Bulldog Tours · Anson Street, by the City Market
A 2.5-hour food and history walk that starts at Bulldog Tours on Anson Street, calls at the City Market and spends two hours in the French Quarter. Pick it for samples with a story: stone-ground grits, pralines, collard greens and South Carolina barbecue.
Bulldog Tours runs this walk from its own office at 18 Anson Street. The listing splits the 2.5 hours plainly: 10 minutes at the start, 10 minutes at the City Market, then two hours of tastings in the French Quarter. Samples it names include stone-ground grits, pralines, collard greens, benne wafers and South Carolina barbecue. Bottled water comes with it.
Guests report three restaurants plus a sweet or specialty stop, such as a spice shop or a chocolate and coffee place. In a reply to a review, the operator says no more than a mile is walked in the two and a half hours, and the listing calls the pace leisurely.
At $111 it is the dearest of the three big group walks, and everyone must be 12 or older. Food reviews run warmer on history than on taste: a few guests called the food so-so, while one vegetarian guest "felt totally included and still experienced authentic Southern food." The tour runs in all weather, and Bulldog can cancel for bad weather or a small group.
About 10 minutes of check-in and introductions at Bulldog Tours.
A short stop at the market sheds, where more than 50 sweetgrass basket weavers sell their work.
Guests report three restaurants and a sweet stop. Expect grits, pralines, collards and barbecue among the samples.
Reviewers mention talk of farming, how grits became a staple, and barbecue.
The walk ends on Market Street.
★★★★★Not only a buffet of food but a buffet of history as well! This tour was superb and the classic southern dishes served along the walking tour were excellent.
★★★★★Very enjoyable tour. Really liked how Faith tied the history of Charleston to the food we were sampling. Length of tour was perfect
★★★★★It was so much fun! Getting to see various places and try lots of food. Definitely had enough to eat! Dena was an amazing guide too!
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The listing names stone-ground grits, pralines, collard greens, benne wafers and South Carolina barbecue, plus bottled water.
12 or older. The listing has one adult price band starting at age 12.
One vegetarian guest wrote of feeling totally included. Put your diet in the special-requirements box before payment.
The operator says no more than a mile over the two and a half hours, at a leisurely pace.
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Grits, pralines and collard greens on a walk from Anson Street past the City Market, water included.
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