Savor the Flavors of Charleston Walking Food Tour

Overview

Walk, talk and taste your way through historic Charleston South Carolina. This small-group 2.5-hour tour will immerse you in the history and culture of the Lowcountry and allow you to experience a remarkable culinary scene in downtown Charleston. Stops along the way will include many of the city’s leading restaurants through out the city. Typical tastings include: stone ground grits, Southern pralines, sweet tea, collard greens, Lowcountry barbeque, and fried green tomatoes.

***PLEASE NOTE: If there are any food allergies in your party, we must know at least 48 hours in advance or some restaurants may not be able to accommodate. We also can't guarantee there will be a substitution at every location due to some allergies.

City: Charleston

Sat 28 Sep

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Starting at $95.00

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Sat 28 Sep

Starting at $95.00

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What's Included

Food Tastings

Local Professional guide

Bottled water

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 12 years
Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour.
The pace of our walking tour is leisurely
Operates in all weather conditions, dress appropriately
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
By purchasing this tour, you are stating that you and your party are healthy and have not exhibited any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days. If that changes, please notify Bulldog Tours immediately.

What To Expect

Bulldog Tours

Headquarter's for Charleston's best tour company, Bulldog Tours, which offers a variety of history, food, pub, and ghost tours on a daily/nightly schedule.

Charleston City Market

Built in the early 1800's, this four block historical landmark was originally the city's grocery store. Today, the City Market is home to a variety of local vendors that sell their art, crafts, and local wares.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (693)

chesneesc

Dec 2020

We expected local Charleston food at local restaurants. Instead three of our five stops were at franchises. Our first stop was Another Broken Egg Cafe which is a franchise restaurant that started in Louisiana. We had grits and beignets. The grits were good but beignets aren't a Charleston thing and again almost every local restaurant serves grits. Why are were going to a franchise based out of Louisiana instead of a local restaurant. The second stop was The Spice & Tea Exchange that started in Florida and is also a franchise. It was a nice place but other than it being downtown it had nothing to do with the Charleston Food scene. The third and fourth stop were at local Charleston restaurants, I forget the name of the first one but we got a fried green tomato and some red rice. Nothing special but ok. The second local stop was Poogan's Smokehouse. I've been there before, it's good but not where I would go for traditional southern BBQ in Charleston. They do give you a slider, collard greens and cornbread at this stop so you will start getting full at this point. The last stop was at River Street Sweets, which is another franchise and based out of Savannah, that has locations at outlet malls and downtowns from Atlanta to New Jersey. You don't get a history or a tour, you just walk in and pick up a bag with a praline in it along with some 1/2 inch pieces of a few other sweet treats. Our guide was a nice older lady but she really didn't have the demeanor to be a guide. You got a few factoids here and there on the tour but the information was underwhelming and a bit dry. I have taken food tours before and this was the least enjoyable tour I have been on and very overpriced for what you get.

Response from Host

Dec 2020

chesneesc, We are very sorry to hear you were disappointed in the culinary tour of downtown Charleston. As to the restaurants and stops that we partner with all have a specific reason for them to be featured on the tour including the food along the way. Perhaps those explanations were not conveyed properly and that will be addressed with your guide, but rest assured the claim that these places have nothing to do with the Charleston culinary scene is absolutely not true. Over the past thirty years, Charleston has worked its way to competing as one of the top culinary meccas in the country. True "chain" restaurants do not last in the historic district. In fact, any restaurant or specialty store that does not have its place in the city closes it door rather quickly. River Street Sweets may have started in Savannah, but its has maintained its location in the Charleston Market since 1984 and is still going strong (which by the way is older than most "Charleston" restaurants). Perhaps this tour was just not for you. Feel free to reach out to our Tour Guide Manager, Andrew Kuhn, at [email protected] to discuss the tour more and how we can make this right to you. Thanks again for the feedback and for visiting Charleston.

Sydney_M

Dec 2020

The food was a wide variety of options. Something for everyone to love! The tour guide was very knowledgable about Charleston history and the cuisine.

Pamela_F

Nov 2020

Food was great! Meeting people on our tour as so much fun. Would definitely recommend going on this tour.