Winner 2026 London East End Food Tour: 10 Year Anniversary
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London, England
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Eating well in East London means knowing which spots locals rate and which are tourist traps, hard to judge as a visitor. This small-group food tour does the sorting, walking you between Spitalfields, Brick Lane, and Shoreditch for a run of tastings: a warm crumble, Brick Lane curry, freshly baked bagels, and fish and chips among them. A guide covers the area's mix of cultures as you eat your way through.
- Learn about east London's multicultural cuisine and history
- Skip tourist traps to eat at the places that Londoners love
- Enjoy enough samples to add up to a generous lunch
- This small-group tour offers a more personalized way to explore
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Most east London tours focus on the area's history or its food, while this itinerary covers both.
What's Included
- Enjoy six different tastings including the legendary Humble Crumble and a local drink
- Marvel at the stunning street art and multicultural history of the East End
- If we’re going to do fish & chips, we’re going to do it right: at a 2-time national award winner
- Local English-speaking guide
- ‘Food & the City’ Insider Tips
- Gratuities / Tips for the guide
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Extra drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 111b Commercial St, London E1 6BG, UK
Between 109 and 111A Commercial St., you will find an entrance to Old Spitalfields Market. Please walk into the market, directly ahead, as you walk through the entrance, you will find Poke House on the right. Your guide will be waiting for you and wearing our purple Eating Europe bag!
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Meet your local guide near Spitalfields and set off on a delicious journey through East London’s vibrant food scene with a small group for company. Stroll through this historic and multicultural neighborhood, sampling food that showcases the area’s rich culinary heritage and global influences.
Start your morning with a classic bacon sandwich at a hidden local cafe before visiting a charming spot for a warm crumble dessert. Explore Old Spitalfields Market and savor a variety of local cheeses, then enjoy perfectly crisp fish and chips at a traditional shop loved by Londoners.
Continue along Brick Lane, famous for its colorful curry houses, and taste authentic curry bursting with flavor. Next, bite into a freshly baked salt-beef bagel from one of the city’s most-loved bakeries.
End your tour in the lively heart of Shoreditch with a decadent dessert and a cup of proper English tea—the perfect finish to an unforgettable food adventure through the real East London.
Start your morning with a classic bacon sandwich at a hidden local cafe before visiting a charming spot for a warm crumble dessert. Explore Old Spitalfields Market and savor a variety of local cheeses, then enjoy perfectly crisp fish and chips at a traditional shop loved by Londoners.
Continue along Brick Lane, famous for its colorful curry houses, and taste authentic curry bursting with flavor. Next, bite into a freshly baked salt-beef bagel from one of the city’s most-loved bakeries.
End your tour in the lively heart of Shoreditch with a decadent dessert and a cup of proper English tea—the perfect finish to an unforgettable food adventure through the real East London.
1
Potter & Reid
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor (Pass By)
2
Swan Chinese Bakery
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
84 Commercial St (Pass By)
3
Poppies Fish & Chips
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Aladin Indian Restaurant - Brick Lane's Award-Winning Curry House
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Spitalfields Market E1 (Pass By)
5
Beigel Bake
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Brick Lane (Pass By)
6
E1 6EW
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This activity requires a minimum of 2 guests. Should this not be met, we will contact you directly to help you get rescheduled or reimbursed.
- Children under 4 years old do not need a ticket and can join the tour for free. However, food is not included. Paid tickets with food included are available for ages 4 and up.
- Please note that the tastings mentioned are a selection of the delicious foods we often feature. Both offerings and tour stops may vary by day or season, but you're sure to enjoy a delightful array of local flavors!
- Have dietary requirements? Simply email us or add a note at booking, and we’ll do our best to accommodate vegetarians, gluten-free guests or other dietary needs where we can. For guest safety, this experience isn’t suitable for those with severe or life-threatening food allergies to ingredients found on the tour, and the company cannot take responsibility for any food allergies or intolerances.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Kimberley_E
Had such a fantastic time on the Eating Europe East End London Food Tour! 🇬🇧🍴
My family and I loved learning about the rich history of the East End while stopping along the way to try a variety of incredible foods. It was the perfect mix of culture, storytelling, and delicious bites.
Our guide, Max, made the experience even better—super informative and genuinely funny. He kept the whole group engaged and laughing while sharing fascinating stories about the neighborhood.
If you’re visiting London and want a fun (and tasty) way to explore the East End, I highly recommend this tour!
Reviews
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Carol_B, Jun 2026
This was very informative and the food was really good and filling! You really do walk a lot and see a good portion of the east end. Wear good walking shoes and come hungry! Chris was a wonderful guide and gave us great history and lots of great tidbits & stories.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for the great review! We're glad you enjoyed exploring the East End with Chris and appreciated the mix of history, local stories and generous tastings.
Matthew_P, Jun 2026
The food was delicious and our guide was awesome! You can’t go wrong here. We really liked all the stops made
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thanks for the kind words. We're so pleased you enjoyed every stop!
Deepak_S, Jun 2026
Incredible experience with Chris! He’s a history scholar and provided us with great historical narrative as well as delicious food stops along the way. Highly recommended!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Chris has a real passion for the history of the East End, and we're glad it shone through. Thanks so much for the recommendation.
Timothy_M, Jun 2026
Highly recommend this tour. I enjoyed not only the food but learning about the history and area of the East End of London. Our guide, Katie was very knowledgeable and informative.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thanks so much for the recommendation. Katie will be pleased to know you enjoyed both the food and the stories behind it.
Julia_M, Jun 2026
Lots and lots of food, come hungry! Great balance between history/culture and food. Callum was a great guide. Easy to accommodate vegetarians.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Come hungry is definitely the right approach! Thanks for the lovely review. We're glad Callum was able to accommodate everyone so well.
Judy_M, Jun 2026
The guides were wonderful. I loved the stories and the food was great! Well worth going. It had a little longer walks than I was ready for
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thanks for the lovely review. We're so pleased you enjoyed the stories and the food, and we appreciate the feedback as well.
Ashley_B, May 2026
Great experience with Kafe (sp?) really great historical facts and the food was amazing. Some of the best food on a food tour we have had in a while!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for the kind words, Ashley. Lovely to hear that Kaffe made it such a fun experience.
Rachel_P, May 2026
Our tour was amazing! It was such a good balance of food and history, and we really got a strong sense of the culture of the neighborhood. Isaak was engaging and friendly and knowledgeable. We had our 6 month old with us, and the tour was easy, welcoming, and accessible. The communication leading up to the tour was also really clear. They were easy to contact, and we knew exactly where to go.
Response from Host, May 2026
☺️ I'm not blushing, you are... I hope you found the DeVOL kitchen of your dreams after the tour.
Jerry_J, Mar 2026
Loved the food. Loved our guide, Niles. Great story teller & knowledgeable. The food was excellent!!! Don't eat before you go !! Delicious delightful day!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you, Jerry. Heed his advice people! We hope to see you again soon.
Amanda_F, Mar 2026
This was absolutely wonderful, the good selection had great variety and the area is very diverse. Nile (sorry if spelling wrong) was very informative and I would highly recommend him for any tours going forward. My husband and I had an absolutely blast and by the end you are definitely full.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We are thrilled to hear that you had such a fun time exploring the East End with Niall, Amanda! Thanks for coming, and for the kind recommendation.
Alicia_L, Mar 2026
Don’t miss this tour! Izaak our guide was knowledgeable, funny and engaging. All the food stops were super. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thanks, Alicia. We really appreciate the kind words. It was great fun getting to know you!
Kimberley_E, Mar 2026
Had such a fantastic time on the Eating Europe East End London Food Tour! 🇬🇧🍴
My family and I loved learning about the rich history of the East End while stopping along the way to try a variety of incredible foods. It was the perfect mix of culture, storytelling, and delicious bites.
Our guide, Max, made the experience even better—super informative and genuinely funny. He kept the whole group engaged and laughing while sharing fascinating stories about the neighborhood.
If you’re visiting London and want a fun (and tasty) way to explore the East End, I highly recommend this tour!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We really appreciate the praise for our brilliant Max, Kimberley! Sounds like he gave you a proper insight into the culture and cuisine of East London, all while making you laugh! Job done.
Bayyinah_T, Feb 2026
Great tour and fantastic guide! From the moment our guide showed up we knew it was going to be a great tour filled with fantastic food and history! We loved the pictures he shared with us on his iPad!
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thanks, Bayyinah. It was a pleasure getting to know you and your lovely husband. We hope to host you again!
Katie_G, Feb 2026
Our guide Niall was FANTASTIC! He was funny, knowledgeable, and a true foodie. Pretty much everything you could want from a food tour guide! The places we went were out of the way and felt like authentic London spots. Niall also showed us historic places along our route, which was a nice added bonus. All the food was great, we were honestly sad we booked this towards the end of our trip because we would have loved to revisit some of the spots we went! I cannot recommend Eating Europe, or Niall, enough! We will be booking with them during our next trip for sure. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Well, the solution is simple I guess... you'll have to come back! We'd be thrilled to have you on another of our London tours soon. We really appreciate the recommendation. We work hard to only select the very best guides, and it's lovely to hear that Niall made this tour so special for you. See you on the next one, Katie!
Jennifer_O, Dec 2025
The tour guide was awesome! Highly recommend her to all! The tour was great, some history and very delicious food.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thanks, Jennifer!
Nicole_E, Nov 2025
Max was so great and really gave us a locals perspective on the east end and how its immigrant history impacted everything from the architecture to the food. Every one of the food stops was incredible and Max made us all feel comfortable and—in the end—extremely full.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thanks for taking a moment to leave such a kind review, Nicole. Our guides are always local to each of our cities!
andrea, Sep 2025
While it’s a good tour (mix of history and food), the food stops did not completely match the description. Not sure if that’s because the tour operator moved the tour up an hour (which may have changed availability) or the description is outdated. If you are looking for specific food experiences, you may want to confirm the itinerary.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you Andrea for your feedback. Although we try to provide a representative itinerary of the vendors we visit, on some departures, we may have to visit different vendors than advertised. However, rest assured that these vendors will always be of great quality and represent the area's culinary history. We hope to welcome you on another Eating Europe food tour in the future - we're in over 18 cities across Europe!
Jennifer_Z, Sep 2025
My husband and myself have taken this tour twice. The tour was so great we brought my sister, nephew, and her husband to london to experience this tour. They were just as impressed as we were! Food was awesome and the history we learned was awesome.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Wow - so good you did it twice! Thank you for this phenomenal review of our London East End food tour!
Louis_G, Sep 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Isaak. He was very knowledgeable of the area and provided some wonderful fare.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your food tour with Izaak!
katyschneider1228, Sep 2025
Very well organized and great tastings!! Josh was fantastic in telling us the story and history of the East End while feeding us a great sampling of the food. We have been on a lot of food tours in our travels and this was one of the best!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks for the review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the East End tour. It’s great to hear after all your food tour experiences, that this one was the very best. Thank you so much!
Michelle_L, Sep 2025
Great food tour in east London. Josh was a fantastic guide and we had amazing food, hands down greatest was the Beigel!!!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thanks for the review! We’re glad you enjoyed the East End tour with Josh. Sounds like the food was a hit — and yes, the beigel is always a crowd favourite!
Tom_H, Aug 2025
We had some great food choices from local shops plus Izaak included an interesting history of the neighborhood.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thanks for the 5 stars Tom! You're welcome back any time.
Kent_P, Aug 2025
Lauren was excellent. She understood her guests, she told great stories and was well organized. We enjoyed the history as much as the food.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you for this outstanding review of Lauren on our London East End food tour - Lauren is a phenomenal guide and we are lucky to have her on our team!
Michelle_D, Jul 2025
Did not like the location and the food was meh. Don’t appreciate the constant follow up for a review either.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Hi Michelle,
We were surprised to see your review, as our records show that you didn’t attend the tour yesterday.
We completely respect personal preferences when it comes to food and location — but it’s disappointing to receive a negative review from someone who didn’t experience the tour firsthand. Feedback is incredibly important to us, but it’s only truly helpful (and fair to our guides and future guests) when it reflects the actual experience.
As for the review request, we send out a single, automated email after the scheduled tour time — simply to give guests the opportunity to share their thoughts if they joined us.
If you believe there’s been a mix-up or if you attended on a different date, we’d be happy to look into it further.
Jennifer_V, Jul 2025
Do this tour at the beginning of your trip because you are going to work to go back to these places to eat while you are in London. The tour takes place in East London, which is an area that you may not visit on your own. Max was our guide, and he was awesome! He was knowledgeable, personable, very accommodating and animated. We are vegetarians and he accommodated our dietary restrictions at each stop. There was so much food on this tour. It was definitely more than a tasting! You definitely had an opportunity to eat food from different cultures. It was awesome and there wasn’t anything bad at any of the stops. Also, the tour starts and ends in Old Spitalfields Market-a great place to browse before/after the tour.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
We couldn't agree more Jennifer - our food tours are the perfect introductory activity on a trip as our expert guides give recommendations for your trip, and you can enjoy the food on the tour multiple times! Our tours always try to cater to dietary requirements as much as possible. We love to hear that you enjoyed your Brick Lane, Shoreditch and Spitalfields food tour with Max!
Kati_C, Jun 2025
Fair warning - this isn’t going to be the most positive review. But take it with a grain of salt. There were five other people on the tour with us and for all I know it was the best food tour they've ever been on. So what follows is 100% entirely our own (mostly) subjective experience.
Pros:
- The food IS good - the locations that were chosen provided generous portions, and were utterly delicious.
- The five other people on the tour with us were very friendly, and I genuinely enjoyed their company.
Cons - first to say I feel genuinely uncomfortable providing a less-than-stellar review, especially of an individual. If I’d been the only one with the negative experience, I’d just keep it to myself. But more than one person in my party clocked some uncomfortable, “did he just say that?!” moments…so hopefully this is a learning experience:
- it was SO hot out, and we were kept in the sun (vice shade) for the better part of our three hour-ish tour…without access to water. There were two times my knees started to buckle, which has never happened in my life. I had to leave the tour to pop into a store and buy water for me + party members.
- about 85% of the three hours consisted of being talked at…about buildings. And while there is absolutely value in learning about architectural history, we’d already been on four London history tours - so almost all of the information was redundant, and to be honest I’d wanted - and expected from the description - this to be a tour ABOUT FOOD. I wanted to soak in a culinary experience through time - not just eating but learning as well…about food. Not empty buildings.
- Five things that offended me, and continued to offend me after reflecting on whether I was being unreasonable (and please feel free to disagree, judge, criticize, or call me any kind of name you wish…it won’t change my personal experience or how I felt, but you do you):
1) The tour guide mistaking my 10yo child’s name for “Maggot”, and saying it out loud…more than once. I could feeeel the confusion and hurt my child felt, not totally understanding why they were being called “Maggot” and internalizing the experience. Ugh. Worst.
2) When discussing a particular piece of art by a female artist - one in which she wrote the names of all her intimate partners on the inside of a tent - our tour guide made the comment “and it was a BIG tent”. Harmless? Maybe. I couldn’t stop thinking “what on earth was the point in saying that? What value is there, insinuating to a group of strangers - and children - that the number of partners a highly regarded artist had was somehow unseemly?” If there’d been some kind of discussion around self awareness of behavioral patterns, or freedom of expression through sexual agency, or capturing the zeitgeist of a generation rebelling against oppression…I mean, agree or disagree, THAT has value. That comment made me feel ashamed, sad, uncomfortable and angry - and it had no place on a food tour.
3) Our tour guide making multiple derogatory “oh it’s all in good fun” digs at my families’ nationality. That was delightful and not at all alienating.
4) Our tour guide going into unnecessary, graphic detail about the tools used for beheadings and how they were specially constructed to hack through the sinew, tendons, muscle and bones of the neck…and KEPT GOING after I announced “well I’m not hungry anymore!” Not everyone enjoys discussing violence, or having those kinds of images in their brain…especially on A FOOD TOUR.
5) When talking about the soup kitchen in the Jewish community, stating that a) “the Jews wanted to make it a proud community building, to let the English know they weren’t here to steal their economic opportunities; that they wanted to be valuable members of society”; and b) “bigger families would get bigger portions of food from the soup kitchen, so Jews would borrow other people’s kids to get more food”…not knowing how our tour guide feels about the Jewish community - I mean who knows, he could’ve been Jewish himself - I literally cringed at the “greedy Jew” tropes my (Jewish) children were hearing, and had to provide context for them, vs. just letting those statement hang in the air on their own. Our people are not inherently greedy, and we don’t exist to burden anyone - let alone entire economies, and to purposefully explain out loud that isn’t the intention of Jewish immigrants only serves to validate and perpetuate those awful stereotypes.
By the end of the tour, I felt uncomfortable as a woman, as a Jew, as a mother, and as an American…alongside a bit of dehydration and heat stroke.
Do I think our tour guide was intentionally offensive? No.
Did it happen anyway? Yup.
Am I a sensitive woke snowflake? Perhaps.
But do I - along with every other human being - deserve to be treated with respect, particularly when shelling out over £500 for a food-centered walking tour in a foreign country? Unequivocally.
Take it with a grain of salt - this was just my personal experience, and subjective review.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Hi Kati,
Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. While we’re really sorry to hear the tour didn’t meet your expectations, we genuinely appreciate your honesty and the care you took in explaining your experience.
We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the food and the company of the other guests — that truly means a lot. At the same time, we’re very sorry to hear about the aspects of the tour that left you feeling uncomfortable. The heat and limited water access are completely valid concerns, and we understand how that could impact your overall experience. Our guide did try to keep the group in shaded areas whenever possible and offered to buy water for the group on several occasions — including providing water after the curry stop at Aladdin when they noticed a guest coughing — but we recognise that more structured hydration and comfort breaks could have helped. We're reviewing how we manage this, particularly during hotter weather.
Your point about wanting a more culinary-focused experience is also completely fair. We’re taking a closer look at how we describe the tour and working with our team to make sure we strike the right balance between food, history, and cultural context — especially for guests who are primarily there for the culinary highlights.
Regarding the comments made during the tour, we appreciate you raising this. After speaking with our guide, it’s clear that no offence was meant or intended. That said, we completely understand how tone and phrasing can be perceived differently, and your feedback is a helpful reminder of how important sensitivity is — especially in groups with families and children. We’ll be following up internally to ensure all guests feel comfortable and respected throughout the experience.
Thanks again for sharing your perspective. We're sorry this experience didn’t meet your expectations, and we truly hope the rest of your time in London was more enjoyable.
Warmly,
The Eating Europe Team
Summer_N, Jun 2025
The history was so interesting and amazing. We learned so much. The food was so good. We were able to experience so much and left so full. Had a great day and our four young children enjoyed it just as much as we did if not more!
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you for this wonderful review of our Brick Lane, Shoreditch and Spitalfields food tour!
Lorin_B, Jun 2025
Great food, insightful history, wonderful tour guide! We had our kids 12, 14, 17 and 21 and us "cringe" old parents and it pleased everyone.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
We are so happy to hear that your whole family enjoyed our Brick Lane, Shoreditch and Spitalfields food tour!
Nelly_H, Jun 2025
Sampled a nice variety of foods while walking through the vibrant Spittlefields and Brick road areas. Our guide was pleasant but not that engaging. Overall portions were reasonable but the fish and chips portion was very small. I did a similar tour of SoHo that cost a little less and included alcohol. This one did not include alcohol but cost a little more. I feel it could have included some more food samplings for the amount paid.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you for your feedback Nelly. On our Brick Lane Shoreditch and Spitalfields food tour, we enjoy six tastings, including 3 curries, fish and chips, salt beef beigels, a Chinese custard tart and delicious cinnamon apple crumble. This tour is all about highlighting the cuisines and communities of London's East End, which is why we enjoy drinks such as mango lassis. On the other hand, Soho is an area of London associated with nightlife, which is why you are more likely to enjoy alcohol on a food tour in that area. Our guide are the best of the best, and are trained to engage with every member of the tour group throughout. If you have any further queries about your experience on this tour, you can email us (laine@eatingeurope.com).
Douglas_M, Jun 2025
We had a fantastic time on the Brick Lane, Shoreditch, and Spitalfields Food Walking Tour with our guide, Katie. She was everything you’d want in a host—friendly, warm, and full of that dry British wit that kept us smiling the whole way through. Katie brought the neighborhoods to life with her local anecdotes and thoughtful insights, weaving in history and humor with ease.
The food was excellent and wonderfully varied. We sampled a crispy croque monsieur, a delicate Portuguese egg custard, classic fish and chips, rich and flavorful curries, and finished off with a comforting serving of humble crumble. Each stop had something different to offer, and Katie gave context to every bite, making the experience feel both indulgent and educational.
The group was small—just ten of us, mostly fellow Americans—which made it easy to chat and share the experience. The pace was comfortable, but do wear good walking shoes; there’s plenty of ground covered, from bustling Brick Lane to tucked-away corners of Spitalfields.
All in all, a perfect blend of food, culture, and personality. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to taste their way through East London with a knowledgeable and personable guide.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you so much for this wonderful and detailed review! We’re delighted to hear that Katie’s warm personality and witty storytelling brought Brick Lane, Shoreditch, and Spitalfields to life for you. It sounds like you truly savored the variety of flavors—from the crispy croque monsieur to the comforting crumble—and appreciated the rich history woven into every stop. We also love that the small group size made for a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Thanks so much for the recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back for another delicious adventure soon!
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