Old Port Culinary Walking Tour | Portland, Maine Food Tour

Quick Details

Tour Type(s): Walking Foodie Tour
Duration: 3 hours
Season: Open Year Round

Person: $139.99

Walking Food & Beverage Tour in Portland’s Historic Old Port

A leisurely-paced walking tour that carves a path through the streets of the charming Old Port educating you on local food, drinks and history!

Friendly and engaging tour guides take you to several Old Port and neighboring artisanal shops, restaurants and pubs where you’ll sample a delectable mix of classic Maine, Maine-inspired, up-and-coming, cultural, fancy foods and beverages, Meet and greet culinary artisans along the way, learn what inspires them and how they got their start with a lively narration from your guide!

Along the way we’ll dish about the colorful, social and culinary history unique to the “Port City” we call home with lots of additional recommendations on how to dine and imbibe.

Examples of servings your tour MAY include:

Fresh picked lobster rolls
From-scratch confections from a hip local bakery
Fresh fish tacos
Maine crabmeat maki rolls
Farmer’s market sourced soups or a Maine seafood “chowdah”
Iconic Maine craft beer
Dark chocolate truffles made with Aroostook County potatoes

Variations regularly occur as this is our Flagship walking food tour.

This experience showcases the culinary culture comprised of talented food and beverage artisans, from bakers and brewers to confectioners, chefs and more…the spots we locals enjoy visiting on a daily basis.

We actively work with gluten (not celiac), seafood, nut and vegetarian dietary preferences and sensitivities to the best of our ability. Guests may pick and choose their participation for any further food issues.

a man and a woman sitting at a table

a sandwich sitting on top of a table

a cake made to look like a face

a group of people standing in front of a building

a breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee

a man and a woman eating a sandwich

a couple of people that are standing in the street

a close up of a box of donuts

a woman eating food at a restaurant

Additional Information

We actively do our best to work with gluten (not celiac), seafood, nut and vegetarian sensitivities and dietary preferences:
- Vegetarian: eats dairy, honey and eggs (not other animal products)
- Pescatarian: eats the same as vegetarians plus also eats seafood
Guests may pick and choose their participation for any further sensitivities and preferences.
- All food and beverages associated with the tour itinerary
- Knowledgeable local guide
- Gratuity at locations for servers and staff
- Gratuity for your guide is excluded, but appreciated when you have a great time!
- Transportation: This is a walking food tour. Transportation is not provided and a moderate level of fitness is required to participate

Make this tour a Private Event!

If you’ve got a group of friends, family or co-workers who’d enjoy a taste of the town, we offer this itinerary to groups of 8 or more as a private tour.

FAQ

A: Here are three main differences
- LOCATION: The Old Port CWT takes place in the Old Port and the Bon Appetite CWT takes place in the East End.
- SERVINGS: Alternative servings are not available on the Bon Appetite, whereas we work with a select few on the Old Port Tour.
- STOPS: The Old Port visits a mix of artisanal shops, restaurants, and pubs and on the Bon Appetite we visit some of these but also do more collaborative tastings with drinks at a craft beverage creator combined with food from a neighboring establishment.
A: Portland’s dedication to historic preservation means that many buildings that house our food and beverage partners are small spaces, have narrow doorways, stairs and also we traverse cobblestones, so unfortunately no.
A: We’re a family-friendly tour, all ages are welcome! We do not encourage the use of strollers due to the size of many of our food and beverage partners’ spaces, but if necessary small, collapsable/umbrella styles are best.
A: We love puppers, but legally our partners are not allowed to have pets enter their premises unless they’re official service dogs.
A: Approx. half a mile/12 minutes and it’s a straight shot down Commercial St. Cruise ships disembark typically at the Ocean Gateway [14 Ocean Gateway] or near Casco Bay Lines [56 Commercial St.] and the starting point for this tour is 94 Commercial St. (Andy’s Old Port Pub).
A: There are several [**garages and lots**](http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=fad70059a4a742698de953cee65b514b&extent=-70.2736,43.6484,-70.2419,43.6636) near the meeting point for the tour. We do NOT recommend using metered street parking as it maxes out at two hours. We recommend a parking [garage or lot](http://www.portlandmaine.gov/430/Garages-Lots). There’s a parking garage approx. 10 minute walk from the meeting point for this tour. It is $5 per hour at the Ocean Gateway lot located at the East end of Commercial Street. The closest garage is the Custom House Square parking garage at 25 Pearl Street for $5.00/hour. .
A: Because we understand “life happens” and unexpected things occur, we have a tour insurance option for $5.99 per ticket you can add on at the time of purchase.

This enables you to cancel your tickets for any reason up to 24 hours prior to the start time of the tour,

This refunds you the cost of your ticket, minus the insurance and booking fee. You must add this option on when you buy your tickets initially, it’s not available as a post purchase add on. There are no refunds available within the 24 hours leading up to the start time of the tour.
Please refer to our cancelation policy and tour insurance option regarding refund availability. Thank you.