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Charleston food tour guides

Everything to know before you eat your way through downtown Charleston: what the walks cost and what they leave out, what you actually taste, where the City Market fits in, and which tours work with allergies or children.

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Tours

Popular Charleston food walks

Booked through Viator, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Secret Food Tours: French Quarter Most reviewed walk ★ 4.93 hoursFree cancellation

Secret Food Tours: French Quarter
She-crab soupShrimp & gritsMax 12

A three-hour walk with a menu printed on the listing: pulled pork taco, she-crab soup, benne wafers, shrimp and grits and a secret dish. Confirmation can take up to 48 hours.

Full tour details
What's included
  • Listed tastings: pulled pork taco, corn bread, she-crab soup, pecan cluster
  • Benne wafers, shrimp and grits and the tour's Secret Dish
  • Small group of up to 12 travelers with a local guide
  • Confirmation within 48 hours of booking
  • Not included: gratuities and hotel pickup; free cancellation to 24 hours
From$89per person Reserve
Downtown Charleston Food Tour Most booked ★ 4.72.5 hoursFree cancellation

Downtown Charleston Food Tour
4 restaurantsMeal for mostMax 12

Charleston Culinary Tours walks you from 184 East Bay Street through the French Quarter and the Market, eating at four local restaurants. Drinks and the guide's tip are extra.

Full tour details
What's included
  • Tastings at 4 local restaurants, enough for a meal for most guests
  • A local professional guide, about 2.5 hours on foot, up to 12 travelers
  • Meets at 184 East Bay Street; ends within 3 to 4 blocks of the start
  • Not included: the guide's tip and alcohol (for sale at most stops)
  • Not for under-8s, vegans, or dairy-free or soy-free diets; free cancellation to 24 hours
From$110per person Reserve
Bulldog Tours: Savor the Flavors Starts by the Market ★ 4.62.5 hoursFree cancellation

Bulldog Tours: Savor the Flavors
Grits & pralinesWaterAge 12+

Bulldog Tours meets at 18 Anson Street, calls at the City Market and spends two hours in the French Quarter. Samples include stone-ground grits, pralines and collard greens.

Full tour details
What's included
  • Tastings such as stone-ground grits, pralines, collard greens, benne wafers and barbecue
  • Bottled water and a local professional guide
  • Meets at 18 Anson Street; ends on Market Street
  • Up to 12 travelers, all aged 12 or over; list allergies when you book
  • Not included: gratuities, alcohol and parking; free cancellation to 24 hours
From$111per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

Four local restaurants in the French Quarter and the Market, a meal for most, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

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