The 15 Best Food Tours in Montreal

1.Montreal Mile End Authentic Food Tour with 7 Delicacies Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,598 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94Our pick

A 3-hour Montreal Mile End food walk with 7 tastings, smoked meat and bagels, poutine, gnocchi, cannoli, plus a secret dish.

“Our guide Louis was a delight (we share the same name). Very knowledgeable and very funny. The food was great and typical of Montreal treats. My favorite was the first stop at Lester's Deli for their "smoked meat". Essentially our corned beef, but I learned that the process of cooking it is different, so its more tender. Wonderfully flavorful. And the Greek pastry was delicious on our next stop. It was very enjoyable to walk the neighborhoods, despite the cold temperature. I highly recommend this trip, hopefully you'll get Louis.”

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2.The Only Locally Owned Non-Touristy Food Tour by Spade & Palacio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 701 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $73

Walk Jean-Talon Market and Little Italy on Spade & Palacio’s non-touristy Montreal food tour. Farm-to-table bites in 3 hours.

“Marie was a great tour guide. Knowledgeable, friendly & the food was very unique. Learned so much about the people behind the food & the history of Montreal. Marie also gave a few recommendations based on my interest. This tour is not to be missed when visiting Montreal.”

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3.Old Montreal Guided Food Tour with 8+ Local Delicacies Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 461 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

A 3-hour Old Montreal guided food tour with 8+ local tastings, Old Port history, and a included drink, capped by canelé.

“It was great. A good variety of food samples. David was knowledgeable and a great guide. Would definitely recommend this tour”

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4.3 Hour Montreal City Bike Tour with Wine or Beer (AM & PM)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 332 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $70

3-hour Montreal bike tour with wine or beer, food tastings, Old Port, Latin Quarter, Mount Royal. Choose AM or PM.

“Amazing guide, great pace, includes bagels and a drink, plus you can keep the bikes until 6pm. Just a great experience and way to see Montreal.”

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5.Montreal Mile End Local Guided Food Tour by Local Montreal Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $93

A 3-hour Mile End guided food walk in Montreal with smoked meat, bagels, poutine, plus street art stories and small-group pacing.

“Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful throughout our rainy tour. The food was terrific. You will sample so many dishes. You will not be disappointed.”

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6.Mile End Foodie Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 291 reviews · 3 hours · from $79

Taste Mile End classics on a 3-hour small-group walking tour: bagels, poutine, smoked meats, street art, and sweet treats in Montreal.

“Anaïes was amazing, funny, insightful and charismatic, she made you feel like you’re her friend and not a customer. She showed us all the amazing shopping areas of Mile End and the time flew by so quickly. If she’s your guide you’ll have an amazing time. Also if you’re a vegetarian the tour can be doable for you, just not the poutine stop, Anaïes went above and beyond to accommodate everyone.”

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7.Montreal Private Food Tour – Taste 6+ Dishes in Trendy Mile End

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 240 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $290

Montreal private food tour in Mile End with 6+ tastings: Caribbean secret dish, bagels, smoked-meat poutine, street gnocchi, cannoli.

“April was such an excellent tour guide. She was so knowledgeable and nice. The back stories of each of the different cuisines were so interesting. She made the tour a delight!”

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8.3Hr Montreal Architecture Bike Tour with regular or E-bikes Beer & wine included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 190 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $70

Montreal architecture bike tour with e-bikes, beer and wine, and a tasting, plus full-day bike rental for exploring Old Montreal.

“Great experience, Louis was very knowledgeable and it was a fun bike ride. Some up hill parts were difficult”

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9.Mile End Food Tour with 7 Local Favorites Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 177 reviews · 3 hours · from $91

Mile End’s 3-hour food tour delivers Montreal smoked meat, bagels, poutine, street gnocchi, espresso, cannoli, and a Secret Dish surprise.

“Lucas was informative and receptive to answer all our questions. Loved that he engaged the tour with trivia! We really enjoyed walking the mile end and experiencing the local culture. The weather was perfect and hours later we are still stuffed!!!!”

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10.Maple syrup talk and tasting! In French!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 1 hour · from $21Best value

French maple-syrup talk and tasting in Quebec, with 10 samples, four syrup categories, and hands-on taffy on snow for $21 in a small group.

“belle présentation et très bonne dégustation bravo”

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11.Jean Talon Market & Little Italy Food Tour with 8 Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 95 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $81

Small-group Jean-Talon Market and Montreal Little Italy food tour with 8 tastings, immigration stories, and vendor chats in 2 to 3 hours.

“Fantastic, friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide! The hiatory of each station was intriguing Dominique was one of a kind!”

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12.Old Montreal Food and Drink Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 92 reviews · 3 hours · from $104

3-hour Old Montreal food and drink walk with 6+ tastings, craft beer, smoked salmon bagel, poutine, canelé, and landmark stories.

“We enjoyed a great food tour of Old Montreal with our guide, Laura. Laura was friendly, professional, and knew her history of Montreal and the sights along the way to each food stop. As for the food, each stop provided a unique taste of Montreal, probably none of which we would have encountered without our tour. We had Montreal's famous Everything Bagel, gluten-free carrot cake, a Spanish -and delicious-take on poutine, 24-hr braised lamb neck and salad at a Greek Taverna, fresh-baked Canelles pastry and a sample of a local craft beer. It was an excellent tour and gave us a very positive introduction to Old Montreal.”

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13.Jean-Talon Market & Beyond Locally Owned Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Montreal Jean-Talon Market and Little Italy food tour with goat cheese, charcuterie, chocolate, third-wave coffee, and neighborhood bites.

“I’m extremely happy with choosing this as my food tour option this time around in Montreal. I have done food tours all over the world and this was up there in my top three. Hard to compete with vineyards in Italy, but the organization was stellar, the tastings were great, all different sizes and not too heavy. I like the fact that they were promoting women run businesses and different neighbourhoods and not your typical, classic Montreal poutine or any of that other stuff. The market was also absolutely fantastic at the time of year that I went, which was October. We did the “secret tour” the following day with…”

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14.Cooking Class & Tasting with Michelin-Trained Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 37 reviews · 2h 30m · from $132

Hands-on Montreal cooking class with Michelin-trained Chef Rob, learning sauces and plating while tasting 3 culture-driven courses in 150 minutes.

“Me and My Fiancee visited Montreal originally signing up for the cooking class - and after speaking with Chef R, he recommended the more intimate Supper Club later in the night based on my preferences. A great decision! We had a wonderful experience with Chef R, his staff and the guests. Incredibly knowledgable and skilled in his craft. Pairings were excellent and the cuisine was unique and off the cuff embodying Montrèal’s unique culinary scene. Overall a great experience that I highly recommend. Chef was also very responsive to those with dietary restrictions and made the right calls in terms of catering to myself and significant other.”

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15.Maple syrup tasting and conference. In english!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 1h 15m · from $21

Montreal maple syrup tasting: learn the harvest process, taste 4 syrup types and 10 treats, and make maple taffy on snow.

“This is experience was great! We got to try so many different maple products and learn about the process of making maple syrup. I would recommend this experience to anyone visiting Montreal!”

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