Gold Coast & Old Town Food Tour

I would recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting the Chicago area. It is in a lovely part of the city, the tour is fun, tasty and informative. Our guide, Kate was top-notch--friendly, courteous, knowledgable and fun. Well worth the time and cost. Much more than I expected. Candi Martin, Harrison, AR

This was our 2nd annual food tour. It is still great!

My girlfriends and I were in Chicago for a girls getaway. My daughter spent the last year at college in the loop and my friend's daughter has lived in the Lakeview area. We both have seen some interesting neighborhoods and restaurants on past visits, but this tour opened up some real hidden treasures. It is a great day out for the girls. Our husbands wouldn't have appreciated it as much as we did. We returned to The Spice House and all left with full bags. The architectural highlights were a real bonus. Our tour guide, Jennifer, was well informed and her enthusiasm was contagious. We ate lunch at one of the recommended spots the next day. This was so much fun and definitely the highlight of this visit to Chi Town!

I didn't know what to expect on the tour and was pleasantly surprised. Our group consisted of 12 people from all areas and combinations. Our guide was enthusiastic and very knowledgeable of the area. The tastings at the various shops were interesting and different. My favorites were the Oil Shop and the pizza. We did walk quite a distance, but I didn't seem to mind because the group talked and shared, as well as the guide, about the area. I would recommend this tour with great enthusiasm and may even take it again with my husband or sister.

My brother and his family were out from California, and my family is from Wisconsin -- we had 3 adults, 2 teenagers and 2 children under 9. It was a great time ... our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a history on Chicago architecture as well as information on our foods tasted. It was an awesome time!!

We really enjoyed the tour, Enjoyed all the stops, the neighborhoods were great to see close up and our tour guide was excellent.

This is an excellent way to see Lincoln Park and what it has to offer. You will need to walk, so wear comfortable shoes. Our tour guide was great. Would have liked to have been able to buy products on the tour, only draw back. 3 hours worth doing if you want to see Chicago by foot.

Highly recommend - the spice shop and oil shop were great. Nikki was a very enthusiastic and informative guide.

As a group of 5 friends from different parts of the country, we decided to take this food tour to see the real cultural part of Chicago. The tastings were wonderful on all aspects from the Chicago stuffed pizza to the tasting of the oils and spices. Of course, the chocolate tasting was a great ending to the tour. You could tell that each store owner was very knowledgeable of their craft. Our guide was very informative and just a fun person to lead the group. The set-up of the tour was just at the right pace; when to let us rest, when to give us food & drink, and when to take the restroom break. Greatly recommend this tour. Also recommend to take the tour at the beginning of your stay in Chicago - that way you can visit the individual places later in your stay!

growing up in the chicago area, we tend not to take advantage of all the great city has to offer. this tour was an excellent way to renew a love for the city and its culture. on foot was great, taking in the view and the taste of the neighborhood. it was like a stroll in the neighborhood!