Canada · FOOD
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Canadian seasons are short and the good food experiences fill up inside them. Here are the 15 best, with current prices and what makes each different, so you can book before the window shuts.
Walk Montreal’s Mile End and Little Italy on a 3-hour small-group food tour with 7 tastings, including smoked meat, bagels, gnocchi, and cannoli.
“Wonderful experience enjoying all the different types of food and cultures that make up this great neighborhood. Our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable which made it so fun!”
Small-group Victoria food and history walking tour with tastings from local vendors, plus Chinatown alleys, Fort Victoria history, and an Inner Harbour finish.
“A funny, kind, and well informed Guide. Great food choices, and a bit of history thrown in. Our whole group was happy with this tour!”
Gastown food and history walk in Vancouver with six to seven tastings, beer or wine included, and stories by the Steam Clock.
“The history part is equal to the food part. So you get a small beer and 40 minutes of history before the first bite. Then the food part becomes the main thing until the end.”
Taste 10+ Quebec classics and modern twists in Old Quebec, with a small group and optional wine and gin pairings in 3 hours.
“A mix of food and history, got to learn very interesting things about Quebec. Thefood was delicious.”
Taste six international dishes in Toronto’s Kensington Market on a small-group tour that skips long lines, lasting about 2.5 hours for $82.
“Great experience and great tour guide. If you are looking for a food tour in Toronto this is it, you won’t be disappointed.”
Taste Montreal beyond the tourist trail on a small-group Jean-Talon and Little Italy food walk, ending with Salvadorian bites and chocolate.
“Our Montreal food tour, with Marie as our guide, was fabulous! We enjoyed amazing papusas; the best cannoli we've ever eaten; and delicious, eco-friendly chocolate in a women-owned shop, among other delicious foods. Marie provided really interesting stories about the neighborhood as well as each of the merchants. She was a great guide and we can't recommend this tour enough! You will love it!”
Taste St. Lawrence Market classics and the Distillery District on a 3-hour Toronto food tour with 6 tastings and a secret dish.
“Very professional, very informative, Iulia did a good job – well informed, well documented, well spoken, very good communicator, it was a good history lesson !”
Granville Island Public Market food tour with 20+ tastings, small groups, local stories, and shopping discounts to savor Vancouver.
“Excellent food tour. Maggie was excellent. Although the meeting instructions are somewhat vague and it was hard to find where to meet.”
A 3-hour Gastown walking food tour with story-driven history, 8 stops, 6 tasty bites, and wine, beer, plus dessert.
“Variety of food stops and tour guides descriptions of food were excellent.”
Kensington Market food tour in Toronto with small tastings worldwide, Toronto food history, and a Canadian twist. 2.5 hours.
“The area was top notch, guide top notch. The choice of food was a little disappointing. With such a diverse area, too much fried food for our taste.”
Old Quebec by day and a 5-course gourmet dinner by night. Small-group tour with included drinks and a funicular ride.
“Luis was awesome. The food was very good and his knowledge and kindness was outstanding. We have been on many food tours and traveled the world. This one ranks in our top 3.”
Old Montreal guided food tour in 3 hours with 8+ tastings, smoked meat poutine, canelé, and beer or tea, plus city history.
“Cecil was fantastic! She has a passion for Montreal and its culinary scene. The tastings of the restaurants that we visited were all outstanding! Afterwards, Cecil had great recommendations for other restaurants in Old Town.”
Taste Kelowna on a 3-hour walk with 7 tastings and 4 drinks, guided by Andrew. Parks, gardens, gelato, beer, tea, tacos.
“It was a great tour. It was enough food and the restaurants chosen were great! I’d do it again and it would be great if Andrew would change the restaurants.”
Vancouver Food Tour in Gastown with sushi, scotch eggs, tacos, chocolate, and more, plus iconic sights like the steam clock and lookout.
“Excellent food to try. Our guide Iliyas was wonderful and provided interesting facts about Vancouver along the route of the tastings.”
Old Quebec history plus gourmet tastings at top restaurants, with a funicular ride. Small group, wine or mocktails included.
“It was a great tour. All the highlights of Quebec City were visited, informative historical information, Would do it again. Ask for Anne! She was a jewel.”
