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Food and drink Kingston, Canada
Kingston: Downtown Food Tour with 6 Tastings & Secret Dish
3 hours
Free cancellation
About this activity
Eat your way through six kitchens on four continents in under a mile and a half, then find out why a garrison town of limestone walls and 1840s shopfronts hides this much cooking behind unmarked doors. You'll try a Montreal-style bagel, hand-rolled and honey-boiled before it meets the oven, steamed Himalayan dumplings from a family kitchen on Princess Street, a fried lentil doughnut sunk in South Indian sambar, extra virgin olive oil poured side by side with small-batch balsamic, and ice cream from a counter scooping since 1986. Then there's the stop we won't name until you're standing outside it.
Your Secret Food Tours guide lives in Kingston, and knows which unassuming door hides the best cooking in town, why this city of 130,000 holds more Feast On certified restaurants than anywhere else in Ontario, and how a 19th-century market square still feeds the people who cook here.
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At a glance
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group
- Up to 12 people
- People per booking
- 1–12
- Audio guide
- English
- Guide
- English
- Operated by
- Secret Food Tours
Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–11 years) · Youth (12–17 years) · Adults (18–99 years)
What is included
Included
- Included: Vada Sambar at a South Indian kitchen
- Included: Single scoop of ice cream at a family-run ice cream counter
- Included: Half & Half Mo:Mo Platter, vegetable and chicken, at a Himalayan dumpling kitchen
- Included: One tasting at our secret stop, revealed on the day
- Included: Cream cheese cinnamon roll (Sun-Mon)
- Included: Montreal-style bagel with house cream cheese (Tue-Sat)
Not included
- Not included: Guide's Gratuities
- Not included: Pick-up & Drop-off
Itinerary
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Stop 1
30 min
Our meeting point. Built in 1901 and 1902 on the site of Martin's Opera House, which burned down in 1898, and home to the Kingston Symphony since 1964.
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Stop 2
30 min
The spine of the tour. Downtown Kingston's main retail street, lined with 19th-century limestone shopfronts, and known as Store Street until it was renamed in 1842. Three of our stops sit on or a few steps off it.
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Martello Alley
30 min
A narrow art alley off Princess Street, hung with work by local artists around a small courtyard. We pass the entrance on the walk down toward the water.
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Kingston Public Market
30 min
Behind City Hall, the oldest continuously running public market in Ontario, trading Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. We walk through the square, and on market days guests see the producers supplying kitchens on this route.
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Kingston City Hall
30 min
A National Historic Site dating to 1844, and one of the most photographed buildings in the city. It faces the harbour a block from our final stop.
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Confederation Park
30 min
Across from City Hall, with the visitor centre, the Engine 1095 locomotive and views over the marina. Where the tour ends.
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Stop 7
Passing by
The working harbour at the foot of Princess Street. Shoal Tower is one of four Martello towers built by the British between 1810 and 1847, and it sits offshore from where we finish.
Meeting point and pickup
Everyone meets at the meeting point.
Meeting point
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Meet your guide outside the Kingston Grand Theatre
End point
Using your ticket
We kindly ask our guests to be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the departure time to check in with their guide.
Our Secret Food Tours guide will have an orange umbrella at the meeting point for easy recognition.
Please contact us in advance of the tour for any dietary requirements, so we can cater for them as best we can.
This tour involves a fair amount of walking (about 1.3km); comfortable shoes are recommended.
We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance.
Gratuities to guides providing excellent service are appreciated.
The legal minimum age for drinking alcohol is 19 years old in Ontario.
Please note: the itinerary and menu are subject to change, based on the locations' availability, weather, and other circumstances.
WhatsApp support: +1 332-230-4892
Cancellation
Free cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| If you cancel | You get back |
|---|---|
| At least one day before | 100% |
| Less than a day before | 0% |
Good to know
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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