Guided food tours in Austin worth your time, with operators we’d actually book.
Guided food tours in Austin worth your time and money. operators we would actually book.
Route: East Austin BBQ pilgrimage: la Barbecue, Micklethwait Craft Meats, KG BBQ and a surprise stop
Locals Know in Austin is EASTside Magazine's BBQ and taco food-tour outfit, a guided 3-hour BBQ run through East Austin with four nationally recognised stops and transport.
Route: East Austin taco crawl: Veracruz, Discada, Cuantos Tacos and a surprise truck
Locals Know in Austin runs a guided 3-hour East Side taco crawl on Fridays and Saturdays, with stops at Veracruz, Discada and Cuantos Tacos plus a surprise truck.
Route: BBQ, Brunch and Brewery walking tour with la Barbecue partner
Austin Eats Food Tours in Austin is the city's longest-running food-tour outfit, with a BBQ-brunch-brewery walking route partnered with la Barbecue and additional rotating stops.
Route: South Congress walking food tour: Hopdoddy, Joann's, Jo's Coffee
Austin Eats Food Tours in Austin runs a South Congress walking food tour through the SoCo retail strip, with stops at Hopdoddy, Joann's, Jo's Coffee and seasonal additions.
Route: BBQ bus tour with Texas BBQ history, hitting Franklin or Terry Black's plus secondary stops
Austin Detours in Austin runs a BBQ bus tour through Texas BBQ history with hot stops at Franklin or Terry Black's plus secondary stops, with onboard pitmaster commentary.
Peak food season in Austin is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Austin rewards trust.