Stroll through the east side of Savannah's Historic District to sample food at 6 restaurants on this lunchtime culinary walking tour. With a food-loving guide and a small group of 16 people or less, explore both hidden gems and well-known hot spots. During this outing, taste local delicacies like fried green tomatoes, chopped pork sandwich and en papillote chicken. Listen as your local guide fills you in on Savannah's distinctive culture and tumultuous history; the food and conversation add up to a tour that's both gastronomically and intellectually satisfying.

Food walking tour of Savannah Historic District's east side
Learn about Savannah's history, architecture and culture from your local guide
Small-group tour limited to 16 people ensures more personalized attention from your guide
Sample foods such as pimento cheese croissants, en papillote chicken sandwiches and Belgium Liege Waffles.

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This tour sets itself apart by giving you a map of all the stops, so you can go back again and again.

What's Included

3-Hour Historic & Secret East Side Walking Food Tour of Savannah's Historic District
Learning the hidden spots, famous haunts, and the secret tastes that would even surprise some locals
Visit Off-The-Beaten-Path eateries in Savannah's East Side Historic District
Food Tastings from 6 restaurants & specialty food shops
Drift through the famed, live-oak-lined squares of Savannah
Local/Professional Guide
Map of Tour Route
Water (additional Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Beverages are available for purchase)

Gratuities

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Zunzi's
236 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401, USA
Zunzi's is on the corner of Drayton St and Perry St. If you are running late or having trouble locating us, please call us.

End point

Savannah Taste Experience Food Tours
108 W Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401, USA

What To Expect

Meet your local guide and small tour group of 16 people or less in Savannah's Historic District. Meander through the tranquil, elegant squares on the district's east side, learning about Savannah's southern culture and rich history as you walk past many examples of the city's elegant architecture. During the 1.1-mile (1.77 km) walk, your first stop will be at Smith Brothers Butcher Shop, which dates from 1924 and is more than just your average butcher shop. At each of the subsequent stops, taste bites like chicken sandwiches en papillote, chopped BBQ pork, fried green tomato and peach cobbler waffles. Possible locations include Zunzi's Takeout, 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant, Mirabelle Cafe and Wall's BBQ. Your culinary exploration of Savannah's most famous restaurants and best-kept secrets, includes all tastings, tales and plenty of fun, and ends only a few blocks from the starting location. You'll depart with a map that makes it easy to go back to your favorites later.

Savannah Historic District

Admission Ticket Free

Columbia Square (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Wheelchair accessible
Please included your Contact phone# at checkout as this is only used in case the Tour Guide needs to contact you.
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Please advise of any allergies or other dietary restrictions in the special requirements section of the booking page. *IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the nature of Savannah's unique cuisine and the distinctive culinary dishes highlighted on our tours, we are unable to provide gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan alternative tastings on our tours. We CAN, however, provide accommodations for seafood allergies, nut allergies, pescatarian, and vegetarian options at most locations. If any of these restriction apply to you, please send us an email (info in ticket). Additionally, because our tours have such a limited size we cannot offer a reduced ticket price due to dietary restrictions. Thank you for your understanding. We can't wait to show you a deliciously fun time in Savannah.
If you are traveling with infant, please advise at the time of booking under special requirements
Near public transportation

Operates in all weather conditions; please dress appropriately
May not be appropriate for all children; please exercise discretion as this tour requires standing, walking, and listening to history/stories for 3 hours
All tastings add up to a lunch portion; eating breakfast before attending the tour is advised
Alcoholic beverages must be in a plastic or Styrofoam cup and only one alcoholic beverage is allowed at a time; failure to comply can result in a fine by Savannah Police
A maximum of 12 people per booking
If you are running late or having trouble locating us, please call us.
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Featured review

Sarah_T

Our guide's knowledge of Savannah history coupled with the culinary delights we experienced made this tour quite comprehensive. The food was great and it was really nice to walk to the spots we stopped at. I recommend doing this tour one of your first days in Savannah!

Reviews

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Great way to spend an afternoon!

Anonymous, Sep 2023

Super fun way to spend the afternoon strolling through Savannah sampling some of the local fare. Our guide was super friendly and very knowledgeable about Savannah and gave us a very interesting perspective of the squares and local history.

Love Savannah

julie_r, Sep 2023

The honey tasting was so unique and interesting. We enjoyed learning about Savannah, this is a beautiful city.

Perfect tour and awesome food

Jenny_L, Sep 2023

Brenden is very informative and smart. He is funny and kept the crowd focused and engaged. The locations that we visited were fantastic. Loved the honey store.

Tasty food experience

Colleen_J, Sep 2023

Josh was excellent tour guide and made the event very memorable. Restaurants choices were enjoyable. Highly recommend this tour.

Well worth it

Jo_L, Sep 2023

Josh was superb. He added a personal touch to the experience and kept the tour interesting. The information nicely coincided with and augmented the open air tour the day before.

Fun in Savannah

Michele_D, Aug 2023

With this food tour you get to eat the best food of Savannah while learning history of the town. Very much worth the money.

Tasty Tour of Savannah

Sarah_T, Aug 2023

100% Recommend

Christine_G, Aug 2023

Anne was pure joy and very knowledgeable! Food was excellent and everyone enjoyed this booking. It was very hot out and our guide did everything she could to stay in the shade and make sure everyone was comfortable.

Great time

Kimberly_L, Aug 2023

Great history lesson along the way. Food was good but the shrimp and grits were excellent! Tour guide was very energetic.

The food was tasty. The...

Cecilia_S, Aug 2023

The food was tasty. The tour guide was very informative. The ice cream at the end hit the spot, as it was a hot day.

Family trip

Tangeneare_S, Jul 2023

Shannon was fun and spirited. We really enjoyed ourselves. We were a party of 8 with one small child and one adult age 81. Everyone had a great time.

Steamy but enjoyable!

Jonell_J, Jul 2023

Our guide, Bailey, made the visits to the squares memorable. Her personality made history come alive.

Fantastic

Jocelyn_J, Jul 2023

Despite the heat and on and off rain, Bailey made the tour super fun and entertaining! Loved her humor! Her pace throughout was great! She kept things moving yet gave us time to look around and shop if we wanted too.b

Look for a different food tour

Kathy_W, Jul 2023

It rained the whole time but 2of the 6 stops were good. Didn’t care for honey tasting, also thought the Parker stop was bad

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thanks for your feedback. Sorry we couldn't control the weather for you.

Delicious food.

Marlene_F, Jul 2023

We enjoyed the tour. Food was fabulous and plenty of it. Tour guide was a little much. She was knowledgable about the local area but got to be a little much with constantly talking about herself.

Good, not great

Carolyn_H, Jul 2023

Our guide Cindy was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable, super friendly, and very energetic about everything. All around, excellent tour guide. Kudos to Cindy! We enjoyed the historical info and general information & recs about Savannah. My mediocre rating is for the food. All of it was good, but nothing stood out as amazing or anything I’d rush back to eat again. The honey store was amazing though! The food was very diverse (one African-ish, 2 Mexican) but not “local delicacies” other than the fried pork chop, which was just ok. Unfortunately, I’ve been on much better food tours.

Culinary treats with some history.

Sandycatlin_W, Jul 2023

Josh was a great guide. Kept things going, and had interesting historical banter. The food was so-so. There was an interesting blend of cultures, but fried chicken, may have been tastier than a pork chop. Did a honey tasting at the end and topped it off with rich, creamy butter pecan ice cream at near 90 degrees and similar humidity. A crisp lighter flavor might have been more palatable (know was going for Georgia culture.. but peach sorbet would have hit both the light and culture too) overall very nice experience. Part of us left hungry still

Different but worth it!

Marianne_J, Jul 2023

Different and fun experience. Loved tasting a bit of history and learning a bit about the city. Great guide.

Great time! Great food!

Lisa_A, Jul 2023

Shannon is an excellent guide. Knowledgeable and charming. The food was excellent and indeed unexpected. Be sure to skip breakfast!

Great food and a great time!

Melanie_Z, Jul 2023

We had such an awesome time today with Country on our food tour. She was the best tour guide we have ever had. Funny and sassy and super knowledgeable about everything we ate and everywhere we went. The food was top notch and the variety was great! I am not a seafood lover and was worried this would be all seafood but everything was land based and delicious. Some was super surprising, including the gas station pork chops! I highly recommend this tour. Ask for Country as your tour guide!

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