Top San Diego Food & Drink

With an abundance of restaurants in San Diego’s Little Italy, it can sometimes be hard to differentiate between the tourist traps and the authentic local gems. Avoid the guesswork and get great local advice with this guided food tour. As well as having delicious tastings along the way—the tour is also a great way to learn about the architecture and history of the local area.

Take an evening cruise wining and dining aboard the ‘Spirit of San Diego,’ enjoying top-notch food and drink, plus sparkling skyline views during this San Diego dinner cruise. Dig into your included gourmet meal, accompanied by a complimentary cocktail and live on-board entertainment, as you cruise 25-miles worth of California’s beautiful coastline and gaze at the twinkling stars above. You can also upgrade your cruise to include an unlimited open bar for an additional price.

Explore the best eats in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego on a walking tour with an expert guide who shares the inside scoop on the district's hopping restaurant and bar scene. Sample delicious dishes at several eateries, sip drinks, and learn about the history of the district as you discover its latest incarnation as a top nightlife destination. Colorful stories shared by your guide make the history of San Diego come to life on this 2.5-hour tour.

Learn all about San Diego’s food scene in the Gaslamp District in the downtown area of the city. Your guide will take you to five different places to try five different large-size portions of local foods. You’ll learn about the history and culture of the area, too, and how that relates to food. Make sure to wear comfortable shoes, since you’ll be walking for around three hours.

Get your fiesta started in San Diego on a food and walking tour through historic Old Town. Visit some of the district's finest Mexican restaurants to sample tasty dishes, tequila cocktails, and hear mariachi music. Learn about the history of California and the Native Americans, Spanish, Mexicans and gold rush prospectors that influenced Old Town's growth. You even hear some ghostly tales at Whaley House and an old cemetery. Get insider tips from your guide about authentic Mexican cuisine and other great places to visit on this fun tour.

Spend a few hours relaxing, sunbathing and sightseeing in the placid waters just off San Diego during this 1 or 2 hour San Diego Harbor cruise. Sit back and relax as you take in a fully-narrated tour, offering top-notch sight lines of the San Diego skyline, a cruise under Coronado Bridge, a look at the bustling US Naval fleet and a chance to spot some of the harbor’s resident sea lions. Choose between 1 and 2 hour cruise options, offering you two trips to fit your schedule and interests.

Go sightseeing on the waters of San Diego Bay during a 2-hour brunch cruise that provides a delicious seated brunch accompanied by complimentary champagne. After enjoying a lavish plated brunch dish, stay at your private table or head outside to the open air for sunshine and sightseeing.

On this experience, relax in style aboard a luxury dinner cruise. Enjoy panoramic views from the boat's deck and take your time over a gourmet, 3-course meal, as you cruise past twinkling city lights that ring San Diego Bay. Listen to an entertaining DJ play music and enjoy an unforgettable evening, or celebrate a birthday, anniversary or another special occasion.

Explore some of the top highlights of San Diego with your or or two day trolley pass (depending on option selected) for the city’s Hop-on, Hop-off Trolley Tour. Choose your own adventure as you get on and off the trolley at any of the 11 included stops, covering famous sights including the Gaslamp Quarter, the San Diego Zoo, USS Midway and the Cruise Ship Terminal, Little Italy, and many more. This San Diego trolley tour also features live commentary from the on-board guide during your ride.

Take in the highlights of San Diego Bay during a sightseeing tour by amphibious vehicle. Travel on both land and water, starting on the streets of Seaport Village and rolling down Harbor Drive alongside San Diego Bay. Transition into the water after departing Seaport Village. Cruise past the SeaWorld and Vacation Isle, experiencing the best of maritime San Diego on this fun and informative tour.

Explore Tijuana, Mexico, without getting lost on this day trip from San Diego, a great choice for first-time visitors. Visit cultural attractions, sample authentic Mexican street food at a sidewalk taco stand, and do some shopping and sightseeing. Opt to walk or take public transportation and experience the city like a local. Your guide can suggest stops and adapt the itinerary to fit the needs of the group.

Spend happy hour on the water during this San Diego evening cruise. Enjoy views of the water and city skyline as you glide through San Diego Bay.

Visit three of the most happening bars and nightclubs in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter with this group club-hopping tour. You'll start the night off at American Junkie, where you'll meet with your fellow revelers and get a free welcome shot. You'll then head out on the town, stopping at an additional three nightclubs throughout the course of the evening.

Combine history with wine tasting on this guided walking tour around San Diego’s Little Italy. Discover the area’s history in a fun way, with stops at three locations to sample unique wines from California and Italy. Enjoy Italian food samples, such as pizza, calamari and meatballs, at two of the three locations.

Street food in Tijuana means, fat, salsa a quick service but mainly a bunch of flavor. Imagine being a student and in your way from the school to your work you don’t have time but a food truck can save you a give you the meal you need to keep going. That kind of experience is in our tour, walk and eat. In the Mexican street food you can find snacks like fresh fruit with lime and pepper who will refresh you in a hot summer day, boiled corn with a little of butter, lime and also salsa you can keep chatting with your friends and exploring the streets. The taco it’s the king of the streets, and there's many presentations  from the simple beans taco to the taco al pastor (asada pork with spices),  put a lot of wacamole and lime and the right salsa to take it to another level. At the end we should look for a good tap room to try craft beer. If you are more like to taste something sweet maybe a margarita in a authentic mexican cantina will be the option. During the tour and tasting the street food you will build your own opinion about mexico, come with us to cross the border.

Discover San Diego’s most evolving foodie neighborhood the East Village. Previously a warehouse district, the East Village is now home to an array of eclectic eateries, award winning restaurants, breweries, and cocktail bars. Now bordered by the bay and unified by the famous Petco Park the East Village is becoming one of the best neighborhoods for worldwide local cuisine. Throughout this tour you will learn about the evolution of San Diego’s culinary underground and how an area loaded with warehouses and factories like Wonderbread became the “new downtown” in San Diego, while eating and drinking some of the best booze, food, and brews San Diego has to offer. -Walk into 4-5 local restaurants, cocktail bars, and breweries -Eat an eclectic variety of cuisine from award winning michelin restaurants, cocktail bars and unique breweries -Sip on multiple libations -Local Tour Guide -Learn how an area filled with warehouses and factories turned into the hot spot for local eateries

Get familiar with San Diego's craft beer scene with this small-group brewery hopping tour. Your guide will take you and your small group of up to 10 fellow beer-tasters to three different local breweries. At each stop, you’ll get the chance to learn about the beer on offer and enjoy a tasting flight.

Long before becoming a culinary hotspot, Little Italy was home to generations of Italian families who made their living as fishermen. Now the past mingles with the present with top chefs opening culturally diverse restaurants, rooftop bars, breweries and pubs next to Italian American Landmarks and traditions. We will immerse ourselves in this culinary diversity and sample delicious booze and bites during this three hour walking tour. -Visit 4 local eateries, lounges, cafes and taprooms -Taste some of Little Italy’s best diverse cuisine -Sip on multiple libations -Local Tour Guide -Learn about a neighborhood with Italian charm and history blends with a new era of diversity -No tour is the same

On this tour, guests will get a local expert to guide them around the Little Italy neighborhood giving insight to local restaurants, shops and vendors they might not otherwise discover as well as the unique history of this area. Guests will get the opportunity to meet new people while they taste food samples at four different locations, two of which include wine or beer samples and one includes dessert.

Spend the day exploring Tijuana’s culture and history on this guided tour from San Diego. You’ll make the most of your visit to this border town by traveling with a guide, who provides navigation and in-depth commentary. Highlights include the Plaza Santa Cecilia, the Tijuana Arch, the History Museum, the city market, Pasaje Rodriguez, and others.

Sip on some of the best wines in the San Diego area during this 6-hour visit to Temecula wine country. Taste the best vintages from 3 local wineries, learning about the area’s unique microclimates and how they contribute to the wines’ flavors and tasting notes. You’ll also get to go behind the scenes at one stop to help further your winemaking and tasting experience. All tastings, plus lunch, a guide and hotel pickup are also included.

Come check out what the hype is all about, traveling like a local guided through Mexico's wine country - Valle de Guadalupe! Everything about this adventure will have your Insta and Facebook feed buzzing!! At a glance: You will visit three renowned boutique wine makers in the heart of the Valle where you will enjoy tastings of delicious reds, whites and rosé. Did we mention the food!? The tour kicks of with some delicious tacos at a local taco shop in Rosarito as you travel down the Baja coast in a private van loaded with cold beers and water. Experience tours of the wine making process to delicious farm-to-table dishes at one of the finest restaurants in the Valle. Tour starts at 8:30 am and back to the border around 8:00 pm. Times are approximations, wineries and restaurant subject to change based on availability and weather conditions. Minimum of eight passengers needed to run the tour. This is a public tour.

Beer is the backbone of San Diego and North Park is a beer mecca. The goal of the Beerucation Tour is to dive deep into San Diego’s beer world trying a multitude of different styles, from a multitude of different breweries. We order all of these crazy beers at bars etc. but do we really know what we are drinking, what food we can pair it with, and what makes it so delicious. While sipping on some of these there will be some great knowledge to be found in an area that is filled with art and culture. -Walk into 3-4 local craft breweries and get a chance to taste and learn about a variety of different beer styles, the brewing process, food and beer pairing and what it takes to start a successful brewery -Learn how to pair beer with food while munching on some delicious snacks -Learn about a neighborhood that went from an area filled with street cars to a land of hipsters and famous restaurants -This is NOT only for beer nerds. (Other options will be available)

For a one-of-a-kind meal in San Diego you won't find any restaurant, join a local chef in her home for an Indian fusion cooking class. This private, hands-on culinary experience starts with a lesson in authentic Indian cooking techniques as you help prepare a 3-course menu using fresh ingredients. Connect with both Californian and Indian-American culture as you cook together, and then sit down to share the meal with your friendly host and instructor.