6 Market Location Tours Worldwide Worth Booking

1.White Lotus Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 285 reviews · 3h 30m · from $35Our pick

Meet your English-speaking instructor at White Lotus Thai Cooking School above Bangkok’s Paak Klong Talad market. Visit the flower and produce markets, taste unfamiliar ingredients, make fresh coconut milk, and cook Tom Yam Goong, Pad Thai, Som Tam, and Mango Sticky Rice in a small, welcoming class.

“This experience was incredible! Our teacher Jeab was very kind and informative. Her English was fantastic and she taught us a lot about the Thai food, culture and language. The market tour at the start was very interesting and gave great context for our cooking experience. The food was all very fresh and delicious and the kitchen was very clean. Highly recommend!”

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2.Gwangjang Market Netflix Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $64

Start at Anguk Station with guides such as Peter, Sally, Sam, or Alan, then walk through Insadong and Ikseon-dong before tasting three to five Korean street foods at Gwangjang Market. The tour lasts three hours, suits small or private groups, and ends with food rather than a full meal.

“the tour was OK, I would like to have more opportunities to see more of the market and the food.”

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3.Market Tour, Cooking Class & Lunch with Chef in Lyon Studio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $371

Chef Thierry leads a small-group morning at Lyon’s Saint Antoine Market, where you help choose fresh ingredients before cooking quiche, chicken, praline dessert, and more in his 15th-century atelier. The four-hour English-language class ends with lunch and accommodates no more than six people.

“Chef Thierry’s vast teaching experience really shows in this class as you make an appetizer, soup, entree and dessert along with a visit first the Saint Antoine market. Awesome experience and highly recommended.”

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4.Gwangjang market Netflix Food Walking Tour with Insadong

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $48

Start at Anguk Station at 3 pm for a three-hour walk through Insadong and Ikseon-dong, then eat your way through Gwangjang Market. A guide leads a group of up to 10, with 3 to 5 street-food tastings, honey dessert, fish cake, mung-bean pancake, and Korean rice wine included.

“Alan Han was very personable and knowledgeable. He took his time with us, allowed for many questions. The street food and browsing of the shops was my favorite part. Would recommend!”

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5.Camden Market – Music, Movies 10+ Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $135

Spend about three hours exploring Camden with a guide such as Dan, tasting 10+ British and international foods and drinks, visiting The Hawley Arms, and stopping at King’s Cross for a Hogwarts-themed moment. The group is capped at 10 people.

“Dan was a great guide! Shared lots of interesting facts, was patient and watchful of guests. We felt we were receiving great treatment by a knowledgeable and professional tour leader. The area is so vibrant and it’s such a delight to not only tour, it but to learn elements of its history.”

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6.LA Tour: Downtown, Hollywood, Rodeo Drive, Farmer’s Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $195

Spend about five hours touring Los Angeles with a local guide and up to 11 other people. You’ll see Downtown, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Griffith Park, Hollywood Boulevard, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Koreatown, and the Original Farmers Market, with hotel pickup available from selected Downtown LA and Hollywood hotels.

“This trip never happened. After paying more than $300 for the tickets and getting an email confirmation of the tickets we were so excited. However, on the day of the tour the number we were given in the confirmation was not working. We were unable to reach anyone. We stood there waiting at our pickup spot for over an hour unsure of what was happening. This is truly a scam. I request viator to refund my money. It would be really hard to trust the company that enabled this transaction if they're not willing to help their client who have got scammed.”

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