Downtown Anchorage Food and History Walking Tour
Description
The Only Anchorage Tour for Foodies! his Alaska culinary tour kicks off when you join your engaging professional guide at a meeting point in downtown Anchorage. They’ll take you on a 3-hour guided walking tour through the heart of the city at a relaxed pace, with plenty of tasty stops along the way. During your tour, you’ll visit some of the best locally-owned and operated small businesses in Anchorage and have the opportunity to try a wide range of regional and local favorite foods, drinks and treats. You’ll get a feel for the city as you walk between the restaurants and shops we visit and each stop will last about 15 to 20 minutes. Rest assured as there’ll be plenty of chances to sit and relax as well. After soaking up the atmosphere of this one-of-a-kind city, picking up local insights and stories from your homegrown guide, and filling your bellies with local fare, this tour will finish just a few blocks away from the meeting point at a local eatery.
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Itinerary
Explore the heart of Anchorage on a guided walking experience that blends local flavor, hidden history, and vibrant culture. Stroll through downtown streets as your guide shares the stories behind the city’s past and present. Along the way, you’ll enjoy a selection of tastings from beloved local spots — from sweet treats to savory bites — while discovering unique landmarks and lesser-known gems. This experience offers a casual, engaging look at what makes Anchorage unique, with plenty of personality, photo ops, and surprises along the way. Whether it’s your first time in Alaska or you’re a returning visitor, you’ll walk away with a new appreciation for the city — and maybe a new favorite dish or two.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- *This tour requires moving on your own or with assistance (wheelchair) for 15 - 20 minutes at a time. Though seating at establishments is often available, it is not guaranteed. This tour is not suitable for guests who cannot move or stand on their own or with assistance for a period of 3 - 4 hours. People with hip problems, knee issues or other mobility problems should not take the tour.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to cater to those with special dietary restrictions (e.g. vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, etc.). The locations we visit and food we offer change frequently and sometimes with little notice. This makes it extremely difficult to make sure alternatives are available.
- Warning: We are not responsible for any food allergies or restrictions. If you have any, it is up to you to make sure that the food you eat on our tours doesn't trigger your allergies. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Reviews(231)
We had a great food and walking tour with Chris. We learned a lot about the development of Anchorage as a city, and enjoyed stopping at both historical/architectural/cultural interest spots as well as the food spots. The food was excellent -- from homemade yogurt parfaits to biscuits and gravy to doughnuts to seafood sampler plates. And it was fun to learn about Alaska's history of dogsledding, the summitting of Mt. Denali, and humorous stories including about a drunken moose in Anchorage.
Food tour wasn’t worth the money. We enjoyed our time and our guide was sweet but we expected more for the price.
Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed your time and your guide. We understand the concern about value. Food costs in Anchorage are roughly 24–26% higher than the national survey average, which does impact tour pricing. That said, we appreciate your comments and will continue looking for ways to provide the best experience and value possible.
The Tour was great. Carole is a fantastic guide. She really knew the food scene. And was able to give a great introduction to Anchorage.
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re glad you had a great time with Carole and enjoyed her knowledge of Anchorage and the local food scene. Thanks for joining us and exploring the city!
We had a wonderful time with our guide, Carole. Everything was delicious and we learned a lot about Alaska history. Very worth the money!
Thank you for the wonderful review! We’re so glad you had a great time with Carole, enjoyed all the food, and learned a little more about Alaska along the way. We really appreciate you joining us and saying the tour was worth it!
A little walking and a lot of great food and info! Carole is a great guide and really made this tour special.
Thank you so much for the great review! We’re glad you enjoyed the mix of sightseeing, stories, and plenty of great food. Carole will be very happy to hear that she made the tour special for you. We really appreciate you joining us and hope you left Anchorage with some great memories and a full stomach!
It was a wonderful food experience and you of course get to meet people from all the different states. The food was delicious and the portions were a good size. You get to learn a little about Alaska’s history.
We do a food tour on most trips we take and this tour was a poor comparison. There are do many interesting local flavors (fire berry, spruce tip etc) and there was no discussion of the foods we did get. It started with a random doughnut? We sorted out the foods scene on our own. The tour guide was nice, but hard to hear and disorganized and generally seemed to be getting acquainted with the history of the area herself.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I’m sorry the tour did not meet your expectations, particularly when it came to explaining the food and its connection to Anchorage and Alaska. I do want to clarify a few of the tastings, as it sounds like some important context may not have been communicated clearly during your tour. The donut stop is not intended to be a random sweet stop. Guests sample unique Alaskan-inspired flavors, including Fireweed glazed donuts, from a bakery located in one of Anchorage’s oldest historic buildings. Their donuts have also received national recognition, including mentions from HuffPost and Food & Wine. You also sampled a unique version of Russian pelmeni, filled with pork and beef and served fried with a tzatziki-style sauce, dill onions, and salmon roe. This stop also provides an opportunity to sample locally crafted beer from smaller breweries around Alaska. Other tastings included locally made Alaska reindeer sausage and a fresh seafood sampler featuring Alaska halibut, red salmon, and crab. These foods and the stories behind them are intended to be an important part of the experience, so I apologize if the tastings were not better described or their significance explained during your tour. I also appreciate your feedback that the guide was difficult to hear and that the tour felt disorganized. She is a longtime, experienced Alaska tour guide with deep knowledge of Alaska’s history, so it is possible she was simply having an off day. That said, we recognize that communicating the information clearly, engagingly, and in an organized manner is just as important as knowing it. We will use your feedback to help ensure the food, history, and stories that make this tour unique are communicated as effectively as they should be.
Carole knocked it out of the park on this food tour and was a fascinating guide with all of her knowledge and travel background. Great food choices and gave me places to try as a newcomer to Anchorage.
Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re thrilled Carole knocked it out of the park with her fascinating stories, travel experiences, and food selections. We’re glad the tour helped you discover some great places to visit as you settle into Anchorage!
Excellent tour guide! She was very knowledgeable. The food was amazing.
Thank you for the great review! We’re so glad you enjoyed your guide’s knowledge and the delicious food. We appreciate you joining us!
We had a great food and history tour with Chris. The morning tour was a breakfast/lunch tour with a delicious variety of foods. Chris was full of interesting stories, personal and historical. He is a wealth of knowledge! Highly recommend!
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! We’re glad you enjoyed the variety of breakfast and lunch tastings and had a great time exploring Anchorage with Chris. Sharing both the history of the city and personal stories about growing up in Alaska is such an important part of the experience for us. We truly appreciate the recommendation and hope the rest of your Alaska travels were just as memorable!
