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San Francisco Food Tour: Personalized Culinary Adventure
4.5
12 Ratings
San Francisco
Embark on a personalized culinary adventure in San Francisco, exploring the city’s diverse foodie neighborhoods and tasting the authentic flavors from around the world. From Chinatown to Little Italy, discover the immigrant stories behind iconic dishes and indulge in the melting pot of flavors that make up San Fran’s food scene.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- San Francisco - The experience will be fully personalized to your taste.
In such a culturally diverse city as this, it’s no surprise that San Francisco is home to a kaleidoscope of flavors, hailing from China, Korea, Mexico, Italy and pretty much everywhere else in between.
One of our food-obsessed local San Fran hosts is ready to take you from Asia to Europe and back to North America in just 3 hours during this culinary experience.
- Union Square - Enjoy 3 hours with your host, who will share with you some of the tastes that come together to make San Francisco so unique
- Chinatown - Who knew that you could travel around the world so fast? We suggest a zip through the oldest Chinatown in North America to sample authentic dim sum like Shanghai dumplings and steamed bbq pork buns, and even enjoy some time at the Fortune Cookie Factory.
- Little Italy - Stroll through Little Italy where families have been baking bread and making salami to traditional recipes for generations, taste classic Italian-American dishes and learn about the area’s history.
- Mission District - Depending on your taste, you can choose to stop by the locals’ favorite taqueria - there’s always a queue, but you’ll have a freshly baked doughnut in hand for the wait!
- Pier 39 - Get recommendations for more places to eat, drink (and be merry) during your stay
- SoMa - Discover the dizzying world of food trucks - these are the locals’ favorite ways to eat!
- Golden Gate Park - Whatever your style and tastes, we promise there’s an intoxicating world of flavors in store- let us know what you like and your host will share what San Fran has to offer with you
What's Included
- 3 hour walking tour, exploring highlights and hidden gems
- 6-8 tastings of local delights from 2-3 eateries including one drink (Alcoholic or soft drinks)
- Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
- Private and personalized walking tour with a passionate local
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
On this personalized experience taste the melting pot of flavors which make up San Fran’s food scene with a specially hand-picked Host. From the oldest Chinatown in North America to thriving Little Italy, take your taste buds on an adventure around the world as you explore the city’s foodie neighborhoods with your city Host. Discover the story of immigrants from across the globe who brought their own recipes and food culture with them. Immerse yourself in the authentic flavors from China, Mexico and Italy and discover iconic dishes which were born and bred in San Fran. In Chinatown, visit the oldest bakery in the neighborhood and stop by a fortune cookie factory. Discover the Latino flavors which have influenced The Mission and stroll through Little Italy where families have been making bread and salami to traditional recipes for generations. Get ready to eat your way through the authentic flavors of San Francisco!
- We’ll be in touch within 24 hours after booking to find out more about your personality, tastes and interests so we can assign a Host who can create a bespoke experience for you.
- Meeting Point
- Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Location
Chinatown North Beach Campus
Kearny Street
In front of City College of San Francisco, Chinatown
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
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(12 Ratings)
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Michael_l
Jul 6, 2024
Very good - Great instructor. Great food.
Nice Walking tour. Loved china
Town. And little Italy. Had food aNd drinks for the entire 3 hours
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Lynn_f
Jun 14, 2024
Say YES to this tour- awesome local food! - The local food was amazing. We had the BEST focaccia bread! We were able to experience food in North Beach (Italian) and Chinatown. Our tour guide, Maria, was so knowledgeable about the area and knew the people in the restaurants we went to.
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Elf6132
Jun 14, 2024
Lots of good local food! Great tour of San Francisco food scene! - We asked for an early food tour and Maria was able to take us to some great places! She was very knowledgeable about culture, history, and food. She was born in San Francisco so she knew many of the people where we stopped. We walked from our hotel (a few blocks from Fisherman's Wharf) to North Beach (Italian) and Chinatown. Our first stop was fresh ground coffee- we didn't get any to drink as not available. Then to Italian bakery. We had great coffee and sweets! She explained sites along the way and pointed out great places to each lunch and supper. She bought us some things to eat later at the bakery. We had the BEST fresh focaccia bread!!!! Then to Chinatown. It was so unique to walk all the fresh markets. She loaded us up with some food from a local restaurant. We saw the ladies making fortune cookies. Then we went to another local restaurant to eat some lunch. It was delicious!! The tour ended here and we walk back to hotel by ourselves. It is important that you can walk long distances if you do this tour.
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Kimerlee_c
Dec 28, 2023
Superb experience - Excellent experience! We got to see Little Italy and Chinatown. The locations we tried food were delicious! Maria was very knowledgeable and gave us numerous ideas for things to do for the rest of our visit!
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Stuart_b
Mar 9, 2020
Personal + Delightful - Fion gave us a wonderful + personal food tour through Chinatown .
She customized the tour to our wishes .
We had a delightful afternoon .
This was one of the best food tours we have had anywhere in the world
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Kim_c
Jan 1, 2020
Walking Foodie Tour of Chinatown - Fion is the best!
She is equally eager to share her neighborhood and culture, as well as to learn about yours.
If you're looking for an immersive tour that will let you experience Chinatown as the locals do, then this tour is for you. (Come hungry, and be sure to request Fion!).
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Carrie_c
Aug 10, 2024
North Beach - Little Italy - The tour started on time and it was just my sister and I on the tour so very intimate. I had been to North Beach before so this tour was great. The pasta was AMAZING!
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Karafitzjarrald
Apr 5, 2023
Nice Tour, itinerary not as expected. - We really enjoyed our tour guide Maria, however, it wasn't quite the tour we were expecting. Maybe I should have been more explicit in our survey. We spent most of the time in the Ferry Building, then moved on to a few stops in the North Shore (Italian) area. I would have enjoyed visiting more areas of the city rather than multiple eateries within the Ferry Building. We didn't stop in China town, but the description of the tour made it sound like this was a major part of the tour.
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Ania_s
Aug 13, 2024
Skip - try to find a different vendor. - I have been on many food tours and most of them are an incredible way to get to know the city. As it happens, I've been living in the Bay Area for nearly 15 years and wanted to do something unique with my husband for the afternoon - we've not spent much time in this part of town. My expectation is that the tour guide knows the places we visit inside an out. Usually they have some type of an arrangement with the establishment - saved seats, pre-ordered menus, so that we don't have to wait in line, or try to get a table. I can do that on my own. I honestly barely understood what we paid for in this case. The tour guide is a lovely person - but my expectations were much higher.
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M1551aumelanieb
Jan 5, 2020
Not as advertised - Unfortunately I can not give a glowing review..
perhaps our guide was not familiar with the food ..but our experience was more “history of San Francisco “ related than food.
My husband and I have taken many food tours and this was not as advertised. We did not have “tastings” we had 2 meals. The guide was not able to offer any history of the food...or suggest anything other than what we thought we would like. It was like going to a restaurant with a friend and not knowing what to order. There was no information on the the restaurant ..other than it was a great place to eat. We managed to walk A LOT in the NorthBeach area..and found some really cools places (not on our tour).
We ate pizza at a cool shop ..but really didn’t learn much more than our guide liked their pizza the best.
It appeared to me that we were asking more questions than our host would offer. Although he could answer many questions...he did not offer anything more. Nice guy...but not the tour we had in mind.
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