Dublin: Street Food Tour with Local Guide & 5 Stops

Five Street Food Stops Through Dublin, Chosen as You Go

You walk through Dublin with a local guide for three hours, stopping at five street food spots and choosing what to eat at each one. Your guide recommends dishes and shares the city's food history and local secrets. One stop is dessert. You pay for your own food as you go (around €20 total), so the tour works for any diet. Groups are capped at 25.

Step-by-step itinerary

Dublin street food and city history tour

• Meet local guide in Dublin
• Explore city history and secrets
• Visit five surprise street food stops
• Purchase and enjoy your own food
• Include at least one dessert stop
• Mingle with other visitors
• Complete three-hour food journey

The experience

The tour is already moving when you arrive. Your guide is waiting at the meeting point, and within minutes you're walking into Dublin's quieter neighborhoods where locals actually eat. This isn't a sit-down meal. It's three hours of stopping, tasting, moving, and learning the city's food culture one bite at a time. The whole thing works because you're the one deciding what to order at each of the five stops, not following a preset menu someone else designed.

What makes this different from most food tours is that you pay for your own food as you go. Your guide will point out what's good, explain the history of a dish or a spot, and tell you stories about Dublin. The kind of detail you'd miss walking past on your own. But the choice is yours. If you want to skip something or double down on another, you do. Groups stay under 25 people, so it doesn't feel like you're herding through the city. One of the five stops is always dessert, and the rest are the kinds of places locals queue up for during lunch or after work, not the places with tourist menus out front.

The tour lasts three hours total, and you'll spend an average of €20 on food across all five stops, though that depends on what you choose. All the stops are surprises. Your guide doesn't tell you where you're going next, which keeps the energy up and means you're actually discovering the spots rather than just checking them off. The route is walkable, and Dublin's city center is flat enough that you're not climbing hills between stops. If you have dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies), this setup works in your favor because you're not locked into a fixed menu.

What’s included

A three-hour walking tour led by a local guide through Dublin's street food scene, five food stops (including one dessert stop) where you choose and purchase your own food, and insider knowledge of the city's food culture and history. The tour operates with groups of 25 maximum, and all dietary requirements can be accommodated since you select your own meals at each stop.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except Tuesday and WednesdayDeparts at 11:00

AgesAdult (18 to 65 years) · Senior (66 and older) · Child (4 to 17 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 22

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effortWheelchair accessiblePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Walking Food Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to eat like a local without a fixed menu or a guide choosing for you: the freedom to pick what you want at each stop is what makes it work for any diet and any appetite.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 17 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Do I have to eat at every stop?

No. Your guide makes recommendations, but you choose what to order and where. You can skip a stop or buy more at another. It's entirely up to you.

How much will I spend on food?

Visitors spend an average of €20 across all five stops, but it depends on what you choose to order.

Is the tour suitable for vegetarians or people with allergies?

Yes. Because you choose your own food at each stop, the tour works for all dietary requirements. Your guide can point out suitable options.

How long is the tour?

Three hours total, including walking between stops and time to eat at each one.

What's included in the price?

The local guide, the route, and access to the five food stops. You pay separately for the food you choose to buy.

How many people are in a group?

Groups are capped at 25 people maximum.

Are the stops announced in advance?

No. All five stops are surprises, which is part of the experience. Your guide leads you to each one without telling you where you're going next.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes. All areas and surfaces on the route are wheelchair accessible, and service animals are allowed.