Downtown Charleston Culinary Tour: A Historical Journey into Local Lowcountry Cuisine

Embark on a 2.5-hour culinary tour in downtown Charleston, exploring the rich history and flavors of Lowcountry cuisine. Sample traditional favorites and contemporary innovations at locally-owned restaurants.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Charleston - After meeting your foodie guide at the provided meeting location in downtown Charleston, you will begin your walking tour. Sample dishes at 4 restaurants, finishing with dessert. Each stop lasts ~30 minutes, and you’ll be seated to rest your legs. For most people, the amount of food served overall is enough for a meal. As you enjoy…
What's Included
  • Pre-selected food tastings at 4 Charleston restaurants
  • Engaging narrative from local professional guide
  • 2.5-Hour Downtown Charleston Culinary Walking Food Tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • (available for individual purchase at most locations)
Additional Information

Embark on a 2.5-hour culinary journey through downtown Charleston that blends elements of historical exploration and gastronomic adventure! Dive into the city’s past while indulging in tastings of both classic delicacies and modern innovations, all representative of locally-operated eateries. The comprehensive variety of food samples offered during your…

Location
184 E Bay St
East Bay Street
We are behind the brochure stand. Head into the courtyard through the iron gate. You'll find us behind the #99NailsDoor on your left.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Laura_k
Nov 6, 2024
Highly Recommend the Food Tour - excellent way to try Carolina food and learn some history along the way! - We had done a food tour in Miami and decided to try one in Charleston. Sam was our guide. She was excellent! She told us alot about the history of Charleston and about the different food we were eating. We made four different stops. Food was delicious and company was great! (Our favorite place was "Well Hung"). If we had had more time, I would have loved to have eaten a full meal there.
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Lawrence_s
Nov 5, 2024
The best tour ever - Our guide Sam was amazing. She imparted an amazing amount of interesting information to us. Her knowledge of historic Charleston was incredible and wow, the restaurants she took us to. The food was delicious and plentiful. We walked away from the tour stuffed and certainly more knowledgeable. I would highly recommend the tour and if you get Sam, you will be very lucky.
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Cathy_w
Nov 3, 2024
Tasting Evolution of Historic Foods - This was my 3rd food tour and by far my favorite! The food was so flavorful and delicious. The Guide Simon was so informative and such a great story telling of the food and Charleston’s rich history. We will definitely be back to try some of the other tours offered!
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R5298etlindar
Nov 3, 2024
Fun afternoon - Small group. Informative host and fun! Definitely a “tasting” tour. A money maker for sure. But, Simon made it worth the $110
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Pioneer48571327905
Nov 3, 2024
Charleston Food Tour - Excellent tour. John was a great guide full of history of Charleston. Will recommend this to others. Thought the price was a little high for the small bites of food. But John made up for that.
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Ted
Nov 1, 2024
Wonderful Food and Interesting Stories - Alice, our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. She was able to accommodate for a shellfish allergy for a person in our group. She was quite the story teller and the food was excellent. The tour exceeded our expectations.
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Scole1213
Nov 1, 2024
You will get plenty of food - Alice was very knowledgeable about the area and all of the area restaurants, not just the ones we visited Our tour included aged variety of food and plenty of it!
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Carolemj5764id
Oct 31, 2024
Great! - What fun! Our tour guide, Dana, was knowledgeable and entertaining and guided us thru some awesome restaurants. Definitely a “must” for any Charleston visit.
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Susan_z
Oct 30, 2024
Great culinary tour with Dans! - Dana was so knowledgeable, personable and funny! She was excellent! Would highly recommend touring with Dana.
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Qkwfrtwsxz
Oct 31, 2024
Ok good tour - Our guide was very good. The tour started off really good. I did not expect to go to a chain restaurant and it ended with a great dessert. Everything seemed to be in a 3 block radius but Charleston is very small. The website picture shows shrimp and grits which we did not have. It was ok tour I have been to better food tours. 10/29/24
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From $110
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).