If you’re looking for a fun thing to do with friends, family, or coworkers, a walking food tour of Denver is an excellent option. Today, we’re exploring the best food tours in Denver, Colorado.
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On this Downtown Denver Food Tour, you get to eat and drink at the best spots while learning about iconic landmarks. Reviewers repeatedly compliment their informed and engaging guides, generous portion sizes, and thoughtful food choices. You’ll get to taste authentic Colorado Green Chile, savory baked empanadas, and gooey custard tarts while you sip on Malbec wine. Reviewers recommend wearing comfortable shoes because this tour doesn’t skimp on the walking.
Explore award-winning restaurants in one of Denver’s best food neighborhoods on this Denver Rino Arts District Food Tour! Reviewers praise this tour for having value for locals and tourists alike, and highlight how enjoyable the storytelling around the art was. You’ll enjoy a collective variety of dishes, like creamy ricotta gnocchi, fully-loaded street tacos, French pastries, and sip on local Pilsners and seasonal cocktails. Reviewers warn against eating the whole soft pretzel on the tour if you want to have room to try everything!
Discover the best food on Denver’s hottest strip, newly refreshed after a 2025 renovation, on this Denver Downtown 16th Street Food Tour. This is Delicious Denver Food Tours’ newest offering, and reviewers say it does not disappoint! This tour is only 2.5 hours instead of their usual 3, and it’s a great choice if you want a slightly abridged tasting experience. You’ll still hit 4 stops for amazing tastings, but there is no alcohol upgrade on this tour. You can look forward to chorizo egg empanadas, Colorado bison chili, and hoisin duck bao on this tour.
Secret Food Tours operates worldwide, with at least one food tour on every continent (excluding Antarctica). The gimmick that holds true on all their tours is that one of the tastings on the itinerary is a secret. We can tell you that on their Downtown Denver Food Tour, you’ll be tasting Colorado Elk smoked sausages, a Colorado Bison burger, and warm fig beignets, but the rest is a delicious mystery! Locals and visitors alike shout out the expert guides, generous tastings, and impressive curation of this tour in their reviews.
This Gourmet Food and Beverage Tour of LoHi Denver has the highest price point on this list, and we did not see any reviewers complaining! At each stop, guests described eating the equivalent of a “mini-meal”, with a perfect beverage pairing to go with it. The guide, Eric, goes above and beyond, and is greeted at each restaurant with glee from hosts and servers. This deep personal connection to the area and the generous portion sizes have left this tour with a slew of 5-star reviews. It’s definitely a splurge, but reviewers certainly think it’s worth the price!
Local Table Tours is bringing you A Taste of RiNo on this food tour of Denver’s artsiest district. This company doesn’t have a set rotation of restaurants they take their guests to; instead, they choose which hidden gems to visit based on the day. Reviewers are a fan of this approach and appreciate the tour’s personalization. RiNo is a great area to walk and eat around because the street art is utterly captivating, and the restaurant scene is just as colorful and unique.
If you’d prefer A Taste of LoHi instead, Local Table Tours is happy to oblige. On this tour, you’ll eat like a true local at the best restaurants in the area. Like their RiNo tour, these restaurants rotate, but you’ll always go right to best spots with the experienced guides here!
If a food tour isn’t quite the right fit for your group, our Denver Interactive Meal might be the perfect alternative! We team up with the best restaurants in Denver to deliver a unique meal where you enjoy a beautiful four-course menu along with three beverages (either alcoholic or N/A alternatives). In between courses, there are three hosted, interactive activities. For the first activity, we’ll have your group shake up some cocktails, for the second, you can choose between SF Foodie Trivia, or a Sommelier sniffing lesson, and last—but certainly not least—we always end the experience with a taste bud-twisting surprise!
| Number | Tour Company | Tour Name | Neighborhood | Cost/ Person | Duration | Drinks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown Denver Food Tour | Delicious Denver Food Tours | Downtown | $75+ | 3 hrs | +$30 upgrade |
| 2 | Denver RiNo Arts District Food Tour | Delicious Denver Food Tours | RiNo | $75+ | 3 hrs | +$35 upgrade |
| 3 | Denver Downtown 16th Street Food Tour | Delicious Denver Food Tours | Downtown | $65+ | 2.5 hrs | No |
| 4 | Denver – Downtown | Secret Food Tours Denver | LoDo | $89.99+ | 3-3.5 hrs | +$56 Upgrade |
| 5 | Gourmet Food and Beverage Tour of Denver | Dine and Dash Luxury Tours | LoHi | $189+ | 3.5 hrs | Included |
| 6 | A Taste of RiNo | Local Food Tours | RiNo | $95 | 3 hrs | Included |
| 7 | Denver Food Tour by Local Food Tours | Local Food Tours | LoHi | $95 | 3 hrs | Included |
| 8 | Avital Interactive Meal | Avital Food & Drink Experiences | All | $190 | 2.5 hrs | Included |
Colorado Green Chili: This is not the type of green chiles you get when you order salsa verde at a Mexican restaurant. It’s a hearty stew with tender pork shoulder, punchy green chiles, onions, garlic, and chicken broth.
Rocky Mountain Oysters: If you love shellfish and order this off a menu you’re going to be sorely disappointed… But adventurous eaters have to try these battered and fried juicy bull testicles!
Bison/Elk Burgers: The big game in Colorado is best served grilled to perfection and slapped on a bun! Bison and elk burgers have a chewier texture and sweeter flavor then beef but they are just as juicy and perfect with melty cheese and ketchup.
Denver Omelette: This popular diner order had its origins here in Colorado! Dig into an omelette bursting with juicy ham, caramelized onions, gooey cheddar, and great green bell peppers.
Quality of food & drink – Quality over quantity with food, featuring the best ingredients prepared with care. A cocktail selection that is made with top-shelf spirits and fine wines only.
Host expertise – Hosts should be locals to give you the extra inside scoop on the area. An expert host makes sure the tour runs smoothly and attends to every detail so you can exit organizer mode and enter participant mode.
Storytelling & Education – A good food tour tells a story about the neighborhood it is exploring. Rather than feeling like you’re receiving an essay on the area or just a few fun facts, a great tour teaches you about the region in an engaging, hands-on way that makes learning a pleasure.
Pace – This experience should be enjoyable, not rushed. Quality tours build in enough time to get between stops without it feeling stressful, and give you enough time at each restaurant to sip your drink and savor your food.
Experience design – The goal of a great food tour is connection, not chaos! Experience design has to do with what goes on behind the scenes with restaurant selection, reservations, and planning. If everything is planned to a T, you have a phenomenal experience on the day.
All of the tours on this list rank highly for these criteria, or they wouldn’t be included!
Every company is different! Although we don’t run a food tour in Denver, we do run food tours in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles. And through our years of experiences, we’ve found that 3-hour food tours are the sweet spot. No one feels rushed, everyone gets enough to eat, and you still have the rest of the day to explore the city. There are Denver food tours with walking on this list as short as 2 hours to as long as 3.5 hours. It all depends on how many tastings the company wants to include and the area covered during the tour.
Most companies can accommodate more common restrictions and allergies, like vegetarian and gluten free. Some companies have a less generous policy, or are simply unable to change the tastings at each stop. Be sure to inquire carefully if you or one of your guests has a serious dietary restriction and make your guide aware.
If you book a Denver Interactive Meal with Avital, we accommodate every dietary restriction! Everyone will leave feeling full and cared for.
That’s a big part of why organizers love our Interactive Meals: we make pricing simple and straightforward. Our all-inclusive per-person price means there are no surprise fees or charges along the way. This price guarantees you a delicious four-course meal, three perfectly-paired alcoholic or N/A beverages, three unique activities, and an expert Avital host to take care of everything.
Typically, you won’t be walking more than a mile in total. If there’s more ground to cover than that, usually transportation will be involved.
If you’re looking for an expertly hosted, perfectly curated, and genuinely fun foodie experience in Denver, book our Denver Interactive Meal! We work with the best restaurants in town to deliver a pampered dining experience with three fun foodie activities to round out the night. It’s the perfect experience for team building dinners, celebratory events, birthdays, and more!
Avital Ungar is dining and restaurant expert and the founder of Avital Experiences. She has spent 15+ years designing dining experiences nationwide and has been featured in The New York Times, Shark Tank, Travel Channel, Bon Appétit, and more. Learn more
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