Get to know the East End’s burgeoning food scene and its fascinating history on a 3.5-hour London walking tour. With a friendly local guide, explore the eclectic neighborhoods of Shoreditch and Spitalfields and discover the places where in-the-know Londoners choose to eat. Wolf down a bacon sandwich at the award-winning St John Bread and Wine restaurant, discover the legendary salt-beef bagels of Beigel Bake and sample artisan British cheese. Traditional fish and chips at Poppies are also included, as are curry samples on Brick Lane and more!
After meeting your guide near Spitalfields, set off on your stroll around the area to learn about east London’s food scene and culinary heritage. Culturally diverse, with London’s largest immigrant population, the east London area has its own distinct cuisine influenced by the different nationalities who live there. Sample a total of ten popular local dishes as you explore; highlights are as described below.
Start with a traditional British breakfast staple – the humble bacon sandwich – at St John Bread and Wine, a meat-specialist restaurant that’s become a local institution. Then, step back in time with a visit to the English Restaurant to sample its legendary bread pudding.
Wander over to Androuet, one of London’s top cheese producers, to sample artisan British cheeses, and then enjoy a leisurely amble north to Poppies – a proper East End chippy— for a portion of fish and chips, wrapped in newspaper.
Head back toward Spitalfields and stroll down Brick Lane, Britain's undisputed curry capital that's home to Indian food shops and curry restaurants galore. Head inside Aladin, your guide’s favorite eatery, and sample Bangladeshi and Indian specialties while learning how curry has become Britain’s national dish. Then, wander into the heart of the East End’s Shoreditch to visit Beigel Bake, one of the most famous bagel shops this side of the Atlantic. Chow down on one of their salted beef bagels, and you’ll quickly realize how they made it onto Time Out London’s ‘100 Best Dishes in London’ list.
Your final visit is to another historical English restaurant where you'll try a salted caramel tart to finish on a sweet-tasting high note! Your tour then finishes in the heart of Shoreditch, near Pizza East.
Our guide helped make this a really great tour. She was very personable and informative as well as full of energy and interest. My wife and I enjoyed seeing a different section of London and going to different restaurants and shops.
Review by: Holly A D, July 2018
This was one of the greatest tours we've ever taken. Our guide, Emily Rose, was really great. She was fun and very interesting. All of our group kept raving about our experience with her. We wished she could join us for the rest of our trip. That is how much we enjoyed her great personality. We easily felt her part of our family trip!!
Review by: Perry M, May 2018
Really enjoyable tour but come hungry because youll leave full. Everything from the amazing bacon buttee to the most amazing bread pudding and onto the best curries Ive ever had. Great day
Review by: Susanne R, March 2018
Had a super time on this tour Flic our guide was a lot of fun with her great knowledge of the area and food. We tasted LOTS of different food and even though it was a very cold day we were able to pop into the restaurants and warm up. Highly recommend this tour!! The four hours went zooming by.
Review by: Barbara K, January 2018
The Giide was excellent and knowledgeable. The food was good and varied._br/_ She managed the stops well with restrooms._br/_ We learned a lot and ate very good food . Well worth the price.
Review by: Aisha Steptoe, January 2018
My sister and I decided to try a food tour our last day in London and it was well worth it. Our guide Flic was amazing! She not only introduced us to some amazing British cuisine, she shared the rich history about the East London neighborhoods as went went to each stop. She was absolutely delightful and a lot of fun!!
Review by: pph109, November 2017
Tour guide was very good, food was good.
Review by: Karen M, November 2017
Great your.... lots of food!
Review by: Amanda P, October 2017
Great tour, lots to eat, and you learn a wonderful history of the area.
Review by: Steve J, October 2017
This was amazing for both the food and the history that we learned of the area. I would recommend it to everyone!
Review by: zoektn, October 2017
Highly recommend! the guide was awesome, not a lot of walking involved which was great. The best stops was the hot salt beef beigel and the Bread and butter pudding! Don't hesitate to book this.
Review by: Mikek, October 2017
Not to be missed. We had a great guide Prya who was such a bubbly person full of knowledge that really made the tour of the food area brilliant. From the curries in Bangli Town to deserts it was a treat to behold. As well as the great food to also get all the history of the place was a jewel in the crown.
Review by: psr3429, October 2017
This was a fantastic tour with sooo much food. The tour guide was knowledgeable, fun, and eager for all to have a good time.
Review by: Valerie K, September 2017
OUtstanding, so much great info about the area and history. The food was outstanding. A tour not to miss
Review by: Richard, September 2017
Our guide, Bethany, was a delight! We had done a food tour on another continent as recommenced by Viator, and they were both excellent. You'll learn about the city as you walk from restaurant to restaurant. Rather that being just 100 about food, you also get some great background on the area. Did I mention Bethany was great?
Review by: Lori M, September 2017
Amazing tour!!! Our guides shared so much relevant information and the food was great. Each places we stopped at had a great story and the food was even better. Highly recommend this to anyone who's a foodie :-)
Review by: Roy J, September 2017
A very nice tour with a funny and serviceminded guide - Harry!
Review by: Pat B, August 2017
I went on this tour along with 7 other people. We were met by Harry our tour guide, who was full of enthusiasm and very knowledgable about the foods, eateries and the history of the area we walked around. We had so much food I ended up taking doggy bags home from the last 2 stops. The foods were delicious, my personal favourite being the bread and butter pudding and custard. We visited a variety of eateries- shops, restaurants, pubs and were on the tour for about 4 hours in total- so definitely didn't feel short changed by Harry at all. One of the group was Jewish and so Harry organised an alternative choice for her at the bacon sandwich stop, which she was pleased with too. All in all a highly recommended tour,especially with Harry at the helm.
Review by: Julie F, August 2017
The London food tour hosted by Emily was the most pleasant surprise of my entire trip. Great food, interesting history and architecture and lots of culture. Spitalfields and Shoreditch are hip neighborhoods with lots of pride in their blend of cultures and heritage. We experienced a great variety of food...was it ten stops?....of the best quality. It was exactly the right amount of time, food, and walking. Highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Kathy C, August 2017
Very enjoyable, and tasty! Our guide was very informed and interesting.
Review by: hodsonjohnj, July 2017
I am so glad this was my first trip, as it was fabulous! The guide, Harry was quite accommodating, distinctly knowledgeable about both the food and the history of the area. As a teacher I admired his ability to integrate History ias we sampled selections from 10 establishments. HARRY was fantastic!
Review by: Nancy C, July 2017
If you're a foodie this tour is GREAT! Loved every stop and got to try lots of great British food sadly most of it bland til you season it yourself. Our guide was a lot of fun as was our entire group. There was a large variety from a traditional British pub LOVED the cider hated the beer...but then again I hate all beer.. to a variety of curry's on Curry Row - traditional fish n chips w/ mushy peas fabulous once you add some salt and I'm not a salt addict by any means.
Review by: piluna33, July 2017
This was one of the best experience in London. Our guide, Bethany brought to many places with interesting stories and great food. The amount of food was more than enough so I had to skip my meals until evening and started to miss the food from next morning. It was also great that they gave us printed information of the restaurants so that I could visit the place again:
Review by: Anna, July 2017
Great guide. She was very interesting. There was plenty of food. Very nice.
Review by: Mai N, June 2017
Definitely worth it. Don't have breakfast on the day, that was my mistake. The amount of food you eat in the 3 hr tour will fill you up so much you have to get it take away. Lots of walking to burn it off and history/stories to hear.
Review by: Grace L, June 2017
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this food tour. Madi was our guide and she did a great job of both providing history commentary of the East End, as well as of the establishments that we hit. The food was appropriately proportioned for the tour and each site was ready for us. Spitalfields is such an interesting area...be sure to check out the market there.
Review by: Jamie S, June 2017
Delicious and interesting!
Review by: Wendy H, June 2017
So yum!! Great guide, really good food, and got to see parts of London we might not have seen otherwise. Definitely do this one!! It and #39;s worth the time and money.
Review by: pandastegman, June 2017
One of the highlights of our trip to London! Emily was our tour guide - and had interesting insight and stories about the neighborhoods we walked through. The food was FANTASTIC - it was hard to choose a favorite.
Review by: cllouie, May 2017
Excellent guide, highly recommend taking the foodie tour
Review by: Bruce M, May 2017
This walking tour was absolutely fantastic. Our guide, Madi, was well informed and very personable. She took time to talk to everyone on the tour. The food stops were so interesting and delicious-such a great variety. I would recommend this tour 100 percent to anyone. From my perspective, it is a must do in London!!
Review by: Charmaine L, May 2017
LOVED IT ONCE I FOUND MY WAY TO THE GROUP. FOOD WAS FANTASTIC AND LOVED LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THAT PART OF LONDON.
Review by: Tony M, April 2017
This was a brilliant few hours spent sampling different foods and learning a little about the history of Spitalfields and the surrounding area. Our guide, Madi, was really good and even though we were a group of 13 we were never made to feel rushed at any point. We visited a number of places which we would never have known about if we had not had a guide to take us there the whole morning was very relaxed and the food was amazing. Would recommend this to anyone interested in food, history or architecture - or just wanting an excuse to eat a variety of foods while taking a gentle stroll around London.
Review by: ANTHONY D, March 2017
Harry was the best!! So much passion and enthusiasm for what we saw--he made the tour for us! Got plenty of historical background on the East End and got to sample all the things that are London. Really really enjoyed our guide--very funny and informational and his complete conviction in everything he presented was the topper! This is the best bacon sandwich you will ever put in your mouth anywhere ever!
Review by: Anya, February 2017
I loved everything about this tour. All the incredibly varied food stops were friendly, informative, and delicious. The guides were lots of fun, with great personalities, and were full of great recommendations for further exploring. I would recommend this tour to any food lover looking to experience both the modern and traditional eating that London has to offer.
Review by: Valerie V, January 2017
Harry was our guide and he made the tour even more enjoyable!
Review by: LaDawn W, December 2016
Totally awesome! The tour guide was amazing! She absolutely makes this tour. Highly recommend her and this tour. The food is great. Come with a huge appetite.
Review by: David K, October 2016
Excellent guide, very knowledgable about food and east end history. Eat and learn about the east end, what's not to like.
Review by: Fergus H, October 2016
Amazing way to see London from a new lens even if you have lived in London for a while! Tour guides are very friendly and knowledgeable.
Review by: Sharon M, October 2016
Excellent- very interesting. Only problem was that it was VERY difficult to find our meeting point. Once I managed that, a good time was had by all.
Review by: CHRISTINE K, October 2016
Harry was a terrific guide - funny, knowledgeable, and really knew the neighborhood well. It seemed like everyone knew him and gave him a hug. Understandable because he's a huggable kind of guy! The food was incredible, and we found restaurants we never knew existed. Portions are small enough to enjoy, yet large enough to get a good taste of each dish. We stayed around the neighborhood long after the tour ended to enjoy the vibrancy of the area. Such a great way to experience a city. And Harry made all the difference in our experience of the area.
Review by: Jennifer D, September 2016
This tour was well worth the money. Our guide was Maddie and she was excellent- very personable and knowledgable . We certainly had more than enough to eat, learned a lot about the history of the area . Certainly anyone wanting to do this tour should come hungry- and the samples we had were extremely tasty.
Review by: robandmichael, September 2016
Excellent! Emily was outstanding! Loved this the most of everything we did in London!
Review by: ann b, September 2016
Plenty of good food and guide was exceptional
Review by: John S, September 2016
The food was fabulous, the information added much to the event. Hanna was funny and very professional which made the tour very enjoyable.
Review by: Warren J, September 2016
A wonderful experience. Great food in an interesting area of London and our guide Maddy was delightful.
Review by: Ann K, September 2016
We had a great time on this tour! The food was incredible with tons of variety and plenty of food for all. Our guide Harry was excellent! Funny, knowledgeable and a great guide to lead us around the city!
Review by: Shivanthi V, August 2016
An awesome tour! A great way to discover the community through the food.
Review by: Jon L, August 2016
Very nice tour
Review by: dylan.golden1, August 2016
Good food combined with details relevant to the history of the area.
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