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Took the sunset tour with my family. Elliott was our guide. He was very cool and very informative. The food was great! The experience was great! Just wear comfortable shoes and come hungry! You will be stuffed before it’s over! Highly recommend!

Our tour was great! It was a good mix of walking and stopping to eat. You definitely won't be hungry afterward! Our guide was very knowledgeable, and left room for questions. We never felt rushed or hurried and learned a ton. Would recommend and would go on another tour to different eateries. 5 stars.

Had a great time on the tour with Des. Very knowledgeable about Puerto Rico which added so much to the tour. All of the food stops were great - especially the Mofungo stop which was the last. 👏 Great way to spend an afternoon. We were not staying in San Juan, but if you are Id recommend doing the Sunset tour to hang out a bit longer in OSJ at the bar/restaurants you visit on the tour.

Fabulous walking and tasting tour, a huge value for your money. Our guide Pablo was a wealth of knowledge and charm who expertly guided us through an exploration of delicious local cuisine and history. I came to taste incredible food and drinks, and left with a great appreciation for the Puerto Rican culture and full satisfied belly. I highly recommend this tour!

How do I give this FIVE HUNDRED STARS? Because that’s exactly what it deserves! This tour was, hands down, the highlight of our week-long trip. By the end of our vacation, every single one of us agreed—this was our favorite experience. The city was stunning, the food was out-of-this-world delicious, and the historical insight woven into every bite and sip made it all the more special. What truly made it unforgettable, though, was our incredible guide, Nico. She was warm, funny, and impressively knowledgeable. Got a question? She had an answer—and probably a fun story to go with it. She brought the city and its culinary traditions to life in a way that felt personal and engaging. Yes, it’s a bit of a splurge—but it’s worth every single penny. If this tour is even on your radar, take it as a sign—book it! You’ll leave with full bellies, happy hearts, and stories you'll be telling for years to come.

What an amazing tour! We just returned to our hotel & I had to write this review. Our guide was unbelievable. He was so knowledgeable & captivating we didn’t want it to end. The restaurants & landmarks we visited were excellent. The food & drinks were fantastic! It’s an absolute must do! Well exceeded our expectations & I was with my 14 year old daughter! Our group was so fun & friendly. Coming from New York we are tough critics. This was certainly a night to remember. Loved every minute!

This was my first Spoon experience and it was fantastic!! It may seem pricey, but it was worth every penny! The guide,Lorna, was incredibly knowledgeable about the local food scene and traditions. The restaurants were so good! The tastings were plentiful and even though we had no allergies, one person did and their food was curated for them. I was so impressed by the whole experience and we later returned to two of the restaurants for meals!

We had a great experience on a 3 hours food tour of Old San Juan with Elliot. He was very knowledge and fun to tour with. His enthusiasm and personality really added to our tour. He explain the city history and cultural food dishes. The hosts at each stop were so nice and accommodating. Highly recommend.

They say you learn about a place through its food, and nowhere is this more clear than in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Gia, our tour guide, brilliantly laced our experience with interwoven history, so every bite we had came with a story, knowledge and, because of our tour guide's incredible way of being, pure charm. Do this tour, and learn about San Juan in the most epic way possible.

Desi was our tour guide for a fun afternoon walking through the streets of old San Juan and trying fantastic flavors of local food and drink! We enjoyed the experience overall, yet wished there would have been a bit more color to the historical stories of this area. We had three food stops and two drink stops, plenty to make you feel as though you had a full meal or more during the tour. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a unique experience while in old San Juan!

10/10 Experience!! All thanks to our guide Lorna, super educational with amazing food spots. Learned so much about the cuisines and the connection to Puerto Rican culture. Recommend to everyone visiting!!

Enjoyed a Sunset Walking Food Tour in Old San Juan Puerto Rico! Elliot was a great guide and shared a wealth of knowledge about the city, Puerto Rico as a country, as well as the foods that were served and details on the restaurants' histories. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the area!

I've been hoping to do a food tour for some time but there never seemed to be the right opportunity. But on a recent trip to San Juan, I saw the reviews of this and jumped right in. Very glad we did. it was extremely professional from start to finish. At each stop, the restaurant was well-prepared for us. And the tour guide told us about both the food and about the history of San Juan as well. We had generous cocktails at each stop. (There are 20 places they go to so your tour may differ). And then we got to taste some local favorites. Some great bread with a spreadable chocolate. Some fried cheese. Some fresh ceviche. And the highlight which was a Pernil and some rice and beans. Loved the experience. Highly recommend.

My family and I did a 3+ hour tour with Gia on a shore excursion from our cruise. It was the highlight of the trip! Four restaurants, good food...good drinks...and a wonderful tour guide who intertwined San Juan's history with her own personal story. Thanks for helping us to make some amazing memories, Gia!

Lorna was an exceptional tour guide. This was so much more than a dining experience. This was a history lesson and cultural experience to understand why the food is the way it is while also consuming tasty treats and getting a short city walking tour with history in the process.

While visiting San Juan in February 2020, I decided to surprise my boyfriend with a fun date night. He has a passion for history, and I love food so when I discovered that The Spoon Experience existed, I knew that's what we had to do. We did a Sunset Walk & Taste tour of Old San Juan, and it was led by an incredible guide (who's name I have now forgotten) but he was so well versed in the local history. We met our group in Plaza de Armas, and found our guide with a bright colored umbrella so we knew we were in the right place. I think we made stops at four different restaurants and had delicious food and drinks at each stop. While I can't remember the names of each place, a few highlights included the mofongo we tried at our first stop and the cubano at Taberna Lupulo. We returned to many of these businesses after the tour. I found the pace of the tour to be perfect, and we learned so much! When I am back in the San Juan area again, I will definitely book another Spoon Tour.

We did this tour with Lorna as our tour guide. She was attentive, knowledgeable, and informative. We spent about 3.5 hours with her and enjoyed every minute of it. Be prepared to be very full when you're done with the tour. I personally could not touch the food we got at our last stop. Totally recommend.

Lorna was our tour guide and it was evident that she is passionate about Puerto Rican food and culture. We left the tour understanding so much about the food, people and island. Every stop and dish was excellent and the cocktails were refreshing. I was worried I would be hungry after the tour...but I was so full! Well worth every penny. Thank you Lorna for an amazing experience.

Lorna, our tour guide on February 23rd, was absolutely outstanding. Lorna provided excellent historical information about the cultural sites that we visited in Old San Juan. I was impressed with her energy and her ability to weave in the historical facts in an engaging manner with our tour group. All of the food and the drink that we consumed on our Old San Juan Walk and Taste Tour was excellent quality. We had a group of ten people and it was a very manageable and enjoyable experience. The three hour tour goes very quickly! I recommend the Spoon Experience and most especially our tour guide - Lorna.

As someone who loves food and loves experiencing different cultures through their food the Spoon Experience in San Juan Puerto was the best tour! Our tour guide, Lorna, was so nice and very knowledgeable of Puerto Rico's history, foods on the island and culture! She really thought me a lot about the country and how important food is to their culture. I love the authentic foods of the island! We had four stops on our tour with different local food and Lorna was able to tell us about those different foods and the history of them! I learned so much on this tour and I ate so much too! It is a perfect tour for anyone who loves eat and drink while learning history!

You know it is great when the locals are queued and you get to walk right in and eat some truly authentic Puerto Rican food and skip the line! We set up a private, corporate event for 30ish and Kiana was so amazing to work with. We ended with 3 different tour guides and we did not go to all of the same restaurants! Our guides were all exceptional - each group thought theirs was better. The tour was more than the 3 hours which was fine for most, some felt it should have ended earlier. Do not eat before you go on this tour, plenty of yummy food and great history!

I've done amazing walking tours all over the world and what makes a good tour really great is the passion of the tour guide. During our recent Sunset Walk & Taste Tour, Nico not only shared an extensive knowledge and understanding of the rich heritage and history of the island, she shared her energy and passion in a way that helped us truly feel her love and appreciation for the people and culture of Puerto Rico. And, the delicious food and drinks we had along the way helped us to connect with the community and each other, making this a complete, fulfilling experience. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

I was traveling to Old San Juan, PR, alone and was looking for a way to discover what the city was about. I found Spoon on AirBNB when looking for tours. I participated in one of the sunset dinner tours and loved it! My tour guide was Yali. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and provided a great experience. She pointed out a lot of places and restaurants that I explored later in the week. I came hungry and left full. Definitely recommend!

We enjoyed a lovely small group tour today with Gia, our knowledgeable host! Gia not only shared interesting history of Puerto Rico, she led us through an amazing culinary experience! I appreciated that she selected all independently owned and locally operated establishments. It was a great day Gia, thank you!!

We booked this tour based on a magazine article by a woman who visited Puerto Rico and highlighted the Spoon Experience as one of her best choices. We are in agreement! This three hour tour provided insights to Puerto Rico's history, culture and culinary offerings. Our tour guide, Rosio, was enthusiastic and engaging in her historical highlights and passion for her culture. This particular tour included stops for Puerto Rican coffee, empanadas, tostones, pernil asado, arroz con gandules and a delectable chocolate, brownie popsicle. All of the food was flavorful and plentiful. The choices definitely provided insight into the various tastes of Puerto Rico. In addition, the cocktails were plentiful and highlighted the rum of Puerto Rico. We highly recommend this tour.

A wonderful way to get acclimated to Old San Juan. I went on the tour on my first full day in San Juan and was able to navigate the streets on my own with ease afterwards. The food was delicious. The tour guide was fantastic. The only problem I have is that this tour introduced me to the greatest Cuban sandwich in the world (it's so good, I went back the next day). All Cuban sandwiches for the rest of my life will forever be compared to the one I ate on the Spoon Experience. You have been warned!

This tour is a wonderful introduction to food, coffee and cocktails, and the history of Old San Juan. If you are lucky, you will get to walk with Ro who is knowledgeable, energetic, and enthusiastic about all of the above. An added bonus is the opportunity to meet 10 other travelers.

I purchased the private class for 6 people with Nivia and it was FANTASTIC!! Nivia gave us a great history lesson about foods that are grown on the island as well as the struggles of the farmers that help support our independent food source. I will definitely support local farmers as much as I possibly can. It was great learning about where our food came from and the cultures that influenced it, i.e., Tainos, Spainards, and the Africans. It just reinforced what I had learned from other sources. She listened and we learned how to cook Mofongo with Shrimp Asopao and Bacalaitos. It was great to learn how to do things from scratch. I will definitely be putting these into much practice in order to continue to enjoy these great Puerto Rican dishes. I would recommend this to anyone that love Puertorican food. It is well worth the time and money.

The Sunset Walk and Taste tour was great! Our guide, Nico, was very knowledgeable and engaging and the food and drinks at the four different stops were fantastic! We were definitely full by the end. I felt like the tour had the perfect balance of historical information and time spent eating and drinking. Highly recommend!

I won't post any pictures because I don't want to spoil your experience. I did the sip and savor cocktail tour and thought it was an excellent value compared to the quality of the experience. If I could do things differently I would advise doing the tours on your first day in PR so you don't spoil your experience...this tour will certainly provide history and a one way ticket to the best spots in OSJ. My tour guide Monique was excellent; she was prompt, full of advice, patient, and great at keeping the conversation going but also reminding the group that COVID protocols should still be practiced. This was my first time trying Spoon Experience and I would certainly try again.

Good time!! Lorna was a terrific tour guide Would sign up again! Food was all tasty along with a little history of Old San Juan

This was an excellent experience. Our tour guide offered more than a gastronomic experience , she also gave us historical information on old San Juan. I recommend this tour to everyone! It was delicious and the alcoholic beverages were an added treat !

I have traveled to nearly 40 countries and just 3 guides come to mind when I think of truly outstanding guides: our Egyptologist in the Valley of the Kings, our naturalist in the Costa Rican rainforest, and Pablo from Spoon in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The food we ate and drank on our Old San Juan walking tour was delicious but it was the depth of Pablo's knowledge of the island's history and culture that took our morning to another level. This sentiment is echoed by my wife who grew up in a half-Puerto Rican household and graduated from a culinary school. I highly recommend "nerding out" with Pablo and Spoon. He was also an excellent source of tips for the area and helped us make the most of our visit to La Placita in Santurce later during our stay.

Excellent! An amazing way to experience the rich history and fantastic food of San Juan! We went on this tour near the end of our trip and had I went at the beginning we would have also done the evening tour. Our tour guide Pablo was fan-freaking-tastic! He knows the history so well and every recount of history makes you feel like you were there. Instructions on the site was clear. We ate just a little before going. The servings were generous and we were full by the end for sure. The walk was a casual but determined pace. The food and drinks were wonderful! Pablo made sure we were hydrated and that we stayed in the shade as much as possible. Parking under the totem pole at that time of morning was easy. It was an amazing experience! You wont be disappointed!

I spoke with Gustavo about planning a private tour for a client. Even though it was just five days before the date I needed and they had my time slot booked, Gustavo made arrangements and managed to deliver an experience that both my clients and guests will remember forever. One of my biggest worries was the fact that everyone on the tour was a local, so they had seen Old San Juan and grown up around it. Nevertheless this tour truly gave them new perspective and introduced them to marvelous hidden gems. Delicious food and cultural insight. It was perfection! I will be sure to contact them again whenever I'm in San Juan. Thank you Spoon Team! PS: We did the Sunset Walk and Taste Tour as a private group. TOTALLY WORTH IT!

Spoon Food Tours was an incredible experience! I haven't stopped raving about the Calle Loiza Food & Art Tour to my friends. If you love food, history and culture, it's definitely the tour for you. Pablo, our guide, is one of the most intelligent people I've come across. He has retained so much knowledge about the history of the country, Calle Loiza, and a general knowledge of events that have impacted the food culture in Puerto Rico. Although he's throwing a lot of information at you, his theatrical storytelling skills keeps the content engaging. I feel like I learned so much while also doing one of my favorite things on vacation, eating!! Everything we tried was delicious. We made 5 stops down Calle Loiza and every spot was eclectic and different. The meals were a few bites but we were STUFFED by the end. The full tour lasted close to 4 hours but some restaurants were slower than others. It was seriously a true highlight of my experience in San Juan. To top it off, Pablo makes phenomenal recommendations of other areas and places to try in the city. I spent the next day visiting many of his local recs and each were just as impressive. Definitely highly recommend spending a few hours on one of these Spoon Food Tours!

We did the tour on our first full day in San Juan, and so happy that we did it that way! We got to see several Viejo landmarks led by a knowledgeable guide and had abundant samples of food and drink. For the rest of our 7 day trip, we kept referencing what we learned from Pablo the tour guide and visited several other of his recommendations.

Totally enjoyed the Sunset walk and sip tour. This was my second time touring with"Spoon" and it did not disappoint. Food and drink-stops were excellent. Great variety of authentic food and drinks were awesome. Lorna our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of PR and she presented it with a great sense of humor. I would highly recommend the "Spoon" experience!! Sueanne

Took the spoon sunset walking food tour of old San Juan with Desi. She's so knowledgeable of San Juan history and has a great rapport with the restaurants. The food was wonderful and we learned a lot! Me and my 9 year old loved it.

Sip Savour tour was fun and our guide Monica was awesone. Great way to kick off your vacay and to learn fun facts as you sip.

What a great experience and so much fun! The food and drink was awesome and our tour guide kept it interesting! (I'm sorry but I can not pull her name out of my head) ugh! I do t want share the places we visited but if you look at mu other reviews you can probably figure it out! Jut do the tour it's worth the time and money!

Great way to see and experience Old San Juan! Ask for Pablo as your guide because his energy and excitement about the history makes the experience that much more enjoyable. We stopped at ~5 different food/beverage locations to truly enjoy the San Juan culture.

Elliot did a great job today on our walking tour and food tasting in Old San Juan. The food was great and there was a lot of it! He was careful to point out bathrooms and shops and other amenities that might interest the tour group, taking care to provide for guest comfort. They asked everybody about dietary restrictions and made accommodations as necessary. He had everything pre-arranged so that we had a very smooth transition from place to place. We did not have to wait to get into any of the restaurants. He was very good about explaining how all of the dishes were made and how they related to the primary cultural and Cuisine influences that is the indigenous people, spanish, and the African culinary traditions. He welcomed all questions about Puerto Rico history, current events, and historical sites. It was a great way to spend the day the entire tour took about three and a half hours, well spent. I would definitely recommend this to people who want to get an overall view of San Juan

Christina gave an amazing tour! We could not have asked for a better experience! Would highly recommend!

Our tour with Lorna was exceptional. It was so full of history and the food was amazing, too. I would highly recommend spending a few hours learning about the culture here in Puerto Rico. We took this tour on our first day here and it was a great start to our trip.

This was an amazing tour.... MUST DO! Food was excellent.... drinks excellent.... very accommodating.... tour guide was excellent!

I really really enjoyed my food tour with Lorna. She was amazing and shared so much history and knowledge about old San Juan and the foods we tried. All the dishes we had were sooo good along with the cocktails. Definitely a must do in San Juan!

We chose the Old San Juan Walk & Taste Tour and absolutely LOVED it!!! Rocío was our tour guide who was incredible! She grew up in Old San Juan so she is super knowledgeable. She is upbeat, sweet, smart, and passionate! If you don't take this tour, you won't be able to go to Old San Juan and get the amount of history, guidance, yummy food, and back street touring! Definitely worth it! When planning, try going at the beginning of your trip!

We loved our food tour with the Spoon Experience! Rocio, our tour guide, was super friendly and knowledgeable of the food we were eating and the history of the area. The amount of food was perfect. We all left full. I do wish that we had passed some of the gift shops in the area! We never found them as we were on a tight schedule. However, that's not why we booked the tour. The food was great! Rocio was great! The stories and history were great! I will do food tours in the future when I travel and I 100% recommend to anyone and everyone!

My mother and I decided to visit Puerto Rico to learn more about the culture as well as to check out the food scene too. Prior to our trip, we booked the Old San Juan food tour and couldn't wait to attend. Yesterday, we finally completed the tour by Victoria whom I highly recommend as she was both passionate about Puerto Rico and super informative too. With every location we stopped at, she provided a little history and even gave us her personal favorite recommendations to check out after the tour. The first stop we checked out was Don Ruiz which is a coffee shop that makes their own coffee and even found myself loving their coffee even though I absolutely dislike coffee back home in Jersey. The coffee we had was super smooth, not bitter at all; had a little sweetness even though I didn't add any sugar; and just flat out delicious! They paired this coffee with this sweet bread sandwich called, "Mallorca", that had cheese, ham, and topped with powdered sugar. Let me tell you guys, this sandwich was too good and highly recommend you all to dip it in your coffee too (trust me)! After that, we walked to our second stop and throughout our walk we saw a bunch of landmarks too. Victoria gave us a bit of information of each landmark and provided us tips too. Our second stop was Deaverdua which is an authentic restaurant in Old San Juan that according to Victoria had the best mofongo (but will report back once we go back today). This hidden gem had a homey feel and the customer service was pretty good too. Here, we had white rice, red beans, and pernil (roasted pig). This dish was super tasty and the pernil was to die for! It was well seasoned, juicy, and very enjoyable to eat. Along with this meal we had rum with a juice of our choice. The rum I believe was Don Q which is their national rum and I paired mine with freshly squeezed passion fruit. Apparently this restaurant, receives their juice from a local farmer and their produce are fresh too! It's not a type of restaurant that has a menu but more so whatever they have at the moment, they write on a chalkboard so people can order. After this full meal, we headed to Hecho en casa which was only a few minutes away (so walking distance). This restaurant was homey too but they did have a standard menu. At this restaurant we finally had mofongo that was topped with chicken with a creamy garlic sauce. For those who aren't aware, mofongo is Puerto Rican dish that uses fried plantains, then they mash it with different seasonings but typically garlic and salt; and top it with a tomato based or creamy sauce as well as a meat of your choice. This mofongo was super rich due to the cream sauce; garlic heavy, and overall delicious. Once we finished with our mofongo, we headed to our last stop which was Caldera Cafe. This cafe is connected to a hotel and assuming a lot of their guests dine here. It's small but their menu was pretty impressive. Here we had coquito which is a coconut rum based cocktail with spices that it is drunk during the holidays. The coquito was creamy, had notes of cinnamon, and enjoyed the shot that was provided. The tour lasted three hours and was a bit sad once it ended as I had such a great time. I highly recommend you all to book them; ask for Victoria too; and bring your appetite!

The spoon experience was a perfect way to experience local foods and learn about Old San Juan. Not a ton of walking as the stops were mostly pretty close together. My husband and I were supposed to go in February but our flight was cancelled and they were very accommodating allowing us to rebook it for May when we came back! FYI you get a drink (cocktail) at each stop too

I can't even begin to describe what a great experience this was. We went on the Sunset Walk and Taste tour. Our tour guide Pablo was OUTSTANDING. Knowledgeable about so many things, super easy to talk with and just a fun engaging guy. Every place we went we had great food or drink and by the end we were stuffed. Thank you Pablo and thank you Spoon Food Tours for giving us an experience that we will remember for a lifetime.

Want to have a fun afternoon in Puerto Rico and try some of the local foods? This is the tour to go on!! This wonderful young couple offer several tours which can be found on their website. We took the lunch tour and it was just great. We went beachside for Rum and coconut drinks and mofungo, in a small town area for fresh fish tacos and fruit drinks, A coffee shop for wonderful latte's and another restaurant in Old San Juan for our flan dessert. Paulina and Gustavo are a wonderful and friendly couple whose are just so sweet and fun to be with. Their knowledge of Puerto Rico is second to none and both are bilingual. I highly recommend this tour group if you are coming to Puerto Rico for business or pleasure, in a hotel or on a cruise. Their meeting place is centrally located near the cruise line port.

This should be considered a must-do if you are visiting San Juan. What an amazing way to learn about the history and culture of Puerto Rico, while drinking amazingly crafted cocktails and eating bites made with local ingredients. I am also incredibly grateful for their flexibility with planning. Originally, we were supposed to be a group of 13. Then 3 dropped out of the trip. Then 6 more dropped out of the trip. Paulina and her team were great to work with! I thought it would be difficult, but they were extremely easy to communicate with and were very transparent. They also accommodated a gluten and shellfish allergy with no problem. The tour itself was amazing. Our tour guide, Pablo, had a very warm personality and was very knowledgeable about not only the history of PR, but of the current food scene happening. He was able to answer all our questions and I really like how it felt more like a discussion than a Q&A. Loved it! As far as food & drinks - 10/10. The tour started off with a light meal (which was incredibly thankful for later on!) and a drink, and as we moved to different bars/restaurants, it felt like just the right pace and the right balance. I believe we had 6 cocktails and 3 food stops. All the places were amazing and rich in history and culture. Would highly recommend this tour!

Our experience was great! Our guide (new to the company) was Sheyla. She was early at the meeting spot, very energetic and enthusiastic, encouraging us to get to know one another on our 10 person tour and excited to share authentic Puerto Rican cuisine and her knowledge of Old San Juan. It was no surprise at most of the stops as I've read reviews of the same places (Deaverdura, Hecho En Casa, Trapiche Gelato, Club Spritz & Cafe Negro). Each stop had its charm and local feel (especially those places without air conditioning- the heat is no joke, dress accordingly). The food was tasty and Sheyla explained how everything was made and seasoned! We explored the city and learned some fun facts along the way. My only constructive criticism is that the gelato place didn't feel as authentic and we would have liked to try something different for our "sweet". Gelato seems like a new fad when we were expecting more old flavors. The tour ended with the most fantastic flan in the world. So don't get me wrong, the gelato didn't taint our experience! We loved the mofongo so much at Hecho En Casa that we came back the next day for another serving.

We did a mid day walking tour. An amazing experience! Great food and drinks. We wanted a little history along with our tour. Nico, our tour guide, hit a home run! She was energetic, knowledgeable, considerate of the differing needs of members of the tour, etc. We would take the same tour again with Nico any time!

Our tour guide Yoli really kind and it was clear she was really knowledgeable. I couldn't drink because of medicine and she was able to remember at every location to provide me with a virgin option of each drink. The food was very good -- I enjoyed the mofongo and the pork shoulder with rice and beans the best. It was an enjoyable experience. I was honestly very tired (I did the 4pm tour). I'm sure if I wasn't as tired I would have felt more enthusiastic about the experience. I say that to say if you are going to do the evening tour make sure you sneak in a nap if you have plans in the morning beforehand or do it in the morning!