Local Culture Tour: Explore History & Cuisine

Embark on a 3.5-hour walking food tour in downtown Sarasota. Discover unique culinary experiences, enjoy a romantic night out, and have fun socializing with friends and family.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sarasota, Florida Relocation - This tour is for you if you are looking for a unique culinary experience, a romantic night out, or to just have fun socializing with friends and family. Our 3.5-hour walking tour of Downtown Sarasota is focused for our foodies at heart intertwining local history, art, and culture, along with 8-10 diverse menu items creating a culinary journey to remember!
What's Included
  • Personal Tour Guide
  • Scenic Walk
  • Dinner
  • Stops at 4-5 different stops
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities for your tour guide (recommend 10-20% of purchase price).
  • Alcoholic beverages not included
  • Parking fees
Additional Information

This is our most sought-after tour and it frequently sells out! Led by a local expert, participants will delve into the intriguing history, folklore, culture, notable founders, and current residents, as well as the vibrant food scene and ongoing events. This tour is perfect for locals, newcomers, tourists, corporate retreats, birthday celebrations, and…

Location
State Street Parking Garage
State Street
We will end at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mitch_d
Mar 8, 2025
Amazing Food Tour in Sarasota - The tour in downtown Sarasota was perfect, and the food was amazing!!! Colleen is very friendly and knowledgeable about the area. We had a great time and everything was delicious! Thank you!
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Sishopper
Mar 7, 2025
Highly recommend this tour! - This tour is so much fun! I have done it 4 times, all with different friends that are visiting. Always a little different as they have different guides. The food is always excellent and the history of Sarasota never gets old. It’s a great value to learn your way around downtown Sarasota and different restaurants.
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Johndy4943kp
Mar 5, 2025
Great introduction! - Wonderful tour with our guide Taven. Great selection of restaurants. Great selection of food at each stop. Well thought out and an easy walk! These restaurants were new to us as well!
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Mimdcolumbia_md
Mar 4, 2025
New Sarasota fans! - We recently met friends in Sarasota for a few days together. We've found food tours to be a fun and tasty way to learn about a new city and sample its flavors. This one ranked among the best food tour experiences we've had. Christine is very well organized in handling the logistics, her passion for and knowledge of the city was fascinating, and her restaurant and menu choices were spot on! We did a lot of comfortably paced walking, and Christine kept it very interesting. Our group (about 10) was very companionable, and it was fun to sit with different members of the group at each stop (3 restaurants, then a yummy gelato shop for dessert). It was a delightful afternoon, and we've become Sarasota fans, too...thanks, Christine!
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Debra_h
Mar 2, 2025
This was a fantastic way... - This was a fantastic way to hear about Sarasota history, and see what downtown Sarasota has to offer, as well as sample a few restaurants!
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Roberta_f
Feb 24, 2025
Highly recommend - Great restaurant choices. The guide was very knowledgeable about the restaurants and downtown area. The food was outstanding and our tour was a great way to meet new people. Fantastic experience!
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Bunny
Feb 23, 2025
History and cuisine - Christine was very friendly and knowledgeable - she had some very interesting history about Sarasota and the food venues were wonderful!
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Woodturnerjohn
Feb 21, 2025
Excellent tour - The restaurant choices were great, plenty of good food. Good history of the area. I’m required to leave 100 characters in this review
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Susan_f
Mar 14, 2025
Foodie Tour Sarasota FL - A lot of food is offered. Some historical info shared. I wish one of the stops had a beverage included in the tour.
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Lora
Feb 28, 2025
Overall fun! - Overall a good experience- our guide was newer and I think could improve greatly with some additional guidance! It would be nice to have more information about the places we stopped at, why the restaurant was chosen for the tour, and what to expect would be tasted/served. However Scott was kind and did offer to take photos etc. at different places along the way. We really enjoyed meeting some new people (the fun of a food tour is having an adventure with a random group of strangers!) and we would give this tour a second chance next time we are in Sarasota! We also had excellent communication ahead of the tour to accommodate for my shrimp allergy- which was reassuring. Would recommend!
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From $118
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).