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15 Best Melbourne Food Tours

The eating crawls of Australia’s food capital: hidden-laneway tastings, Queen Victoria Market’s deli aisles and chocolate-and-dessert walks through the arcades. Melbourne treats lunch as identity; the tours take sides.

1.Melbourne Foodie Discovery Walking Tour

Discover Melbourne’s top culinary spots on this 3-hour guided food tour. Sample diverse eats, explore laneways, and enjoy local stories—perfect for foodies.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“We had a great experience with Dave as our tour guide, sharing his knowledge about Melbourne’s history and treating us to wonderful food and drink options among the laneways of the city.”

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2.Yarra Valley Food Wine and Gin Tour Departing From Melbourne

Discover the best of Yarra Valley with a full-day tour from Melbourne, featuring wine, chocolate, gin tastings, and stunning scenery—perfect for food and wine lovers.

★ 5.0

“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 tasRead more”

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4.Melbourne Lanes & Arcades Chocolate and Dessert Walking Tour

Discover Melbourne's best chocolatiers and hidden laneways on this 3-hour walking tour, featuring tastings, stories, and exclusive experiences.

★ 5.0

“Wonderful experience! Ivan our guide was great. He was funny, friendly, welcoming, and made a point to include all in the tour which made for a relaxed time. He also gave us some history of Melbourne. We tried many variations of chocolate-many from AU but…”

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5.Melbourne Food Tour: 6+ Tastings in Hidden Laneways

Discover Melbourne’s hidden culinary gems on a 3.5-hour guided food tour featuring 6+ tastings from local dishes to indigenous flavors in charming laneways.

★ 5.0

“Troy was very informative and easy to talk to. His knowledge of the area was excellent. My only recommendation is to have coffee as the first stop Not kangaroo and crocodile.”

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6.Yarra Valley Foodies Tour with Chandon and Kangaroo Safari!

Discover the Yarra Valley on this 7-hour small-group tour featuring wine, cheese, chocolate tastings, and a wild kangaroo sunset experience—ideal for food, wine, and nature lovers.

★ 4.9

“This tour was definitely one of the highlights of our stay in Melbourne. The guides (Tom and Elliot) were a delight, and together with the other travellers, and, being a limited number of passengers gave us the opportunity to get to know each other. Definitely…”

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7.Queen Victoria Market Ultimate Foodie Tour

Explore Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market with this 2-hour guided foodie tour, featuring generous tastings, historic insights, and local vendor stories.

★ 5.0

“This tour gives a great overview of the history of the Market’s genesis. Bring a good appetite and a bottle of water for the tour, and be prepared for a great time!”

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8.Foodies Bucket List – Walking Tour

Explore Melbourne’s culinary scene and history on this small-group 4-hour walking tour. Sample diverse dishes, learn local stories, and enjoy personalized guidance.

★ 5.0

“I have gone on several walking food tours around the world and this was at the top. Colleen was a spectacular guide. We ate ethnic delicacies, learned about the history of Melbourne and explored hidden lanes. A fabulous experience. Ask for her”

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9.Yarra Valley Foodies Tour with Chandon & Kangaroo Safari!

Discover the best of Yarra Valley with this full-day food and wine tour, including cheese, chocolates, kangaroo safaris, and visits to top wineries.

★ 5.0

“This was a great solo trip for my pre-birthday celebration. I had never been to the Yarra Valley before, so I decided to book this tour. I loved the cheese and the strawberries — they were incredibly fresh, and I even bought some to take…”

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11.Yarra Valley Full Day Gourmet Food, Wine & Gin Adventure

Experience the best of Yarra Valley with this full-day gourmet tour including wine, chocolate, cheese, and gin tasting, all from Melbourne with expert guides.

★ 5.0

“Our tour guide Bernie was informative and helpful. Coach was clean and comfortable. Only negative was no bottled water offered when it was shown as inclusion. Only a small negative”

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12.Melbourne: Yarra Valley Food & Wine Trip with 1 Wine Bottle

Discover the charm of Yarra Valley with this 8-hour wine, food, and chocolate tour from Melbourne, featuring guided tastings, scenic stops, and a free wine bottle.

★ 4.7

“Rick definitely knows his stuff, was a great bunch of people, had a some good laughs, met some nice people and overall a really good day!!!”

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14.Multicultural Food Tour in Melbourne Markets

Discover Melbourne’s diverse culinary scene on a 2.5-hour walking tour of Queen Victoria Market, sampling local foods, chatting with vendors, and learning its history.

★ 5.0

“So many tasty treats in the market and incredible history….still continues to influence Melbourne’s evolution. Great tour…should have done it earlier in my stay!!”

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15.Night Bites A Progressive Dinner of Melbourne’s best food

Discover Melbourne’s culinary gems with Night Bites, a small-group progressive dinner exploring hidden laneways and top eateries for a memorable evening.

★ 5.0

“I am writing to share feedback regarding the food tour we attended in Melbourne on December 24, led by Simon. He is knowledgeable and obviously passionate about food. Overall, the restaurants selected for the tour were very good, and tRead more”

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