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The 15 Best San Diego Food Tours

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Twenty minutes from the border and a hundred years of fishing fleet, which is why the food here is tacos, ceviche and whatever the boats brought in. Below are the 15 best food tours: how many stops, how much you will eat, what it costs, and which neighborhoods each one walks.

Gaslamp Quarter Food and Drink Tour: Brothels, Bites & Booze

Gaslamp Quarter Food and Drink Tour: Brothels, Bites & Booze - Your Route Through 16 Historic Blocks (and Why That Scale Helps)

1.Gaslamp Quarter Food and Drink Tour: Brothels, Bites & Booze

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 786 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $94Our pick

Gaslamp Quarter food and drink tour with brothels, bites, cocktails, and Prohibition stories. Small group, included tastings, 2.5 hours.

“This is a must-do for anyone interested in local history, or architecture, or food and drink. I highly recommend our guide, Ben. He was knowledgeable, keep us at a totally doable pace, and we had time to enjoy the food and drinks. We had a great time!”

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Carlsbad Food Tour

Carlsbad Food Tour - Starting at State St and Grand Ave: timing and walking pace

2.Carlsbad Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 516 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $88Best value

Carlsbad Village in 3 hours with six tastings, from Italian pasta to French crepes, plus wine. Small-group guided walk, mobile ticket.

“Ed was a fabulous guide who was knowledgeable about the history of Carlsbad. Very interesting tour featuring delicious local eateries. Highly recommend this experience!”

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Temecula’s Premier Wine Tasting Tour

Temecula's Premier Wine Tasting Tour - The 5-hour rhythm: three wineries, timed stops, and how much wine

San Diego Bay Sail Aboard a Vintage Yacht Beer and Wine Included

San Diego Bay Sail Aboard a Vintage Yacht Beer and Wine Included - Sunset sailing in San Diego Bay, and what you can realistically see

Gaslamp Quarter Downtown San Diego Food Tour

Gaslamp Quarter Downtown San Diego Food Tour - Price and pace, what $89 really buys you

5.Gaslamp Quarter Downtown San Diego Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 275 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89

Sample Gaslamp Quarter favorites in 3 hours with lunch and water included, guided local stories, bagels, tacos, empanadas, and ice cream.

“Enjoy this tour early in your trip, so you can visit the restaurants during your stay. We thoroughly enjoyed the history, walking between stops and the food and camaraderie. Noah was a fantastic guide!”

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San Diego Gaslamp Food Tour with 6 Modern Californian Tastings

San Diego Gaslamp Food Tour with 6 Modern Californian Tastings - Where You Start at 425 Market St, and How the Loop Feels

6.San Diego Gaslamp Food Tour with 6 Modern Californian Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 250 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $98

A 3.5-hour Gaslamp Quarter food walk with 6 modern Californian tastings, coffee and dessert, plus local street stories and easy pacing.

“Five stars for our tour guide Sydney. Very friendly and talkative without being overbearing. All of the food was good, and a few items were excellent. I would return to most of the places we were shown, albeit perhaps making different choices based on personal preferences such as chicken over beef etc.”

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Tequila, Tacos & Tombstones: Old Town Food & Drink Walking Tour

Tequila, Tacos & Tombstones: Old Town Food & Drink Walking Tour - How the 2.5 Hours Actually Feel on Your Feet

7.Tequila, Tacos & Tombstones: Old Town Food & Drink Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 225 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $94

Old Town San Diego walking tour with tequila tastings, tacos, mariachi, and tombstone stories at Whaley House for $94.

“This was so much fun and a cool way to see San Diego! The food was great and I loved that we had enough time at each place to sit down and enjoy it! Sometimes on food tours you eat while standing and walking but it was nice to sit and take it all it. Blerta was so great! She made sure to ask us all our favorite food and then give a local recommendation to try for that food. Would highly recommend. Come hungry it’s a lot of food!!”

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Luxury Private Wine Tasting Tour to Guadalupe Valley from San Diego

Luxury Private Wine Tasting Tour to Guadalupe Valley from San Diego - Stop 1 in Chula Vista: The Easy Start at Cool Down Coffee

8.Luxury Private Wine Tasting Tour to Guadalupe Valley from San Diego

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 171 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $269

Private Valle de Guadalupe wine tasting from San Diego with air-conditioned comfort, BajaMed 5-course lunch, and a safe guide-driven day.

“We had the BEST experience on this tour! We had Rene as our guide and he made the whole date incredibly smooth. He kept us on time, took us to some beautiful spots, and made us feel safe at all times. I couldn't believe how beautiful the wineries are! I would recommend this tour to anyone interested in trying out the wineries across the border!”

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Mexican Street Food: Tijuana Day Trip from San Diego

Mexican Street Food: Tijuana Day Trip from San Diego - Your Food Crawl Starts Near the Tijuana Arch

9.Mexican Street Food: Tijuana Day Trip from San Diego

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 158 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $129

Small-group Mexican street food day trip from San Diego to Tijuana with border help, tacos, markets, drinks, and a guided finish.

“Humberto, Was our tour guide. He is awesome he showed us around Tijuana, we had wonderful authentic food. We took pictures of staples in Tijuana and learn about some cultural things. What an experience to remember. Thank you , Humberto”

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San Diego: Gaslamp Quarter Food & Drink Walking Tour

San Diego: Gaslamp Quarter Food & Drink Walking Tour - Restaurant Stops with Cocktail and Tasting Time: How the Food Plan Works

10.Gaslamp Quarter Food & Drink Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 154 reviews · 2h 30m · from $94

Taste San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter on a guided history walk with cocktails, restaurant samples, and ice cream, plus Stingaree District lore.

“The tour was fun and well paced. Loved all the food stops and would come back to each of them. Aparna was so engaging and funny.”

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Premium Valle de Guadalupe Wine and Food Tour

Premium Valle de Guadalupe Wine and Food Tour - Tapas-style lunch at Adobe Guadalupe, and why shared plates work

11.Premium Valle de Guadalupe Wine and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $259

A 12-hour small-group Valle de Guadalupe wine and food day trip from San Diego with Rosarito tacos, 3 wineries, and lunch.

“The tour began with awesome communication and positive texts from the owner of the company. Then we heard from our guide about details. The tour itself showed beautiful shores through Rosarita on our way to the Valle de Guadalupe. Our guide shared first hand experiences of the area since he is from nearby. The Cava Maciel winery was our favorite with a peaceful landscape all through the property. The wonderful server talked about the family that started the business and showed us where the process took place. The 4 course meal was outstanding at our 2nd winery and our 3rd stop had a quaint family feel. Plenty of varieties of…”

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Downtown Food and Drink Tour: Libations on the East Side

Downtown Food and Drink Tour: Libations on the East Side - Meeting at Fault Line Park, then walking your way into the night

12.Downtown Food and Drink Tour: Libations on the East Side

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90

Three-hour East Village food and drink tour in San Diego with craft cocktails, beer flights, and global bites led by a local guide.

“We had a fantastic time exploring the East Village with Stefan! Delicious food, tasty cocktails, and plenty of neighborhood history to boot. Would highly recommend if you want to branch out & discover a different neighborhood of San Diego!”

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San Diego: Old Town Tequila and Tacos Walking Food Tour

San Diego: Old Town Tequila and Tacos Walking Food Tour - Cafe Coyote meeting point, where your night gets tasty fast

13.Old Town Tequila and Tacos Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 71 reviews · 2h 30m · from $89

Walk Old Town’s restored streets with tequila, tacos, and ghost stories, plus tastings at three restaurants and a haunted-house stop.

“Definitely a must try! We learned a lot about Old Town San Diego and our tour guide was very fun and informative. The Margaritas were strong and we got more food than we expected!”

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Carlsbad Village: 3-Hour Local Food Tour

Carlsbad Village: 3-Hour Local Food Tour - Meeting at State and Grand, Then Getting a Real Walk Route

14.Carlsbad Village: 3-Hour Local Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 68 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Eat your way through Carlsbad Village in 3 hours with six tastings, plus wine and beer, and a guided walk past local landmarks.

“Everything about this tour was fantastic. Our guide Ben was great. The food was really good and the walk was very easy.”

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Vino! Vino! Little Italy Wine Tasting Walking Tour

Vino! Vino! Little Italy Wine Tasting Walking Tour - Meet at Vino Carta Wine Shop and Bar, Then Let India Street Flow

15.Vino! Vino! Little Italy Wine Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

Little Italy wine walk in San Diego with a guided history stroll, tastings at three venues, and Italian bites at two stops.

“This is NOT a food tour. It is a wine tour with a small amount of food. There are three stops all serving obscure, organic wine. Interesting for sure, however the wine is described well at only two of the stops. The third stop, they don’t tell you anything about the wine at all which was disappointing. At the second stop, with only a very small amount of charcuterie to sustain us, we were starving so we decided to ask for more bread. The server obliged, the tour guide blanched, AND I got charged $12 for four quarter chunks of bread for the table. Also there was a strict timeline…”

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