Top Food Tours in United Kingdom

★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

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Eat Walk Tours' Edinburgh Old Town food walk in Edinburgh, founded 2010, a three-hour five-stop guided tour through Royal Mile and Grassmarket food and drink venues with editorial commentary.

Tip: Daytime tours include haggis tasting and whisky sampling; evening tours include a cocktail and a hot dish.

★ 4.6 · London

Eating London's East End tour, the operator's flagship in London since 2011, covers Brick Lane, Spitalfields and Whitechapel with stops at salt beef bagel and Bengali curry counters.

Tip: The 10:00 weekday tour is the smaller-group slot. The route lasts 3.5 hours and includes seven food stops; no separate booking needed at each.

★ 4.5 · London

Borough Market's own guided tour, run by Market trustees in London since 2015, covers the wholesale-to-retail history and shopping stops at six producer stalls in 90 minutes.

Tip: Saturday tours sell out two weeks ahead. Weekday Thursdays are the easy slot. The tour ends with a £15 voucher to spend at the market.

★ 4.5 · London

Eating London's Soho tour, an evening run through London's longest restaurant grid, covers Chinatown dim sum, Brewer Street pasta and the French House upstairs dining room.

Tip: Wednesday evening at 17:30 is the small-group slot. Tour ends at a Soho cocktail bar with one drink included in the £89 price.

★ 4.4 · Edinburgh

old-town

Edinburgh Food Safari's Old Town tour in Edinburgh, a three-and-a-half-hour guided food walk through Royal Mile and Cowgate venues with five tastings and a cheese-pairing finale.

Tip: Includes a Scottish whisky tasting; the cheese flight finale is at I.J. Mellis cheesemonger.

★ 4.4 · London

Secret Food Tours' Soho-Covent Garden London tour, operating in London since 2014, covers eight food stops across central London including dim sum, fish and chips and pub history.

Tip: The 14:00 weekday slot is smaller groups. Tour ends with afternoon tea at a Covent Garden hotel; vegetarian variants available.

★ 4.3 · Edinburgh

old-town

Secret Food Tours' Edinburgh Old Town walk in Edinburgh, a three-and-a-half-hour guided food walk through six tasting stops including haggis, Scottish smoked salmon and shortbread.

Tip: Each tour ends with a 'secret dish' that varies by guide; the daily tours run at 12:30 and 16:00.

★ 4.3 · London

Secret Food Tours' East End London route, covering Spitalfields, Whitechapel and Brick Lane curry houses, an alternative to Eating London for travellers needing a Sunday slot.

Tip: Sunday is a popular slot when the Eating London competitor doesn't run; smaller groups on weekday afternoon slots.

★ 4.2 · Edinburgh

old-town

The Scotch Whisky Experience tour on Castlehill in Edinburgh, founded 1988, a 90-minute museum tour and tasting with 470 whiskies on display and four flights tutored by a brand ambassador.

Tip: The Gold tour includes four-region whisky tasting at GBP 40; the Silver tour is GBP 25 with a single dram.

★ 4.2 · Edinburgh

old-town

Eating Europe's Edinburgh food and drink tour, a three-hour guided walk through five stops covering haggis with whisky marmalade, fish and chips and Scottish cheeses in Old and New Town.

Tip: Each tour guide carries a purple Eating Europe bag near the Paddington Bear statue at the Melville Monument meeting point.