The 15 Best North Beach Tours in San Francisco

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.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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3.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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4.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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5.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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6.North Beach Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Taste North Beach classics, hear its Italian and literary stories, and finish with gelato on a three-hour San Francisco walking tour.

“Scott was a wonderful and knowlegable guide. He balanced humor with history and it was greatly appreciated. The great thing for us is that due to the amount of walking and having mobility issues Scott brought food to us where we were sitting so we did not miss out on anything. We told him not to worry because we anticipated we might have that issue but he would not let us miss the fabullous food we tasted. He totally understood that not all of the group was as slow as us and made it still a fabulous experience.”

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7.SF’s North Beach: Gourmet Ghost Tour – Includes full meal, 3 hrs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Eat North Beach pizza, focaccia, antipasto, and cannoli while hearing ghost stories on a three-hour San Francisco walking tour.

“Robert was a great guide. Highly recommend! Super informative and interesting. Delicious food stops.”

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8.North Beach Food & History Walking Tour – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $89

Explore North Beach on a two-hour small-group walk with Italian pastries, coffee, pizza, City Lights, and a garlic-themed finale.

“Joseph was very knowledgeable about San Francisco history. He was also friendly and easy to talk to. We had a nice time.”

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9.Delicious Fun Food and History Tour of North Beach and Beyond!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $79

Explore North Beach with Blandina Farley for Italian food, historic churches, ceramics, fudge, art studios, and local stories.

“Blandina takes pride in her North Beach Little Italy neighborhood in SF. She knows so many details of a lot of the stores, restaurants, churches that have been around for 100 years. Everyone knows her! She is very knowledgeable about the music scene and all our local celebrities like Santana, Grateful Dead, Joplin, jack kerouac, etc. There are a few treats to indulge in at a few places like Stella bakery, Palermo Deli, Mario’s Bohemian cigar shop, Z Cioccolato. It was great to see the inside of St. Peter’s and Paul’s church and St. Francis church to see the marble from Italy and the stained glassed windows. It was also…”

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10.North Beach & Chinatown Food History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 4h 30m · from $99

Eat your way through San Francisco history on a 4.5-hour small-group tour of North Beach, Chinatown, the Barbary Coast, and more.

“Stuart als ortskundiger Guide war einfach genial. Er kannte viele Leute im italienischen, chinesischen Viertel persönlich. Die verschiedenen Verkostungen waren einfach nur lecker. Jeder hat noch eine Tüte mit Essen mitgenommen da es einfach zu viel war. Mein Favorit- „Molinari“. Diese Tour mit dem Guide kann ich nur empfehlen.”

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11.San Francisco Urban Hike: Coit Tower, Lombard Street and North Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $54Best value

Climb San Francisco’s hills on a 3-hour urban hike to Coit Tower, Lombard Street, North Beach, secret lookouts, and parrot-filled Telegraph Hill.

“Really enjoyed seeing and hearing about hidden treasures of the city on this tour. The guide Greer was well informed, knowledgable, passionate and helpful I wouldn't consider myself to be fit, I found some of the steep hills difficult but I enjoyed the tour all the same; no pain, no gain.”

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12.North Beach Curated Multi-Course Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Eat your way through North Beach with pizza, cioppino, gelato, local stories, and reserved seats at three or four San Francisco restaurants.

“Hannah did a great job. She was prepared. She was sociable. I felt very comfortable with her as if she was an old friend access and communication prior to the meeting was easy and helpful”

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13.San Francisco Chinatown, Russian Hill, And North Beach Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $65

Walk San Francisco’s Chinatown, Russian Hill, and North Beach with Ryan, visiting temples, cable cars, local stops, and historic streets.

“Ryan was a great guide - very knowledgeable and friendly! He shared lots of interesting information about the area and kept a good pace”

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14.North Beach To Golden Gate Bridge E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Ride from North Beach to the Golden Gate Bridge on a premium e-bike, with a local guide, waterfront views, Painted Ladies, and Golden Gate Park.

“I did the North Beach to Golden Gate Bridge e-bike tour and it was awesome! The bike was super comfy and felt high-end. Gary (the guide and owner) is a local who’s super passionate about the Bay Area and biking—he really makes the tour feel personal.”

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15.Secret Food Tour of North Beach and Chinatown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $104

Taste North Beach pizza, coffee, gelato, and Chinatown dim sum while exploring San Francisco history on this small-group food tour.

“Thanks to Mark, this was a wonderful tour and a great combination of a guided tour through some parts of the city in addition to nice food an insight to some places we would never have discovered. We had great recommendations, as for dinner we went to “La Flora” to have an authentic and very nice Italian meal with a charming serving and for the night show we went to “Club Fugazi” to have a very emotional San Francisco show with great artists”

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