10 Tasty Hostels That Will Tingle Your Taste Buds

Nothing brings people together quite like some good eats! In fact, part of the allure of travelling the world is being able to experience exciting, new and sometimes adventurous cuisine wherever you go. We’ve rounded up a collection of some of the hostels that best understand how delicious your travels should be…

1. Hostel Alessandro Palace & Bar – Rome, Italy

The word “palace” is no hyperbole – this place is incredible! Gorgeous Roman architecture, some of the best free parties in town, and a delicious brand new restaurant in the hostel itself called “Bramble Bar & Kitchen.” Believe me, we’re not talking about a basic menu of toast and coffee. Bramble Bar offers some of the best food in the area (an area that just so happens to be ROME, so the food pedigree speaks for itself).
Additional Hostel Features:

• Roof garden
• In-house pub
• All rooms have en-suite bathrooms

2. Home Backpackers – Valencia, Spain

The incredible annual La Tomatina festival is not the only food-related extravaganza in Valencia! While not on as large a scale, Home Backpacker’s nightly fresh-cooked paella dinner with sangria is certainly a lot more delicious! Fun fact: you can enjoy all of this while basking in Valencia’s 282 days of sunshine per year!! Shades on, game’s on!
Additional Hostel Features:

• 5 minutes from the World Heritage site, the Silk Exchange.
• Post-Tomatina Pub Crawl
• Free walking tours, and tapas tours available!

3. Siamaze Hostel – Bangkok Thailand

Don’t even get us started on all the great food at Siamaze Hostel! Every Monday the hostel staff offer FREE cooking classes, you can make sure to return home well-travelled and well-trained in the art of Thai cuisine! The hostel also hosts a free BBQ party every Friday, and offers free breakfast every day! What more could your taste buds possibly want?!
Additional Hostel Features:

• Female-only dorms available
• Outdoor terrace
• Book exchange

4. Stops Hostel – New Delhi, India

India is very near the top of everyone’s travel bucket list, and for good reason. As well as the tasty food walks and pub crawls offered by Stops Hostel, they also reserve a space called “The Cookshack,”  for those wanting to flex their social cooking skills. The free unlimited breakfast, including their famous crepes doesn’t hurt one bit either!
Additional Hostel Features:

• Games/musical instruments room
• Open terrace courtyard
• In-house nightclub

5. Home Lisbon Hostel –Lisbon, Portugal

Numbers never lie, and this incredible hostel has a whopping 9.8/10 guest rating (from over 6,600 reviews)! Once you’re there, it’s not hard to see why it’s so beloved. The facilities are top notch, and the dinners home-cooked by Mama herself are the stuff of legend! One guest said: “Mamma’s dinners are the absolute best meal you will have in Lisbon for the price, guaranteed.” Case closed!
Additional Hostel Features:

• Outdoor terrace
• Free breakfast
• Steam room

6. Ostello Bello – Milan, Italy

Another guest fave (9.7/10), Ostello Bello puts you in prime location to make the most out of your trip to Milan. The amount of scrumptious free food here is remarkable: breakfast (at your convenience), a free welcome drink, and free dinner from 7-9pm in their very own authentic Italian Aperitivo! Get ready to be spoiled…
Additional Hostel Features:

• Free events all week (live music, flea markets etc.)
• 3 big libraries
• 3 open air terraces with hammocks, vegetable garden and BBQ

7. Casa Gracia – Barcelona, Spain

Back off to Spain for this one, and it’s a whopper! Focusing on the food, their in-house restaurant and locale full of delicious eateries and ice cream bars make it a premiere hostel for travellers with a pallet to match their wanderlust.
Additional Hostel Features:

• Super suite including a Jacuzzi bath available
• In-house nightclub
• Regular events: live music, exhibitions, film screenings etc.

8. Green Tortoise Hostel – San Francisco, USA

There may be no foodier place in all of North America than San Francisco, California, and Green Tortoise Hostel lives up to the hype. They offer 3 free homemade dinners a week (Italian, Mexican and Indian), as well as free breakfast. If something a little stronger is more your scene, why not indulge on one of their wine tours around the world-famous Napa Valley?!
Additional Hostel Features:

• Games room
• Cosy private rooms available
• Ballroom

9. Toc Hostel – Sevilla, Spain

Toc Hostel has one hell of a restaurant! Our good friends Mochileros TV have travelled far and wide and have sampled a fair few hostel nibbles, and Toc’s menu is one of their faves! The hostel itself is also one of the best in Barcelona, with every inch of the place have been carefully designed as a work of art!
Additional Hostel Features:

• Outdoor terrace
• Fingertip key security technology
• 2/10 guest rating

10. Casa Elemento – Minca, Colombia

This. Hostel. Wow! Ever wondered what it’s like to chow down on some Colombian BBQ while perched upon the world’s largest hammock? Well you can at Casa Elemento. The BBQs, fresh breads and locally source ingredients make the eats here unmissable. Soak in the beautiful sounds of nature around you while partaking of some seriously good food!
Additional Hostel Features:

• Outdoor swimming pool
• Airport transfers
• Digital detox

 
Did we miss any from our list? Tell us in the comments below!
Still searching for the perfect hostel for your trip? Check out our features on hostels with jaw-dropping rooftops, amazing private rooms or insane swimming pools!
 
Thanks to Michael Stern, Ansy Dupiton,  brando.n, Kathryn, and Amy Baker for the Flickr Pics!