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Edinburgh’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food & drink tours in and around Edinburgh. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, running times and who to book through.
A guided 90-minute chocolate tour in Edinburgh where you taste 30+ chocolates and make your own bar to take home.
Most Popular“Very good value. Informative, interesting and entertaining. Loved the sampling. Getting to make your own chocs was good fun..!! Well worth the money..!!”
Edinburgh afternoon tea on a vintage bus with city views, sandwiches, scones, petit fours, cupcakes, plus unlimited tea or coffee.
“Absolutely loved this. Got to see Edinburgh at same time as having afternoon tea anda Cameron as well.”
Taste Edinburgh with haggis, neeps, Scotch and a secret dish on a small-group Old Town walk to Holyrood and views.
“Craig was a great guide - entertaining, informative, and helpful. We enjoyed learning the food history and etymology of phrases from Scotland. Lots of fun! We were full by the end. The only addition I'd make is perhaps one more (small) dish of a savory variety.”
Sip afternoon tea on a vintage Routemaster bus in Edinburgh, with gin teapot options, Prosecco welcome, and views of Castle and Parliament.
A 3-hour Edinburgh food-and-drink walk through Old Town and New Town, with a full meal and 4 drink pairings in a small group.
“The tour guide, Tilly, was amazing. She provided interesting details on the history of the food and area. She was bubbly and bright. Also, the food was amazing. It was my first time trying haggis and I was pleasantly surprised.”
Edinburgh’s secret food tour: haggis with neeps and tatties, scones, cheeses, venison chorizo, afternoon tea, and lowland malt in 3.5 hours.
“Carlos was fantastic so informative and the food and alcohol tastings an A1 experience.”
A guided Edinburgh cheese crawl through Stockbridge and Comely Bank with multiple tastings, a prosecco pour, and local shop stories.
“We really enjoyed the tour and Kieron was a great tour guide! He went out of his way to accommodate my mother on the last stop for a non alcoholic drink at the final stop. Amazing cheese, great tour guide and a lovely tour of a part of Edinburgh we wouldn’t have visited if not…”
Private Edinburgh food and drink walk with pickup, full-meal tastings, paired drinks, and insider history across West End, New Town, and Old Town.
“Outstanding host, excellent food, and even better stories and information about the area!! Our host (Tom) was exceptionally versed in many different facets of the area, and provided some very interesting information. Tom was very friendly and had some of the best facts and stories about the local area that we have ever experienced anywhere.…”
Taste top Edinburgh dishes on a small, tailored walk through Old Town and New Town, with lunch-level bites, drinks, and local stories.
“Skye did an amazing job providing us with an overview of the city and all the best bites in the city! He even had the ability to change some stops based on our interests! Truly personalized! Best scone I’ve ever had at a little local gem! Fantastic day!”
A private 3-hour Edinburgh walking food tour with haggis, Scottish cheese and cakes, plus Lowland single malt whisky near the Royal Mile.
“Nicola was a great tour guide. She is knowledgeable, passionate about Scottish culture and funny. We enjoyed our tour immensely. Haggis, scones, whisky and ice cream were delicious.”
Private 3-hour Edinburgh food tour with 10 tastings, whisky and haggis, plus history stops at John Knox House and Lady Stairs House.
“This was a highlight of our trip to Edinburgh. Mark was our guide and we had such a great experience trying fantastic Scottish dishes as well as some unusual treats. We tried plenty of food and beverages to get good value from the experience. Mark is a fun guide guide that felt like a local…”
VIP Scottish food tour in Edinburgh: five traditional dishes plus four drink pairings in a local restaurant near Princes Street.
“We were met by a lovely young man called Noam who advised us we were the only guests on this tour. At first we thought this might be awkward but we could not have been further from the truth. He was very engaging and we found his company very pleasant. He was very knowledgeable on…”
Walk Edinburgh’s Old Town for 4 food-and-drink stops, a full meal, and locally made pairings with a friendly guide.
“My family and I really enjoyed the food tour with Wagg guiding us. The four course meal and accompanying beverages were delicious to say the least. Most of all the tour took us to many different places within the city educating us local history.”
Haggis with neeps and tatties plus a self-guided whisky dram and South Loch Gin tastings at 56 North Distillery in Edinburgh.
“It is not worth it at all, you can go to any local place in Edinburgh an eat your haggis and order a drink. When I came to the venue, there was another event. Probably an office event. It is extremely loud. My drinks were already on the table. My haggis arrived. Waitress said that…”
A private Edinburgh walking food tour with 6-8 tastings and drink. Custom stops for your tastes, from scones to Scotch pie.
“Had a nice experience trying foods and drink with Andre as the guide. He was quite informative about Edinburgh with some historic tide bits. We tried hand pies from a great buttery bakery, Mor Bakehouse. We had lagers from the Jolly Judge. Andre knew of a specialty cheeRead more”
The Old Town and the New, the castle and the closes, and every road north into the Highlands.
