The 15 Best Food Tours in Washington DC

1.Delicious Donuts of Downtown DC: A Sweet City Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 512 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $70Our pick

This two-hour walking tour pairs donut tastings with Washington sights, starting at maman French bakery in Western Market and ending with coffee or gelato at CityCenterDC. Guides including Sam, Ethan, Leap, and Michael lead groups of up to 20 through Lafayette Square, Chinatown, and nearby streets.

“We had the best time and the donuts were amazing!! Such a great tour with our very knowledgeable guide! A really fun way to walk the city and see the sights in DC!”

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2.Georgetown Foodie Culinary Tour & Neighborhood Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 437 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $79

Walk about 1.5 miles through Georgetown with a guide such as Jacob, Lauren, or Elizabeth, stopping at four local food spots for four or five tastings and one drink pairing. Expect neighborhood history, Julia Child’s former house, vegetarian choices, and practical tips for eating on your own.

“The weather was beautiful, the Guide was fine, but you receive Too Little for Too Much money. Our guide was fine, she was very friendly and happily shared all of her travels with us, The many places that she studied abroad or visited with friends before and after her ‘summer guide work’. I did not learn anything historical but did get to see a house that Julia Child and her husband owned. We walked at a very slow pace through the Georgetown streets and saw many beautiful homes, but again, it was a lot of walking and a little bit of history. We had 4 stops - this is the…”

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3.Gastronomic Georgetown Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 373 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $84

Start at 3 p.m. near the Four Seasons for a 3.5-hour Georgetown food and history walk. Guides such as Robert, Wayne, James, and Christian lead you to four generous tasting stops, with Italian, tapas, Mexican, plant-based, and macaron options possible.

“Excellent mix of interesting historical facts, food and perfect amount of walking in between food stops.”

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4.Washington’s Hidden Gems Food Tour with 6+ Tasty Bites

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 292 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $98

Spend about three hours walking Georgetown with a guide such as Cooper, Matt, Jen, or Noam, stopping for six or more tastings. Expect local favorites, Georgetown architecture, the Exorcist location, Washington Harbour, and a final cupcake at Baked & Wired. The menu and route can change.

“This was a very fun and tasty tour around Georgetown! Cooper, our guide, was informative and entertaining. The tour had 5 very different food stops, and even being somewhat a “local” from Maryland, all of them were new for me. Highly recommend!”

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5.Acquired Taste Food Tour in Georgetown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $95

Spend about two hours walking Georgetown with a local guide such as Mike or Erin. Expect four varied tastings, including kosher food, an Italian dish, a DC pastry, and a seasonal specialty, plus neighborhood history. The route begins at the Car Barn and ends near Thomas Jefferson Street.

“Erin was our terrific and personable tour guide. Even in the heat, she made certain that we all hydrated. She was informative. We stopped at new places that we were unfamiliar with and the food was plentiful.”

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6.Taste of Georgetown Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 89 reviews · 3 hours · from $129

Walk 1.5 miles through Georgetown with a guide such as Neka, Soniqua, Jim, or Lois, stopping at local restaurants for Turkish, Mediterranean, Italian, French, and other bites. Tastings add up to lunch, while stories connect the food to Georgetown’s port past and changing culture.

“This was a perfect tour for my husband and I. We walked around beautiful Georgetown and our guide was so informative on so many things about the area. We visited 5 great places to eat beginning with Dean and Deluca and ending at a delicious pastry shop. We certainly did not leave hungry. It was a great afternoon and would highly recommend this to anyone. Can't wait to do some of their other tours.”

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7.Local Neighborhood Washington DC Food Tour by DrinkEatWalk Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $169

Join guide Tim for a four-hour, three-mile walk through Dupont Circle and U Street. Taste a seafood slider, pupusa, Ethiopian dinner, and sweet potato pie, with four drinks included, then finish on a private rooftop overlooking DC.

“Tim is great! Makes you comfortable and you feel like friends by the end of the tour. Amazing food and drinks mixed with stories that make history accessible and personal. Got to experience the real DC in all its color and beauty and tastiness. Loved everything about it! If you are tired of looking at monuments and want to see the best of the people and neighborhoods this this is the tour for you.”

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8.Cobblestones & Croissants: A Morning Food Tour in Georgetown, DC

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Meet Robert or Wayne at 10:00 am for a three-hour Georgetown walk combining local breakfast stops, Turkish coffee, pastries, chocolate, tacos, and a cupcake with stories about old houses, presidents, and the C&O Canal. The group is capped at 10 people, and you finish where you began.

“Robert was amazing. Food delightful. Want to do again. Everyone needs to go. Love love love. Amazing variety”

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9.Eastern Public Market Food Tour with 5 Tastings plus Dessert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129

Walk from Capitol South to Eastern Market and Barracks Row for five food samples plus dessert. Guides such as Becca, Kathleen, and Katherine connect crab cakes, cheese, pozole, Stromboli, and pastries with local history. The 2.5-hour tour ends near Eastern Market Metro Station.

“A fantastic tour led by a very knowledgeable guide. Katherine was great. I would eagerly seek her out for another tour.”

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10.Sweet and Savory Scandalous White House Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $60Best value

Join Rae Valencia at 10:00 a.m. for a 1.5-mile walk through White House history, presidential scandals, Lafayette Square, and St. John’s Episcopal Church. The tour includes a specialty doughnut, a savory brunch dish, and gelato, with vegetarian and vegan needs accommodated.

“Excellent food choices of sweet and savory. We loved it! Rae was fun and knowledgeable about DC. The locations were great too.”

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11.Eat Like a Local: Downtown DC Food Tour with 4 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $149

Spend 2.5 hours tasting four food and drink samples in downtown Washington, DC. Your English-speaking guide, including Andrew or Liam, leads you from a Chinatown food hall to the Irish Channel pub, with neighborhood stories, local drinks, and a small group of up to 12 people.

“Great guide, Liam, who was very knowledgeable about the little known history of the area. Thankfully we didn’t go to touristy spots. Highly recommend for true foodies looking for new spots!”

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12.Little Ethiopia Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

Meet at 10:30 am near the U Street Metro for a 3.5-hour walk through Washington’s Little Ethiopia. Your guide may be Christian, and you’ll sample Ethiopian breakfast, savory dishes, lentil appetizers, cottage cheese, breads, coffee, sauces, and dessert at several local restaurants.

“The food is delicious and the history is rich. This was my 3rd time on this tour. There were only 3 stops this time, but the food was outstanding at each stop. The walk between restaurants was quite long, it would have been nice to have smaller stops in between, even if just for some local history or chat about the architecture. Our guide, Christian, was very knowledgeable and fun, but the group size (14) was probably too big. Overall I recommend this tour, but adding another stop and getting restaurants a little closer together would be nice. Maybe adding a soul food stop as part of the tour could…”

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13.Georgetown Guided Secret Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · from $105

Spend three hours tasting Washington, D.C. favorites in Georgetown with an English-speaking guide and a group of up to 10. You’ll visit a 19th-century townhouse, see Georgetown University and the Francis Scott Key Bridge, stop at a horror-film site, enjoy a cupcake, and finish with a secret dish.

“This is a great way to explore Georgetown and sample some delicious food from local institutions. Andrew was a great guide full of knowledge and fun facts about the area. We had a small group which made for a very personal experience. The food you get to try is very varied and covers a wide range of cuisines, make sure to turn up with an empty stomach!”

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14.Adams Morgan Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Spend about three and a half hours walking Adams Morgan and sampling international dishes at stops such as The Grill from Ipanema, Himalayan Heritage, Johnny Pistolas, and The Cake Room. Guides including Christian and Gerson add neighborhood history. Food is included, drinks cost extra.

“Christian gave a great historical perspective of the neighborhood, and the food was super above par. Would highly recommend the tour, especially if yuh are visiting dc and do t know its history. Good and historical perspective, the perfect combination.”

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15.Dupont Circle Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $84

Spend about 3.5 hours tasting food in Washington DC’s cosmopolitan Dupont Circle. A local guide such as Christian leads a group of no more than 12 through international eateries, with enough samples for a meal. Note allergies or dietary restrictions when booking.

“This Georgetown tour was canceled but DC Metro Food Tours booked us another Georgetown one which turned out to be great. One of the reasons we booked the this tour was that the reviews spoke about this guide Christian and I was really hoping to get him . Well, we did but we wouldn’t have if we didn’t change tours ! Christian was an amazing guide . He Knew so much about the area and was so friendly to chat with that right from the start , we were chatting with him one on one like we were on a private tour . Then when we got to the restaurants…”

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