Mission District Food Tour: Appetizers, Entrée and Dessert
Recommended by 97% of travelers
San Francisco, USA
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Taste an array of culinary offerings in San Francisco's Mission district during this 4-course progressive dining experience. Follow a foodie guide through the historically Latino neighborhood packed with bars and restaurants. Stop at four different restaurants for a prix-fixe menu starting with two appetizer stops followed by an entree and concluding with dessert. Along the way, hear the stories of restaurant owners and chefs, which will give a behind-the-scenes perspective of the area, while enjoying food tastings.
- Enjoy a food tour of San Francisco’s vibrant Mission District
- Visit four local eateries to indulge in sweet and savory artisanal creations
- Learn about the neighborhood’s rich Latin history and its modern, trendy scene
- Hear stories of chefs, restaurant owners, and industry experts from your knowledgeable local guide
What's Included
- Guide
- 4 food courses (enough for a full meal)
- Culinary map of neighborhood to take home
- Small group limited to 12 people to ensure a personalized experience
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Alcohol pairing (can be purchased at the time of the tour)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 3543 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Meet in front of The Women’s Building (3543 18th Street). The Women's Building is 4 blocks from the 16th Street BART station. For up to date information, how to get there and to verify your meeting location, visit our website: https://avitaltours.com/san-francisco/tour/mission-district-food-tour/
End point
- 18th St & Dolores StSan Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Tour concludes near Dolores Park with dessert.
Start time.12:00 pm
Itinerary
Find your way to the heart of the Mission District. Meet your local guide, an insider privy to behind-the-scenes culinary information who will take you to some of the best restaurants, cafes and bars in the neighborhood.
Stroll past trendy boutiques and colorful murals. Listen to engaging commentary from your guide about the neighborhood's Latino culture and history.
Stop at four local eateries for a full meal, with two appetizers, one entree, and one dessert. Locations may include an artisanal cheese bar, authentic pupuseria, Tex-Mex local favorite, trendy taco bar, an artistic award-winning patisserie, deaf-owned pizzeria, plant-based Mexican restaurant, and one of the city’s most popular ice cream shops. Along the way, hear stories of the establishments’ owners, chefs, and bartenders to give you a behind-the-scenes perspective.
End your progressive meal near Dolores Park, where you're free to spend the evening walking and exploring the vibrant neighborhood on your own. This experience focuses on quality not quantity. Yes, you’ll leave satisfied, but you should taste and experience food in a new way – and this is about the quality and flavor! Great things come in small packages…
Please note: Tastings and locations are subject to change without notice.
Stroll past trendy boutiques and colorful murals. Listen to engaging commentary from your guide about the neighborhood's Latino culture and history.
Stop at four local eateries for a full meal, with two appetizers, one entree, and one dessert. Locations may include an artisanal cheese bar, authentic pupuseria, Tex-Mex local favorite, trendy taco bar, an artistic award-winning patisserie, deaf-owned pizzeria, plant-based Mexican restaurant, and one of the city’s most popular ice cream shops. Along the way, hear stories of the establishments’ owners, chefs, and bartenders to give you a behind-the-scenes perspective.
End your progressive meal near Dolores Park, where you're free to spend the evening walking and exploring the vibrant neighborhood on your own. This experience focuses on quality not quantity. Yes, you’ll leave satisfied, but you should taste and experience food in a new way – and this is about the quality and flavor! Great things come in small packages…
Please note: Tastings and locations are subject to change without notice.
Mission District (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 18 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for young children but babies in strollers can be accommodated
- Stroller accessible
- Moderate amount of walking required -- tour is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long
- Bring layers - San Francisco weather changes frequently
- Near public transportation
- Wear comfortable walking shoes
- Must be 21 to consume alcohol
- Locations visited are subject to change
- Most travelers can participate
- Guests must be vaccinated and show proof to participate in the tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 182 reviews
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Chris_K, Aug 2019
Ben was a terrific guide. He was very knowledgeable about the mission district and food in general. The first three tastings were all good but would have preferred more selection. Other food tours we’ve been on have had more stops and typically multiple tastings at each stop, sometimes served family style. The last stop for ice cream was just okay. Ben was a good storyteller and tour would have been a five if more food tastings.
sarajane_l, Mar 2019
This is the best way to get acquainted with the Mission District. I had no idea how many amazing bars and restaurants have popped up there. Each stop was fantastic and our guides had arranged for the owners or managers of each establishment to meet with us and tell their stories. I highly recommend!!
Janice_M, Aug 2018
Overall a very good experience. Ben, our guide did a nice job in giving just enough history/facts about the area and restaurants.He has a very pleasant way dealing with people.
We look forward to returning another time and taking the North Beach progressive dinner!!
David G, Jan 2018
Great tour; good group and tour guide. Truly enjoyed getting to know the Mission District and the many new food and drink spots changing the culinary flavor of the area. Kevin was very personable and knowledgeable re: the theme of the tour. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.
flypuppy, Oct 2017
Our guide gave us a great experience! Highly recommended.
Shanthi P, Aug 2017
Had a great time! Daniel was an excellent tour guide, and very knowledgeable about the Mission District. Unique experience, wonderful food -- recommend the drinks/alcohol pairings. Enjoy!
Ellen B, Aug 2017
We had an excellent time touring the Mission District in San Francisco with our tour guide Daniel. He told us the history of many of the murals and also provided interesting information about the artists. We began our tour with a cheese/beer tasting at Mission Cheese. Next stop was Tacolicious where we enjoyed an excellent fish taco and two samples of margaritas, one of which was prepared with a habanero tequila Oh my God!. We then proceeded on to Gracias Madre where we were served a sweet potato enchilada-like dish. Our last stop was an ice cream shop where we had salted caramel ice cream. Thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the Mission District and highly recommend it to others!
Maria S, Jul 2016
This was a great and unique tour. We went to unique restaurants and we sampled cheese. The ice cream was the best! Loved it!
Frieda Z, Jul 2016
So happy to take this tour. The tour guide, Ida, is super enthusiastic and knowledgable. Seemed that the tour company and the restaurants were in constant communication, they were always prepare and received us right away. Last but not least, food choices were delicious and very interesting.
Andrea V, Jul 2016
The guide was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about the area and the food.
The food we experienced was delicious!!
Luis_M, May 2016
great experience, tour guide was great as well, had to leave early due to sunset cruise but everything was delicious and very educational!
Megan C, Apr 2016
The food was incredible. The guide was very friendly. The murals around the neighborhood are beautiful and the guide stopped to explain their history. Very cool experience.
Jessica T, Feb 2016
This was my absolute favorite adventure in San Fran. I'm a huge foodie and love my drinks. It was delicious and so much fun! Madeline was so enthusiastic and really seemed to enjoy herself right along with the group. Fantastic time.
Thomas D, Sep 2015
This was so much fun, great food, no lines, nice people, great guide. What more do u want
Guy M, Sep 2015
Kayla was excellent, knew about everything and how to add interest to even a walk down the street.
Nicola M, Aug 2015
Kayleigh was an excellent guide. We did the morning tour starting with smoked pork tacos and the most amazing bloody Mary's. This was followed by Cheese and Beer pairing, a vegan entree and the best ice cream we've ever tasted. Our guide was informative, entertaining and completely changed our view of The Mission district. We had no idea of its culinary heritage and this tour really brought that to life. We definitely recommend this tour.
Jeffrey W C, Aug 2015
4.5 stars. Our guide, Kayla, was very friendly, informative, entertaining and kept us on schedule without making us feel hurried. She obviously had great relationships with the various restaurants and vendors/chefs/managers. We await receipt of her notes from our great tour.
John P, Jul 2015
Great experience. Kayla was a great guide and host. Learned more about the Mission district. Food was interesting and had multiple stops to sample. Learned a little history of each food stop and in moist cases met the owner who explained the food we ate.
A F C, Jun 2015
Most enjoyable -friendly guide and group-. interesting and delicious!!
lanyafent, May 2015
Absolutely fabulous. Got into local eateries without having to stand hours in line. Restaurant choices were outside the box.
Shelba m, Apr 2015
Kelia was an exceptionally well informed guide! We loved the tour and it was the highlight of our trip to San Francisco!
Eleonora P, Oct 2014
Very well organized, fun and informative tour. Our tour guide, Zev, had a great sense of humor and made the whole experience incredibly enjoyable while guiding us through the Mission district - a truly culinary gem in the city. Highly recommended!
jimmy_e8, Sep 2014
As a tour with food around the Mission district, this worked well. our guide, Corinne, was very passionate and knowledgeable about her subject and interested in her tour group. Starting off at the Cheese Bar was very good as this is a hugely different concept - we had a great talk by the proprietor whose knowledge is formidable. For me it went downhill from there - on to 2 very noisy restaurants : Hog and Rocks and Tacalicious. The oyster, ham and cocktail in Hog and Rocks were good, no getting past that, very good but then followed up by 2 tacos didn't make it stand out as special or different. The advertised blurb said "make your own empanadas" for example but there was nothing like that and really and although in the market, where an employee talked to us about seasonal produce, there was no interaction with any of the staff. As a committed foodie with a huge interest in locally produced / sourced and seasonal food, I think that this tour could probably be expanded but I really do appreciate the significant amount of work involved in putting this together. Just for me, against what was advertised and the price, unfortunately it didn't work.
dudley92, Jul 2014
it was more than we expected didn't know that the mission district had that much to offer. I have to say I tried some things that I probably wouldn't have tried, like oysters vegan Mexican food goat cheese we had a great time recommending it to all our friends. We would like to try the other food tour on our next visit Corrinne was awesome she was very enthused which made us excited to see. great job money well spent
ELISABETH C, Jul 2014
The food tour guide, Zev, was very knowledgeable about the various places we visited, the owners and the different types of food we tasted. He made the tour entertaining and and provided interesting information about the murals which we wouldn't have found in a guide book.
Anita C. A, Jul 2014
My son (11 years old) and I had a fantastic time with this. We have done other "foodie tours" in other cities but this was one of the best. Corinne was a wonderful young lady with lots of energy and a great attitude. She was very personable with everyone in the group and even a stray we picked up at one point. The restaurants we visited we prepared for us, very liberal with their portions (we were stuffed beyond any of our prior food tours) and staff was very fun to chat with. I have actually already recommended this to some friends that will be in the area in two months!
Connie C, Jul 2014
Our guide was very interesting and knowledgable. The food was so wonderful that after the tour we went back to the local vendors and bought more to take back to our hotel!
Francisco M, May 2014
This is a wonderful tour that makes one feel like a local. Even if I lived in San Francisco, I would go on it. The food sampled was delicious; the insight obtained into the city and its diversity was invaluable; the tour leader could not have been better. A must do when in San Francisco!!
Mr_G, Apr 2014
Absolutely worthwhile!
What a great way to see some of the city you would not normally experience.
Our guide Zev, was the reason the tour was so enjoyable. His knowledge and enthusiasm was sensational... Go do it!
Debbie N, Feb 2014
Lots of fun! Informative and great food! Had a blast! Even in the pouring rain and wind!!
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