Gold Coast & Old Town Food Tour

the tastings were wonderful as was the history of the area.

Tour guide was fun, knowledgeable. Pace of tour was just right, not rushed. Strong recommendation.

My husband and I (Chicago locals) took my Mom, in-town from Atlanta, on the Near North tour this past weekend and had a great time. Despite living in Chicago for over 8 years and being familar with the neighborhoods, many of the stops on the tour and historical facts we learned were new to us. We really enjoyed our guide, Kent - he was very knowledgable and seemed to really enjoy what he was doing. And we really appreciated that the stops on the tour were local businesses with a lot of history in the neighborhood, particularly in Old Town. Would definitely recommend this tour to visitors and locals alike.

This tour is the perfect blend of delicious food and rich Chicago history. The tastings were very well thought out, and exposed us to a wide variety of foods, and as we were digesting, we walked and talked about the cool history of Chicago. As a Chicago local for over a year, I learned a lot about this city!

Ive lived in the area over 30 years and this is One of the best activities I've done in the city! Plenty of food, great little shops on this enjoyable walking tour. Favorite stops were the deli and spice shop.

This was our first food tour anywhere and it definitely lived up to our expectations. We took our 16 year old daughter and all three of us loved it. Our tour guide, Alia, did a great job describing the food to us and also pointing out interesting buildings in the neighborhoods we walked through. Our favorite stops were the tea shop and the spice house, much to our surprise, but they were incredibly interesting and we learned a lot. Reuben sandwiches at the deli were yummy. Deep dish pizza was heavy and greasy - could have done without the sausage. Also liked the olive oil and vinegar. Chocolate place was a little disappointing, as we thought were going to get a fondue type experience and the bakery was a little boring but everything else was excellent. It was a great way to see the neighborhoods and learn some of the city's history. I highly recommend it and would definitely do food tours in other cities now!!

Heather was sooo knowledgable, professional, and friendly. We had a good sized group; about 17 and somehow she remembered all our names! She was great if we had questions; but they were few since she was so complete with all her facts! I was so surprised how large the 'samples' were! Way too much for me! I would do this again it was so much fun!

This was our third of the three Food Planet tours in Chicago. Each has been a wonderful adventure through the different neighborhoods and culinary experiences. Although this Near North/Old Town tour does finish far from the start, the trip back along different streets was almost as enjoyable. It just lacked the tasting stops and our fabulous tour guide, Heather. I recommend these tours to everyone and hope that additional tours through other Chicago neighborhoods will soon be available.

great tour guide that was insightful, thorough, enthusiastic and professional. she made the trip great!!! I believe her name was Jess. Steve L.

This was my first food tour and I didn't really know what to expect, but I enjoyed the experience. This was more of a small food "sampling" but was a overall success. The only downsides of the tour were that we went to a "spice market", tea shop, and an "oil/vinegar" shop, which I don't really consider foods.