Constantly tasked with picking new restaurants for you and your friends? Have visitors asking where “the best” so-and-so is? Brush up on Vancouver's best food and drink with a culinary tour from one of these local companies:
Founded in 2012 by two self-described “foodies and travellers”, Off the Eaten Track is a unique food tour company that specializes in experiencing new, local cuisine. From neighbourhood tours to food specific wandering, the small company aims to shed led on the city’s most mind blowing restaurants, dishes and flavours. Tour options include Gourmet Ice Cream, The Railtown Urban Eats Culinary Tour and, Vancouver’s Best Brunch and Sip, savour and Shop on Main St. and more.
As the #1 rated Vancouver food tour company on TripAdvisor, Vancouver Foodie Tours offers neighbourhood walking tours of both Granville Island and Gastown, plus a "world's best food truck tour" and "guilty pleasures gourmet tour". Sounds pretty tasty to us!
"The original" Vancouver Food Tour offers a Modern Chinatown tasting tour and a Craft Beer 'n Bites tour that takes lucky culinary enthusiasts beer-tastings at three locations accompanied by hand selected food pairings.
Take a walking tour of the city's best breweries or opt for transportation in Vancouver Brewery Tours' 14-seater van to cover more ground. Either way, you're sure to taste some of the best and most innovative beer in both the city and Canada as a whole.
5. Plugged-In Granville Island Tour
Plug-in a head set and work up an appetite wandering through the market’s many locally and internationally influenced artisans and food purveyors. Bring all your culinary questions as our internationally trained Chef Instructors provide cooking tips, point out historical details and reveal Granville Island's hidden cultural landmarks.
Haven't gotten your fill of craft beer? With a Beer Geek by your side, you'll learn how craft beer is made and what makes the Vancouver beer scene so unique. Tell your guide about beer you like to help pick out the perfect flight, or just leave the choosing up to them. They are experts after all!
Whether you’re a local or a tourist, culinary tours are a great way to explore the city, support local and fill your belly along the way!
