Montreal Food Tour: Bagels, Poutine, and Smoked Meat

Savor Montreal’s flavors on a guided food walking tour through Old Montreal. Taste local delicacies and explore iconic landmarks. Book your culinary adventure now.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Montreal City Hall - Begin your culinary journey with some maple jerky as you pass by City Hall and its iconic central clock tower. Next, savor some creamy French onion soup.
  • Notre-Dame Basilica - Admire the stunning gothic-revival architecture of this church on your way to the next treat. Indulge in a Canadian classic, poutine, followed by a delightful dessert at your final stop.
What's Included
  • All food is included in the price
  • Snack of maple bacon jerky
  • Snack of poutine
  • Hot bowl of french onion soup
  • Delectable dessert
  • Small group (max 10 people)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

To begin your tour, your friendly local guide will meet you outside St-Viateur Bagel. For your first tasty snack, you’ll try one of Montreal’s famous fresh bagels, a staple of the city’s cuisine.
Next, you’ll head to your second food stop to sample Quebec’s most iconic dish, poutine. This Canadian delicacy of french fries topped with gravy and cheese…

Location
St-Viateur Bagel
Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest
Please arrive 10 mins prior to the start of the tour to ensure the tour starts on time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Daniel_p
Oct 18, 2025
Good fun with family - Maria was great, really enjoyed a bit of hitory and food. My kids tried some things they would not have tried at home.
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Serena_f
Aug 11, 2025
Family and food. - Lots of great food and interesting sites. Come hungry. Our kids even tried different foods. Mustafa was awesome.
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Fiona
Jul 3, 2025
Fun and informative - I enjoyed my foodie walkingbtour very much. Khalid ( hope I have that right) was so very pleasant and easy company. He introduced me to the Mile End area with lots of information and stories. The food was yummy. I particularly enjoyed the roast beef sandwich from Schwartz's!! Thanks!!
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A1505uprobertm
Sep 11, 2025
Not as expected - Adele as our guide was gracious and eager to share her experience from a college student’s perspective. The trip was not, however, as advertised. We did stop at the bagel store, but then a Greek restaurant, then an Italian shop and finally a poutine restaurant. There were no parks, historical sites or points of interest. We walked through a neighborhood. The mile end was multicultural but not the highlight of Montreal.
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Jo_m
Sep 7, 2025
Not really as advertised - This was not really as advertised. There was a great deal of food - too much in too short a time - and not a great deal of information about Montreal. The advertised walk takes you from St Viteur area down to Notre Dame - our tour did not. It stayed up in the St Viteur area (which was lovely) but just not enough walking between food stops. We ended up taking away a lot of the food (so dinner and lunch the next day!). Our guide was very lovely but not knowledgeable at all
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Svanz27
Sep 17, 2025
Very small group tour - The description of this tour is inaccurate - the foods tasted were not as advertised. The tour stared awkwardly as the location I was asked to confirm by the tour company was not the location we were meeting at - the TripAdvisor location was the correct one. Unfortunately I was the only person on this tour - while I appreciated them keeping it as often tours are canceled if not a minimum number the tour guide was not prepared for a private tour. She kept leaving me which was awkward an uncomfortable. She told me the tour was the fastest one she had ever done well that was because I didn't eat most of the food because I just wanted to get out of there! The food was good and plentiful but I didn't know why I was eating most of it - we started with a Montreal bagel which was great, then we stopped at a Greek restaurant, then a Polish deli and then for gnocchi (which was premade - the packages were in the trash right next to the line and the cheese was obviously from a can - yuck), a cannoli, poutine (Canadian - I know that one), smoked meat sandwich and then an ice cream cone. My guide didn't explain why any of this other than the bagel and poutine were included in a Montreal food tour. It felt like a random collection of foods in the area. Also the tour was on a Saturday and there were many Jewish community members walking through the area. My tour guide kept talking about seeing people dressed in traditional clothes and in my opinion it was too much and disrespectful. I asked her to stop because it was uncomfortable for me also she was not doing it to give me the history of the area or share information about the food or Montreal - it felt like she was just talking about a specific population of people. She even referred to non-Jewish people as "regular" which made me very uncomfortable while there were others in hearing distance. Overall it was a poor experience but I think with a different knowledgable guide it had potential and there was a lot of stops.
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Catebeai
Jul 7, 2025
Extremely disappointed - We are extremely disappointed and felt cheated. We only got tastings at 3 places. At the last place, our guide only bought 2 sandwiches for 3 of us to share. We paid for 3 people! The advertisement said that we would get to enjoy a dessert. It was never offered. Also read in advertisement that we would get a French onion soup to try, but that was omitted also. We are experienced travellers. Usually guides know more about the origins of these local favourites. He didn’t. We wished we would have had more descriptions about the areas that we were walking through. The tour did not match the description advertised.
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Meige_h
Oct 5, 2025
Not a good one. I will... - Not a good one. I will not recommend this to anyone. Most foods are not available and walking around with no sightseeing. Food aren not good. Standing at street eating is not a good experience. I would not recommend it. I should pick other tours instead of this one. My Montreal experience is completely ruined.
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Y4232tlkimberlyk
Oct 1, 2025
Tour Guide No Show. Refund pending. - The tour guide was a no show. I called Trip Advisor when I arrived 10 minutes early and found no one. I called Trip Advisor again 20 minutes later. They called the tour guide but no answer. I have asked for a refund Plus the expense of the bus fare. I am hopeful this will be made right.
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Andrea_w
Aug 30, 2025
The portions are huge and... - The portions are huge and it was rushed. Our guide did not provide any interesting information. She was not knowledgable about the food or the neighborhood.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).