MELBOURNE
Melbourne’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food tours in Melbourne and across Victoria. What each day actually delivers, who runs it and what it costs.
A small-group Victoria walking tour mixing local food tastings and history, from Chinatown alleys to the Inner Harbour in about two hours.
Most Popular“Be aware of different start and end points. Great way to see a different "path" through the city and experience some of the diverse culture through food and stories. Highly recommend!”
Taste Melbourne’s laneway classics on a small 3-hour walk with dumplings, sweets, coffee, and a final drink in the CBD.
“Our guide, Rita, knew all the vendors personally and told us the “story” of how their shop came to be. It was an enjoyable afternoon. The bahn mi stop was our favorite. Rita is from Melbourne and knew the history and background on all areas. It was well paced and the food selections were tasty…”
Full-day Yarra Valley food and wine tour from Melbourne with fruit, wineries, a complimentary take-home bottle, plus chocolate and optional gin.
“We came to Melbourne from the U.S. for the Australian Open tennis tournament and wanted to do a tour before leaving. This one was SO much fun! Bernie was an outstanding and entertaining tour leader. We did fruit, chocolate and wine tasting (3 vineyards) and because of timing, mostly everyone had been or w”
3-hour Melbourne CBD foodie walk through laneways and arcades with coffee, seven tastings, and a local drink at Whitehart Bar.
A small-group Melbourne food tour packed with 8+ tastings, laneway stops, and landmark strolls from the Yarra to Greek views.
“Fantastic experience! Our guide. Troy Hughes was an Amazing Tour Director. Very pleasant and worked extra hard to make sure we had a fantastic history of the area along with fantastic food options.”
Taste Melbourne at Queen Victoria Market with a small-group 2-hour foodie walk, seasonal samples, and a takeaway market bag.
“Hannah was a fantastic tour guide, she is both knowledgeable and fun! I got to try a variety of different foods the QV market has to offer from delicious mussels to made in house gelato. This tour was both educational and tasty, I would 100% recommend it to anyone who is traveling to Melbourne.”
A 2-hour downtown Victoria food-and-city walk with lunch-size tastings, Inner Harbour history, and a small local guide team.
“This tour was the perfect combination of great food, exploring and history. Our guide was absolutely amazing. She provided us with so much information and was just lovely in general. The culinary stops were all top shelf and were very accomodating when it came to dietary restrictions. I would 100% recommend this tour.”
Hip & Hidden Chinatown + Old Town food tour in Victoria pairs Canada’s oldest Chinatown sights with seven tasty stops, including Whistle Buoy beer.
“Erik is a super fun and knowledgeable guide. I had such a great time that I brought my sister and friends to do it again on my next trip to BC!”
Spend a full day in Yarra Valley tasting fruit, award-winning wines, chocolate, and optional gin, plus a take-home bottle.
Half-day Cowichan Valley wine and food tour from Victoria with scenic Malahat views, three winery tastings, farm lunch, and cider flight.
“Pick up was on time, our driver/guide, Tyco, was outstanding! We had a private tour due to others not showing up. Good information on the area. Got in a few extra stops due to time availability. The White and Red wines in this area appear to be emerging and not quite there yet. The Port…”
Yarra Valley full-day tour from Melbourne with fruit, chocolate and wine tastings, plus a take-home bottle. Small-group 8 hours.
“Thanks to Rick for his prompt responses on our tour. We had Melanie as our tour guide. Van was comfortable & clean. Melanie was one of the most genuine, pleasant, patient & friendly guide I've met so far. She went all out to make our tour joyful. I was pretty amazed by her resourceful presentations…”
Eight-hour Yarra Valley food and wine day from Melbourne with fruit, wine tastings at 3 wineries, chocolate, and a take-home bottle.
3-hour Melbourne night food walk with 4+ tasting stops, one drink, and a small group guide. Meet at Gordon Reserve.
Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market food tour blends multicultural tastings, market history, and a final pub drink, guided in a small group for $54.85.
“This was a real gem of a tour ; Tristan was so knowledgeable and engaging and clearly had built good relationships with storeholders - we didn't know what to expect but loved it !”
Four stops, spice shops, and Immigration Museum history on a small-group Melbourne laneway walk. Coffee, ice cream, Chinatown, more.
“Amazing tour with lots of Melbourne history shared. The food was a diverse cross section of cultures. Our guide, Christine, was a delight and we had a wonderful day walking the streets and feeling like a local.”
The laneways and the bay, and every road out to the coast and the ranges.
