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River North Food Walking Tour: Chicago's Culinary Adventure
4.7
73 Ratings
Chicago
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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What's Included
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Lunch
- Food tasting
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on a 3-hour gastronomic journey through Chicago, where you’ll try delightful dishes from 5 distinctly appetizing spots. Stimulate your palate with offerings from the top-rated deep dish pizza place in Chicago, the incredible Mexican cuisine of Rick Bayless, and more.
Your guide won’t just feed your hunger, but also your curiosity as they share insights into the local history, culture, and gastronomy. We cater to vegetarians and other dietary preferences at each food stop, provided we’re given sufficient notice.
This is your invitation to a feast of flavors in Chicago’s River North district. We’ve taken out the guesswork by handpicking the best that Chicago’s culinary scene has to offer. All you need to do is slip into comfortable shoes, build up your appetite, and leave the rest to us…
- A maximum of 4 people per booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza
West Merchandise Mart Plaza
We will be meeting outside in front of the main entrance to the Merchandise Mart. You will see the Chicago River and large statues that resemble pez dispensers to know you are in the right location.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(73 Ratings)
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Sloane57
Oct 14, 2023
Weather couldn’t ruin this tour - We lucked out that the rainy and windy conditions held off until late in the tour but it was worth it. Loved the food and the history of each restaurant - and were stuffed by the end. Highly recommend this tour with Lauren.
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Johnh1972
Sep 25, 2023
River North Food Walking Tour - be sure to book this experience - My wife and I always take a food tour in whichever city we visit and this experience was our favorite by far. We had a great group who confirmed I knew the capital of Canada and that we have been pronouncing "Ikea" incorrectly for years. Ben G. was the perfect tour guide for this group and really made the three hours fly by. All of the food was phenomenal and the final stop may have been my favorite. Make sure you wear good walking shoes but the pace is leisurely and helped burn off some of those extra calories.
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779susannap
Sep 24, 2023
Great fun! - This was such fun! We had a fabulous time walking through the streets eating delicious food! Our guide Ben was amazing, lots of great info on food and local historical tidbits. Highly recommend!
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M8568ygpamelar
Aug 21, 2023
Amazing Experience - We had an amazing time with Ben as our guide. We saw many different places, heard great stories and sampled some of Chicago’s best foods! It was an amazing experience and we highly recommend Ben.
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Jjordan2023
Jul 16, 2023
A new experience - What a great time! Christine was our leader. She had a wonderful personality. For this tour we did the Chicago River North. We had been to Chicago several times but have not a food tour. We picked the River North because we never go to that part of Chicago. Not only did we get to try some wonderful food, we got to see a new part of the city. Christine gave us a lot of interesting facts about Chicago that we did not know. Bring an appetite. We stopped at 5 different places and the portions were bigger then expected. I would totally recommend trying this food tour out!
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Kerikansas
Aug 19, 2022
Great tour with great food and company! - This was a great tour to get to enjoy various cuisine in Chicago fashion. Jake was ultra friendly and had a wealth of knowledge about various locations we stopped. We walked about 2 miles but stopped and refreshed often. The walking pace was slow so any level of person could do. Would highly recommend!
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David_b
Jul 30, 2022
Cafe Lago - Italian beef stop from a small and historic location I never would have visited on my own. Donut stop to start the tour was also a hidden gem!
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Kswleicestershire
Jul 29, 2022
Great food tour of Chicago - Great morning spent on the food tour with Jake who was pleased to answer all our questions (whether about the food tour or not)! Also one in our party was vegetarian and this was really well catered for. Lovely food and off the track places we’d never have found!
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Mary_r
Jul 19, 2022
Wonderful food, wonderful tour guide! - Our guide was very friendly and provided a lot of interesting information about the stops we visited. The food was awesome as well!
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Dianejohnston16
Oct 30, 2023
Fun good guide but food stops can be improved - I took the tour with only 3 other people
Ben was very funny(edgy) and provided a good tour but i found the food mostly disappointing except for the dougnut vault and the incredible pastry at Pistones - pizza and hot dog no big desl
Fun on a cold Sunday anyway but the food choices can be stepped up !
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