Charleston Upper King Street: Innovative Culinary Tour

Experience the vibrant culinary scene of Charleston’s Upper King Street neighborhood on this innovative food tour. Discover the trailblazing chefs and restaurants that are redefining Southern cuisine in the New South.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cannonborough Elliotborough - This 2.5 hour tour will take you around the Upper King Street historic District
  • Radcliffeborough - This 2.5 Hour tour will take you through the Upper King Street historic district
What's Included
  • City-certified guide
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic/Specialty drinks (available for individual purchase at most locations)
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

The Upper King Street Culinary Tour is offered by CHARLESTON CULINARY TOURS, the longest-established food tour company in Charleston. This 2.5-hour experience provides a glimpse into the Upper King Street neighborhood of Charleston, recognized as one of America’s top 10 food neighborhoods. The tour highlights four of Charleston’s culinary pioneers who…

Location
375 Meeting St
Meeting Street
Meet inside the Visitor Center (375 Meeting Street)
Cancellation Policy

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

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816aileens
Jan 13, 2026
Eat Your Way Through Charleston! - The tour was great. We tasted delicious food in a few restaurants and really enjoyed our guide, Georgia! She was full of knowledge about Charleston's history and culinary history and had a wonderful personality to boot. Highly recommend this tour.
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Pamela
Nov 23, 2025
Best Food Tour in Charleston! - The food selections, tour guide-Dana; relaxed atmosphere made for a wonderful experience. Dana was an excellent and so knowledgable. The food selections were delicious. Come hungry!
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Bonniesy1406ql
Oct 18, 2025
Wonderful Tour - Alice Gordon, our guide, was fantastic! Two other fun couples joined the tour. Had a lovely time: delicious food at 39 Rue De Jean ( truly a full meal with their famous mussels and truffled frites.) Then on to two other darling little places that we would never discovered on our own. Will do the downtown tour next.
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L3659rdmichaelz
Oct 13, 2025
Great food experience - Wonderful tour boo stop for, but I know the food was delicious. Would highly recommend our guy was very informative and knowledgeable..
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Randyfrym
Aug 27, 2025
Fantastic and fun - This was a really excellent food tour. We were a group of 5 - spanning from ages 20s to 60s and everyone loved it. The food was excellent and we were offered a ton of it. Seafood, Chicken and Waffles, Sushi, Desserts and tons more. The guide was informative, balanced sitting and eating with some walking time, and make the whole experience tremendous.
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457zachg
Jul 27, 2025
Amazing guide and fantastic food! - Alice was a phenomenal guide and extremely knowledgeable and passionate about not only the cuisine but the history of Charleston. The food, drink, and ambiance of the visited restaurants were fantastic. I would highly recommend this experience!
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Tourist734984
Jan 4, 2025
Great Tour - Fabulous food and very informative guide. We learned a lot about the history of Charleston and its local cuisine. Would highly recommend!
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U9002cxelizabethg
Dec 15, 2024
Cullinary Tours were our favorite parts of the trip - We had a great time getting to know people from different parts of the country and enjoyed some amazing food! Jessica was a wonderful guide whose passion for history and food shown through. Upper King Street has a different vibe than the other culinary tour and I think it is worth doing both to get a taste of lots of restaurants in Charleston.
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Ernest_g
Nov 22, 2025
It’s somewhat rushed. Not... - It’s somewhat rushed. Not enough time at each restaurant. Guide was a local with tons of knowledge but not much time to share.
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Nancy_b
May 25, 2025
Disappointed and just ok - We have done so many food tours and for us this one was just ok. The food and places we stopped could have been better. We would recommend the Lower Charleston Food Tour over this one. Save your money.
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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).