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Downtown Sacramento Historical Food Tour
4.8
106 Ratings
Sacramento
Experience the gourmet delights of Downtown Sacramento on a historical food tour. Discover the city’s rich history, architecture, and farm-to-fork cuisine in a small group setting.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Local Roots Food Tours - Downtown Sacramento is experiencing a 21st century renaissance! Tour guests will be guided down Sacramento’s original main street while learning about the area’s rich history and architecture, from the mid-1800s through today.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Beverages
- Local taxes
- Food tasting
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
Explore the finest in culinary delights in one of Sacramento’s most vibrant and historical neighborhoods: Downtown.
Downtown Sacramento is currently undergoing a modern-day revival! Visitors on the tour will be walked through Sacramento’s original high street, gaining insight into its rich history and architecture, dating back to the mid-19th century.
Experience why Sacramento is known as the Farm-to-Fork Capital of America, sampling famous dishes from varied menus filled with ingredients sourced locally.
The group size for each tour organized by Local Roots Food Tours is restricted to a maximum of 14 people. Accommodations for specific dietary requirements can be arranged with prior notification.
- Minimum drinking age is 21 years
- Dress code is smart casual
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Sacramento
Please meet your tour guide **INSIDE** the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 1209 L Street in Sacramento. Your tour guide will be waiting INSIDE the hotel lobby right outside the entrance to Hyatt Regency's 1819 bar (directly across from public restrooms) It is towards the right after entering the hotel's front entrance. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to the tour start time.
Public parking is available at the Hyatt Regency on 12th Street and L Street (entrance on 12th Street). It is the more expensive parking option but also the most convenient due to its proximity to the tour's starting location. If you don't mind walking a couple of blocks, we recommend parking at the public garage on the corner of J Street and 10th Street on Saturdays. Fee is $5.00 all day.
Hyatt Regency Parking
$5.25 1st hour
$1.75 each additional 1/2 hour
$20 maximum
Capitol Garage: Weekday Rates (6 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
$1.50 each half hour
$18.00 daily maximum charge
10th & J Street: Weekend Rates - Saturday
$5.00 daily maximum charge all day
#Meeting Address
1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(106 Ratings)
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Jennifer_l
Jul 5, 2024
Dawnie is the BEST guide-fantastic food/historic/art tour of Sac - Absolutely fantastic Sac food and historical & arts tour with Dawnie who is just phenomenal!! We were spouting off fun facts about Sac for days afterwards and now have the knowledge and insider scoop on places to check out for fun and good food! Dawnie was knowledgeable and inclusive of all the guests on this trip, we had plenty of time to ask questions, enjoy the food and surroundings and there were always great stories and all around great time. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
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938sarahc
Jun 19, 2024
Superb Tour - Fantastic Food and Historical Tour, Dawnie, our guide was superb, we visited really hidden places and enjoyed varying hostelries, also seeing street art and learning some culture and history of the city. Highly recommended
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Andreakm3623ui
May 11, 2024
Great insights into history of Sacramento as well as variety of restaurants - We had a great time with Dawnie, our tourguide. She knew a lot about Sacramento, she picked great places to eat and the way how she engaged with us made the whole tour a fun experience. We all enjoyed it very much.
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Norma_y
Apr 21, 2024
10/10 Recommend - Such a fun experience! My friend and I who attended this tour live in the 209 and have been to Sacramento many times. But being able to do a food tour for the 1st time in Sac and learn things about Sac we never knew PLUS try some really good food spots we've never been to before. Definitely worth doing this tour!
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Jjulagay
Mar 14, 2024
Amazing Food Tour - This was an absolutely amazing food tour. I've done one before - and this blows that one out the water, primarily because of our awesome tour guide Dawnie. Thank you so much for taking us around- she is an absolute treasure trove of information both of the city, food, and of many other things you might want to chat with her about. Super personable- and really made us comfortable walking around the city and trying all the delicious foods.
Food-wise- everything was a hit. We had a multi-cultural cuisine (Mexican food, Indian food, American foods, some coffee/tea, and dessert) as we enjoyed learning about the history / art / and buildings of downtown Sacramento. Experience was worth every penny. Highly recommended and if possible, try to request for Dawnie. Will be doing this again, A++
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Athinao710
Oct 22, 2023
Wonderful activity! - Such a fun time! Every restaurant we visited was wonderful. We learned so much about Sacramento history.
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Kris_k
Oct 1, 2023
Fun and Interesting Food Tour! - I am in Sacramento visiting my adult son who moved here three months ago. We were originally scheduled for the downtown tour but that changed to the mid town food and arts tour. We were not disappointed! The tour was fun and informative. We both learned much about Sacramento and the mural art in midtown. Dawnie was an amazing guide-personable, fun and very interesting. She clearly loves this city and the food and arts scene that is thriving here! The food we tasted a a variety of restaurants was wonderful. I highly recommend this tour!
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Ron
Sep 27, 2023
Outstanding food tour - Dawnie did an amazing job of showing us downtown business and outstanding food. We loved her tour and will be back in the future.
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Juan_c
May 26, 2024
Nice introduction to history and food - Nice walk. Great guide. Knowledgeable and entertaining.
The food was ok. Bread for the avocado toast was soggy.
Other than that something you should do. She gave us recommendations for places to visit after. Knows the food seen of Sacramento like the palm of her hand.
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Keif_m
Apr 21, 2024
A fun and very informative foodie experience - How knowledgeable the tour guide was about the area’s history, art, and eateries. And the area was full of life.
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