8 Food Tours in Chengdu & Sichuan Worth Booking

1.Tuktuk Food Tour Through Chengdu’s Local Eats

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 435 reviews · from $73Our pick

Chengdu in a tuk-tuk. A small-group dinner tour with Sichuan snacks, crepes, chaoshou wontons, drinks, and a retro plum wine finale.

“Chino our guide is a real foodie and shared his knowledge of food which extended far over the local cuisine. We ate great food and a lot of it... It was also a sweet moment to talk english and meet others who do, since in this time there are practically no tourists in town.”

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2.Hidden Dishes and Beers UNESCO Food Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $79

Chengdu tuk-tuk UNESCO food tour with 10+ local dishes, unlimited beer and soda, dumplings, stuffed pancakes, and a spicy finale.

“Fiona was a fantastic guide and we ended fully stuffed and fully informed about Sichuan cuisine. Highly recommend the tour”

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3.Private Leshan Giant Buddha and Local Food Tasting Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $199

Private Leshan Giant Buddha day trip from Chengdu with high-speed train, hotel pickup, guide-led visits, and local food tasting. 8-9 hours.

“This tour was excellent, very well organised and trouble free. Our guide, Jamie, was very energetic, very professional and knowledgeable, a lot of fun, spoke excellent English and she made our trip a fabulous experience. The bullet train ride to and from Leshan gave us an opportunity to see a lot of great countryside and experience a little of the Chinese way of life. The giant Buddha was amazing, both up close and from the river boat cruise and lunch at the local village was delicious. We even has some time to explore the local markets and stroll along the river. I would recommend the trip to all but don't…”

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4.Eat Like a Local! Food Tour in the Hidden Alleys

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $73

3-hour Chengdu alley food tour with 5 to 7 local snacks, night markets, Sichuan stories, and a US-experienced English guide. Small group, all included.

“Given how cheap street food is it’s always a big ask to see if an expensive tour of it was worth it. For me, it definitely was. A bunch of delicious foods I definitely wouldn’t have tried, all made easy with a conversational commentary on life in Chengdu. Good fun.”

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5.6-Hour Private Chengdu City Walking Tour with Tea Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $115

Private Chengdu walking tour with Qingyang Palace Daoism sights, Funan River parks, and a 1-hour kung-fu tea ceremony.

“I had a fantastic morning out with Bruce. I would highly recommend this trip as a great way of seeing Chengdu. I definitely got more out of my visit from doing this tour. Bruce was very knowledgeable and we had a very chilled morning Read more”

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6.Chengdu Evening Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 6 reviews

Chengdu evening tuk-tuk food tour with unlimited crepes, wontons, noodles, Sichuan classics, plum wine, and beer, in 3.5 hours.

“I love our tour guide Fiona and Amber. She made sure everyone's well taken cared of. They taught us how to play mahjong. I love all the Sichuan food I tried! Xie xie ni!”

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7.City Walking Tour with Food and Culture Stops

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $109

Walk Chengdu in 4 hours with a private guide, Kuanzhai Alleys, People’s Park tea, museum shadow puppets, and Taikoo Li style stops.

“Its a great tour to get to know the city and its culture while mixing modern with ancient”

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8.Leshan Buddha boat and food half day trip

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 3 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $129

Half-day Leshan Buddha by boat plus an old-town street food walk with an English guide, small group size, and guaranteed tickets.

“We liked our tour a lot, our guide Kris was excellent, very professional, attentive and friendly.”

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