Experience the diverse flavors of Vancouver on a food-themed 3-hour lunch tour! In a small-group, take a sensory journey to foodie hotspots, breweries and gourmet grocers. Indulge in four hearty courses that include Chinese dim sum, BC salmon pate, artisan cheeses, followed by sweet treats like Thomas Haas salted caramel chocolate, award-winning gelato and sorbetto. Sip on local wines, and learn about the commingling cultures that define Vancouver’s culinary scene.
Your gastronomic adventure begins in downtown Vancouver. In the afternoon, meet your friendly guide for a tour of the area’s acclaimed restaurants, artisan shops and favorite local haunts. Hear about the city’s eclectic food culture as you stroll through trendy shopping areas and along its gourmet restaurant street.
Your 3-hour excursion includes four full courses of food spread over 12 hearty tastings – accompanied by local wines! You’ll enjoy an array of staple dishes that create the pastiche of Vancouver’s cuisine such as award-winning dim sum at Kirin Chinese Restaurant, local cheeses and macaron. As you sample flavors from Asia, the Americas and beyond, you’ll quickly understand how Vancouver has earned its acclaim as a world food capital.
Throughout the tour, learn expert tips of the food and drink crafted by local chefs, taste cheese and wine at a gourmet shop, and get insider tips on which eateries to visit on the rest of your trip! Cap off your meal at Bella Gelateria with award-winning gelato and sorbetto. Your 3-hour tour ends here in early evening.
Lydia was an incredible guide for our Best of Downtown Food tour in Vancouver. The dim sum was the best ever! The clam chowder, OMG! Beer, wine, cocktails, small bites, mussels, local seafood, desserts, gelato...!!!! She was an expert on everything Vancouver, took us to amazing spots, shared local history, sites and tips! Worth every penny!
Review by: Kelly P, July 2018
My daughter and I were in town for just a day and wanted to do something unique and fun. This tour was exceed our expectation! We got to eat while learning about the city. Money well spent.
Review by: Zita Z, July 2018
Sutton Place food and cocktail to die for, Chinese food fabulous.Urban Food experience awesome. Perhaps 2 desserts too much, considering only 5 venues. Tour guide friendly and knowledgable.Highly recommend
Review by: Gundie, July 2018
Our guide Natalie was exceptional - she was very knowledgeable and very personable. I would take her tour any day!
Review by: Steven T, October 2017
Lydia of Vancouver Foodies gave a great food tour of her city! We enjoyed learning AND eating in several Vancouver establishments. The food and beverages were all delicious and certainly was enough to satisfy us for a meal or two!. Lydia was friendly and knowledgable.
Review by: simon_harrington, September 2017
Splendid way to spend a few hours in the afternoon. Our host Lydia was very knowledgeable and the tour is well structured taking us from Dim Sum, to some cheese, meats, fish and then macaroons and finally ice cream to finish off the day. All the food served was of excellent quality and some great locations. Thoroughly recommend.
Review by: Rebecca L. E, August 2017
This was the best tour. The leader was very knowledgeable about the food scene and history. Don't miss taking this tour.
Review by: Howard H, June 2017
Fantastic food and tour operator, Tracy! From dim sum to gelato, this tour does not disappoint. Great food and interesting facts were shared as we explored the city
Review by: Susan M, June 2017
this is an amazing tour!! I highly recommend taking this tour on your first day in Vancouver so you will have extensive information about the restaurant scene in Vancouver. We loved all the tastings in multiple settings. Nadia is a fabulous tour guide who is a chef and extremely knowledgeable about the city, restaurants and food in general. The small group lends itself to meeting and talking to the other foodies - adds to the fun!
Review by: Kathy K, June 2017
Lydia was an amazing tour guide. She was polite, engaging, and very knowledgeable. We visited a good group of restaurants that gave us a well rounded view of what the city has to offer. The food was delicious, diverse, and plentiful. My favorite was The Boulevard Restaurant. The best clam chowder I have ever had! Lydia gave us some city history as we strolled up and down the streets of the city. Lydia made our day very special. I would do this tour again if I were to visit. Very well organized tour.
Review by: Susan B, June 2017
The Foodie Tour was outstanding. Host Nadia could not have been better. 4 couples 2 UK, 1 US and my BFF who lives in Vancouver and myself from rural BC. My turn to make a great day to celebrate our 50th. Could not have been better. Excellent food, excellent company and excellent hostess!!!!! I would only advise for those visiting Vancouver on hols to do this first because you will get so many ideas, tips and avoids so your vacation will be as amazing as it can be.
Review by: Devan H, March 2017
Our tour guide was awesome! Manuela knew a lot about the culture and history of the Vancouver foodie scene. This tour is a MUST!
Review by: Gary T, January 2017
Very knowledgeable guide and a great variety of different tastes!
Review by: C S, January 2017
The small group walking tour starts at the best Chinese dim sum restaurant and then takes you to award winning restaurants, luxury food stores and ends at the best Gelateria of Canada. The guide Nadia, who is also a chef, is very knowledgeable. At the end you are guaranteed well fed and well informed. Book this tour if you are a foodie!
Review by: Rita R, December 2016
Outstanding Tour - Great Tour Guide - Terrific Restaurants
Review by: Margie J, December 2016
It was our first time to Vancouver. There's no better way to experience a place than via a food tour. Not only do you see sights and learn history, but experience their culture through food. Our tour guide, Jenny, was fantastic. Great tour and food!
Review by: Uttam S, September 2016
Our tour guide was absolutely lovely and hilarious. The food selection was interesting and delicious. I loved the history combined with the cuisine. I wish I could do this again!
Review by: MaryJean H, September 2016
Had a great time in this tour. The restaurants we were taken are in short walking distance from each other and food selection was good. Lisa, our Foodie tour guide was wonderful. She even poured our tea and plated our dim sum dishes. She gave information about the restaurant and the food served. I also like it that the size of the group is small, ours was just 11 people. Good group of people too!
Review by: Dianne M, August 2016
Excellent tour. Recommended. Our tour guide was super.
Review by: cdr4081, August 2016
First time we did a food tour - really enjoyed it. Excellent guide, food choices.
Review by: Jen S, July 2016
It was fine. We went to five different places and had tastings at each. I would argue that the amount of tastings does not equal 4 or 5 full courses. The group we were with was the best part - just full of energy. With so much diversity in VanCity I expected to taste a lot more items at a lot more places a walking food tour. On this tour there is a lot of time spent sitting around.
Review by: Robert J, July 2016
We've been on several culinary tours and this simply and far away was the best! Nadia, our guide, is a chef and knows the Vancouver food scene inside out. The food was fantastic, and the venues magnificent. Nothing but praise for a uniquely enjoyable experience!
Review by: Smith T, July 2016
Excellent Tour and the tour guide was outstanding.
Review by: Debra H, July 2016
Wow.... super fun and so worth the money!! I loved it and had a blast! This is a must when you are in Vancouver! You can see the real flavor of Vancouver! Loved it!!
Review by: Suzanne S, June 2016
Great experience! I have a food allergy, which was accommodated beautifully. I would definitely do another food tour with this group if I return to Vancouver. Suzanne
Review by: Laurie W, October 2015
Nice variety of restaurants, great food, and our guide Nadia is a true foodie and very knowledgable about her home city!
Review by: davgosh8, September 2015
A good sample of better reviewed restaurants and outlets - so far we went to five places to sample the food. The one that I like is the one at Market Place.
Review by: Maxwell S S, August 2015
Great food and experience. Nadia was a fantastic guide who provided us with a wealth of knowledge about each restaurant stop as well as other local destinations. My wife and I had a great time and highly recommend this tour and tour guide!
Review by: Jean-Bertrand C, August 2015
Andrew was a wonderful tour guide! He made the tour worth the monies!! I wish we stayed longer in Vancouver so we could take another tour. We will be back!
Review by: Matthew L, July 2015
This was one of our favorite things we did in Vancouver, and our favorite food tour ever! Our guide, Daniella, was awesome too.
Review by: Yvonne P, June 2015
Great food and drink at each location! Daniella gave great tidbits of Vancouver tips in addition to restaurants. She was full of energy and very thoughtful. Best way to start our trip and learn some great places to eat.
Review by: Craig K, June 2015
Too long drawn out and too expensive for the tiny samples of food
Review by: Marcy K, June 2015
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Kym F, June 2015
This was the best tour ever, the food was so good(we want back to one place for lunch the next day). Our guide was so great. I honesty can't stop talking about how great it was.
Review by: Gail L, June 2015
Loved the tour! The two ladies giving the tour were very informed and pleasant. The places we were to were good and returned the next day to purchase from bread from a vendor. I do recommend the tour.
Review by: Peter A, June 2015
This was a fabulous experience. The food was excellent and Lisa the guide was extremely informative about the food and all the history behind it. I would recommend this trip, it was one of the best excursion we took on our recent holiday to Canada...... brilliant and thanks Lisa you were great.
Review by: Kym C, June 2015
This was the best tour ever, the food was so good(we want back to one place for lunch the next day). Our guide was so great. I honesty can't stop talking about how great it was.
Review by: Edward S R, October 2014
Another great experience with Vancouver Foodie Tours. A fun way to experience excellent cuisine and get a unique introduction to the downtown area. Wonderful hosts with great personalities. A MUST DO and I will definitely do it again.
Review by: jimmy_e8, September 2014
Our guide Mani was knowledgeable, lively, entertaining and clearly very passionate about her subject and certainly took us to a diverse range of eateries. My favourite was Hubbub with the pulled pork baguette - it was stunning but the start of the tour, at Kirin with Dim Sum was a great opener. We learned lots on this tour and it gave us a good look round the Downtown area (we'll gat a Japadog on the next visit!). Do this tour early in your stay and then take it from there. We had good weather the day we did the tour which worked perfectly but there's not a huge amount of walking - just enough to keep the appetite going for the next stop. Really recommend this
Review by: Natalie H, September 2014
Had an absolute blast, very knowledgable tour guide and was a great experience. The food was amazing!
Review by: DALE K, August 2014
Guide knowledgeable, enthusiastic. Good group dynamics. _br/_
Food and history of it great._br/_
Educational and tasty
Review by: Carol Anne K, July 2014
Nadine, our tour director, was fantastic! Being a chef,herself, she was very knowledgeable about the Vancouver restaurant scene, food preparation, etc. The restaurants that we visited were top quality, had efficient service and a very welcoming atmosphere. Excellent opportunity to learn about Vancouver's local food fare! Highly recommendable!
Review by: Jonathan K, July 2014
By far my favorite tour in Vancouver! Not only did it include the culinary delights but our guide knew a lot about the area and the history behind the places we were eating it.
Review by: Deborah G, January 2014
The food was delightful and our Guide Manuella was Warm, friendly and down right wonderful. A great introduction to the downtown area.
Review by: Joe M, September 2013
Really wonderful. Our host was energetic and humorous and the food delicious. Loved it!
Review by: Jody M, July 2013
I really enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it. Our guide was upbeat, very informed, and provided additional information outside of the tour itself. The choices we were able to sample were varied and all very good. I would recommend doing the tour at your beginning of your trip so that you have great food options for the rest of your trip.
Review by: Stephen S, July 2013
This was a delightful foodie tour. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgable, not just about food, but also about Vancouver. The selection of eating establishments and food samples was great. Everything was ready for us when we walked in the door. The proprietors spoke to us with great passion making the experience even more enjoyable. We got some exercise by walking and got some history of various Vancouver landmarks along the way. A great value and a great experience for my and my daughter. This was our first such tour and we will definitely do something similar again.
Review by: Stanley G, June 2013
Very nice good selection
Review by: Joanna L, October 2012
we had an issue with missing our train from Seattle to Vancouver. Michelle was great and made sure we were able to connect with them for 4 of the 5 stops. her selections were awesome and contained a nice varity. we will definitely take her food truck tour on our next visit to Vancouver and have recommended her to others that may visit the area. the Viator rep that assised me with connecting with Michelle was also very helpful and we appreciated her awesome service.
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