Cincinnati Historic Centre Food Tour with 6 Authentic Dishes

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1. Findlay Market is Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market and one of Cincinnati's most cherished institutions, welcoming more than one million visitors each year. Open Tuesday through Sunday year round, it is home to more than 50 full-time merchants selling meat, fish, poultry, produce, flowers, cheese, deli, ethnic foods and more.

   1 h

2. Washington Park is a 6-acre park in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati built on land that once hosted the city's Presbyterian and Episcopal cemeteries before it was acquired by the city from 1858 to 1863. Today, Washington Park welcomes millions of individuals each year from all over, hosting over 300 events annually, including live music, public markets, outdoor fitness classes, children's activities and more.

   15 min

3. Music Hall, commonly known as Cincinnati Music Hall, is a classical music performance hall in Cincinnati, Ohio, completed in 1878. It serves as the home for the Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

   Passes by

4. Over-the-Rhine, also known as "Cincinnati's Rhineland", and the "Rhineland of America", is a German cultural district of Cincinnati, Ohio. Well-preserved 19th-century buildings pepper this historic neighborhood, making it among the largest, most intact urban historic districts in the United States. This onetime working-class German neighborhood is now home to craft breweries, hip gastropubs, and trendy bars.

   45 min

5. Central Parkway is one of Cincinnati's major parkways in a citywide network envisioned in the 1907 park plan by George Kessler. Extending along the former route of the old Miami & Erie Canal, central Parkway was developed in conjunction with a rapid transit railway, which was to run in a tunnel created in the old canal bed, however, the subway was abandonded mid-construction and never completed.

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6. The Banks is a mixed-use development along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, on the land between Paycor Stadium and Great American Ball Park. The Banks Project represents the single biggest shift in thinking and developing the riverfront’s potential since the canal development started in the 1820s.

   1 h

7. Great American Ball Park is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds, and opened on March 31, 2003, replacing Cinergy Field, the Reds' former ballpark from 1970 to 2002.

   Passes by

8. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, based on the history of the Underground Railroad. Opened in 2004, the center also pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people".

   Passes by

9. The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When it opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet main span, which was later overtaken by John A. Roebling's most famous design, New York's Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883 at 1,595.5 feet.

   Passes by

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 110 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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• 5Fun food tour

  Karen M was hands down the best tour guide that I have had on a food tour. She kept the energy level high and made sure everyone was comfortable. The tour was well planned with a diverse range of foods to taste. In addition, the tour took us to many of the Cincinnati sights, which was great as first time visitors. I would highly recommend this tour!

  984danipOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Awesome Cincy Food Tour

  Karen was an exceptional guide! She was very knowledgeable about what she was talking about and provided us traveling tips within the city. She was fantastic and we felt like we got VIP experience.

  Trail09793763213October 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Book it today!

  Super fun! Took an out of town friend to see, taste and experience Cincinnati! We all loved it! Penny is delightful! She's informative and very personable. This is my second time and likely not my last!

  paulal733September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great time with Penny

  Penny is very kind and knowledgeable about many historical parts of the locations we toured. She took the opportunity to explain how businesses came to be. I enjoyed the diversity of dishes sweet and savory. My least favorite was the taste of Cincinnati chili. My favorite was the Graeter’s ice cream !!!!

  G6796HUangelagSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Delicious Food Tour. Highly Recommend

  My friend and I came to Cincinnati for a baseball game and also this food tour. Penny was very nice, and very knowledgeable about allot of history of the area. The food was incredible! All the different foods and hikes in the wall type places made the experience amazing. I can’t rave enough about all of it, especially the turtle (Mexican dish) and the homemade ice cream. But truly it was all delicious. We would highly recommend this tour and we hope you get Penny as your guide!

  Z8873RYjillpSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great for Locals, Too!!!

  I wanted something interesting to do with my family (2 adults and 2 tweens) for Labor Day weekend, so I decided to book a food tour. We’re from Cincinnati, but sometimes it’s fun to be a tourist in your hometown. We had a great time! Our tour guide, Penny, sent us a text the day of to confirm the meeting point at the market. She gave us a good sense of what to expect, but also kept the food “stops” a bit of a surprise. We all enjoyed the food tastings-even as native Cincinnatians, they were some things we’d never tried!!! I worried it might be a bit much for the tweens, but they really enjoyed the food and walking through downtown/OTR. Penny was a delight to tour with. She gave us a good amount of Cincinnati history, and a good overall tour. There is quite a bit of food and quite a bit of walking, so come hungry and wear comfy shoes.

  fireysheetsSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Cincinnati

• Its from-price is 78% above the median of the 61 experiences we list in Cincinnati.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 9 of 61.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cincinnati

Cincinnati is a hilly Ohio River city of German heritage, with a grand railway terminal, brick neighbourhoods, chili over spaghetti and old baseball.

Cincinnati rises from the north bank of the Ohio River, built across hills, with Kentucky just over the water. The Roebling Suspension Bridge of 1866, a forerunner of the Brooklyn Bridge, links the two states. The Cincinnati Museum Center, in the Art Deco Union Terminal with its enormous half-dome rotunda, holds museums of history and natural history, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center tells of the people who fled slavery across the river.

Top-ranked sights in Cincinnati: John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Great American Ball Park.

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