Guided food tours in Charleston worth your time, with operators we’d actually book.
Guided food tours in Charleston worth your time and money. operators we would actually book.
Route: Downtown French Quarter and City Market culinary walk
Charleston Culinary Tours runs the Downtown Charleston Culinary Tour through the French Quarter and City Market with stops at five working restaurants and bars.
Route: Savor the Flavors of Charleston, French Quarter and Old City
Bulldog Tours runs Savor the Flavors of Charleston through the historic French Quarter with stops at five restaurants. Lowcountry classics from grits to benne wafers.
Route: Upper King Street cocktail crawl
Bulldog Tours runs the Upper King Street Cocktail Tour through Charleston's craft-cocktail row with stops at four bars. Curated drinks plus bar history along the way.
Route: Chef-led culinary and history walking tour
Undiscovered Charleston runs the city's only chef-led culinary and history walking tour. Chef Forrest Parker pairs Lowcountry food stops with the history that shaped them.
Route: Gullah-Geechee history bus tour
Alphonso Brown's Gullah Tours has run a Gullah-Geechee heritage bus tour from John Street since 1985. Native Gullah speaker; the canonical heritage tour for the city.
Peak food season in Charleston 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. Charleston rewards trust.