Downtown Lexington Food Tour: History and Culinary Delights

Embark on a captivating journey through downtown Lexington’s history while indulging in a culinary adventure. Discover award-winning eateries, unique foodie items, and fresh local produce.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Triangle Park - Learn the story of RCO Benjamin on the first African-American Heritage marker and hear about past history of the park.
  • The Square - Hear the history behind these longstanding buildings.
  • Old Fayette County Court House - Interesting place to visit. Historic courtyard
  • 115 US-25 - Visiting the historic Skuller’s Clock
  • Lexington Opera House - Visit the Opera house
What's Included
  • Lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the intriguing history of central Lexington as we embark on a gastronomic journey through five incredible food locations in the course of an afternoon! Experience outstanding restaurants, authentic food treasures like the buzz button, freshly made pastries from local family businesses, farm-to-table vegetables from Kentucky, and…

Location
VisitLEX Lexington Visitors Center
West Main Street
Meet at the Lexington Visitors Center in the historic Courthouse Square.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Dreamer28939292841
Sep 28, 2024
Book this tour if you dare! (Highly recommend!) - I had a blast on this spooky and historical tour! We learned a ton and the whole experience was so engaging. Erin and Katt were great guides. I loved every stop! We even took a mixology class. This tour put me in the mood for fall and was so unique. Thank you Bites of the Bluegrass!
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Trueil
Sep 26, 2024
Very well organized tour - Very well organized tour with delicious and copious food! Tour guide, Kay, upbeat and knowledgeable. Would book again
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Janetsd5409zn
Sep 17, 2024
Worth the Money - My tour guide was Kay who guided us around town with some history and local stories. The food stops were excellent from appetizers to dessert!! Very good portions I must say : )
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Leanne_m
Sep 14, 2024
Bites of the Bluegrass Walking Tour a must-do!!! - Kaylee our guide was awesome! She went over and above, telling and describing to us the history of Lexington, buildings, neighborhoods, etc...so much that I can't remember it all! I hope her company appreciates her and her enthusiasm as much as my friend and I did!
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790patriciak
Sep 14, 2024
Lexington KY tour - Tasty & fun tour. We learned about Lexington and Kentucky history, our guide Kay pointed out a bunch of historical buildings and paintings on buildings as we walked from restaurant to restaurant.
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X1714bbthomasm
Sep 13, 2024
Enlightening! Get to know more than you ever could have imagined about the magic and significance of Lexington, KY! - Thank you so much for the fantastic experience! We appreciate getting to know about the history and the interactive tour with the drink specials, walking tour, and visiting some fun drink and eats spots around the town. We will be back for certain 😁
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Page
Sep 13, 2024
Must do's of Lexington! - Erin was awesome! She was very knowledgeable and engaging with everyone in the tour. We even booked another tour with her while on her Spooky bites tour. 10 out 10 would do it again!
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Jeanniek23841
Sep 12, 2024
Interesting guide, great food! - Kaylee was a fun guide with great stories about Lexington. The food was delicious and diverse - I’m so happy we did this tour-highly recommend!
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Vjeash
Sep 2, 2024
Delicious and fun walking food tour! - Highly recommend this tour for a great (and delicious) tour of downtown Lexington. Our tour guides (sisters whose names escape me, sorry!), were so knowledgeable and had fun-filled stories about various landmarks around the city. They were so upbeat and exuded nothing but positive and fun vibes, they really make the tour an enjoyable experience. We had plenty of time at each stop, no rushing, which was nice as we chatted with the other tour visitors. The food stops were quite varied and portions were not skimpy. All in all, a great way to spend the afternoon!
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Imablueman
Sep 18, 2024
could have easily been much better - My wife and I have been on over 8 food tours in different states, but were somewhat disappointed on how this was run. In fairness though, we toured with 4 other couples who HAD NEVER been on a food tour and they loved it. We started out with a very good and filling meal. Usually food tours have specialized samplings but not a full meal! All were rushed to finish when it was time to go. We then went on a fast paced walk to a museum. Normally, food tours point out and explain places of interest. However, we went it for probably 15-20 minutes. We then went to another restaurant who also specialize in margaritas and you had the option of purchasing that or another beverage. I clearly asked our guide if there would be enough time and she said yes. Sure enough, the food was brought and the beverages served, and very soon we were told it was time to go with most of us trying to finish our food and drink. So, to my surprise and somewhat disgust, the next stop was the Keeneland Gift Shop! Another 15-20 minutes wasted there So, together with the museum and Keeneland Gift shop, we wasted at least 1/2 hour that should have been spent casually enjoying and not rushing the food. There was one other food stop, and then a stop for dessert. Overall, the food itself was very good. The history was interesting, although not sure the story of the stuntman who died 22 story fall or the cholera deaths were all the entertaining. History of women's voting rights and slavery were very good. Easily could have been much better especially for those experienced in food tours.
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up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).