London Eating Tours: Find Great Cuisine Found By Locals


Posted by admin on 2018-03-01

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While you are on vacation in London, planning how to eat at the best spots the city is a top-asked question by our guests. Exploring the great dining options in London is often called out as the best way to experience our city. After all, taste and memory are linked together – if you want to remember your travels to London, make sure you explore the great food that the city has to offer!

Taking a London eating tour is a great way to have that private experience and introduce you to a world of culture, history, art and most importantly, amazing food.

Food tours often guide you to a city’s flavour neighborhood. Each borough in London offers their own unique blend of culture and cuisine: here are some of the top choices for some of the most popular London dining hot spots.

East End Food Tour

The East End Food tour is a detailed and unique option filled with mouth-watering food and backed by diverse cultures. During the 4 hour Food Tour, you’ll get to enjoy in eight authentic tastings at different restaurants and you’ll get to meet the owners and explore historical sites that aren’t in the regular guide books.

The East End itself is a popular neighbourhood and the food tour will redefine what you think of London. Escape from the regular crowded areas and explore one of the best-kept secrets of London through its humble but unique offerings. The food tour not only feeds you with great food but also educates you on East End’s traditions and culture; discover ancient Roman tombs, Georgian-style mansions courtesy of the French silk trade, synagogues hidden within plain sight and explore in the world’s most vibrant street art.

Tour Highlights Include
• Visit a bagel shop, east of Atlantic.
• Realize the spectacular the cheeses in the world of English courtesy of the expert London cheesemongers, Androuet.
• Brick Lane, a flavour neighbourhood of 50 restaurants is the best way to sample delectable curries.
• The historic English Restaurant pudding is a delicious thing to pass.
• Experience local pub life at the Pride Of Spitalfields
• Then brace yourself for the salted caramel tart, a truly unforgettable experience.

In addition, you’ll get to sightsee and discover dynamic street art, buildings steeped in history and enjoy the local culture of London.

Twilight Soho Food and Cocktail Tour

The most fast-paced, buzzing and lively evening spot in London, Soho, brings you a food and cocktail tour like no other dubbed the Twilight Cocktail Tour and Soho Food. Soho, the jazz scene, theatre, and more seems to be growing by the year with local Londoners loving the revival. Here is where you’ll meet the most exciting international foodie options that you can’t get anywhere else.

Evening tours are some of the best: taking you to local delicious restaurants and cocktail bars that shape this area of London. You can explore the best kept Soho secrets through an entertaining good night out taking delight in amazing drinks.

Soho is an area filled with international influences, so diverse with delights from England, Spain, China, Brazil and many more. Since the tour is often best done in the evenings, you’ll also get to experience London nightlife in Soho.

Tour Highlights Include
• Have a taste of real English gin & tonic, and explore the gin-infused beef pie.
• Explore the Spanish Jamón experience, and wash it down with a glass of wine.
• Taste Mexican cuisine through gourmet tacos
• Taste locally made cocktails after enjoying yourself at select hidden lounge bars.
• Travel to the East through taste by visiting Chinatown and eating delicious dumplings, and Chow Mein while enjoying a relaxing green tea
• With margaritas, you’ll have what most consider the true nightlife of Soho
• While you are at it, you may also discover the inspiration behind its name, Soho

While taking your food tour, you’ll discover the birthplaces of the Rolling Stones, the Who and David Bowie, England’s biggest Rock n’ Roll legends.

Brick Lane – Experience Flavors From India & Beyond

At Brick Lane, you’ll eat like a king and enjoy London’s finest Indian food. This 2.5 hours London eating tour journey through the vibrant Brick Lane lets you experience sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of India. Also, you get to explore the knowledge and hidden secrets behind the Indian culture that made its way into the hearts and stomachs of local Londoners.

Tour Highlights Include
• Traditional Indian cuisine complete with Indian beer
• Gorge down on telebhuja, a deliciously crisp, aromatic snack
• Discover family-run restaurant specialising in exquisite dishes located nowhere else
• Snack in sweet treats all the way
• Experience knowledge of exotic spices of fruits from authentic local food stores
• Not forgetting the dynamic street art
• Travel through the area and discover the link between India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Britain as you tour these restaurants

The Twilight Soho Food and Cocktail Tour offers something very unique in a way that you likely won’t find anywhere else in England.

London Old Docks – Of Sailors, Pirates, and Thieves

Do you prefer the old stories of pirates and the golden age in which they made themselves infamous? Head down to the London Old Docks and explore this, one time, old pirates’ hangout. This was once home to thriving trading ports with sailors, dockers, thieves, and pirates. However, it’s much quieter now, a residential area that holds dear hundreds of years of London sea history. The breathtaking view of the city from the riverside and cobblestone lanes will make you feel like you’re in a historic place.

The golden age of pirates may be long gone but where they spent their booty on and told tales of the seven seas is still here and very much alive. You can have a taste of the best craft brews, finest pub food, and hard ciders.

Tour Highlights Include
• Discover the secret history behind London’s most thriving dock and explore the food that fueled the area becoming a British staple
• Taste the beer and cider once offered to sailors and pirates alike
• Chow down on some classic pub grub while you amaze yourself with the dock history and story origins
• Take delight in London’s best traditional brews, i.e., ales, craft ales and ciders
• Immerse yourself in the beauty of the gorgeous views of the capital’s skyline, strolling along the lovely waterfront unseen by many tourists
• Marvel in tales of piracy, thievery and artists told
• You can also experience the ‘hairy snack’, a favourite British snack and wash it down with a traditional porter
• Explore the oldest taverns on the riverside and visit your first London pub

London Cupcake and Macaron Tour – Of Sweet Things and Everything Nice

If you have a sweet tooth or are looking to satisfy your sweet cravings, look no further than the London Cupcake and Macaron Tour. Here you’ll get to explore favourite dessert spots like Ladurée, Hummingbird Bakery, for tasty macaron and great cupcakes respectively. Furthermore, you’ll visit the Fortnum & Mason’s irresistible dessert display.

This two and a half hour tour is ideal for dessert-lover’s offering seven of the best on-the-go food tastings, talk of a great way to spend the weekend.

The Urban Carnivore Tour – A Must For Meat Lovers

We surely don’t want to forget the meat lovers visiting: The Urban Carnivore Meat Tour with five meat tastings sites is a must. For over three hours, you’ll have the opportunity to stuff your face with the most amazing ribs, wings, sliders, roast pork and much more meaty delights. Get to hear the unusual tales while you are at it about the area.

There you have it, have fun exploring London through taste with these excellent local food tours!


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