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15 Best Charleston Food Tours

The food tours: shrimp and grits, she-crab soup and biscuit theology in a city that treats lunch as heritage. Lowcountry cooking has a capital, and the tastings prove the address.

1.Charleston Walking Food Tour With Secret Food Tours

Discover Charleston’s flavors on this 3-hour walking food tour. Enjoy local delicacies, learn about history, and explore hidden gems with expert guides.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“Robin was fabulous! Her experience and knowledge gave us a really great tour. It’s not always easy to to entertain and to keep people focused and entertained for 3 hours. I will always remember her and the tour!! Thank you Robin! Becky and Janel Seattle…”

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2.Downtown Charleston Food Tour

Discover Charleston’s culinary delights with this 2.5-hour walking tour through historic districts, sampling Lowcountry cuisine and local stories.

★ 4.5

“Nice sample from 3 restaurants plus a dessert stop! Excellent food and entertaining, informative information from Amelia”

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3.Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

Discover Charleston’s history and flavors on this half-day tour with a local chef—walk, learn, cook, and dine in an authentic Lowcountry experience.

★ 5.0

“Awesome experience, really cool to have the chef cooking and preparing the dishes in front of us and really explaining how we can make the items ourselves. The shrimp and grits was a real treat, I couldn't recommend this highly enough to anyone that loves…”

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5.Charleston Walking Brunch Tour With Secret Food Tours

Explore Charleston’s vibrant Upper King St. on a 3-hour walking brunch tour featuring delicious local bites, historic sights, and a lively Southern atmosphere.

★ 5.0

“this was an amazing tour. Nathan was the best tour guide I’ve had on a food tour. He was very knowledgeable of Charleston history, food history, and also very friendly. The food was amazing. I was super full afterwards and decided to get a drink…”

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6.Charleston Private Walking Food Tour With Secret Food Tours

Discover Charleston’s culinary traditions on a private 3.5-hour food tour with expert guides, sampling iconic Southern dishes and learning local history.

★ 5.0

“Hannah, the guide was a pleasure and the information on Charleston that she provided was the highlight. The food was ok to good, not great. One dish was a standout. Much better exceptional food options in the city.”

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7.Charleston Upper King Street Food Tour

Discover Charleston’s culinary scene on this 2.5-hour Upper King Street Food Tour, featuring four restaurants, local guides, and authentic Southern flavors.

★ 4.5

“The food was delicious!!! Our tour guide was great and so knowledgeable! We enjoyed learning about the history of the city while trying different food and places!”

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9.Charleston’s Savor the Flavors of Upper King Street Walking Food Tour

Discover Charleston's culinary scene on a 2.5-hour walking tour, sampling low country favorites and learning the stories behind the food and streets.

★ 4.5

“It was loads of fun. Great food, wonderful story telling guide who Loved her town and shared it with us. We had a great time with food and conversation. I would go again”

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10.Charleston Farm-to-Table Food Tour and Chef’s Challenge

Experience Charleston’s culinary charm with this farm-to-table walking tour, market visit, and chef’s challenge — a perfect blend of history and flavor.

★ 5.0

“Tour guide was fun and very informative. She exuded southern charm. 4 course meal was amazing. Would definitely recommend.”

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11.Tastes Through Time – Charleston’s Best Food Tour

Experience Charleston’s best food and history on this 2-hour guided tour, sampling Lowcountry dishes while exploring the city's vibrant historic district.

★ 4.5

“Page is very knowledgeable of the area. I appreciated her sharing about the Gulla people. You can tell it is her passion to keep this history told! Afterwards I asked my 21 year old great nephew if he liked it and he said a big…”

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14.Charleston: Downtown Culinary Walking Tour

Discover Charleston’s culinary and historic gems on this 2.5-hour downtown walking tour featuring tastings at four renowned restaurants and engaging stories from guides.

★ 4.9

“Mimi was very knowledgable, interesting, and fun. Food was good. Good intro to history of cuisine of South Carolina.”

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15.Charleston: Historic Downtown Food Tour

Discover Charleston’s culinary and historic gems on this 2.5-hour guided downtown food tour, sampling signature dishes and learning local stories.

★ 4.7

“Great food. Great guide. Provided information on not only the local food scene but city history as well. Very well rounded, value added.”

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