Asheville Food Tours
- 3–3.5 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
The lead guide and operations manager, Paddy has been leading tours for 12 years and has a close rapport with the restaurant owners and chefs. These relationships allow us to offer the best food tastings in town. Stu Helm, an Asheville star and food writer has been with AFT for 10 years. He had a choice where to lead tours and he chose Asheville Food Tours because he loves how we operate in his city. Sarah Ray has been with AFT for 3 years. She is an Asheville native as well as a trained baker and lover of all things culinary. We have low to no turnover and our guides love what they do. No other food tour in Asheville can boast that. You can choose to eat in Asheville but we suggest you do it with Asheville Food Tours! On vacation here? Coming on a tour with us can also help you choose where to eat for the rest of your trip! The guides know everyone!
Inclusions
What's included
- Our tours are between 6 and 8 stops, and provide enough food to make a meal for almost everyone.
- Alcohol is included at no extra cost. N/A beverages are also available.
Itinerary
The guides will lead you through their beloved city telling all the stories and funny history of the building of Asheville during your walks between restaurants to the next phenomenal chef and tasting.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
4.9
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Ratings come from 115 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Well worth every penny!
Great food and great guide (Sarah)! We will do it again next time we are there, worth it!
5Amazing Food Tour
Stu was an amazing tour guide and host to the 12 of us. His knowledge of the finer aspects of local cuisine as well as local history was great! We had a fun time with alll and would recommend this to anyone.
5Excellent Food Tour
Sarah was an awesome guide! Her knowledge of the Asheville food scene, the history of the area, and the local community was extensive. We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon tour. We highly recommend booking a tour with Sarah!
5Just Do It!
Easy travel through downtown Ashville with an excellent sampling of a lot of great food. Our guide Sarah was a local guide who definitely prided herself on her town and her chefs! Highly recommended and worth both time and money.
5Fun time
Fun 3 1/2 hrs Sara was great. Food was good too.
5Punching above their weight
Sarah was very knowledgeable and loved the cuisine and her city. We did too!!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Detailed meeting and parking instructions are included in the confirmation email. The Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday tours will meet in the lobby of the Kimpton Hotel Arras located at 7 Patton Ave. It's the tallest building in the middle of town, so you can't miss it!
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 16 travellers
- Operated by
- Asheville Food Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for ones who can't walk 2 miles (breaks along the way)
How it compares in Asheville
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 149 experiences we list in Asheville.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 149.
About Asheville
Asheville, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, is an arts-minded mountain city of Art Deco buildings, craft breweries and a famous estate.
Asheville sits in a basin of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, where the French Broad River meets the Swannanoa. Its downtown is full of Art Deco buildings from the 1920s, including the City Building, and the Basilica of St Lawrence, with its elliptical dome, and the streets have bookshops, galleries and street musicians.
Top-ranked sights in Asheville: Grove Arcade, Thomas Wolfe Memorial, Blue Ridge Parkway.
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