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Every page on DowntownCharlestonFoodTour.com in one place. Most visitors start with the tours, then read the guides.
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Tours
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- Downtown Charleston Food TourFour restaurants and a meal for most, max 12, from 184 East Bay Street. The tip and drinks are extra.
- Secret Food Tours: French QuarterA printed menu: pulled pork taco, she-crab soup, benne wafers, shrimp and grits and a secret dish.
- Bulldog Tours: Savor the FlavorsStarts at 18 Anson Street: grits, pralines, collards and barbecue, with a City Market stop. Ages 12+.
- Private Food & History TourYour party only: four courses at three restaurants, mostly indoors and wheelchair accessible, from 164 Church St.
- Streets & Eats: Lowcountry TastingsThree tastings with Rainbow Row and South of Broad, starting in The Loutrel hotel lobby on State Street.
- Secret Food Tours: Upper King StreetBrunch on Upper King: croffle, ham biscuit, shrimp and grits, fried chicken with honey and a secret dish.
- Downtown Sweet Treats Walking TourTwo hours of bakeries and dessert stops, a City Market visit and a finish at the Pineapple Fountain.
- Lowcountry Cooking Class, French QuarterCook three Lowcountry dishes in a French Quarter kitchen: biscuits, pimento cheese and Huguenot torte.
- Chef Forrest Parker: Walk, Cook & LunchA chef-led 90-minute walk, a demo of three recipes and lunch with wine pairings. 21+, 11 guests at most.
- History & Hops: Bar and History WalkTwo bars, Prohibition stories and one small snack; drinks are paid at the bar. 21+, 10 people at most.
- Carolina Belle Harbor History Cruise90 narrated minutes on the harbor past Fort Sumter and the Ravenel Bridge; morning, afternoon or sunset.
Guides
- All guides
- Prices & extrasWhat each walk costs, and what the ticket leaves out.
- The tour reviewedFour restaurants, the meeting point, the food and the catches.
- Food tours comparedCulinary Tours, Secret Food Tours or Bulldog: which walk fits.
- Lowcountry foodShrimp and grits, red rice, she-crab soup and their roots.
- The City MarketHours, sweetgrass baskets, history and which tours stop.
- Diets, allergies & kidsWhat each tour says about diets, ages and strollers.
Blog
- All posts
- City Market hours 2026Day Market, Night Market and the one closed day, plus the tours that walk past.
- Holiday season 2026Oyster roasts, holiday markets and where a food tour fits between them.
- Wine + Food 2027March 3 to 7, 2027: dates, Culinary Village prices and the 21+ rule.
- Prices: fall 2026 updateWhere booking direct saves money this fall, and where Viator is cheaper.
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