Eat your way through DC
The best DC food tours
A U Street food and history walk, a Georgetown tasting tour, an evening tour through Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan and U Street, and a private street-food walk. Here is how to pick a DC food tour, with honest advice on how much food you get for the price, dietary needs and cancelling.
See our 4 picks
The best DC food tour for most visitors is the 3-hour U Street food and history walk, from €100.
For Georgetown, the 6+ bites tour is from €89 for 3 hours. All four tours on this page have free cancellation.
Our 4 picks for DC food tours
Four walking food tours, all with free cancellation. The private walk has only 3 reviews so far, so it comes last.
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from €100 per person Our top pick 3 hours 4.9 (17) reviews on GetYourGuide
U Street food tour with Black Broadway history
A 3-hour walk with tastings at local restaurants. You hear the story of U Street, once called "Black Broadway", and see its street art. It starts at 1213 U St NW.
Best for Food plus neighborhood history
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from €89 per person 3 hours 4.5 (20) reviews on GetYourGuide
Georgetown food tour with 6+ bites
A 3-hour walk with 5+ named dishes: hummus with warm pita, a half-smoke, a taco, a cupcake and a secret dish. You pass the C&O Canal and the Old Stone House. It is not for wheelchair users.
Best for Georgetown and a mix of bites
Check availability: Georgetown food tour with 6+ bites on GetYourGuide - from €151 per person
4 hours, with drinks
Evening food tour
4 hours 5.0 (10) reviews on GetYourGuide
Evening neighborhood food tour with drinks
A 4-hour night out from Dupont Circle to Adams Morgan and U Street. You get a seafood slider, a pupusa, an Ethiopian dish and dessert, with a drink at three stops and a rooftop nightcap. It is not for vegans or people with food allergies.
Best for A night out with drinks
Check availability: Evening neighborhood food tour with drinks on GetYourGuide - from €82 per person
Your own group
Private street-food walk
3 hours 5.0 (3) reviews on GetYourGuide
Private street-food walk with a local guide
A private 3-hour walk for your own group, on a route you help choose. Guides speak English, French or Spanish. Few reviews yet (3).
Best for Your own group, a custom route
Check availability: Private street-food walk with a local guide on GetYourGuide
Washington, DC food tours at a glance
| Tour | From | Duration | What you eat | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Street food tour with Black Broadway history | €100 per person | 3 hours | Tastings at several local restaurants, water | Food plus neighborhood history | The best rated tour here with 10+ reviews: 4.9 from 17. |
| Georgetown food tour with 6+ bites | €89 per person | 3 hours | Hummus, half-smoke, taco, cupcake, secret dish, water | Georgetown and a mix of bites | Our Georgetown pick, rated 4.5 from 20 reviews. |
| Evening neighborhood food tour with drinks | €151 per person | 4 hours | Slider, pupusa, Ethiopian dish, dessert, drinks, nightcap | A night out with drinks | Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, and the only tour that lists alcohol. |
| Private street-food walk with a local guide | €82 per person | 3 hours | Food and drink tastings, custom | Your own group, a custom route | The only private food tour, from €82. |
U Street food tour with Black Broadway history
€100 per person3 hours 4.9 (17)
Details
- What you eat
- Tastings at several local restaurants, water
- Who it suits
- Food plus neighborhood history
- Why we picked it
- The best rated tour here with 10+ reviews: 4.9 from 17.
Georgetown food tour with 6+ bites
€89 per person3 hours 4.5 (20)
Details
- What you eat
- Hummus, half-smoke, taco, cupcake, secret dish, water
- Who it suits
- Georgetown and a mix of bites
- Why we picked it
- Our Georgetown pick, rated 4.5 from 20 reviews.
Evening neighborhood food tour with drinks
€151 per person4 hours 5.0 (10)
Details
- What you eat
- Slider, pupusa, Ethiopian dish, dessert, drinks, nightcap
- Who it suits
- A night out with drinks
- Why we picked it
- Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, and the only tour that lists alcohol.
Private street-food walk with a local guide
€82 per person3 hours 5.0 (3)
Details
- What you eat
- Food and drink tastings, custom
- Who it suits
- Your own group, a custom route
- Why we picked it
- The only private food tour, from €82.
- Group size: no shared tour states one. The private walk is just your group.
- None of the 4 includes hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point.
- All 4 offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 25 October 2026. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
Choose your food tour
Choose by what you want besides the food. For history, take the U Street walk. For Georgetown, take the 6+ bites tour.
For a night out with drinks, take the evening tour. For your own group and route, take the private walk.
All four tours are on foot and last 3 to 4 hours.
Food tours by neighborhood: Georgetown, Union Market, Capitol Hill, U Street
The food tours on sale cover Georgetown, U Street, Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. No tour in our picks covers Union Market or Capitol Hill.
For Union Market or Capitol Hill, plan your own visit; see the last section below.
U Street has two tours: the history walk and the evening tour, which has its dessert stop there. Our guide to public transport in Washington, DC shows how to get to each start.
Secret Food Tours in Washington, DC: the Georgetown tour
Secret Food Tours runs the Georgetown tour, says the listing. It starts at 3116 O St NW and lasts 3 hours.
You pass Julia Child's former home, the C&O Canal, the Blues Alley jazz club and the Old Stone House.
What a food tour includes: stops, portions, length
A DC food tour includes a guide and several tastings over 3 to 4 hours. The listings name what you eat, not the portion size.
The Georgetown tour names 5+ dishes, from hummus to a cupcake. The evening tour names 5 stops: four with food and a rooftop nightcap, with drinks at three.
The U Street tour says "all tastings" and water. The private walk lists "food and drinks tastings", chosen with you.
Expect to walk. The U Street tour covers about 3 miles, says its listing. The Georgetown tour is not for people with mobility problems.
Is a food tour worth the price?
A food tour is worth it if you want the guide and the stories, not just the food. You pay from €27 to €38 per hour.
Per hour, the private walk is cheapest (€82 for 3 hours). The evening tour costs most (€151 for 4 hours), but it includes drinks.
If you only want to eat well, picking your own places costs less. The guide and the planning are what you pay extra for.
| Tour | From | Length | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private street-food walk | €82 | 3 hours | €27 |
| Georgetown 6+ bites | €89 | 3 hours | €30 |
| U Street food and history | €100 | 3 hours | €33 |
| Evening tour with drinks | €151 | 4 hours | €38 |
Dietary needs, drinks and group size
Check dietary needs before you book. The evening tour is not for vegans, people with food allergies, or gluten, lactose or nut intolerance, says its listing.
The other three listings do not name dietary limits. Ask the operator before you book.
Only the evening tour lists alcohol. Bring an ID, as the venues check your age.
No shared tour states a group size. The private walk is just your group.
Brewery tours in Washington, DC
None of our picks is a brewery tour. The closest is the evening tour, which pairs a drink with three of its food stops.
Booking, cancelling and the best time to go
All four tours have free cancellation, says GetYourGuide. Rescheduling is not stated on any listing; ask the operator.
The evening tour runs at night. The listings do not give start times for the others, so check them when you book.
Tips for the guide are not included on any of the four.
An evening tour ends late. See where to stay in Washington, DC for a hotel close by.
Food tour or eat on your own?
Eat on your own if you know what you want and need to save money. Take a tour if you want a guide to pick the places and tell the stories.
Not ready to book? Our guide to the best food in Washington, DC lists places to try on your own.
Before you book a DC food tour
Come hungry
Each tour is a string of tastings over 3 to 4 hours. Skip a big meal before.
Wear walking shoes
Three of the four listings ask for comfortable shoes. The U Street tour covers about 3 miles.
Tell them your diet
The evening tour cannot handle vegan diets or food allergies. Ask the others before you book.
Bring an ID
The evening tour serves alcohol, and the venues check your age.
Real questions about DC food tours
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Written by the Things to Do in Washington DC editorial team.