Vancouver Private Food Tour: Taste 6+ Local Dishes & Fresh Sushi
Overview
Walk through Gastown, the neighbourhood where Vancouver began, with a guide who knows every street and every kitchen, and your group has them entirely to yourselves. This private tour covers the same beloved local stops, the same stories behind the Great Fire of 1886 and the city's origins, and the same food that has made this neighbourhood one of Canada's most distinctive eating destinations.
Along the way you'll taste dishes rooted in Gastown's history: slow-roasted pork carved to order on ciabatta, a dessert bar that grew from a farmers' market stall into a BC institution, and classic Scotch eggs served in a pub from 1910. Your menu varies depending on your tour time: morning guests enjoy Vancouver's hand-made donut fried fresh daily since 1979, plus fermented veggie toast on sourdough. Afternoon guests add a chicken taco and house-made artisan chocolate. Every departure includes our Secret Dish, revealed only on the day.
Quality drinks are included at select stops.
What's Included
- 12pm and 4pm tours:
- Classic Scotch Eggs with house seasoning.
- Slow-Roasted Pork Sandwich on ciabatta
- Slow-Roasted Pork Sandwich, carved to order on ciabatta
- 10 AM Tour:
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- Chicken Taco, Mexican street-food style
- Classic Scotch Eggs with house seasoning
- Handcrafted Dessert Bar, salted caramel and dark chocolate
- Our Secret Dish
- Hand-Made Donut, fried fresh daily since 1979
- Handcrafted Dessert Bar, salted caramel & dark chocolate
- Our Secret Dish!
- Fermented Veggie Toast on house-baked sourdough
- Artisan Chocolate, house-made
- Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7, Canada
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
7 Alexander Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1E9, Canada
The tour will end outside of Portside Pub in Gastown. The guide will give you suggestions or directions on where to go after.
What To Expect
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Maple Tree Square
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Gastown Steam Clock
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Vancouver Lookout
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Olympic Cauldron
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Due to the nature of creating a well balanced and thoughtful gastronomy experience, many of our tours are unable to accommodate certain dietary restrictions. Please contact us prior to booking your tour to see if we are able to accommodate your dietary needs.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We strongly advise wearing comfortable walking shoes to all of our guests. Our tour runs a little over 3 hours.
- Please dress appropriately as weather in Vancouver can bring all 4 seasons in one day! It does rain often, so keep that in mind.
- Please note: the itinerary and menu is subject to change, based on the locations’ availability, weather, and other circumstances.
- Please ensure to contact us in advance of the tour for any dietary requirement, to ensure we can cater for them the best we can.
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