Chicago Food Tour: Taste 5 Delectable Dishes

Join our 3-hour River North Food Walking Tour in Chicago. Taste deep dish pizza, Mexican fare, and more while exploring the neighborhood’s history and culture.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Doughnut Vault - The Doughnut Vault: Recognized by Food & Wine Magazine as having the best doughnut in America.
  • Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria - Rudy Malnati is widely credited with creating the Chicago deep-dish pizza. (est. 1971)
  • XOCO - Rick Bayless, winner of Top Chef Masters, is renowned as one of America’s leading chefs in Mexican cuisine….
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch
  • Food tasting
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Hotel pickup
  • Hotel drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on a 3-hour gastronomic journey through Chicago, where you’ll try delightful dishes from 5 distinctly appetizing spots. Stimulate your palate with offerings from the top-rated deep dish pizza place in Chicago, the incredible Mexican cuisine of Rick Bayless, and more.
Your guide won’t just feed your hunger, but also your curiosity as they share…

Location
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza
West Merchandise Mart Plaza
We will be meeting outside in front of the main entrance to the Merchandise Mart. You will see the Chicago River and large statues that resemble pez dispensers to know you are in the right location.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Amyof8975wy
Jul 11, 2025
Worth it! - Our guide, Lauren E, was great. Knowledgeable, kind, and lead a very nice tour. On top of that, the food was great! Book it, you won’t regret it.
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O3253pijoys
Jul 8, 2025
Amazing Chicago Food Tour - 5 Stars! - Great way to experience Chicago's River North food scene! Our guide was fantastic. The food variety was outstanding, from classic deep dish pizza to hidden local gems I never would have found on my own. The portion sizes were perfect. Generous enough to really taste everything but not too large that you get too full to enjoy the next stop. I loved the stories behind each restaurant. Highly recommend for both visitors and locals who want to discover new spots in their own city.
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Joy_s
Jul 8, 2025
Amazing Chicago Food Tour - 5 Stars! - Great way to experience Chicago's food scene! Our guide was fantastic. The food variety was outstanding, from classic deep dish pizza to hidden local gems I never would have found on my own. The portion sizes were perfect. Generous enough to really taste everything but not too large that you get too full to enjoy the next stop. I loved the stories behind each restaurant. Highly recommend for both visitors and locals who want to discover new spots in their own city.
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Mark_d
Jun 21, 2025
Good food with... - Good food with interesting information about the area The Chicago style pizza was great It was a small group that made the experience better
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Maria_d
Jun 9, 2025
Good eats - Adelina was an awesome tour guide, and the food stops were amazing and different, giving us a wide range of experiences! We had pizza from Lou Malnati's, donuts from Firecakes, ice cream from Cafe Creamery and pork carnitas tacos from Xoxo, delicious!
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Danaer3139ov
Nov 25, 2024
November Chill - Our guide, Kelly, was a lot of fun! We enjoy doing these in different cities for the education, food, and different perspectives of cities. This tour started at the Doughnut Vault, where we walked and talked to the others! A November tour was a risk, but we did it! Burned extra calories. This area is so unique...do it!
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Dawnpv1007wr
Sep 22, 2024
Loved this food tour! - The tastings were excellent, and we really enjoyed this food tour! Thank you for a fun way to spend one of our afternoons in Chicago!
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Karen_k
Jul 27, 2025
Nice variety of restaurants - Nice selection of food stops. Found some restaurants that I will return to in the future. Great way to explore the neighborhood.
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Gam02006
Jun 4, 2025
A taste of Illinois - Highlights of Illinois popular foods. Would have preferred more variety - like a 1/4 of 4 different doughnuts vs just one type. Also, on Sunday, some of the "normal" tour restaurants are closed. Although a different restaurant was subbed, we purposely booked this tour for the restaurants listed.
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Sfxbkf4858
Sep 2, 2024
Fun way to have lunch - Good tour that will also fill your belly. Started with a donut, enjoyed a taco, some beef, and of course some deep dish and ended with some gelato. Appreciated that the guide knew a thing or two about the industry and sprinkled in some history. Nice way to have lunch!
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1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).