Ultimate Aussie Food Tour (Semi Private Tour - Max 6 Guests)
Description
Join us for a semi-private food walking tour in Sydney, where you'll explore Australia's rich and diverse culinary history in an intimate group of up to 6 guests. Over 3.5 hours, you'll taste 8 handpicked dishes, each showcasing a different chapter of Australia's evolving food scene. Start with a classic flat white and Vegemite toast, then dive into hearty Aussie staples like meat pies and fusion street food. Experience native flavours through a unique Indigenous grazing platter, featuring smoked kangaroo, emu, and more. End the tour with an optional alcoholic upgrade, including wine or prosecco and a local craft beer. With a small group, your expert guide will share insider stories behind each dish, giving you a deeper understanding of Australian food culture. It's the perfect blend of history, flavour, and fun, all served with a local's touch.
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Itinerary
We start at Customs House where you'll see a scale model of all of Sydney and where we will walk (approx 2.5 km / 1.5 miles). You'll then head to a great local cafe for flat white coffees, Vegemite toast and a "Tim Tam slam".
We'll visit Martin Place and the Anzac Cenotaph, where you'll get to sample an iconic Australian biscuit (cookie).
Stop near the General Post Office for a gourmet Australian meat pie, while learning about the history of the building.
Wander through the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) on your way to the next stop for an Instagram-famous cake. Afterwards, you'll take the light rail from QVB back towards Circular Quay.
Wander around Circular Quay from the ferry wharves to the Opera House, taking in the amazing harbour views. Before hitting Circular Quay, you'll stop at a cafe for an Australian-Asian fusion sandwich (optional inclusion).
From where the tour finishes, you'll enjoy the best possible view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and learn about its construction.
End your walk at the Sydney Opera House where we'll visit a restaurant specialising in native Australian foods. You'll get to sample kangaroo, emu and crocodile as well as other native Australian foods.
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What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Tour not recommended for children under 12 years of age as it involves 3.5 hours of walking and eating a range of foods
- Minimum 2 attendees for tour to proceed
Reviews(60)
Jake was absolutely the best of the best. Very informative, answered all our questions, took into account dietary needs, and was a tremendous tour guide from start to finish!
This tour was truly a taste of Sydney/Australia, figuratively and literally. Jake did a great job of walking us around Sydney sharing history and important sites. It’s a lovely walk as you stop to try Aussie foods ranging from TimTams to kangaroo. Jake catered to our gluten-free needs as well with a wow new restaurant for beef and chicken pies and more. Jake gets to know you and makes the whole experience fun.
Jake was great, exciting and entertaining. He made our experience very personal and talked with us like we all knew eachother prior to our tour.
A fun way to experience Sydney food culture while getting to know a little about the City and its History.
This was an awesome tour! Steve shared his extensive knowledge of the history, culture and food of Sydney in a seamless manner. It was enjoyable as well as informative and even included a few groaner jokes. We all enjoyed the food and surprisingly even liked the Vegemite! We cannot recommend this tour highly enough.
Such a great tour ! Justin was an amazing guide. We learned so much about Australia, walked through the city, and ate delicious food. Highly recommend this tour!
This was a terrific walking tour with Bruce. Although food was a focus, it was a much more expansive tour of central Sydney than many food tours, with lots of information and anecdotes. One of us is a pescatarian who doesn't eat shellfish, and they were totally able to accomodate this. The food was interesting and - in many cases - delicious. We highly recommend this!
We did the tour twice during our month-long visit to Sydney. Once with family and once with friends. We really loved the tour both times. Both Justin and Steve were great tour guides, giving us insight into Sydney's history and food. We definitely recommend this tour. Plus it was a great walk through Sydney's Central Business District.
Probably the best food and walking tour I have been on! Steve was knowledgeable, personable, funny and really responsive to the groups' needs. We saw sights that others might have missed, and learned about the history and backstories of the areas we saw. The tastings were unique, ranging from flat white, to vegemite, to meat pies, to (probably the world's best) strawberry and watermelon cake, and ended with a hyper-locally sourced charcuterie board at the Opera House overlooking Sydney Harbour. The maximum size of 6 meant we could always see and hear Steve, and ask questions. Instructions for meeting were crystal clear and came with links to Google maps and a pic with arrows. Local Sauce has set the bar pretty high for any future food tours we go on.
Great tour very diverse selection of cuisine, Steve was very knowledgeable of local cuisine, culture, history and architecture.
