Top Food Tours in United Kingdom

★ 4.8 · 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.

Tip: The 10:00 weekday tour is the smaller-group slot.

★ 4.8 · Manchester

A roving Manchester lunch through Northern Quarter eateries: four small plates, history stories from the bohemian district, Mackie Mayor cheese finale.

★ 4.6 · Edinburgh

old-town

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.

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

★ 4.6 · 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.

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.

★ 4.6 · Manchester

Three-hour Manchester walking food tour through the Northern Quarter and Gay Village with four handpicked tasting stops and drinks. Small-group format.

★ 4.4 · Edinburgh

old-town

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

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

★ 4.4 · 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.

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 · Manchester

Manchester Bites runs the Canals to Canapes walking food tour through the Northern Quarter, four food and drink tastings, industrial-heritage walking route.

★ 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.

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

West End Wander ★ 4.3 · Glasgow

The Glasgow Food and Drink Tour's West End Wander visits six family-run Glasgow restaurants, shops and pubs across an afternoon of more than fifteen tastings.

★ 4.3 · Glasgow

100 Stobcross Road, Glasgow G3 8QQ

The Clydeside Distillery runs guided whisky tours on the River Clyde in Glasgow, the Dockside Story followed by a tasting of three single malt drams.

★ 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.

Tip: The Gold tour includes four-region whisky tasting at £40; the Silver tour is £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.

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

★ 4.2 · Glasgow

Secret Food Tours runs a West End walking tour in Glasgow, seven tastings from Scotch whisky and Scottish cheeses to haggis and cranachan, meeting at Òran Mór.

★ 4.2 · Glasgow

Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, Glasgow G40 1AQ

WEST Brewery runs a 45-minute tour of its Templeton brewery on Glasgow Green, brewing lager to the German purity law, finishing with a tasting of three beers.

★ 4.2 · London

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

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

★ 4.2 · Manchester

Manchester Food Walks Ancoats Taster Walk through the world's first industrial suburb. Four eateries, monthly Sundays March to October.

Merchant City Stroll ★ 4.1 · Glasgow

The Merchant City Stroll from The Glasgow Food and Drink Tour walks Glasgow's Merchant City and East End, tasting through six independent shops and restaurants.

★ 4.0 · London

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

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

★ 4.0 · Manchester

Manchester food walking tour run by local guide Rob Kelly. Multi-stop route through the city centre eateries, history, and Manchester music scene stories.