Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

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 2.5-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‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Tour guide

4 alcoholic tastings (non alcoholic options available)

7 food tastings

Tour guide Gratuities (15-20% recommended) Can be paid by cash or credit card.

Hotel pick up is not included

What To Expect

Steam Clock

Gastown’s most famous landmark

5 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

Gastown

Vancouver's oldest district, rich in history and culture.

2 hours•Admission Not Applicable

Options

Private Gastown Food Tour

Food & drink tastings

Gastown Food Tour

Tasting options vary

Reviews

4.83

1,588 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1408

118

Disappointing.
Kelley a,
Jun 29, 2025
- Viator
2.00
We have done probably 20 food tours all over the world. Unfortunately, this was the worst. Firstly, this tour should be capped at maybe 12 people. 18 was too many. Hard to herd everyone in and out, take orders, etc. The food choices were nothing special and only one sort of “local” to Canada/Vancouver. The guide very very sweet, but he just talked too much when we were in the venues. Tell us what we have, and let us eat/drink, amd talk. We were literally whispering with other guests because the guide basically never stopped talking. One restaurant was not ready when we got there, so we had to walk back out and wait outside. He brought his sister along, so the food count was off. On the poutin stop, i had to ask for a drink, food, and a napkin and fork. The ice cream shop had literally ONE flavor, mango, which was mid at best (4 of our party threw it out). And read the room! The group was 10 Americans and 7 Brits and the guide talked about the evils of colonialism and disparaged Trump (briefly). Really? Please- talk less, vette the restaurants better. The cauliflower stop was the best, and we are all meat eaters.
A fun way to spend the...
Amy C,
Jun 28, 2025
- Viator
5.00
A fun way to spend the afternoon All of the stops were delicious and the storytelling along the way by Rachel made it delightful. Food portions were just the right size too
Gastown Fun
Maria M,
Jun 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00
I really liked sean our tour guide and he was very friendly and helpful I liked all the stops in the food that we tried. The only suggestion I would have is maybe to have more of the drink with food pairings some of the stops would have one or the other.
The tour allows you to...
Suzanne B,
Jun 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00
The tour allows you to get a better understanding of the Gastown neighborhood through its variety of food.
Great despite a bad start with late customers that couldn’t use the address to get there apparently.
Chris A,
Jun 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00
David was awesome. Knowledgeable and gave good history lesson of the Gastown area. Food was great with lots of stops. A couple people were late getting there and were upset they couldn’t go but they were more than 15 minutes late and didn’t even go to the correct starting location (reservations had the address on them). They gave a poor review that wasn’t deserved.