Charlie's famous Tasting Tour (Ghent)

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Join an entertaining local guide on a culinary and historical journey through the charming streets of Ghent. This walking tour combines the city’s rich heritage with its vibrant flavors, offering a perfect blend of sweet and savory treats at exceptional locations. We don't serve full meals, as this is not a traditional food tour. What is on the menu? Think cheese croquettes paired with authentic Ghent mustard, delicious Belgian pralines crafted by a Gault Millau-rated chocolatier, and a local beer enjoyed in a cozy 13th-century pub. Sample jenever (a local spirit) and try homemade broccoli beignets alongside delicious potato waffles with pickles. You’ll also visit Ghent’s oldest candy shop. But there’s more! As you stroll through Ghent’s medieval heart, your guide will share captivating stories, lots of fun facts, and fascinating historical facts that bring the city to life. A culinary adventure through Ghent you will never forget!

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Local entertaining guide

3 tasters

All Fees and Taxes

8 tasters, zoet en hartig

Bottled water

What To Expect

Ghent

Experience Ghent’s specialities and sights together with a local guide! On this Small Group Tasting Tour we will taste local specialties - sweet and savory - at some unique locations (min. 8 tasters). Yummie! What can you expect? Cheese croquettes with local mustard on a picturesque square, delicious Belgian chocolates at the city’s best chocolate shops, great local beer, yummie local ham and a visit to the oldest candy shop in town. Or what about jenever, a local drink based on the juniper berry & apple? Along the way we'll explore the fascinating history of Ghent, its numerous city legends & lots of fun facts.

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Small Group Tasting Tour, with a local guide! (ENG)

Reviews

4.67

33 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Top experience!
Q4143BJjohnv,
Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
On Saturday 15 November we were able to experience a very nice tour! Our guide Tom was top, compliments. A nice, energetic man who could tell fun facts about Ghent and the local shops, without it becoming a history lesson. The tastings were great!! Very cool to see the local businesses and taste the products. We experienced our Saturday afternoon as super positive. Highly recommended! Tom, thank you! A small tip for the organization: Make it possible to give a digital tip to the guides, for example via QR code. Nowadays fewer and fewer people are walking around with physical money but often want to tip such a great guide.
Nice tour
Martijn V,
Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Nice tour, fun things. Just to bad it was in englisch. Nice guide, that told a bit of general facts.
Recommended!
petrarU8379ZC,
Aug 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very nice tour with a nice guide. Various tastings along the way, including of course chocolates and beer. Our guide Tom knew how to tell us about Ghent with passion and led us to places we wouldn't have found otherwise. Definitely value for money, so highly recommended!
Ghent! Better than Brugge!? Dragon Power
J6998AZchrisd,
Jun 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Debbie was our guide, she was wonderful! Very knowledgeable and fun! Disappointed we didn’t get to try the best fries in Ghent fried in ox fat we went somewhere else on the tour. Overall highly recommend! Cheers
Great time, educational and delicious way to discover Gent!
Maryandbriantravel,
Jun 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Debbie was a fantastic guide. She was so friendly and fun! We got great history lessons and lots of fun facts. We enjoyed a couple of versions of frites, cheese croquettes, and masterfully-made chocolates. This was a great way to get our bearings in Gent and learn about people, customs, and architecture. I’d highly recommend booking this tour, especially on the first day or two of your trip to Gent. Thank you for a great tour, Debbie!
The tour in Ghent you can't miss!
elines519,
May 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
With our company PPT Solutions we held our annual team event this time in Ghent, Belgium. We booked Charlie's Tasting Tour to discover Ghent with our group of ci. 17 men and whether this succeeded! Our guide was called Sanne and she showed us around the historic center of Ghent, which is beautiful. She told a lot about the history of Ghent and could also convey this in a fun way. Of course she took us to various restaurants, cafes and shops. At each place, she told you more about the history of the restaurant or store, giving you a better sense of the product you were going to consume. We had delicious chocolate chocolates, savoury snacks like a cheese croquette with delicious mustard, we were served gin and a hearty beer, you name it. Everything super well arranged and organized. Of course also for the owners of the catering establishments, because many of us have bought a box of chocolates or a jar of mustard. The combination of the good food, the historical history and the fun stories and anecdotes, made this tour a resounding success. Colleagues of mine have enjoyed it immensely and were very excited about the city and the tour. I would definitely recommend both. Sanne and Charlie's Tour, thanks for the top afternoon!
Nice extended tour
61marijnv,
May 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
During our company trip to Ghent we booked the tasting tour with part of the group. The contact beforehand was good and there was fine thinking along with us. Guide Tom has taken us to different places in the city, making stops to taste different local delicacies. It was very nice to get some explanation about the city history in addition to the tastings and explanations about the tasting.
Great time
Wendy S,
May 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great guide, took us to places to try foods we probably never would have without the tour. Everything was fantastic and Emma was great.
Underwhelming and plan to leave hungry.
Anonymous,
May 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Well-enough organised and decent content, but a little underwhelming and the only food tour we've ever done where we were hungry at the end!
Friends Weeks
Rob J,
May 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Super friendly tour guide. Snacks were very tasty and nice explanation of the city. Nice way to explore Ghent so.