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Food tours in Almaty

Almaty Food Tours Guide 2026

The culinary side of Almaty — which food experiences are worth booking and which to do yourself.

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The short answer: start with Gastronomic Delights of Almaty, Almaty on a Plate and Almaty City Highlights Walking Tour with Chocolate Shop. This guide profiles 4+ food tours and culinary experiences in Almaty, with prices, timing, and the practical notes that decide whether each one earns a place in your plan.

Almaty is Kazakhstan's largest city and cultural and commercial capital, set at 700-900 m on the northern slope of the Trans-Ili Alatau, with snow-capped peaks rising directly behind the city. It combines Soviet-era parks, Orthodox and Muslim landmarks, a thriving cafe and restaurant scene, and the best access in the country to ski slopes, high lakes, canyons and petroglyph sites.

Top food tours

Guided experiences that show you Almaty through its food.

Private food and wine day tour

Gastronomic Delights of Almaty

One day$370 solo, $210 each for two, $170 each for three, $140 each for four, $120 each for five (approx KZT 174,000 / 98,700 / 79,900 / 65,800 / 56,400); lunch and tips excluded

A private one-day food and wine tour that includes a Green Bazaar tasting; the price falls as the group grows.

Includes: Private tasting walk through Green Bazaar, Almaty's best-known covered market · Wine tasting featuring local Kazakhstan wine · Private guide with pace and stops set around the group · Per-person price drops sharply as the group grows from one to five
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Private market and lunch tour

Almaty on a Plate

Half to full day, arranged with the guide

A private tour that starts at Green Bazaar with market tastings, followed by a traditional lunch and an Arba wine tasting.

Includes: Green Bazaar tastings led by a private local guide · Traditional Kazakh lunch included in the tour · Arba wine tasting to finish the day · Flexible half-day to full-day length arranged with the guide
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Walking tour with market stop

Almaty City Highlights Walking Tour with Chocolate Shop

About 3 hoursFrom $20 per adult (approx KZT 9,400); add-on local food tasting $20 (approx KZT 9,400), winery tasting $15 (approx KZT 7,050)

A 3-hour city walking tour that includes Green Bazaar and a chocolate shop, with optional paid food and wine tastings.

Includes: About three hours of guided walking through central Almaty · Stop at Green Bazaar, the city's main covered market · Chocolate shop visit as the sweet stop · Optional add-on food tasting ($20) and winery tasting ($15)
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Sightseeing tour with market tasting

Almaty City Tour: Green Bazaar, City Routes and Kok Tobe

About 7 hours$95 per adult (approx KZT 44,650)

A 7-hour guided city tour that includes a Green Bazaar tasting and a visit to Kok Tobe hill.

Includes: Green Bazaar tasting at the start of the day · Visit to Kok Tobe hill with views over Almaty and the mountains · About seven hours covering Almaty's main city routes · Single price of $95 per adult
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Tour formats

Different ways to experience Almaty's food scene.

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Market tasting

Green Bazaar sampling of dried fruit, kazy sausage, qurt and kumys, usually added to a city tour.

Format

Private gastronomic day

A guide arranges market, lunch and wine stops; the most expensive option but the price per person drops with group size.

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Self-guided route

Free and flexible; see diy_tour for a route between verified addresses.

DIY self-guided food tour

Build your own food crawl through Almaty.

  1. 1

    Green Bazaar

    53 Zhibek Zholy Avenue
  2. 2

    Zheti Kazyna

    Makatayev Street, Almaly District, behind Green Bazaar
  3. 3

    Cece

    45/1 Mukagali Makatayev Street
  4. 4

    Chaikhana NAVAT

    Unit 103, 48 Dostyk Avenue

Foodie tips

Get more out of every meal.

Tip

Green Bazaar is closed on Mondays in most guides, so schedule tastings Tuesday to Sunday between about 09:00 and 19:00

Tip

Ask the price per kilogram before a vendor weighs dried fruit or nuts

Tip

Try kumys (fermented mare's milk) and shubat (fermented camel milk) in small amounts first

Tip

Carry cash in small notes for market stalls

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Check whether a tour price excludes lunch before booking

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