Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour

Enjoyed the historical information on the walk ... wish there was more. The food stops were unique and interesting

This tour was a ton of fun. We're Chicago area natives and learned new things about our city. The tour guide, Rebecca, was very enthusiastic and made the afternoon a very enjoyable experience. We would and I already have recommended this tour to my friends.

Instead of the traditional (BBB) Baseball game, Bowling or Booze outing, our department thought this might be fun...AND IT WAS! What fun it was to walk through the neighborhoods of Chicago while stopping to meet and experience some great stores, food and people? Rebecca was a wonderful host and kept us amused and informed about the architecture and neighborhoods we passed. I can only add what a great bonding experience it was and my people are still talking about it and planning on doing this again next year... Thanks for a great outing!

Our leadership team did the walk as an outing. Some were local, but others traveled in for the event. A great way for out-of-towners to see the city and local folks to learn, and taste. Everyone had a great time. Just enough walking and eating. I highly recommend as a corporate outing or an afternoon with friends.

This past Monday I went on the Near North Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour for the second time. I had gone in July with my husband and some friends and had such a great time I recommended it to two other friends who were both eager to go. Even though I had already experienced the tour, I had just as much fun as the first time, and both my friends loved it. I highly recommend this tour to anyone coming to visit Chicago and to people like me who have lived in the Chicago area forever!

This tour was suppose to be 3 hours, but it was closer to 4. The originating stop had a food tasting, but the next 3 stops in a row were tea, spices, and oil/vinegar. While they were super interesting and a great part of the tour, the tour description says that it is good for lunch. We scheduled our tour for noon based on that. We had an 11 year old who was starving for the first two hours of the tour until we finally stopped at a candy shop, a catering store, and then finally to pizza and dessert. I would space out the food stops more evenly so that you're not starving for the first half of the walk and then full for the second. Our tour guide was great and very informative.

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Visited shops that we never knew existed. Highlights were: the Tea Gshwender, The Spice House, Old Town Oil and The Fudge Pot.

We had a great time, and learned things about Chicago, that we didn't know before. The combination of the food and the architecture was very informative.

Our family moved to Chicagoland about 2 months ago and thought this would be a great tool for getting to know the area. We also had a friend up from Texas with us on the tour. This was perfect! We have already returned to several of the listed shops for gifts and items for ourselfs. Our daughter loved the tour also and at 9 they are hard to please. It is a long walk for the little ones but if they are foodies they will love it. As recommended do this first in your visit to Chicago because lots of ideas and places to visit are unlocked on the tour.

Jennifer was a delight and added much skill and knowledge to our walk. We loved the stops, the shops, and the local insight. It was obvious that Jennifer loves Chicago. I would recommend this tour to anyone. I understand the time constraints, but it would have been fun to buy things.