Chicago Food Tour: Iconic Eats in Prohibition Era Neighborhood

Experience the Chicago Gangster Food Tour and indulge in iconic dishes while exploring the Prohibition Era’s fashionable and notorious neighborhoods. Discover the stories of gangsters and their favorite foods in this unique and immersive tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • River North - Chicago’s famous River North neighborhood containing many of Chicago’s most iconic restaurants, food and gangster history. Travelers will eat at Harry Caray’s steak house, an old hideout for Al Capones men with a secret tunnel used by gangsters in the 1920s and 1930s which the guests will see. Also we will have deep dish pizza in an old gangster’s mansion that was converted years ago into one of Chicago’s most iconic Pizzeria restaurants.
  • Gold Coast - Try Chicago’s iconic “Chicago Dawg” at one of it’s oldest serving establishments in the beautiful and historic Gold Coast neighborhood.
  • Holy Name Cathedral - On route to one of our food stops we will stop in front of this beautiful church where one of Chicago’s most notorious gangsters was gunned down in the 1920s. The bullet holes from the Tommy Gun are still visible in the side of the church today! Hear the story on our tour!
What's Included
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Tour Guide Gratuity
Additional Information

Experience some of Chicago’s most emblematic dishes as you stroll through one of the Prohibition Era’s most stylish and infamous neighborhoods. Indulge in premium steak, thick-crust pizza, and the globally renowned ‘Chicago hot dog’ as you journey through the streets that were once frequented by Capone’s near and dear and feared adversaries. You’ll even get the chance to explore an historical tunnel used by the era’s gangsters located in one of the venues! Discover about Chicago’s internationally recognized cuisine and the notorious individuals who savored it all in one extraordinary, distinctive tour!

Location
Chicago Gangsters and Ghosts Tours
West Wacker Drive
The tour meets outside of "Hoyt's Tavern" next to the Royal Sonesta Hotel, your guide will be waiting for you here!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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G5556dxannar
Oct 5, 2024
Gangsta and Food - Avery was Amazing. Please join this tour and ask for him.. I'm stuffed and full of knowledge! Amazing! Avery took us from one end of the prohibition Era to the next.
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F1437csrebeccaw
Oct 1, 2024
Great food and we learned a lot - Taka made the experience so much fun! We ate and laughed and walked! It was great. Easy pace to walk. So much food! Highly recommended
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Amy_l
Oct 1, 2024
Great tour! - Loved the history behind the gangs. Our guide, Kata? Was very friendly and knowledgeable. We loved the pizza!
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E8046wdrachels
Sep 29, 2024
Great Tour - Taka was amazing with our small group! Yummy food, cool sites, and super personable and knowledgeable tour guide. Would definitely recommend as a unique way to explore.
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Dayle_l
Sep 28, 2024
Foodie tour - Meeting the people on this tour.. Our guide was very good. She was informative & of course the food experience was great.
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Jenniferd
Sep 28, 2024
Heart of Chicago-Yum!! - Fun trip. Sarah knew so many interesting details. This is a great tour to get a taste of all the Chicago food you hear about: pizza, dogs, and Italian steak.
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O9465mvtaylorm
Sep 25, 2024
A creative, combined tour experience that flies by! - I signed up for a less popular tour timeslot and ended up with a private session! Baylor was a great, friendly guide who kept things efficient and moving. The portion sizes of the food were perfect, since you are hitting several different spots over only 90 minutes. The stops on the tour worked chronologically with the gangster history. It is not all focused on Al Capone either, so you get a well-rounded history of the north and south side gang wars.
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74phylliss
Sep 24, 2024
It’s was Gangster ! - Our guide was very knowable. The food awesome! The walk was flat and easy. There are bathroom breaks. I ordered cocktails in a couple places.
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O2576asashleyd
Sep 23, 2024
Very enjoyable - Very enjoyable tour. Our guide Taka was very good. Interesting to learn things about the city that would not have much coverage normally.
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Taunya_j
Sep 23, 2024
Gangster Walking Tour - Our tour guide, Andre was great! He knew his material and made it enjoyable to listen to the whole tour.
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