Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Experience the Legendary Gastown Food Tour – Where History Meets Flavor!
Step into the heart of Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood and embark on an unforgettable culinary adventure! Our award-winning Gastown Food Tour blends rich history, high energy, and an incredible food scene into one must-try experience.
Wander the charming cobblestone streets as our funny expert, storytelling guides share fascinating, funny, and little-known tales of Vancouver’s “Wild West” past—dating back over 150 years. Along the way, indulge in a delicious lineup of tastings.
This 3-hour walking food tour is the perfect way to explore Gastown’s vibrant culinary scene while immersing yourself in its legendary history.
Don’t miss out—join us for a feast of flavours and fascinating stories!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum drinking age is 19 years. Non alcoholic options available upon request. Our guides reserve the right to ask for 2 pieces of ID
Special dietary requests can be accommodated with 24 hours advanced notice. Our tour partners do their best to accommodate most dietary requests but please keep in mind that alternative food options may not be up to par to original tastings. Cross contamination are always a possibility and tour company cannot take responsibility for any possible reactions. NOTE: We are unable to accept bookings for children under 19 with severe food allergies eg. nut allergy etc.
Tour is approx 2:5-3 hours long and covers approx. 5 blocks. 5 of the stops are sit down. Tour is on a schedule, although slower paced as tour guides stop during tour to show interesting points of interest in the neighbourhood.
Please arrive hungry and dress for the weather. Tour operates rain or shine. Vancouver tends to get a lot of rain October-April so please bring an umbrella or rain jacket and wear comfortable shoes.
There are 3 stops with stairs and only one has an elevator. If you have restricted mobility issues the tour may not be suitable for you.
Persons under the age of 19 must be accompanied by an adult
Family friendly (note that tour cannot accommodate strollers due to smaller venues and stairs)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Steam Clock
Gastown’s most famous landmark
Gastown
Vancouver's oldest district, rich in history and culture.
What‘s Included
Tour guide
6 food tastings
All Fees and Taxes
4 alcoholic tastings (non alcoholic options available)
Tour guide Gratuities (15-20% recommended). Can be paid by cash or credit card.
Hotel pick up is not included
Options
Gastown Food Tour
Food & Drink tastings
Private Gastown Food Tour
Private Food Tour Experience
Reviews
1,890 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Walking food tour
Louise R,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Connor our tour guide was well informed funny and overall a great guide for our tour. Food choices were varied and all very good. Would recommend this tour to others
An great food tour
chrisbS3769FX,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A amazing tour led with Andrea. Such great knowledge of local history of Gastown with a personable touch. The food locations were great, with the Italian being my personal favourite
Gastown food tour.
Luisa S,Mar 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Sean was very entertaining, the food and drink stops were all delicious. Lots of interesting stories about the area we walked in too.
Worth the time
Robyn C,Mar 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Sean was a great guide. Knowledgeable and friendly. He ran a tight ship keeping all together and on time. Highly recommend the tour. It was entertaining, informative and yummy all the way.
Connor was excellent -...
Angela B,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Connor was excellent - Entertaining and welcoming! Food was delicious! We really enjoyed ourselves amd would recommend.
Vancouver food delights
petermA9223ZJ,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Andrea was an excellent guide. She was full on bits of information about Gaston, its history and foods. The Italian stop was by far the best.
A feast while learning
F4844URdougs,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was the perfect combination of good food and education about the Gastown neighborhood. Even a steady rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we feasted on French Canadian (poutine), French mashed potatoes and Gruyère/sausage), Japanese (fried chicken), Italian (Bolognese) and Korean food (waffles). Our guide, Rachel, is very knowledgeable and she brought a lot of personality and humor to the afternoon, which we appreciated greatly. We would definitely recommend!
Our tour guide Rachel was...
Nardeen Y,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide Rachel was so knowledgeable of Vancouver and the food was incredible! This was my first food tour and definitely not my last!
It was informative and...
Ron H,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was informative and delicious. Good food and drink selections. Connor was attentive and informative.
Great walking tour of Gas town
Alison F,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Easy walking and tasting of food and drinks . We felt we got to know the area of Gastown a littl Thanks Andrea
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