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Ottawa Food Tour: ByWard Market Delights
4.9
19 Ratings
Ottawa
Explore Ottawa’s ByWard Market with a guided food tour. Savor ethnic cuisines, award-winning dishes, and iconic BeaverTails in 2.5 hours.
Explore Ottawa’s ByWard Market with a guided food tour. Savor ethnic cuisines, award-winning dishes, and iconic BeaverTails in 2.5 hours.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Totem Pole of Canada - The gathering spot for our tour. It is also a significant emblem that narrates the story of Canada’s diverse culture.
- Byward Market Square - Participants will explore the Pavilion building and savor samples at two dining establishments.
- York Street - Location of the York Street Plaza, the Ottawa Letters sign, and…
- Totem Pole of Canada - The gathering spot for our tour. It is also a significant emblem that narrates the story of Canada’s diverse culture.
- Byward Market Square - Participants will explore the Pavilion building and savor samples at two dining establishments.
- York Street - Location of the York Street Plaza, the Ottawa Letters sign, and the ByWash.
- Jeanne d’Arc Court - One of the five courtyards in the ByWard Market. We will pause to greet the Dancing Bear.
- Tin House Court - Features two notable art sculptures within the ByWard’s courtyard network.
- BeaverTails- Queues de Castor (Byward Market) - The main kiosk of Ottawa’s famous Beavertail pastry.
What's Included
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
What's Not Included
- Guide tips. At the discretion of the guest(s).
- Bottled water
- Guide tips. At the discretion of the guest(s).
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Ottawa’s premier walking food tour of the historic ByWard Market neigbourhood. Eat your way through Ottawa’s most well-known neighbourhood with one of our expert guides. You’ll learn about the city’s rich history and food culture as you consume generous food samples over a 2.5-hour period. You won’t leave hungry! Discover outstanding ethnic cuisine, and…
Ottawa’s premier walking food tour of the historic ByWard Market neigbourhood. Eat your way through Ottawa’s most well-known neighbourhood with one of our expert guides. You’ll learn about the city’s rich history and food culture as you consume generous food samples over a 2.5-hour period. You won’t leave hungry! Discover outstanding ethnic cuisine, and sample award-winning dishes. Come with an appetite for good food and a passion for discovering where locals like to eat. Your visit includes a stop at the flagship food stand of the world-famous BeaverTail(R).
- Not recommended for travelers who have mobility challenges, have difficulty standing for long periods of time, or do not do well in hot weather during the summer and cold weather during the winter
- No gluten free option available for BeaverTails(R)
- Please let us know if you have dietary restrictions.
Location
Ottawa School of Art
George Street
Please meet your guide at the TOTEM POLE in front of the building.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(19 Ratings)
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Paul_b
Sep 8, 2025
ByWard Food Tour! - Skye was a great guide and the food stops were amazing! We loved them all! You sure don’t come away hungry.
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Jackie_m
Sep 7, 2025
Great experience. - Great tour/tasting. Stephanie was a lot of fun and knew quite a bit about local history as well as the food scene.
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Roger_p
Aug 15, 2025
Excellent food tour - This is amongst the best food tours I’ve ever taken. Bridget, our guide, knows the history well and introduced us to some really excellent food venues! Highly recommended!
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W2586xamichelea
Aug 1, 2025
Great experience! - We had a great time with our guide Skye, she was so friendly, super informative and took us to some really great spots to eat and drink. Ringing the bell at the Byward Market was an unexpected delight. It was our first visit to Ottawa and we can’t wait to go back!!
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Lindsay_s
Jul 28, 2025
Definitely Recommend - Skye was a wonderful guide! The food choices were so good and flavorful. I love how she didn’t stick to Canadian “staples” but more of what the locals enjoy most.
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Helen_g
Jul 11, 2025
We all enjoyed the tour! - The food was outstanding. Everything was of high quality and you didn’t leave feeling hungry. The tour guide Yasmine was lovely and very personable. Lots about the history of the area too.
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Jaimck
Jul 22, 2023
Amazing Tour - We did the Byward Market Evening Tour and it was amazing! Richard was the best guide, every stop we thought was the best until we reached the next one. The food, the drinks, the history, everything you could ask for. We were so full though, when they say bring your appetite, they mean it! Also, my first croffle was incredible, First Bite was a nice surprise at the end. We still managed to get the light treat in amongst all the other goodness stuffed in our bellies. If you’re thinking about doing a food tour, this is the one to do!
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Jonbv879nc
Jul 12, 2023
Bikes and Bites - Bike and Bites tour in partnership with Escape Bike Tours was an excellent way to experience the people, food, and culture of Ottawa…all while getting to spin your wheels. Food was diverse and delicious. Bike guide Richard was outstanding very knowledgeable, fun to be around and easy to ride with. Fabia was worldly and well versed in the Ottawa food scene. Together they teamed to teach, and he me enjoy a beautiful day. Great company and food! While it was pricey for just two folks it was a valuable experience for my wife and I.
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Arynn
May 22, 2023
ByWard market food tour - Flavia was a wonderful and knowledgable tour guide who took us through byward market in an expert way, giving us a bit of history and art between visits to a few of Byward market's wonderful eateries. We had an AMAZING start with Pure Kitchen's radical cauliflower wings. I have never loved cauliflower so much!
Next we had a beef taco at Corazon de Maiz, which was delicious, and we really enjoyed stopping at Lil Z's pizza and trying the Lil Z. Can't wait to try more of the unique pizza's there.
After the savory options, we enjoyed tea at the byward market tea store. I am not a big cold tea drinker, but it was so aromatic, we both really enjoyed it.
At the cupcake lounge the dolce de leche cupcake was moist and not too sweet, and we also enjoyed the mandatory beavertail stop. Altogether it was a really enjoyable experience and a fun way to get to know byward market.
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Rachelba3454dq
Feb 13, 2023
Blissful chocolate heaven ! - We signed up for the Chocolate Lover’s Tour as an activity for our anniversary - because we both love chocolate! Not knowing entirely what to expect, we were delighted to find ourselves blissfully enjoying chocolate for two hours from some of the best bakeries and cafés in the Byward Market. Stefanie is such an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide who truly got us excited about chocolate, from its history to how it’s made and transformed. We tasted churros, macarons, pastries and gelato - and it felt like we travelled around the world as we learned about the history of all these creations. I cannot recommend this tour and C’est Bon enough - you will enjoy yourself and learn a lot in any class or tour you sign up for. And, you will get to appreciate all of the hidden food gems Ottawa has to offer!
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