Sarasota Tour: Discover Unique History & Culture

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 perfect for those seeking a distinctive culinary adventure, a romantic evening, or simply an enjoyable time with friends and family. The 3.5-hour walking tour of Downtown Sarasota blends food, fun, and folklore, weaving together local history, art, and culture with a variety of sampler plates, creating…
What's Included
  • History of the city, landmarks, popular spots & art/culture
  • Personal Tour Guide
  • Scenic Walk
  • Sampler plates/tax/server gratuity at each stop
  • Private tours available-inquire
  • Helpful insight into the lifestyle of this unique city, things to do, a relaxed and fun time!
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities for your tour guide (recommend 15%-25% of purchase price). Will be added to private tours
  • Beverages not included (water IS)
  • Parking fees or transportation-pls arrange for a ride if drinking alcohol
Additional Information

This is our most sought-after tour and it frequently sells out! Led by a local expert, participants will explore and discover intriguing facts, folklore, culture, notable founders, current residents, the culinary scene, and recent happenings.
Sarasota is a distinctive city, featuring a lively downtown filled with small, locally-owned restaurants,…

Location
State Street Parking Garage
State Street
Meet at the State Street Garage entrance next to A Sprig of Thyme.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Donna_b
Apr 1, 2026
Sarasota food tour - Christine was absolutely phenomenal! Not only did we get three wonderful food restaurants on this tour, her knowledge of the history of Sarasota was outstanding! I cannot recommend her enough!
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D9555wmkarenp
Mar 26, 2026
Pelican Pointe Women - I am leader of a group of women from Venice and we try to find new and unusual things to do that also include food. We had 24 women over two days that did the tour. All 24 enjoyed the tour and food! Everyone remarked that they were glad they did this tour. We learned a bit about Sarasota and enjoyed some new and exciting restaurants that we had never been to. Thank you Christine!
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Lesley_w
Mar 23, 2026
Great tour - Great informative tour of Sarasota. Lovely food choices 😋 Highly recommended way to explore this lovely city
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Gssmd
Mar 19, 2026
Great food tour! - The portions of food were huge! Come hungry to this food tour. Good variety!
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Joellen_m
Mar 6, 2026
Fun & Informative - Great food. Interesting history of Sarasota. Nice tour of downtown & restaurant recommendations. Guide was professional & knowledgeable & nice pace. .
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Khender12021
Feb 21, 2026
Sarasota Food Tour! - The Sarasota downtown food tour was exceptional. Christine was an excellent tour guide and shared her knowledge of Sarasota’s history in an engaging way. The restaurants we visited were all scratch kitchens and the food was delicious.
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Jlord1965
Feb 18, 2026
Great way to learn more about Sarasota - Knowledgeable and very relational host, of the three food stops one was excellent and the other two were OK. Recommend.
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H8717witoms
Feb 14, 2026
Fun and interesting experience - A really good food tour coupled with a walking tour through historic downtown. Our guide Christine called out many interesting sites, artworkand history. Only reason not a 5-star is we weren't crazy about the food selection our 1st stop but the food at the other 2 stops was great....surprisingly good size tasting portions too.
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Kerri_m
Mar 23, 2026
2 out of 3 aint bad - The history presentation was very informative and downtown Sarasota is beautiful!! I have been on food tours in the past for the same $ amount that included a drink paired with each sample; this tour did not include any beverages outside of water. Also, only 3 restaurants were featured; for the cost of 110+/person I would have liked to have had another added. All of the food was very good with the exception of one of the restaurants. We were served very dry tacos - I did request salsa, which helped a bit. Overall, our party of 9 was not impressed.
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Karen_f
Feb 14, 2026
Don’t go - The guide got on us because we were five minutes late even though I had texted her we were stuck in traffic. The main thing that she wanted us to know was that Sarasota was a wealthy district and they had a lot of restaurants we did not care for the tour or our tour guide
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From $111
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).