Budapest tells two different stories through its food, and this tour lets you pick which one to taste. Choose Óbuda, the city's oldest quarter, built over Roman ruins, where a working butcher shop, a restaurant with over 125 years of history and a local cafe unfold across 8 tastings of Hungarian sausage, lángos, fánk and homemade strudel. Or choose Downtown Budapest, where grand boulevards and Baroque courtyards frame 8 tastings of hearty gulyás soup, crispy lángos, tangy pickled vegetables and Hungarian meats, finished with chimney cake and a small Hungarian beer. Both routes are led by a guide who treats every stop like their own neighbourhood, and both hide a Secret Dish along the way, a local favourite we won't name until it's in front of you. Secret Food Tours built these routes into family kitchens that have fed locals for generations, not the ones built for tourists. Small groups, real recipes, real Budapest.

Do you like cooking and would you like to discover Hungary through gastronomy? I am a professional chef and would be happy to share everything with you about Hungarian cuisine. I love cooking and eating great food. It is fantastic when my kitchen is full of life: somebody is chopping onions, someone else is preparing the meat or kneading dough, and we are talking, laughing, and enjoying the wonderful smell of food filling the whole place. While you are in Budapest, come, cook together, and enjoy this unique atmosphere in the centre. This 100% hands-on cooking class gives you a memorable experience. If you don't have enough time for the full 4-hour experience, please look for my "Hungarian Cooking Class with Chef Marti", a 2.5-hour class where you make one iconic Hungarian dish and learn about local ingredients, cuisine, customs and everyday life. You may also enjoy my "Hungarian Strudel Making Class" for a hands-on Hungarian baking experience.

The Strudel is a typical Habsburg-Empire dessert, but it can be originated to the Turkish influence in Hungary. It is an essential part of the wedding dinner in the countryside. I use my mother’s recipe who makes the stretched version. This Strudel pastry is elastic, very thin and it is stretched by the hand. We make sweet and salty Strudel as well. Where I grew up, there were some typical fillings: poppy-seed with pumpkin, salty cabbage and sweet cottage cheese cream. Now you can make these on my special baking course. Come and join my culinary experience, learn about my family tricks and at the end of the course enjoy the result of your efforts. If you are also interested in cooking a complete Hungarian meal, you may enjoy my "Hungarian Cooking Class with Chef Marti" or the 4-hour "Premium Hungarian Cooking Class with Chef Marti."

Budapest’s markets can feel overwhelming at first — the crowded stalls, the unfamiliar cuts of meat. Many visitors walk through unsure of what they’re seeing or how it fits into everyday Hungarian life. This private tasting tour offers a clear, relaxed way to understand not just the market, but the food, history, and culture that shaped it — through the eyes of someone who grew up with it. My family has lived in Budapest for generations, and food has always been our way of understanding the world. Combined with years cooking professionally in the US and Hungary — including time in a two‑Michelin‑star kitchen and private chef work for visiting actors — I explain Hungarian cuisine through real experience rather than rehearsed stories. As we explore the Great Market Hall, our conversation moves naturally from ingredients to traditions from stories to history. You’ll leave with a full stomach, a deeper sense of Hungarian life, and the feeling that you’ve seen the market the way locals do.

Embark on a 3-hour, small group tour of Castle Hill, the oldest part of Budapest. In the company of a historian, explore Buda’s Castle and the surrounding district of narrow and cobbled streets full of baroque and Gothic facades of historic villas and churches as well as the remains of a synagogue from the middle ages.

You can see the most important sights of Budapest during this 4-hour long tour. I recommend this program those who have only a short time or want to explore the city alone and need just an orientation. During such a city tour you can decide what you want to see more thoroughly, where you want to go back or you can simply measure the distances. Sightseeing by car is more comfortable and less tiring - and allows more time to spend in all places. If you are more in number than 3, a comfortable minivan with a driver can be arranged for you.

Because this tour has nothing to do with tourism. This has to do with Hungary, its people, culture, and gastronomy. Do you want to be just another tourist in Budapest? Or do you want to get a personalized travel experience and feel like a local? We invite you to participate in our Home lunch/dinner program, and to get a true taste of typical Hungarian food! The home lunch program introduces Hungarian cuisine and turns it into a real personal travel experience. For lunch we will serve you a complete Hungarian meal, along with some good Hungarian wine! "Lunch at Mom and Pop's house was the highlight. AMAZING! They were so nice too.. we wanted them to adopt us. They really made us feel at home. I feel lucky to have had such a unique experience. I will no doubt recommend this tour to anyone who visits Budapest." (As reviewed by a Tripadvisor member)

With the help of a historian, this 3 hour walking tour allows you to grasp the “goulash communism” of Budapest’s decades under totalitarianism, the soft dictatorship in which Hungarians had certain liberties in exchange for obedience on major issues. Learn why, for all the suffering of Budapest’s citizens under the communist regime, Hungary was called “the happiest barrack in the Soviet Bloc.”

Discover Hungarian cuisine through a 4-hour culinary experience combining a market visit and hands-on cooking. Start at Budapest’s iconic Central Market Hall, where you will explore the market with your local chef and discover Hungarian ingredients, food traditions and everyday life. Then continue to my kitchen for a hands-on cooking experience and learn how to prepare a traditional Hungarian dish under my guidance. This is more than a cooking class – it is a chance to experience Hungarian food culture, learn about local ingredients and customs, and enjoy an authentic culinary experience in Budapest. I also offer other Hungarian cooking experiences: "Hungarian Cooking Class with Chef Marti" (2.5 hours) – prepare an iconic Hungarian dish and discover local ingredients, cuisine, customs and everyday life. "Premium Hungarian Cooking Class with Chef Marti" (4 hours) – prepare a full 3-course Hungarian menu plus Hungarian Bites and enjoy a more complete Hungarian culinary experience.

In the company of a historian, discover Budapest’s most beautiful art nouveau landmarks on this 3-hour, small-group walking tour. Popular from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the art nouveau aesthetic is distinctive for its colorful, highly decorative, nature-inspired designs. Today, Budapest offers some of the best examples of art nouveau buildings and landmarks in the world.

You can see the most important sights also of the Pest and the Buda side during this 8 hour long tour. This time is enough to explore the city more deeply and get a lot of information about Hungarian history, culture, arts, politics, gastronomy, people - and about anything what you want. Sightseeing by car is more comfortable and less tiring - and allows more time to spend in all places. If you are more in number than 3, I can arrange a minivan.

Eger is a beautiful baroque city located in Northern Hungary and known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings (including the northernmost Turkish minaret) and red wines. The tour covers a great walking in the downtown where you can visit the second largest cathedral in Hungary. There are 17 churches in the city: e.g. in baroque or in Zopf style. The Castle of Eger is famous for its successful defense against the 1552 Ottoman invasion. Nowadays it is a protected historic monument. The city has a lot of sights from the Turkish era, for example the Turkish minaret and the Turkish Bath. The city and the region is also famous for its wines. "The Valley of the Beautiful Woman" is a part of Eger which has numerous wine cellars and many of them serve tourists with their own wines.

If you want to make yourself an advanced traveler who could tell all the wonderful stories about their vacation destinations then you will need a true storyteller, an enthusiastic local who can make Budapest your new favorite place in Europe. Join us on this 2,5 hour long tour and let's discover together this beautiful city, Budapest with all its sights and secrets. On the tour, we'll show you the main historical attractions going through the heart of Budapest, focusing on the Pest side. The tour is almost private like, we make sure that our groups never go over 12 people. You will also have the chance to visit the interior of couple of the famous main attractions like the Market Hall with your local guide! After this program, you will know the local history, habits, gastronomy and even a little bit of the language. Visit Budapest with us and let's be a part of Budapest together!

Embark on a 3-hour, private walking tour of Castle Hill; the oldest part of Budapest. In the company of a historian, take a personalized, tour of Buda Castle and the surrounding district filled with narrow, cobblestone streets and Baroque and Gothic facades. Learn about the fascinating stories behind Matthais Church, the Presidential Palace, the remains of a synagogue from the Middle Ages, and many more of Budapest's culturally and historically significant monuments.

With the help of a historian, this 3 hour private walking tour allows you to grasp the “goulash communism” of Budapest’s decades under totalitarianism, the soft dictatorship in which Hungarians had certain liberties in exchange for obedience on major issues. Learn why, for all the suffering of Budapest’s citizens under the communist regime, Hungary was called “the happiest barrack in the Soviet Bloc.”

This tour takes you through Pest, the busy and lively centre of Budapest on the east bank of the river Danube. In the second half of the 19th century, Budapest become the opulent political, financial and religious centre of the newborn Hungarian nation.

Budapest has a long and rich Jewish heritage. On this private, 3-hour walking tour, let a historian guide you through some of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks. Both morning and afternoon departures are available for this fascinating outing. Discover essential landmarks like the Dohány Street Synagogue — the largest synagogue in Europe — as well as smaller prayer houses and former Jewish ghettos, while your guide tells fascinating stories and provides historical context.

Why we love this experience: • Learn how to make both sweet and savoury strudel from Zita’s wonderful tuition • Taste fantastic local snacks to accompany your wine-tasting experience • Enjoy delicious white and rose wine grown locally outside the city • Have fun in a cooking class that is a fun combination of sweet and savoury dishes with plenty of wine!

This full-day private tour to the Lake Balaton region covers the largest hand-painting porcelain manufactory of the world in Herend, the 1000-year old Benedictine Abbey in Tihany, beautiful walkway in Balatonfüred and a wine tasting in the wine region Balatonfüred-Csopak. Herend is famous for its Porcelain Manufactory – you can see how the luxury hand painted products are made (and also can buy products if you want). In Tihany you can visit the Benedictine Abbey, and enjoy a delightful panorama of Lake Balaton. In Balatonfüred you can take a walk on the bank. A lot of sailboats and yachts could be seen on the lake. If you get tired, there are a lot of benches to relax and cafés to refresh yourself. If the weather is enough warm, you can try a beach if you want. At the end of the day you can enjoy a great wine at one of the many wine bars on the hilltops by the wineries overlooking the lake.

Spend 3-hours walking through Pest, Budapest's lively downtown area on the east bank of the Danube River. Explore the architectural beauty and rich history of the city. Your private guide will share cultural insights and knowledge about the city's most loved and historic buildings. Explore extravagant palaces built for the stock exchange and banks, the city's immense basilica, an impressive new synagogue, the Andrassy út – an elegant boulevard modelled after the Champs Elysée in Paris, the first subway on the European continent, the Opera House, a river promenade, theatres, and city parks.