Experience food tours in
Manila with Withlocals

"Spending a couple of days in the bustling metropolis of Manila can feel overwhelming, especially for first-time visitors and those traveling with children. Whenever I visit a new city, I like to use *With Locals* to get my bearings and gain a deeper understanding of both the destination and its people—beyond just the tourist highlights. This time, we were fortunate to find Rodolfo, a kind and knowledgeable guide with a wealth of local insights. One of the restaurants he took us to held a special place in his heart—his mother used to bring him there as a child, though it was originally tucked away in a different alley, which we also got to explore. As we walked through the city, he shared stories from his life over the decades, giving us a richer perspective on Manila’s history and culture. We opted for a combined food and history tour, which proved to be an excellent choice. Rodolfo was incredibly flexible, willing to tailor the experience to our interests and schedule. We could have easily explored more—tasted more, seen more—but after six hours, our children were understandably exhausted. I highly recommend Rodolfo. He made us feel both well-informed and well cared for, and nothing was ever too much trouble. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

"My beautiful daughters and I had a wonderful food tour with Rodolfo. We explored the many cultural pockets of Manila and ate some wonderful food. Some of our favorites included tuna ceviche, hand pulled noodles, and floral infused ice cream. He was a fabulous tour guide through the city where he grew up. He even showed us some personal landmarks from his childhood as we were walking through town. He gave us an in depth history of the Philippines and told us about the artwork of his late father. Rodolfo, thank you for your hospitality! "

"Ray and I both found Rodolfo to be friendly, informative and very responsive to our needs and interests. He helped us to understand some of the country’s history and how it connected with the food we are. We would highly recommend him as a guide "

"My family members are happy with the way Rodolfo touring us around with different mode of transportation eg. Pasig River view by ferry from Guadalupe to Escolta, Jeepney, Tuktuk and tricycle rides. Recommended us for Intramuros tour by riding on Kalesa. Also good suggestion on visiting Bahay Tsinoy, Casa Manila, St Augustin Church and Fort Santiago. It's really a great informative culture and history tour experience. I strongly recommend this tour with Rodolfo for his flexibility in accommodating this tour to suit our interest. Thanks Rodolfo for making this tour a fruitful experience."

"Hi there, We only had two days in Manila before we took off to Visit the remaining Islands in the Philippines. We are a family of 4, and our two girls are 9 and 12. We wanted first to get the most out of the street food and history which we are keen for, but knowing there is so much to see and do we were quite apprehensive in what we were actually able to do. Than the morning arrived for our tour, and we met out tour guide Rudolfo!!! And wow, what a gentleman! Nor just he was a highly cordial yet fun guide as he is a walking encyclopaedia not just of the history of the Philippines as from the general history of the world. Vey educated person. More important was our greeting and pick up. He arrived before the hour with the car we rented, which he picked up, and than in a very calm and professional way he made us feel very comfortable and secure. He gave us a detailed briefing of possibilities and timings and all went just perfect. In the end it felt we went out with a friend or a family member with whom we spend the day. He really took us off the beaten track, with all is local expertise, trying excellent street food and as we travelled seeing a few sites. After in the afternoon was all about embracing the history whilst walking through sites and streets. I work in tourism for many years and it was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with Rudolfo!!! I take my hat off!! Congratulations, thank you and well done!!!"

"We spent a really enjoyable afternoon with Rodolfo learning about the food of the Philippines and China town. Rodolfo was very knowledgeable and provided great company, would definitely recommend."

"We loved the spontaneous nature of our food tour. We are both vegetarian and Bernadette helped us to explore Chinatown and find many veggie options. She was friendly and personable and we loved everything we tried."

"Joemarie’s tour was so incredibly informative. He is so passionate about his country and its many delicious foods. I am pescatarian which is hard to find in Filipino foods but Joemarie was able accommodate and I did not feel like I missed out on anything. Would recommend!! "

"We really loved our food tour with Rodolfo. He was super friendly, very knowledgeable, happy to share all his insight with us. Food was quite good, definitely left feeling satisfied and with more knowledge around dishes to try whilst travelling the Phillipines. Would definitely recommend!"

"What a fantastic experience from start to finish! It was easy to book the tour online & pick the guide we wanted to tour with. Rodolfo was super helpful leading up the tour, sharing little travel tips & the online declaration. Rodolfo gave us an overview of the tour beforehand which was great. We started at Intramuros & wandered through the Fort which Rodolfo was really knowledgeable on. Onto some Filipino food tasting & a BEAUTIFUL sunset from a rooftop. We wandered a bit more & then headed up to Chinatown for a walk around, some more foodie insights & to a DELICIOUS noodle & dumpling place. Rodolfo was friendly, knowledgeable & made the tour a fun & interesting experience. I highly recommend this tour! "