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

Thu 26 Sep

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Starting at $95.00

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Thu 26 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)

robinye

Dec 2019

Been on 10-15 food tours. This was worst because of tour guide Cathy. She may have been trying for salty or sassy but was very much tedious and boorish. Food was pretty good. One stop was at chain restaurant out of Louisiana, the candy shop stop was average at best. The stop at the tea and spice shop felt like an hour though my wife assures me it was only 15-20 minutes. Seems like Cathy wanted to kill some time. If you book through Bulldog, make sure Cathy is not the guide.

Response from Host

Jan 2020

Ouch! Miss Robinye, you clearly did not like your guide. It happens now and again and we apologize for any inconvenience or displeasure it may have caused you. Our guides display a range of personalities, some more gregarious and others more to the point, but we assure you that they are all held to the highest professional standards. This is the first time any of our guests have expressed such a mocking disdain for Cathy, or for any of our other guides, for that matter, and it has left us gobsmacked. We absolutely respect your opinion and your right to express your views unhindered and for the world to see. Nevertheless, for anyone else reading this review, we would like future guests to know that we hold Cathy in the highest regard, a lady of grace, humor and penetrating wit. We often make changes in response to candid remarks by our guests. In this case, we will not. Have a great New Year, Miss Robinye.

agiacchetto

Dec 2019

My wife and I did the Savor the Flavors tour in Charleston in mid-December 2019. Our guide, Sarah, was very knowledgable, if not a bit rehearsed at times. We went to a few restaurants, as well as a candy shop and a funner-than-expected stop at the tea/spice shop. All the food was excellent and the history provided by Sarah was very interesting. Tour would have been five stars except we didn't get to sample some of the staples of Charleston cooking like collard greens, shrimp and grits, or fried green tomatoes. But what we did get was great, and a good time was had by all on our tour, it seemed.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Thanks for the review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed the food offerings presented on your culinary tour as well as your guide Sarah. We take seriously all feedback-good and bad-in order to find ways to improve and do better. Charleston culinary history is quite extensive with many different styles of cuisine with origins in England, the Caribbean, French, German, and West African to name a few. We wish that we could offer all of it on our tours, but it would take more time and bigger stomachs. Regardless, we are taking to heart your feedback to try and include your suggestions. Thanks again!

Emily P

Dec 2019

We had a GREAT time!! As history nerds, we were as much interested in that as the food. Guide Franny Russell really knows her stuff and is SO entertaining! The food was fabulous and we had plenty. Our favorite thing we did on our Christmas trip.

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Thanks so much for your review! Franny is undoubtedly one of the best versed guides of Charleston's history and culinary scene. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed the time spent with her on the tour. Thanks again for visiting with us!