Sibiu Food Tour: Traditional, Reinterpreted & Gourmet Dishes

New Transylvanian Cuisine - old recipes in a new design

Sibiu has been recently named European Region of Gastronomy in 2019! Transylvanian cuisine has been recognised as a mosaic of rural traditions, multicultural influences and modernist trends and the food scene in Sibiu is a reflection of that, with many unique local delicacies and dishes. Join a native foodie on the most delicious food tour in Romania!

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What you need to know about this food tour in Sibiu:

A culinary experience tour around Sibiu's historic centre. Duration 4-5 hours, depending on your appetite!
Included: guidance from a passionate foodie native of Sibiu and food & drinks tastings in 3 different locations
The food tastings will take you through a culinary journey through Transylvanian cuisine, old & new, rural and urban. Come hungry!
This walking tour will take you through a farmers' market and the main squares in Sibiu Old Town. I will also tell you some things about my city
We'll also visit a cosy library, a favourite of locals, we'll you’ll receive a tourist map of Sibiu county and some cooking recipes!

Additional information

Starting point and time will be agreed after your booking is confirmed. My schedule is flexible.

I recommend you bring a bottle of water, but we can also pick up one along the way.

We will be walking mostly outdoors in the Upper and Lower Old Town. Please wear comfortable shoes as there will be lots of cobbled streets

Moments to expect during the Sibiu food tour:

1st tasting: introduction to Transylvania's rural cuisine

We start our tour in one of Sibiu's nicest libraries where I will give you an introduction about the region's rural cuisine and multicultural influences. Then, we head to Cibin Food Market where you will taste varieties of regional cheese and cured meats (cow, goat & sheep) and 2 white wines - delicious samples of everyday food in Transylvania!

2nd tasting: Gourmet reinterpretation of old recipes

Next, we head to a small gourmet restaurant where traditional recipes from Transylvania have been reinterpreted and see how our gastronomy evolved over the years. You will get an introduction to Romanian sweet and sour soups (ciorba), the everyday meal of locals, taste a delicious reinterpretation of a 200-year-old Shepard recipe (bulz) before enjoying a glass local brandy (tzuica). Nom nom nom

Leave room for desert!

And since no meal is complete without a desert, our final stop will be in a hidden garden, tucked away from the busy city. Here we try a delicious homemade tarte or pie with marmelade from the season's wild fruits from alpine meadows and forests of the mountains around Sibiu. Just like my grandmother used to make!