Experience food tours in
Kanazawa with Withlocals

"We signed up for a walking food tour of the Omicho Fish Market where she purchased items we were interesting in sampling and let us know the markets history. (she has a food budget) As it turned out, we had raw oysters and fried blow fish and ate at a very small sushi restaurant, but admired the "perfect" $200 USD crabs and other amazing looking seafood. Since we had time, we walked to two of the three Geisha districts (Kanazawa is the second largest concentration of Geisha next to Kyoto) and had gold covered ice cream cones and fruit mochi for dessert! Then we were off to the amazing Kenrokoen Garden, which is free during peak cherry blossom season where she let us explore on our own. Lucy was a great person and tour guide, knows the area and is flexible in her itinerary. Being from Europe, she speaks English/French/German and Japanese. If you like to walk everywhere, enjoy food and learn local history…this tour is for you. "

"Monse is kind, outgoing, and communicative. She contacted me ahead of our tour to confirm and met us on time at our hotel. She made reservations for our meals (which is often necessary in Japan) and knew the owners of the sushi bar. She has lived in Kanazawa for 5 years and is very engaged with the language, culture and community. In addition to bringing us to restaurants to eat good food, Monse brought us to culturally and historically significant sites in the city and shared her knowledge on the history. She even dropped us off back at our hotel. We felt she went above and beyond to make sure we had an enjoyable and memorable experience. Would definitely recommend Monse for your tour."

"Had a great time with Lucy. Talking about her experiences in Japan and learning a lot about the culture. The food was great to. Tried a lot of things I wouldn't have on my own. Definitely recommended the experience!"

"Lucy is great!!! She is very very informative, personable, articulate, accommodating and has a great perspective on the culture from a Western perspective as well as a local perspective. We highly recommend Lucy as a tour guide (and just as a really great person)"

"We had a great experience with Lucy. We tried plenty of good local food and drinks. Lucy was very knowledgeable about the local history and culture. She was really pleasant and easy to talk to and gave us some good tips for things to do for the rest of our time in Kanazawa. "