Taste of Carlsbad Food Tour

Quick Details

Ages: All ages
Duration: 3 hours
Location: Carlsbad Village - Downtown Carlsbad California
Available: Daily | 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Additional alcoholic beverages available for purchase at time of tour. Just remember you will be changing locations approximately every 15-20 minutes.

Delicious Foods from Specialty Shops & Local Eateries

Enjoy the best of Carlsbad’s locally sourced foods.
Carlsbad Food Tours are easily walkable in the downtown area that hosts some of the best flavors one can imagine.
Sample delicious Italian gnocchi or pasta in a tasty vodka sauce.
Receive an insider’s view into the culture, history, and architecture that defines the Carlsbad Village.
We have a passion for telling stories and creating unique experiences that allow people to connect through food.
A taste of Carlsbad is our original food tour. Our partners are passionate about their food and you can taste it.
Our tour guides are fun, local, knowledgeable, and are eager to provide you with a glimpse into the local flavor, culture, art, and architecture.

Embark on your food-focused excursion with locally-owned Italian restaurants and cafes, where you can savor Old World dishes including generations-old recipes from Cicciotti’s and or Caldo Pomodoro. From Italian delights to French crepes & Strawberry Shortcake, Carlsbad has it all.

Enjoy award-winning California wines at Witch Creek Winery. To complement your foodie exploration, between each destination your guide offers interesting commentary about the lovely Victorian architecture and old-fashioned storefronts that fill downtown Carlsbad. Your ticket also gets you Carlsbad Food Tours’ Tasting Guide, which features local maps and exclusive discounts and coupons to give you special access to Carlsbad’s unique, artisan food scene.

You will learn about the historical significance of Carlsbad as you walk down Grand Ave to Carlsbad Blvd and enjoy the majesty of the Twin Inns and the Carlsbad Mineral Spa historic landmarks.

1) Italian Cuisine:

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Gaetano Cicciotti serves authentic Italian food in

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Cicciotti’s or Gregorio’s Italian Restaurant

Ciccotti’s also has great Italian cuisine. Our tasting here will be pasta or gnocchi and cannolis.
Gregorio’s specialty items include eggplant and meatball sliders.

2) Breakfast:

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The Goods

Our tasting will be either Mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls or Artisan Donuts.

3) Wine Tasting:

Witch Creek Winery

Witch Creek Winery has honed the focus of their winery on producing a wide variety of outstanding, award-winning red wines. We will be tasting a sparkling wine, red & dessert wine.

4) Dessert:

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Gelato Love or Chocolate Bar

Gelato Love prepares gelato in small batches every day, using only our authentic Italian recipes. Our tasting will be a flight of gelato with four unique tastings.
Carlsbad Chocolate Bar offers an extensive variety of chocolates, full coffee and espresso bar, and retail wines, ports, and champagne. Ours tasting will be sea salt chocolates.

5) Mexican:

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Lola’s Mexican Deli or Senor Grubby’s

Lola’s authentic Mexican food in the village. Our tasting will be Lola’s famous bean & cheese burritos.
Senor Grubby’s Mexican American style food. We will be tasting Grubby’s specialty Al Pastor tacos. Roasted pork infused with pineapple.