The 15 Food & Drink Tours in San Francisco That Earn Their Price

1.North Beach & Little Italy Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,044 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86Our pick

Taste North Beach through coffee, cannoli, pizza, and local stories on a three-hour San Francisco food and history walk.

“Arrive 20 minutes early to find parking jn the parking garages. .. suggestion 735 Columbus North beqch Parking Garage, has a great location parking $5.00 per hour. 4 minutes walking distance from the meet up tour destination. Lots of good food. Great portions. Great information. Steps included ( wear comfortable shoes). Bring a bottle of water.”

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2.San Francisco Authentic Food Tour with 5 Locals Favorites Dishes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 852 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $87

Taste San Francisco’s Mission District through burritos, pastries, chowder, and secret dishes while learning its immigrant and mural-filled story.

“Awesome experience! Got to see the cable car museum and the fugasi theater! Guide mark was excellent and the food was delicious.”

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3.Chinatown Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 575 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86

Explore San Francisco Chinatown through dim sum, tea, fortune cookies, markets, and stories on this small-group, three-hour walking tour.

“Good history of the area as well as good food. Our guide Isabella was very knowledgeable I recommend.”

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4.North Beach and Little Italy Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 188 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Eat your way through San Francisco’s North Beach with coffee, chocolate, bread, pizza, Italian history, and a guide who knows the neighborhood.

“Our tour guide Brian was very knowledgeable and made it so fun! He definitely knew the neighborhood and had so many great stories - the food was great and the businesses definitely respected him as well - seems he knew everyone!”

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5.Mission District Food Tour: Appetizers, Entrée and Dessert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $115

Explore San Francisco’s Mission District through four food stops, mural stories, Latin culture, and a full meal in a small group.

“great experience, tour guide was great as well, had to leave early due to sunset cruise but everything was delicious and very educational!”

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6.Ultimate Electric SF Bike Tour- food, icons & local hidden gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Ride San Francisco by e-bike from Haight-Ashbury to the Golden Gate Bridge, with historic sights, pastry, views, and a small group.

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7.Exclusive North Beach Food Tour in San Francisco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $115

Taste North Beach classics, hear Gold Rush and Prohibition stories, and stroll between four food stops on this small-group San Francisco tour.

“We had a very pleasant experience! Food was great and the knowledge of the City was a bonus! Highly recommend!”

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8.SF’s Chinatown: Tea & Dim Sum Food Tour – Includes full meal, 3hr

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Taste dim sum, pastries, bubble tea, fortune cookies, and Cantonese tea while exploring San Francisco Chinatown with a local guide.

“Robin was great and very knowledgeable. Lots to eat! ! Fun tour, especially at the tea house! Our new Chinese Uncle had everyone in stitches!”

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9.San Francisco Combo: Ferry Building Food Tour and Alcatraz

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 152 reviews · 1 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $181

Review of San Francisco’s Ferry Building food tour and Alcatraz package, with tasting details, timing, price advice, and practical booking tips.

“Our guide, Rebecca, was so welcoming and was very informative. I loved getting to try foods that I've never had before. Even my picky husband liked all the food we tried, even the fruit! Thank you for broadening our horizons! We will remember this experience forever!”

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10.Food Walking Tour of Chinatown & North Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 148 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Taste Chinatown dim sum, tea and fortune cookies, then follow San Francisco’s North Beach food and Beat Generation trail for four hours.

“This was a great tour! We got to try so many different foods with the insider perspective from the very knowledgeable guide.”

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11.San Francisco Chinatown Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Taste Chinatown’s dumplings, dim sum, pork buns, egg tarts, and fortune cookies while learning San Francisco history in a small group.

“Amazing food and educational tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable and nice. Me and my fiance had a great time!”

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12.San Francisco North Beach & Chinatown Food Tour with 5 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $87

Taste five San Francisco specialties while walking through North Beach and Chinatown with a local guide, stories, and city views.

“Learned SF history, understood makeup of food, she accepted ànd answered all questions. We are and drank nonalcoholic items and she wove in progressive elements to teach us too”

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13.Russian River Weekend Wine Tasting & Gourmet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 110 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $234

Taste Russian River wines, cross the Golden Gate Bridge, and enjoy a four-course garden lunch at Kendall-Jackson on this small-group day trip.

“You get to see a lot in a few hours...Muir woods was spectacular and the wine tastings were fun. The driver, Richard, added a lot of information along the way. The unfortunate part is that you don't get to pick your bus mates...in my group everyone kept to themselves until after several tastings then the conversations started and the tour become more interesting.”

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14.Napa and Sonoma Private Wine Tasting Tour and Luxury Car Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · 6 to 10 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Napa and Sonoma wine tour from San Francisco, with luxury transport, custom winery stops, practical costs, and booking tips.

“A private tour was ideal as we had limited time in SFO. Napa was fantastic, the recommendations were great and flexible. The car was very luxurious, it was a great day, worth spending a little extra fir the experience. Neil S. Australia.”

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15.San Francisco Food Tour: Ferry Building and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 92 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Taste Ferry Building favorites, Saturday market produce, local cheese, chocolate and more on a small-group San Francisco food tour.

“We went as a family of 4 and absolutely loved it. Our tour guide was Tori, she is very knowledgeable both about food and the local history. Lots of great food to try, we certainly didn’t go home hungry. Would highly recommend to anyone!”

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