Private City of London Food Tour

Absolutely — especially for corporate groups. The Square Mile is one of the most history-dense neighborhoods on earth, and a private booking gives your group exclusive access to London’s oldest fish restaurant, Dickens’s favourite tavern (with his actual bar bill on display), and the only food tour in the City. With a guide focused entirely on your interests, you can deepen the historical content for board members or fast-pace it for energetic teams.

All food and drink across 5 stops, including steak and ale pie, prawn and crab sandwiches, whitebait at London’s oldest fish restaurant, cardamom bun, biscuits, scotch egg, and Stilton cheese. British ale, Black Velvet cocktail, and water are all included. A donated meal via World Central Kitchen is included with every booking. No hidden charges, no upsells.

This private food tour runs 3 hours, with Monday-Friday departures at 12:15 pm or 1:15 pm. Custom timings available for corporate groups on request.

The City of London — the historic Square Mile dating to Roman times. We start at the Statue of Captain John Smith outside St-Mary-Le-Bow church; the nearest tube station is St Paul’s.

Private bookings are available for 2 to 12 guests. For larger corporate groups — livery hall events, graduate intakes — we can arrange a custom experience with multiple guides. Get in touch.

We recommend at least 2 weeks ahead. Corporate groups should book 4+ weeks in advance — and around livery hall calendars, major City events, and the Christmas season, much earlier.

Yes. Stops, pacing, historical focus, and start time can all be adjusted. We can deepen the Dickens or Shakespeare content for literary groups, focus on commercial history for finance audiences, or add Harry Potter angles for family bookings.

This tour is suitable from age 4 and up — children under 4 can join for free, but food is not included for ages 3 and under.

Classic British dishes with serious history credentials — steak and ale pie, prawn and crab sandwiches, whitebait at London’s oldest fish restaurant, cardamom bun, biscuits, scotch egg, and Stilton cheese. Plus British ale and a Black Velvet cocktail.

Yes. British ale, a Black Velvet cocktail (Guinness and Champagne), and water are all included.

Vegetarian-friendly, but due to the historic nature of this experience, dietary adaptations are more limited than on continental tours. Please contact us before booking with specific requirements.

Yes — at 5 substantial stops, this is a full meal and then some. Plan it as lunch and expect not to need dinner.

Book directly via the Book Private Tour button above, or contact [email protected] / +1 917-909-6432 to discuss custom requirements.

Major debit and credit cards, iDEAL, and Bancontact. Corporate invoicing, advance payment, and purchase orders available on request — ideal for City firm procurement.

Private tours can be cancelled and fully refunded up to 7 days before tour departure.

Yes. We handle company invoicing, advance payment, purchase orders, and dedicated event coordination for corporate bookings — ideal for City of London firm procurement and livery hall programs.

All guides are fluent in English. Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and German may be available on request — please ask when booking.

No. This is the only food tour in the City of London, full stop. The majority of stops are venues that work exclusively with us, and on a private booking the route is built entirely around your group.

The City of London has many cobbled streets and some narrow medieval alleyways. Please contact us before booking and we’ll plan a route that works for your group.

Yes. We also run private food tours in London’s East End, Borough Market, and Soho neighbourhoods, plus across Edinburgh and throughout Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, and the Czech Republic. Get in touch and we’ll help you build a multi-city or multi-neighbourhood itinerary.