Victoria Downtown Food Tour: Multicultural Cuisine Exploration
4.9
137 Ratings
Victoria
Embark on a multicultural culinary adventure in Victoria's downtown core. Sample BC wine, Middle Eastern street food, Korean corn dogs, gourmet cheese, decadent chocolate, and French macarons. Meet local business owners and discover hidden gems with a local foodie expert guide.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Steamship Terminal - Start the tour at this historic building built in 1924 by famous architect Francis Rattenbury.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Afternoon tea
- Professional guide
- Food and drink tastings
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
MOVE BEYOND BEING A TOURIST, BECOME A CULINARY EXPLORER!
Embark on this exciting and sumptuous tour as we reveal our top secret city center spots known for tantalizing multi-cultural treats unique to Victoria, all under the guidance of a local culinary connoisseur.
THE FEAST INCLUDES: Tasting of BC wines, delectable baked items from one of Canada’s top bakeries, Middle Eastern street cuisine, traditional Korean corn dogs, fine cheese, indulgent chocolate tasting, and French macarons. Sample offerings may fluctuate based on restaurant availability.
Form new bonds, interact with local enterprise proprietors, absorb tales about history, receive invaluable insider dining recommendations, and side-step tourist-centered placers with the assistance of your local navigator.
VEGGIE LOVERS ARE WELCOME!
WHY CHOOSE THIS TOUR?
- You’re an intrepid spirit eager to adventure into new culinary terrains
- You have a penchant for uncovering hidden local businesses beyond the reach of the typical tourist
- You aim for an indigenous experience craving food made by the locals
- A moderate amount of walking is involved including some standing. Not all restaurants have seating available and the tour has about 3–40 minutes of light walking.; comfortable shoes are recommended
- Please dress according to weather conditions
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements including vegetarian requests a minimum of 24 hours before the tour commences.
- Infant meals not included
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Tour is suitable for vegetarians. Must be requested prior to tour starting a minimum of 24 hours before tour starts.
Location
Off The Eaten Track Food Tours Victoria
Belleville Street
We are on the main floor of the Steamship Terminal Building. We have a gift shop inside, next to the Steamship Grill & Bar Restaurant. Please go inside our gift shop to check-in with the staff.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(137 Ratings)
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235jeaninel
May 29, 2024
Great food, great stories - Wonderful experience. Jo did an amazing job with the tour overall, putting in personal experiences and stories among the details about the food spots and just the city in general. Highly recommended.
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318robinh
May 29, 2024
Great Tour! - Awesome experience. You get the history tour and the food combined together it’s like 2 tours in one. AJ our guide was amazing!.
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Julieml1934he
May 28, 2024
The hot chocolate at the end was to die for, went back afterwards for another one! - We were taken to places to eat where the locals go, tasty food, rounded off with sweet treats to die for. Brenda, our guide was chatty and knowledgeable, we met up at around 2.30 pm and didn’t need an evening meal.
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Thomas_d
May 21, 2024
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G 🥐🍫🌮🍷🍕🌭 - Thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. Brenda our guide was just amazing! We packed in a lot. Got a little taste of everything, all the while Brenda gave us so much history about Victoria and about each of the shops we visited. We will definitely go back to visit some of the shops. Korean hotdog fried in fluffy donut batter was a HUGE hit with everyone. Unexpectedly delicious and 🤯🤯. Brenda is witty, chalked full of personality and just down right kind👏🏼👏🏼
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Mike
May 14, 2024
Local food insider’s tour - Julie was an excellent guide. We hit quite a few places to eat and drink and got a little tour out of passing by the government buildings and the Empress Hotel. All told, it was a fun and food filled experience.
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Kmorrow
May 12, 2024
AJ made our afternoon. - It was a quiet day so my husband and I were the only ones on the tour. AJ was knowledgeable, animated and passionate about his city and its history and culinary offerings. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
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Michelle_f
May 9, 2024
Wonderful hosts and a fun time - Jo was one of the friendliest people ever and started the tour off on a high note.
Ben was gracious, friendly, and knowledgeable. He held everyone's attention and was great about answering any questions that we had.
All of the places that we stopped at were friendly.
My only critique, if there is one, is that I found that too much of the food were desserts. I, personally, am not at all a fan of sugar and I would have really liked to have seen some more savoury aspects along the way.
Everything that we did try was really good, though.
We even received a discount booklet to most of the places that we visited and even for some other local businesses that were not on our tour.
I would definitely recommend this tour!
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William_m
May 8, 2024
Interesting and delicious - What a perfect tour. Ben was a knowledgeable and interesting guide. The stops we made were delicious. After the tour we took advantage of the discount card and revisited several of the shops.
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U6203sgcarolynw
May 21, 2024
Plenty to Eat - Brenda, our tour guide, was knowledgeable about the variety of food offerings. She was engaging, talkative and had a sense of humor. There was more than enough to eat and she gave us many recommendations on other good places to eat. We, however, had expected the tour to have much more information and storytelling about the city’s history. That is my only recommendation. Overall, it was an enjoyable 2 hours and we met some very nice people. Carol from Washington
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P_elders
May 17, 2024
nice, not thrilling - Nice to do. You take a walk with a guide and then visit about 6-7 eateries to taste something and sometimes hear about the place.
Nice concept and you walk through the city for a good first impression. I expected more tourist information and found the order a bit strange. Everything was tasty, but the order of wine-hotdog-croissant-taco seems a bit unusual.
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