Edinburgh Food Tour with a Local Foodie Custom & Private
3.7
16 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a custom and private food tour in Edinburgh with a local foodie. Explore the city's vibrant food scene, from cozy cafes to traditional pubs and farmer's markets.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Artisan Bar - Enjoy some sweet treats like scones, cakes, and shortbread in a café - Artisan Roast is a great coffee shop to try with its atmosphere and amazing brews
    IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
What's Included
  • Private and personalized tour
  • Optional hotel meet-up for convenience
  • 3-hour tour with a dedicated Local Host
  • Explore on foot with a walking experience
  • Enjoy 6-8 tastings of local specialties and beverages
What's Not Included
  • Additional food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Naturally, given the pristine lochs, glens, and mountains in Edinburgh, the food is bound to be fresh and hearty. Along with your local Edinburgh guide, you’ll delve into the city’s culinary landscape. Start your journey in a charming Edinburgh café, indulging in shortbread or scones before you head over to the Edinburgh Farmer’s Market for fresh local goods, or discover traditional pubs and laid-back eateries in the Old Town.

Within a day of your booking, you’ll receive a brief questionnaire to gather insights into your personality and hobbies. Depending on your replies, we’ll pair you with a compatible host. Your host will reach out to you directly to propose an itinerary based on your unique interests and will arrange a convenient time and location for your meet-up. Remember, your itinerary is adaptable, so you can always modify your plans if your interests shift during your experience.

  • After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
  • Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Location
Harvey Nichols Edinburgh
Saint Andrew Square
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
3.7
(16 Ratings)
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Trent_l
May 2, 2024
Recommendation - Had a wonderful time. We recommend this tour. It was customized on the spot for our taste and what we like. Went to places we would not have known about.
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Chelsey_e
Dec 29, 2023
Bespoke Tour - Gee was a great tour guide. Tour was very informative and a great activity to do upon arrival in Edinburgh. Since the tour is private, Gee was able to customize based on the various interests of the group. Over food and drinks, he helped us map out the rest of our stay in Edinburgh. Would highly recommend
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Barbara_m
Jul 19, 2023
Don’t judge a book by its cover - When we showed up I have to say Adam seemed really young and I wasn’t sure how the evening would go even thought he had been in contact making sure he had every I dotted and t crossed. But once we started going we realized he was very mature, friendly and well versed in history past and more current history. He picked really amazing food stops and even got my anti haggis family to try it and gotta say, it was delicious. Well worth booking.
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Scott_s
Mar 29, 2023
The tour was a great way... - The tour was a great way learn about and enjoy local food establishments in Edinburgh. Our guide, Roxanna, was knowledgeable about the culinary scene and our tastes were in sync. I would recommend this tour to our friends. Scott
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Sylvia
Aug 25, 2022
Great food tour - We had a wonderful time trying out various Scottish foods and seeing the Royalmile. It was an excellent way to start off our vacation. Roxanne was a lovely guide and it was fun to hear stories about the origins of the food and the places we visited
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Donna_s
Aug 15, 2022
Best food tour - We had the best time with Gwen, our food guide. She was fantastic telling us about the foods and history. She was so sweet. We tried so many dishes and learned a lot about Scotland. Great way to start our trip.
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Annie_t
Aug 14, 2023
Historical Treasure Trove - Our guide was such a treasure trove of historical information. He went above and beyond showing us around Edinburgh. We were able to explore and learn quite a bit about Edinburgh and the history of the Scottish people.
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Kenindublin
Oct 20, 2022
Avoid Avoid Avoid - We booked a tour well in advance with City Unscripted. On day of tour we couldn’t get a taxi so we were delayed. Tried calling and WhatsApp our guide well in advance. No answer and no response. Contacted their main help line and only response we got is that they were trying to contact the guide. They didn’t respond to any messages after that and never gave us an update. We arrived 15 minutes late and there was no sign of the guide. Numerous messages and calls and got no response from them. Issues happen but they could have at least told us, rather than having us waiting around for a guide that was never going to show up. Extremely unprofessional. Everyone understands when issues happen but if you don’t communicate it makes a bad situation worse. Do not book with these people.
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E616fnjayf
Jul 26, 2022
Worst Food Tour Ever - The guide was Brian. He was awful. A nice person but socially very awkward. We've done a lot of food tours and this was the worst. He knows very little about cuisine and even less about the restaurants in Edinburgh. We bailed after 2 stops. Do not go on this tour.
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Beingbengt
Jul 13, 2022
Unreliable bookign - Cancelled last minute, not only upsetting our itinerary which was built around this event, but also leaving us with no possibility to book any alternative activity.
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