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Melbourne Foodie Discovery Walking Tour | 3 hours

407 Reviews | Melbourne
From $74.99 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • We conclude the tour at one of Melbourne's most loved local laneway bars.
  • Your local guide can provide all sorts of other info to help you best enjoy your stay in Melbourne.
  • Enjoy some of Melbourne's best coffee (tea or hot choc for those that don't drink coffee!)
  • This tour offers 2 savoury and 3 sweet tastings in addition to the drinks. Together, they tell the story of what Melbourne loves to eat and drink.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Melbourne is a mecca for food with an eating culture bordering on the obsessive. But many of these best places are hidden from first sight in laneways and behind doors. This 3 hour small group walking tour lets you experience the best examples of what Melbourne offers. This tour offers the best aspects of Melbourne with the insight of your local guide that you cannot get from a guide book. Drink coffee, eat dumplings, sneak in a sweet treat and finish it off with a drink in a laneway bar the locals love – all included in your ticket price. See all the treasures of Melbourne and often it is said “wow – you wouldn’t even know this was here!” Do this on your first day in Melbourne and you’ll discover a whole lot more places to return to later in your stay!

Meeting points

Meeting Point: Please wait on the steps at the entrance to the H&M store in Bourke St Mall, near the corner of Elizabeth St. Please note: This is NOT the same as the entrance in Little Bourke St. Allow 10-15 minutes to walk from Flinders St Train Station or Melbourne Central Train Station.

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The bar where we typically finish is very close (2 minutes walk) to the starting point.

Itinerary

  • Melbourne Laneways

    We discover many of Melbourne's laneways and arcades sharing the stories from the past and present through the delicious things that we sample along the way.

    3 hours

  • Bourke Street Mall (Pass By)

    We meet in centrally located Bourke St Mall to begin our afternoon exploring Melbourne's laneways.

  • Manchester Unity Building (Pass By)

    Learn what made this building the talk of the town when it opened in 1932, while we taste a couple of the ultimate Aussie dishes!

  • Collins Street (Pass By)

    We stroll along the Australia's most prestigious street learning about it's place in the city's history.

  • Degraves Street

    Melbourne's best known and most bustling laneways are perfectly located for us to take a break, do some people watching and taste a couple more Melbourne favorites.

    30 minutes

  • Block Arcade

    How did this grand covered shopping mall get it's name? Learn all about the heady days when Melbourne was the richest city in the world. Don't forget, more delicious tastings!

    20 minutes

  • Royal Arcade

    The oldest - and perhaps the strangest! - shopping mall in Australia. Find out why while we munch on some delicious sweets!

    15 minutes

  • Hardware Lane

    Are you a sweet tooth or do you prefer a sneaky afternoon tipple? There's no need to choose as we enjoy or final two tastings in this neighbourhood rich in culinary delights.

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

September 10100% refund
September 11No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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407 reviews

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History and great food from hole in the wall spots

Published on Feb, 2025

Really fun way to learn more about Melbourne. Some AWESOME Asian food. Best bahn mi I have ever had. Some really great dumplings as well. Would definitely recommend to a newbie to the city to learn more and try some foods would probably never would have tried.

Great walking food tour!

Published on Feb, 2025

Great walking food tour! Our guide (Chev) was fantastic -- knowledgable, engaging, responsive, etc. Food & drink stops were very good.

A Melbourne Must!

Published on Jan, 2025

What a way to see Melbourne on foot, learn the history of the city, and eat delicious food. I am still thinking about the banh mi sandwich! Our tour group was lucky to have Andrew as our fearless leader, who led us through the streets and arcades of the city ensuring we had only the best coffee, sweets, and savory foods. He even went above and beyond, providing us with a list of restaurant recommendations (broken down by food genre) which helped guide my mom and I for the rest of stay in Melbourne. All excellent recommendations--Andrew knocked it out of the park!

Fantastic day out in Melbourne!

Published on Jan, 2025

We had a fantastic day out with Andrew on this Foodie tour. His local knowledge was excellent and he knew all the best spots to eat and drink in Melbourne. At the end of the tour he gave us a long list of his recommendations, we’re locals so will enjoy working through his list! Highly recommend this tour, thanks for a great day!

Hidden gems

Published on Jan, 2025

This tour took us through some of the lanes and alleyways that we probably wouldn’t found on our own, as well as some popular areas. In addition to sampling various types of food enjoyed by locals, our guide, Chev, related some background historical information about Melbourne. There were some alternative choices for those who didn’t like certain foods, pork or coffee, for example. The group of 10 was a good size.

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