Guided food tours in Raleigh worth your time and money. operators we would actually book.

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Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours ★ 4.3

2.5-3 hours$101

Route: Downtown Raleigh restaurant and culinary walk: 5-6 tastings over 1.5 miles

Taste Carolina's flagship Raleigh tour, running Fridays at 12:45 and by request. The 1.5-mile walk visits 5-6 downtown restaurants and food stops with tasting portions at each. Featured in USA TODAY as one of the top food tours in North America. The most established food tour operator in the Triangle.

220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601 (City of Raleigh Museum front steps) Book tour →

Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours ★ 4.2

3 hours$121

Route: Downtown Raleigh dinner and drinks crawl, 21+ only

The evening version of the Taste Carolina Raleigh programme, designed for adults (21+) and running Saturdays at 14:30. The dinner and drinks format covers more cocktail and wine stops than the daytime tour. Taste Carolina has been featured in USA TODAY as one of North America's top food tour operators.

500 E Davie St, Raleigh, NC 27601 (Crude Bitters lot, across from Transfer Co.) Book tour →

Triangle Food and City Tours ★ 4.1

3 hours

Route: Historic Oakwood neighbourhood food and history walk: 5 stops over 1.8 miles

The Triangle's original food tour company, established in 2008, offers this Oakwood neighbourhood walk visiting 5 local restaurants and food stops over 1.8 miles. The maximum group size of 10 keeps the experience personal. Meeting point emailed on booking; contact (919) 623-4873 for pricing and availability.

North Person Street at Oakwood Cemetery entrance, Raleigh, NC 27604 Book tour →

Triangle Food and City Tours ★ 4.0

3 hours

Route: Boylan Heights neighbourhood walk: multiple tastings over 1.6 miles

Triangle Food and City Tours' second Raleigh walking route, exploring the Boylan Heights neighbourhood with tastings and local history over 1.6 miles. The original Triangle food tour company, now in its second decade; the small group format (max 10) is consistent across all routes.

Boylan Heights neighbourhood, Raleigh, NC 27603 (exact meeting point emailed on booking) Book tour →

NC State Farmers Market Self-Guided Tour ★ 4.3

1-2 hoursFree admission

Route: Self-guided tour of NC State Farmers Market: 75-acre market complex

A self-guided early morning exploration of the NC State Farmers Market, one of the largest state-operated agricultural markets in the Southeast. Open from 05:00 Monday through Saturday, the market rewards a Saturday morning visit from around 06:00 when the produce vendors are fully set up and the on-site restaurant, Weathervane, opens for breakfast. Free parking and free admission.

1201 Agriculture St, Raleigh, NC 27603 Book tour →

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