Jean-Talon Market: Explore Local Food Gems

Embark on a mouthwatering Montreal food tour and explore the city’s hidden culinary gems. Indulge in delectable dishes and refreshing craft beers while discovering the vibrant local food scene.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Jean-Talon Market - Here we will visit vendors, specialty shops. We will taste multiple samples and bites/platters and learn about the businesses craft as well as the market as a whole. Free time is included!
  • Little Italy - He’re we’ll talk and sample progressive coffee and learn about the neighbourhood.
  • Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie -…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Food and drinks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

We visit the less touristy neighborhoods around the Jean-Market on our food tour. From a single mom-and-pop shop, we learn about our Latino community and sit down at a Salvadoran neighborhood joint where locals go. We discover the different communities that make up the area and stop by Little Italy for an iconic bakery when it’s open.
The Jean-Talon…

Location
531 Rue Bélanger
Rue Bélanger
We meet outside of Los Planes restaurant. We can't wait for latecomers, we ask that you show up 10 minutes before go time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kyle_p
Nov 6, 2024
Great tour - Rufus was a lot of fun and shared loads of history about the neighbourhood. Make sure to an appetite!
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Karen_r
Oct 29, 2024
Great tour - This was a very extensive food tour. We tried so many different items. Loved the beautiful market area and learning about the Latin influences. Renaldo? (I think) was able to call a taxi for us at the end, as well. Recommend this tour!
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Beverly_b
Oct 28, 2024
Montreal food tour - We had a wonderful guide, Chris. He was very informative and fun to enjoy. Lots of knowledge. He explained the history behind all our stops. We really enjoyed him
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E4173hgsuzannem
Oct 25, 2024
Excellent tour! - I went on this amazing tour with my husband and learned so much about the culinary culture of Montreal. Our tour guide Pascal was excellent - knowledgeable, funny and very engaging. He was a wealth of knowledge about the stops along the way and the tastings were excellent! I highly recommend.
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O1977kwcharless
Oct 21, 2024
In and around the Jean Talon Market - The tour was very enjoyable. It included the flavour of family run neighbourhood food establishments that we would otherwise not have experienced. Marie was knowledgable in foods and culture. The pleasant walk was a bonus.
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Amanda_k
Oct 20, 2024
Perfect way to "taste the market" - My husband and I were looking for things to do while planning a recent trip to Montreal and found this tour through Viator. We wanted to go to Jean Talon Market anyway, and we love food tours, so we thought this would be the best of both worlds and it absolutely was. Our guide, Chris, was funny, engaging, and had so much information to share and was incredibly knowledgeable about the food culture and history of the areas we toured. The variety of food was a perfect balance of sweet and savory offerings and the length of time was great. I've done food tours before where I was so miserable by the end because of too much food and not enough walking, but I was comfortably full at the end of this one. The stops were well paced and we covered a lot of ground in 3 hours. I would highly recommend this tour for those willing to taste their way around Jean Talon and the surrounding area.
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Chrissophinos
Oct 19, 2024
Fun Walking Food Tour - Marie was high energy, knowledgeable and fast. We hit a lot of spots but the Jean Talon market was amazing! Great variety and yet old school charm- my wife and I really enjoyed the experience
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Fiona_g
Oct 19, 2024
Very educational and enjoyable tour - The time on this tour just flew by. Richardo was so in formative and friendly. He created a lovely group atmosphere. We expected the mainstream popular foods that tourists associate with Montreal but he took us to where the locals eat. Be hungry before you start as there is so much food on the tour. We learned so much about new food stuffs. Highly recommend.
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Tracyacc
Oct 17, 2024
Outstanding Market Food Tour with Rufus - We had a fantastic Market Food tour with Rufus! There were so many wonderful food tastings throughout the market, from delicious cheese, aromatic spices, scavenged delicacies, excellent coffees, amazing chocolates and more. Rufus had such a passion for all the offerings and was an amazing guide. I would definitely recommend this tour to both first-time and return visitors to Montreal - I guarantee you will discover things you have never experienced along the way.
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Rachel_a
Oct 21, 2024
Good and tasty - Our guide Marie was very good. She is professional, nice, communicative and empathic. Thank you for lovley time
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