Gourmet Santa Monica Walking Food Tour with Delicious Dish Tours
Overview
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Experience the vibrant beachside city of Santa Monica with Delicious Dish Tours. While enjoying views of the ocean, the mountains, and the famous pier, taste some of the best food SoCal has to offer. Between tastings, learn about the history of this hip seaside resort town from an expert guide.
On this tour you will:
* Enjoy 6-8 stops at top-rated eateries
* Sample unique dishes beyond typical tourist fare
* Delight your inner child with an adventure on Santa Monica Pier
* Learn how a 1970s drought created modern skateboarding culture
* Sip soup from the juiciest Chinese dumplings
* See where Old Hollywood stars drank illegal liquor during Hollywood’s Golden Age
* See where SoCal fitness culture got its start
Perfect for food lovers, beach enthusiasts, and those seeking to experience Santa Monica's unique blend of laid-back coastal vibes and sophisticated cuisine.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The itinerary is not fixed because we will visit different eateries depending on operating hours and availability of menu items. We will visit about 6-8 each tour.
The total time for the tour includes the time spent at eateries and the time to walk between them.
Not recommended for travelers with serious food allergies
We can accommodate some dietary requirements, including vegetarian and pescatarian. Please indicate your requirements when booking. If we cannot accommodate them we will fully refund your booking.
What To Expect
Dating from 1926, this hotel is in the National Register of Historic Places. Rehabilitated in 1999 and renovated in 2008, it harkens back to the days of “Gold Coast”, a former nickname of Santa Monica.
This park commemorates the historic African American experience in Belmar and surrounding neighborhoods of Santa Monica. Many African Americans were displaced by the “Build America Better” campaign to “clean up” Santa Monica in the 1950s.
Options
Santa Monica Private Tour
Private
Santa Monica - Public Tour
What‘s Included
Food Tastings
Guide (English)
Gratuities (Tips) for Guide
Alcoholic Beverages
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
18 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great food great tour guide
drew m,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Danny was amazing! so much fun. I highly recommend this tour!
Great walking tour
Gary E,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great walking tour, excellent restaurant stops, very informative.
Amazing gourmet Santa Monica food tour
Rahni H,May 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Denise was amazing! Not only did we have great food she was a wealth of information and at the same time made it very fun! I highly recommend Denise
At this price point,...
Ian C,Apr 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00At this price point, you're probably thinking the guide can stay on topic and on course. You would be mistaken. We got a rambling presentation about sewage, her ex-husband, Disney Tokyo, and the neighborhood around UCLA. We got semi-lost (guide: "this place is so hard to find!") en route to the second stop and entirely lost (guide: "do you have your phone? I know the restaurant's somewhere near here..") on the way to the third, which is when we decided not to add wasted time to our wasted money. Get yourself a guidebook and light a few hundred bucks on fire, you'll be better off.
Amazing food, tour, experience! Do it!
Connector35758653303,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great gift! Delicious food! New places I’ll definitely go back to! And a local history lesson by the amazing Niall! What a great tour guide! A variety of food and everything was a gastronomical treat. It was in my neighborhood even and I learned so much. I got this as a gift and now I’m going to give it - to pass it on. This is experiential and social - more of what we need in the world these days. I highly recommend.
Fun walking tour
Jean S,Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Denisse was a wonderful guide. She was fun, knowledgeable about the food and history of the food, and got us to try new items! Everything was delicious!
Great guide. Less than stellar food stops.
Lana L,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Our tour guide Denise was fabulous. Kind and friendly. Our gripes are with the company. The restaurants chosen are chains and should not be part of a food tour. Also the description of the tour should be updated as it does not reflect the spots visited. Finally, none of the cultural bits of the tour were incorporated. No discussion of speakeasies. No skateboarding culture. I would not recommend this tour, though i would recommend this guide for maybe a tour of Venice or downtown LA
Great way to spend an afternoon and sample lots of great food!
Caroline2650,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time wandering Santa Monica with Niall and trying amazing food. I think we had six stops in total. We never felt rushed, Niall provided great history of the city and interesting facts about the food and restaurants, and thoughtfully answered all of our questions. All of the food was included in the tour price, and we could purchase beer/wine at most of the stops. The croffle (croissant/waffle) was incredible, and we were definitely full by the end of the tour. Would highly recommend.
Very Delicious!
Klmsilver,Aug 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Denise brought us to some excellent places to try things we’d never tried before. Food tours are such a unique way to learn about a city!
Good introduction to Santa Monica food
Maps804493,Aug 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It's not fair for me to rate the food since we had so many eating restrictions that the company created an itinerary for us that isn't what they normally choose. The food was good; the most excellent thing we ate was the squash blossom taco at The Curious Palate. Our guide, Aphrodite, was full of information and a lot of fun! She gets 5 stars for sure!
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