Eat, Drink and Be Merry With These Chicago Food Tours

Chicago food tours give you the chance to sample some of the city's most iconic dishes, from deep-dish pizza to Chicago-style hot dogs, as well as new culinary creations. When you explore the local culinary scene, you'll discover hidden dining spots and unique dishes along the way.

Chef Recommends

Chef Driven Food Tours partners you with the best guides imaginable for a food tour—actual chefs—who may take you to their favorite taco stand in Little Village or their go-to pasta spot in the Heart of Chicago district. The Secret Chicago Tavern Tour lets you drink like a real local with possible stops at watering holes or German beer halls. The Chicago's Greatest Hits Culinary Adventure highlights such local favorites as Italian beef sandwiches.

Neighborhood-hopping

Chicago Food Planet Food Tours builds its tours around specific neighborhoods. Make room for decadent French pastries and Chicago-style pizza on the Gold Coast & Old Town Food Tour; pit stops at hot dog stands and pubs occur during the Bucktown & Wicker Park Tour. In addition to lessons on Chinese culinary customs, the Chinatown Food Tour serves up various Chinese regional dishes, including dim sum specialties. All tours require some walking so wear comfy shoes.

Dish on Deep Dish Pizza

Perhaps no dish symbolizes Chi-Town more than pizza, particularly the deep-dish, Chicago-style variety. Dine on doughy, cheesy goodness with Chicago Pizza Tours. The 3.5-hour Original Chicago Pizza Tour stops at four different pizzerias, serves up various types of pies and includes select kitchen tours. Feeling a little parched? The Pizza & Cocktails Tour adds wine or beer to your tasty adventure. The festive atmosphere continues aboard Dough Force One, the tour party bus equipped with a karaoke machine.

Meat and Potatoes

Enter carnivore heaven with Chicago Steakhouse Tours. Hop aboard an upscale shuttle bus for a three-hour tour that stops at three steakhouses and offers a narrated history of the meatpacking district. You'll not only get to taste prime cuts of meat and a variety of side dishes, you'll also learn valuable methods for cooking and seasoning your steaks. For an additional fee, you can add a wine pairing option to your tour.

Globe-trotting by Foot

Travel the globe with Rebecca Wheeler Chicago Food Walks with tours curated by a culinary instructor and chef. Based out of Uptown, the Argyle Food Tour focuses on Southeast Asian foods, including samplings of Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches and hot bowls of pho. You'll visit various Asian markets and learn how to shop for the best products. The Chinatown Food Tour includes visits to traditional tea houses and heralded Szechuan restaurants. All of the walks run approximately 2.5 hours.

Spice Up Your Chicago Visit

Experience a world of diverse ethnic foods with Spice of Life Tours. Adventures include the Little India Tour, which highlights Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisines. Shop for Indian spices on bustling Devon Avenue or get a temporary henna tattoo. The Little Arabia Tour lets you dine on Persian kebabs and includes stops at hookah shops and an Egyptian Bazaar.

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