlight of any trip to Thailand.