Where to Go: the 15 Best Food & History Experiences Worldwide

Amsterdam Food and Cultural Tour with Tastings - Bloemenmarkt: a famous beginning with a local angle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,315 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Taste Dutch favorites, explore Amsterdam’s historic corners, and learn local stories on a friendly 3.5-hour food walk with Roman.

“We intentionally booked this tour for our first full day in Amsterdam, as a way to get a basic orientation to the city, culture, and food. It proved to be beneficial because we passed many of the sites on subsequent walks through the city, and we had context for where we were. Roman was an energetic and engaging tour guide. He made the tour the positive experience that it was. We learned from a later guide that Roman has a top-notch reputation amongst his peers in the Amsterdam tour community. We can understand why!”

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Barcelona: Tapas Walking Tour with Food, Wine, and History

2.Tapas Walking Tour with Food, Wine, and History

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4,261 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Taste Catalan tapas, wine, vermouth, and sangria while exploring Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter with a lively local guide.

“Santiago was a really good tour guide and fun to be with. I cannot remember when I laughed as much as on that tour! I definitely recommend this tour! It was an interesting and delicious experience.”

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Sevilla Food Tour: Tapas, Wine, History & Traditions

3.Sevilla Food Tour: Tapas, Wine, History & Traditions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,468 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Review of Seville’s 3.5-hour tapas and wine walk, with local bars, traditional dishes, history, group size, price, and practical tips.

“This experience was a wonderful little taste of Seville! Meeting location was easy to find, tour guide was amazing and she shared lots of information not just about food, but also about culture and traditions. She also followed up with an email of all the locations we had visited and the specialty foods and beverages we sampled.Highly recommend this tour!”

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Madrid Tapas & Taverns Small Group Food & History Tour

4.Madrid Tapas & Taverns Small Group Food & History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,664 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Review of Madrid’s tapas and taverns tour, with four food stops, local drinks, historic sights, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Sam was a wonderful guide. This is a great way to see some sights, learn some history and try authentic Spanish food and drinks in a great tour. Only thing that was a little confusing was finding the meeting point. Devour tours should have a flag or sign the guide could hold up and take a picture of what the meeting point looks like so they could send to people to make it easier. Address pin puts you on a street in front and the meeting place is behind the building. The doors you meet at are very ornate.”

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Historic Ybor City Food Walking Tour

5.Historic Ybor City Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,210 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89

Taste Cuban, German, and Italian favorites while walking Ybor City with a guide who brings Tampa’s cigar district to life.

“We had a delightful time with Cindy, our tour guide. It was my second time doing this tour and I still learned a few things about Ybor! We powered through in the heat, but Cindy knew where to find the AC. The food was fantastic and we were so full by the end! Thank you for a fun tour!”

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Victoria Guided Food and History Tour

6.Victoria Guided Food and History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,015 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $82

Review of Victoria’s small-group food and history walk, with local tastings, Chinatown stories, practical tips, pricing, and itinerary details.

“Andy was an excellent guide - friendly, knowledgeable and passionate about the local food scene. The food was really good and varied. The walk was very manageable, easy pace and not too far between stops. Recommend if you're looking for a fun, tasty way to explore Victoria.”

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Barcelona Tapas Walking Tour: Food, Wine & History

7.Barcelona Tapas Walking Tour: Food, Wine & History

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,928 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $66

Taste tapas, wine, sangria, vermouth and cava while walking Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter with a local guide on this three-hour food tour.

“Andrew was a great guide, very knowledgeable on food and the city.Food was great and great variety!!”

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Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

8.Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,863 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $116

Explore Gastown through seven food tastings, local drinks, and Vancouver stories on this relaxed three-hour walking tour.

“Really good tour. Good value. Sean is an engaging tour guide and masterful story teller. Took care of us. I want to try other food tours!!!”

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Boston Food & History: Pizza, North End & Freedom Trail

9.Boston Food & History: Pizza, North End & Freedom Trail

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,772 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $90

Taste North End bread, pizza, and Italian specialties while walking Boston’s Freedom Trail, Beacon Hill, and historic waterfront.

“Our guide Maddie was the best! Very knowledgeable. The food was spectacular as well as filling!! Enjoyed every minute of this tour!!!”

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Dublin Historical Centre Food Tour with 8 Food Tastings & Drinks

10.Dublin Historical Centre Food Tour with 8 Food Tastings & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,718 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

Taste Dublin through Irish coffee, sausage rolls, oysters, stew, cheese, beer, and ice cream on a friendly three-hour food walk.

“Recommend this experience to all coming to Dublin. The food was wonderful but the personalised touch by Ann, telling about Ireland's history , pointing us in all the right directions of places to visit and where to eat and drink the best Dublin has to offer has been splendid. Absolutely recommend this.”

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The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk

11.The Great Indian Food Tour: Old Delhi Food and Heritage Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,698 reviews · from $43Best value

Eat your way through Old Delhi with trusted guides, spice markets, rickshaw rides, heritage lanes, and 10 to 15 local tastings.

“This tour was an excellent way of getting introduced to many different very tasteful snacks and meals in Delhi. Sonali was a very engaged guide sharing both historical information as well as stories of local culture. Thank you so much for a fantastic tour!”

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Southern Flavors Food, Pub Crawl, and History Walking Tour

12.Southern Flavors Food, Pub Crawl, and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,623 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $60

Taste shrimp and grits, pimento cheese, peach cobbler, and more while walking Savannah’s squares with local history and humor.

“Christina was very witty, funny and informative. Her knowledge of savannah was exceptional. I was born here waaaay back in 1954. Went to the north. Haven't been back for 50yrs. She took the time with her knowledge to give everlasting information. Also was my birthday coming in a few days *I Looove Pickles * surprise our last food stop served pickle shots n martinis. Thank You Christina for a very Memorable vacation. God will will be back next year. Hope your my tour guide. BLESSINGS you were the BEST IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE!!!!”

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New Orleans Food and History Walking Tour

13.New Orleans Food and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,544 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $85

Taste gumbo, po’boys, pralines, and more while learning New Orleans food history on this three-hour French Quarter walking tour.

“Great food, Great Guide Beth is upbeat and knowledgeable. The pace was perfect, enough time at each place to learn and enjoy the food. It’s worth trying everything, one will be surprised with the quality and taste. MAke this your first tour of your stay, so worth it.”

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Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour

14.Street Food and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,486 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Taste Palermo’s street food, explore Capo Market, and see major Old Town sights on a lively three-hour walking tour.

“Food was ample and a nice experience. Fabrizio was knowledgable, passionate, and humorous. Three hours is a good length of time for a food and history tour.”

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Historic Center Food Tour in Mexico City

15.Historic Center Food Tour in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,263 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $115

Taste Mexico City through markets, street food, history, and local restaurants on a five-hour Centro Histórico walking tour.

“This is such a fun experience! Jossie gave us a great overview of Mexico’s rich food history and culture. The stops are places where locals eat and it was wonderful to be guided to the best spots to eat in the historic center. I recommend taking this tour at the beginning of your stay so you can return to the amazing places you visit on the tour. We appreciated visiting businesses owned and operated by locals. Jossie is the BEST guide! She is very knowledgeable and a lot of fun to be with. Her positive energy made our day and allowed us to move out of our comfort zone and…”

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