London food tour guide

London is a haven for food lovers, ranking amongst the world’s most visited, influential and exciting cities due to its five-star restaurants and unique food experiences.

Experience the city’s famous pub scene and eat your way through classic to modern British cuisine that will warm you up in the colder months. This vibrant food and diverse food scene goes from classic fish and chips, hearty sausage and mash to the rich and creamy flavours of a chicken tikka masala - a dish for the whole family.

With these food tours in particular you will be able to avoid the tourist traps and go straight to the local hidden gems on a Grand Central train.

Walk Eat Talk Eat London food tour

This food tour is determined to turn around the UK’s reputation for bland food.

By pairing with a wide variety of small London businesses, the founder of this food tour, Charli Nordone has highlighted the local history of different neighbourhoods within London.

During their Tower Bridge to Borough tour, you can experience London’s famous landmarks whilst also tasting fine sweets in waterside cafes, devour a fish finger sandwich at Maltby Street Market and discover the hidden street food scene under Southwark railway arches. 

Alternative London

Whilst fish and chips are a local delicacy for all Londoners, sometimes you may fancy something a little bit ‘alternative’ which is exactly what this food tour is for.

At the Shoreditch food tour, you will delve into different flavours as you try out a more diverse and modern food scene.

Dishes you can expect to try include Indian, Taiwanese and Jewish dishes. These are all paired with insightful stories about street art and the area's immigration history.

London Food Tour

Guaranteed fun or your money back! Not a bad deal and it’s exactly what the London Food Tour guarantees.

At their unique Royal London Food Tour, you will eat like royalty by visiting the official food suppliers of Buckingham Palace.

Here you can enjoy professional cheese tasting and pint sipping as you sit down for a beer in one of London’s oldest pubs owned by the Royal Family. This visit is then complimented with a classic afternoon tea.

London Food Lovers

In this morning, afternoon and evening tour you will discover the food scene of the cosmopolitan city.

Starting with a hearty breakfast and stroll through the colourful streets of Soho, you will discover an international cuisine to die for.

Eat anything from English pub food to delicate French pastries or steamy dumplings that melt in your mouth. 

Eating Europe

This is the food tour you want to join if you’re looking for a taste of classic Britain.

Get welcomed into London through British foods and local specialities at the popular East End Food Tour.

Lasting a total of four hours, you will begin by taking a bite of an award-winning bacon sandwich and taking a tour through Spitalfields market and Brick Lane’s impressive street art and vintage shops. You will then finish the day with a famous salt beef-filled bagel 

Chocolate Ecstasy Tours

Looking for a stomach full of sweet treats and a sugar rush like no other? This London food tour is for all the chocolate lovers out there with a serious sweet tooth.

Created by UK chocolate experts and International Chocolate Awards judge Jennifer Earle, you will leave fully loaded with sweets and ice cream.

The Sweet Treats Adventure starts with a comforting sip of hot chocolate and a visit to gourmet bakers who are well-known for patisseries around Chelsea and Belgravia. Samples along the way include award-winning chocolate truffles, light-as-air macarons and sweet glazed doughnuts.

Liquid History Tours

Learn about London’s fascinating history with a tour guide in one hand and a gin in the other.

Drink London Tours take you along the ‘street of shame’ where you can discover the realms of historic London pubs and ale houses whilst tasting traditional gastropub dishes. On the way, you will also be immersed in local tales and told all about creepy legends. 

Tally Ho!

Dressed in dapper, tweed-clad the Tally Ho! team specialises in quirky London history and city tours whilst cycling on classic bicycles.

Their Secret London Pub Tour begins with professional ale tasting and leads you from pub to pub as you get more knowledgeable; full of food and tipsier by the minute.

You will learn all about London’s fascinating and bizarre past as you travel back in time to the Knights Templar at Temple Church, and stroll through the ancient corridors of the inns of court. 

Meantime Brewery Tours

Meantime Brewing Company brews up refreshing London Pale Ales and Lagers at their Greenwich brewery, perfect for quenching your thirst on a hot day.

On the Meantime Brewery Tour, you will get exclusive access behind the signs with a beer ambassador. They will teach you all about how beer is made and educate you on the differences between ales and lagers during a tutored beer-tasting session, with moreish pub snacks included. 

London Pub Tours

Originally adapted from a passion project, Dragon and Flagon London Pub Tours was founded by Vic Norman who is also the tour guide.

A signature Dragon and Flagon tour follows narrow and forgotten alleyways through English history, travelling to one hidden pub at a time.

Some honourable mentions include Dickensian London, Art Nouveau Pub and the Black Friar which also serves up gourmet meals that go perfectly with your drink of choice. 

Make a day of it with Grand Central trains

Allow yourself to unwind knowing that a Grand Central train will be waiting to take you home at the end of the day come rain or shine; This means you can just focus on eating and drinking as much as your heart desires once your ticket is booked. 

Please contact our friendly team for further enquiries.