Niagara-on-the-Lake Guided Food Tour with Ice Wine & Poutine
Description
Discover Niagara-on-the-Lake through its most iconic flavors on this small-group food and walking tour. Stroll through the charming streets as your expert guide leads you to six curated stops, including a private maple syrup tasting, buttery tarts, savory poutine, and sweet ice wine. Along the way, enjoy fascinating stories—ever hear of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist?—and generous tastes of the foods you can't leave Canada without trying. Perfect for food lovers wanting to fully round out their Canadian culinary experience! Prefer a private tour? Select the Private Niagara-on-the-Lake Food Tour at time of booking to enjoy iconic local bites with a dedicated guide for only your party.
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Itinerary
Step into a maple syrup shop for a tasting experience. Sample a variety of syrups, each with a distinct flavor profile, and enjoy a special maple treat. You’ll also hear the fascinating story of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist!
Visit a 100-year-old bakery to taste Canada’s iconic butter tart. Your guide will share the history of this beloved dessert and its cultural significance.
Enjoy a curated charcuterie board featuring Canadian cheeses, fresh fruits, and artisanal crackers or bread as you learn about the region’s dairy traditions.
Indulge in Canada’s ultimate comfort food—poutine! Discover the irresistible combination of crispy fries, cheese curds, and gravy, and learn how this dish became a national favorite.
Taste the region’s famous ice wine at a local storefront. Your guide will share how this sweet specialty is made and its importance to Niagara’s food and drink scene.
End your tour on a sweet note at a Canadian fudge shop. Watch as artisans create their confections, then enjoy a piece of freshly made fudge as a delicious finale to your day.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- We are able to accommodate guests with mobility impairment or wheelchairs, please make sure to email our Guest Experience team at info@walks.org at the time of your booking for proper arrangements.
- This tour is not recommended for Vegans, lactose intolerant, peanut free.
- This tour is adaptable for: Vegetarian, Gluten free (not celiac), Dairy free, Pescatarian, and Pregnant women, however, please note that you may not have a replacement food option at every stop. Not recommended for vegans, dairy free, or celiacs.
- This tour covers a full meal.
- Guests with serious food allergies will need to sign an allergy waiver at the start of the tour.
- Those with dietary restrictions need to contact us before joining the tour so we can arrange your food, or we may not be able to accommodate you.
- Please note: This tour offers multiple options. Take a moment to choose the one that best suits your interests.
Reviews(101)
We had so much fun! Our tour guide was amazing. Super friendly and had a lot of knowledge of stores and the town overall. The shops were awesome as well and such great food!
Great experience. Our guide Mish was from the area and she told us the history of each place we visited and she even helped us with our parking issue. Kristen was with her who was also a pleasure to speak with as well. If you want to taste local food, hear the history and feeling like you are out with friends, take this tour.
Danielle was fun and very knowledgeable with the local history. She made the tour amazing and we would highly recommend to others.
Meesh was amazing! Very fun to be around and gave us lots of history and his shop recommendations. 5/5 would recommend to others
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Kevin! We got to see the beautiful town of Niagara by the lake, experienced many wonderful shops and people, and tasted a variety of wonderful Canadian things! Kevin was friendly, kind, and knowledgeable. We highly recommend!
We had an amazing time on this food tour! Our guide, Rick, was awesome - really knowledgeable and funny, and showed us a great time. The tour was the perfect length of time, the food and wine were great, and we had a blast. Thanks Rick!
Rick was an awesome tour guide and made the experience really fun!
Isabella was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and fun! The food was delicious - be prepared for sweet treats!! Definitely consider this tour while visiting NOTL!
It was a great tour of the town, enjoyed the food.
We unexpectedly had a private tour due to being the only ones who had booked that day, and it was a lot of fun. Our tour guide (Danielle or Darlene?) was fantastic -- very knowledgeable, engaging, and friendly. We learned a lot about the history, gossip, and ghost stories of Niagara-on-the-Lake (plus some of the history of escapades and deaths on Niagara Falls), and went to some very interesting shops and restaurants to sample specialty cheeses, ice wine, maple syrup, poutine, fudge, and pastries. Dark maple syrup is something we'd never had before, and we never knew there were four different types! We went back afterwards to buy some of these things to take home because you can't get them anywhere else. Overall, highly recommended!
