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15 Best Food & Culinary Tours In Chicago

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The 15 best food & culinary tours in Chicago, with honest prices, run times and who you book through. Which ones are worth your time downtown, and what each one actually gets you.

15 Best Food & Culinary Tours In Chicago

Chicago Favorites Ultimate Food and Walking Tour - Route and pacing: 1.25–1.5 miles, Pedway in winter
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Chicago Favorites Ultimate Food and Walking Tour

1.Chicago Favorites Ultimate Food and Walking Tour

Taste Chicago classics on a 3-hour walking tour with deep-dish, Italian beef, hot dogs, brownie and popcorn plus a free 2-hour bike or kayak.

Most Popular 5.0

“The food walking tour was awesome! Our tour guide, Gabe, was fantastic! He was very informative and a great person to show us around a small part of the city. I wasn't sure if this tour would include enough food, but I was so wrong! At the end of the tour, my wife and I…”

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Delicious Donuts & City Sights: Chicago's Original Donut Tour - Stop-by-stop: Doughnut Vault, Firecakes, Stan’s, and Do-Rite
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Delicious Donuts & City Sights: Chicago’s Original Donut Tour

2.Delicious Donuts & City Sights: Chicago’s Original Donut Tour

Chicago Loop walking donut tour with multiple bakery stops, landmark sights, and included samples for a sweet meal. Vegan options available.

5.0

“Got it — no em dashes. Here’s a clean version without them: ⸻ Five stars for this tour! He was super informative and entertaining the whole time. You can tell he really knows his Chicago history, architecture and donuts, but he also makes it fun and easy to follow. He kept everyone engaged the entire…”

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Chicago Loop District Food Tour with Deep Dish & Beef Sandwich - Meet-up at Millennium Park, then straight into the Loop
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Chicago Loop District Food Tour with Deep Dish & Beef Sandwich

3.Chicago Loop District Food Tour with Deep Dish & Beef Sandwich

A 3-hour Chicago Loop walk pairing deep-dish pizza and Italian beef with iconic landmarks, ending by Cloud Gate at Millennium Park.

5.0

“Great history and food tour! Danny was very knowledgeable about the history of the Windy City, the food selections were superb and being able to access some of the city’s finest buildings was an added treat! Highly recommend!”

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Bikes, Bites & Views: Chicago's Signature Dishes Bike Tour-Adults - Day vs. night routes: what changes and why it matters
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Bikes, Bites & Views: Chicago’s Signature Dishes Bike Tour-Adults

Chicago's Chinatown Food and Walking Tour - Phoenix Restaurant: The Dumpling Start That Sets The Tone
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Chicago’s Chinatown Food and Walking Tour

5.Chicago’s Chinatown Food and Walking Tour

Taste regional Chinese dumplings, noodles, Sichuan heat, and Portuguese egg tarts on a 3-hour Chinatown walk with landmark stops.

5.0

“Amazing tour guide named Wyatt. The tour was great. The food was amazing. They were accommodating to food allergies”

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Chicago Craft Brewery Barrel Bus Tour - Meeting in River North: where to start without stress
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Chicago Craft Brewery Barrel Bus Tour

Chicago: Gangsters and Food Tasting Walking Tour - Price and Time: What You’re Really Paying For
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Chicago: Gangsters and Food Tasting Walking Tour

Chicago's West Side Foodie Ride Bike Tour - Fulton River District and Fulton Market: where meatpacking history meets tech
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Chicago’s West Side Foodie Ride Bike Tour

8.Chicago’s West Side Foodie Ride Bike Tour

Ride Chicago’s West Side by bike and eat a lunch’s worth of tastings in small-group neighborhoods like Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village.

5.0

“This was an awesome tour: great food, great company, and a fantastic tour guide. I felt very safe riding around Chicago with Gabe, our tour guide. He made the tour alot of fun with interesting and entertaining narration of the history of the areas we visited and foods we sampled. If you are going to…”

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Chicago Food Tour: Taste the City’s Most Iconic Eats - Meeting at the Chicago Theatre and Staying On Time
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Chicago Food Tour: Taste the City’s Most Iconic Eats

9.Chicago Food Tour: Taste the City’s Most Iconic Eats

A 2-hour Chicago food walk through the Loop, Riverwalk, and iconic classics, with enough tastings for a real meal and plenty of local tips.

5.0

“Five of us arrived three minutes late for 1:00 food tour. They were gone and no where in sight. Despite having my phone number and email address, we received no notices asking for our wherabouts. We learned later that the company’s proper protocol is to wait 10 minutes. When we called the number we were…”

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Chicago Family Food and Bike Tour with Top Attractions - Oak Street Beach and North Avenue Beach: People-Watching by Bike
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Chicago Family Food and Bike Tour with Top Attractions

10.Chicago Family Food and Bike Tour with Top Attractions

A 4-hour Chicago bike-and-food tour hitting the lakefront, parks, riverwalk, Navy Pier, and classic tastings like deep-dish pizza.

5.0

“Fun, sunny day with Joe riding all over the Chicago loop! My 13 yo daughter and I truly enjoyed our bike tour last week. We ended up with a private tour since we were the only family that signed up for the morning excursion. We biked with Joe, our tour guide, all over the city…”

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Chicago: Taste of Chinatown Food and Cultural Walking Tour - Tea ceremony and dim sum: the first flavors you’ll remember
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Chicago: Taste of Chinatown Food and Cultural Walking Tour

11.Chicago: Taste of Chinatown Food and Cultural Walking Tour

Taste 5 authentic Chinese dishes on a 3-hour Chinatown walking tour in Chicago, with tea, dim sum, landmarks, and culture stories for $84.

4.9

“We took a tour with Jeff (Chicago Gandalf) and it was a blast! He was very knowledgeable and fun and charming, we loved hearing all his fun facts and information about Chinatown. It's clear he really cares about the neighborhood and the community, and that made the experience really worthwhile. Also all the food was…”

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Chicago: The Ultimate Foodie Walking Tour with Tasty Stops - Meet at the Chicago Theatre, Then Build Up Your Appetite
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Chicago: The Ultimate Foodie Walking Tour with Tasty Stops

Chicago-Style Holiday Hike: Festive Food and Walking Tour - Where the tour starts: 410 N Michigan Ave and the quick hop to the holiday core
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Chicago-Style Holiday Hike: Festive Food and Walking Tour

14.Chicago-Style Holiday Hike: Festive Food and Walking Tour

Chicago holiday food and sights on foot. Small-group 3-hour hike with Christkindlmarket, Millennium Park skating, and classics like deep dish.

5.0

“I had an amazing time on this tour! Jamal was my tour guide. He was so nice and had great information about the restaurants and the city. I tried a lot of food I wouldn't have gotten on my own, and was able to see a lot of the city in only 3 hours. My…”

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Chicago: Secret Food Tour - The First Stops: Deep Dish, the Library, and Popcorn With a Chicago Twist
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Chicago: Secret Food Tour

15.Chicago: Secret Food Tour

A 3-hour Secret Food Tour in Chicago’s Loop with six stops, classic bites, and a high-energy local guide. Great value for food lovers.

4.8

“Our guide Danny was absolutely fantastic! Knowledgeable, friendly and funny. The food was all great but my favourites were the Italian beef sandwich & the brownie. The popcorn was tasty too. I’d highly recommend the tour.”

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