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A variety of dishes including a bowl of curry, flatbread, and a plate with lime slices. 1
A round cake with a golden-brown crust in a cardboard box. 2
A large metal tray with a baked dish, possibly a pie or cake, with a golden-brown crust and dark spots, likely chocolate chips or raisins. 3
Raw fish fillets on a white tray with lime wedges. 4
A large platter of grilled meats and vegetables, surrounded by various side dishes and bread. 5
By A Chef's Tour
Free cancellation available
The previous price was NZ$85 and current price is NZ$67 per adult
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Overview

  • Over 14+ tastings, we'll explore Alexandria through sizzling street carts, family-run eateries, specialist food shops and an almost century-old café. Tear into flaky feteer, feast on charcoal-grilled pigeon and lamb kofta, brave salty fesikh and discover why the garlicky, chilli-spiked Alexandrian liver sandwich is one of the city's great late-night eats.

    Between bites, raid a specialist pickle shop, join locals over coffee and dominoes, and finish with semolina cake and aromatic mastic ice cream. Four hours, 14+ tastings and Alexandria at its smoky, lively, Mediterranean best.

Activity location

  • Alexandria
    • Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • El Horreya Center For Creation In Alexandria
    • 1 El-Horeya Road
    • 5371032, Al Attarin Sharq, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

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Standard rate

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 5:00 PM
Price details
NZ$84.27
NZ$67.42 x 1 AdultNZ$67.42
Total
The previous price was NZ$84.27 and current price is NZ$67.42
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Moveable feast with 6-7 stops around the markets and local eateries of Alexandria
  • Inclusions
    Bottled water
  • Inclusions
    Led by professional foodie guides
  • Inclusions
    Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Alexandria (private tour or 9+ available)
  • Inclusions
    14+ food tastings included, more than any other Alexandria food tour
  • Exclusions
    Alcoholic drinks excluded
  • Exclusions
    Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • Not recommended for severe allergies

Activity itinerary

Alexandria

  • 30m
Alexandria has always been a city of arrivals. Founded by Alexander the Great, this Mediterranean crossroads became home to Greeks, Egyptians, Levantines, Ottomans and generations of traders who brought new ingredients, cooking traditions and appetites ashore with them. The four-hour evening feast of 14+ tastings leaves the Corniche behind to explore the neighbourhoods where Alexandria really eats after dark, weaving between street carts, family-run eateries, specialist food shops and an almost century-old café. Before we get started, the tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of traditional eateries mean we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal so nobody is disappointed:

 *Suitable for no pork and halal diets. *Possible for gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, mild nut allergies and no seafood diets, though some tastings will be unsuitable. *Unsuitable for pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan diets.

Alexandria

  • 1h
We begin by pulling apart one of Egypt's great comfort foods. Warm feteer arrives from the oven in delicate, buttery layers, ready to be torn apart and loaded with rich tahini, sticky black molasses, wild honey, fresh Egyptian cream and local cheeses. Sweet, salty, flaky and dangerously easy to keep eating. Then the streets take over. Some of Alexandria's best kitchens have wheels attached. We'll join locals around busy carts for juicy stuffed Egyptian sausages and smoky lamb kofta, wrapped inside warm baladi bread and eaten exactly where they were cooked.

Alexandria

  • 45m
Eventually, the Mediterranean demands a seat at the table. We'll taste fesikh, Egypt's famously pungent cured and salted grey mullet, part of a fish-preserving tradition with roots stretching back to ancient Egypt. Nearby, we'll visit a specialist pickle merchant, where jars overflow with brilliantly coloured vegetables and sharp, acidic flavours designed to cut straight through Egypt's richer dishes. Then comes a proper Alexandrian spread: charcoal-grilled pigeon, delicately spiced rice-stuffed sausages, creamy chickpea salad, smoky aubergine, bright tomato salad and silky tahini.

Alexandria

  • 1h
We'll slow things down inside an almost century-old café, where coffee is still poured, dominoes are still fiercely contested and generations of Alexandrians have come to talk, argue and watch the city go by. Suitably refuelled, we'll return to the bread basket. Warm baladi becomes the vehicle for earthy ful medames, vibrant bissara, and eggs cooked with richly spiced Egyptian pastrami. Then comes a sandwich Alexandria has practically made its own. Beef liver is cooked hard and fast with garlic, cumin and chilli before being stuffed into soft bread. The legendary Alexandrian liver sandwich has fed workers, students and hungry night owls for generations. When you try it, you’ll understand why.

Alexandria

  • 45m
We'll finish by raiding Alexandria's sweeter side. Fragrant semolina cake arrives alongside cool, rich Egyptian cream before one final Mediterranean flourish - mastic ice cream, delicately perfumed with the aromatic tree resin that has flavoured sweets across the eastern Mediterranean for centuries. After 14+ tastings, Alexandria should feel less like a collection of ancient ruins and more like the living port city it is. Greek, Egyptian, Levantine and Ottoman influences haven't disappeared, they're still there in the flaky pastry, salted fish, charcoal smoke, crowded cafés and late-night sandwiches. Four hours later, you'll have eaten your way through more than two thousand years of Alexandria.

Location

Activity location

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    Alexandria
    • Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    El Horreya Center For Creation In Alexandria
    • 1 El-Horeya Road
    • 5371032, Al Attarin Sharq, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

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