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 21 Sep

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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)

548deborahk

Nov 2022

We took a 10 a.m. Savor the Flavors walking tour on Sunday, November 6, 2022. The food wasn't great. We went to restaurants on our own that were great but this was a disappointment. However, the most egregious problem was that our tour guide called the four-block long Charleston City Shopping Market the Old Slave Mart. She then proceeded to insist that no slaves were ever sold there and gave a long explanation that they must have called it that since the slaves were the ones that bought the food there for their masters. In fact, we had just toured the Old Slave Mart the previous day. It is a couple blocks away on a cobble street where they did indeed sell slaves. She had pronounced herself an expert on Charleston since she had been born there. If you had been born in that particular city, wouldn't you think you would have made it a point to find out about that history. A pronouncement on our colleges is that she is a History major. I'd give the tour three stars and our guide one star.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

We are sorry to hear you were disappointed in the tour. We will be sure to share your comments about the food with our Culinary Tour Manager. We apologize if there was any confusion about what your guide said, but based on your comments, what she said is correct. For generations, the Charleston City Market was given the moniker of the Slave Market. Longtime residents and locals of the Charleston, still call it that today, because they are not aware of its history. In reality, the Charleston City Market was the primitive "grocery store" of city, where enslaved persons would come down to buy/sell foods to be used in the cooking of nearby homes. Your guide was clarifying that point. Confusion sets in because directly south of the Charleston City Market is the Thomas Ryan Slave Mart, which is the last of its kind to still stand in the city where enslaved persons were physically bought and sold. It was one of forty slave marts in a four block radius which extended to the Charleston City Market. We are not clear on the egregiousness of the guide, since what she said was historically factual. We do appreciate any and all feedback, but we wanted to make sure to provide some more clarification on this point.

Phil P

Nov 2022

We take food tours in every city we visit. NOLA, Savannah, St. Augustine, Boston, Dallas, overseas and this was at the bottom of the list. Look, the food was good, but I knew it was suspect when the first stop was a chain brunch place with 100+ US locations. The other 2 restaurants were also part of concepts including Texas style barbecue. Finally, 2 more franchise specialty shops. One for candy and pralines, the other spices and teas. Would recommend if you have never taken a food tour before. Would not recommend if you have high expectations of eating truly local “can’t get it anywhere else” food.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

Phil, We are sorry to hear you were disappointed in the tour with us. Concerning the stops on the tour, many people expect to attend historically significant restaurants. The truth is-they don't exist in Charleston. Charleston has only grown to culinary significance in the past 20-30 years. You mentioned "can't get it anywhere else" food, and we feel that is exactly what we provide. The first stop, which is a southern-based restaurant with multiple locations, you received grits and beignets. Outside of the south, where can you get grits and beignets on a regular basis--especially ones that do not taste like porridge? Same for pralines? Also, there is only one Texas-style barbecue restaurant in Charleston and it is nowhere near where we go on tours. We do have one stop where we sample traditional Carolina barbecue in a local restaurant. We appreciate your feedback and do hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Charleston.

932sherrieb

Nov 2022

Blane led our food tour with enthusiasm and chock full of Charleston history. And we dined at 5 restaurants/ shops. From beignets and creamy grits, gourmet chocolate, hush puppies & grit cake with shrimp, finishing off with wine tasting and beef ribs. Come hungry and with good walking shoes.

Response from Host

Nov 2022

We always love to hear when our guides can educate and entertain at the same time. Thank you so much!