Our guided, narrated Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tour visits 6 food tasting locations in the artists’ colony and foodie favorite neighborhoods of Bucktown and Wicker Park. All food tastings, enough for lunch, are included in the ticket price.
Delicious food specialties are served on the Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tour from (subject to change):
- George’s Hot Dog’s: #1 rated Chicago-style hot dog “stand” (est. 1948)
- Hot Chocolate: Chicago’s top pastry & dessert restaurant (est. 2004)
- Goddess & Grocer: A gourmet foods & organic grocer (est. 2004)
- Sultan’s Market: Middle Eastern food store and falafel deli (est. 1985)
- Piece: New-Haven style pizzeria & award-winning brewpub (est. 2001)
- iCream: Designs and creates ice cream instantly on the spot (est. 2008)
Chicago Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tour Information
- When: Tuesday through Saturday, April – November
- Check current schedule and buy tickets online
- Time: Tour starts at 11:30 am to early afternoon
- How long: 3 hours
- How much: $42 per adult ticket
- What’s included: All food tastings, enough for lunch
- Who: All age groups and fitness levels
- Capacity: 14 people per tour
- What to wear: Comfortable clothing and shoes
- Weather conditions: Tour takes place rain or shine
- Where: Meets near North, Milwaukee, and Damen Avenues
- (Exact meeting location information provided with ticket purchase)
- Buy Tickets: Zerve Ticket Center or call (212) 209-3370.
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I took the Near North version of this tour in September of 2008. I think they made some changes to it and it has improved. When I took it, I didn’t feel that it was a lot of food because we had tea, tasted spices, tasted oil, tasted some fudge, tasted some cheese, and had a half a latke at a Jewish deli. It did end with a (smallish) piece of stuffed pizza which was good and helped. However, I think they realized that it wasn’t a lot of food and now offer a Reuben instead of the Latke from the Jewish Deli. All in all an okay tour if you don’t mind a lot of walking which can be tricky in Chicago weather. It was extremley hot the day of our tour which is of course no control of the tour, but something to keep in mind.
Thanks very much for your thoughtful and thorough comment! It would be great to get an update if anybody has taken this tour recently.