Nashville: Downtown Food Tour & Local Distillery Tastings

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

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Six stops through Nashville's food scene, led by someone who actually lives here

You walk through downtown Nashville with a local guide for 3 to 3.5 hours, stopping at six restaurants and tasting rooms. Food at four restaurants plus one specialty stop covers lunch; three drinks (one beer, two cocktails including a distillery tasting) are included. You'll hear the history behind Broadway, the Ryman, and other landmarks while eating things made from scratch. All fees and taxes are covered in the ticket price.

Step-by-step itinerary

Downtown Nashville food and culture tour

Meet local guide
Walk through Historic Broadway
Visit Country Music Hall of Fame
Explore Ryman Auditorium
Discover Printers Alley
Taste house butchered BBQ
Sample Nashville hot chicken
Enjoy local beer tasting
Try two handcrafted cocktails
Visit local distillery for tasting
Learn stories behind landmarks
Experience live music

The Experience

Our guide Marcus stopped us halfway down Broadway and pointed to a corner building we'd walked past without thinking twice. "That's where the Ryman started," he said, and suddenly the whole block made sense — not as a tourist strip, but as a place where something real had happened. That's the rhythm of this 3 to 3.5-hour walking food tour of downtown Nashville. You're not being herded through landmarks; you're being shown the city by someone who knows which stories matter and which restaurants are worth your time.

The food adds up to a real meal. You hit six locally owned spots — a James Beard Award semifinalist among them — and the portions aren't tiny tastes. You get house-butchered barbecue, shrimp and grits, Nashville hot chicken, a locally brewed beer, two handcrafted cocktails (one at a local distillery), and a tasting that rounds it out. Everything's made from scratch. The guide doesn't just point and move on; they tell you why each place matters, who runs it, what they're known for. You end up with recommendations you'd actually use, not a list of Instagram spots.

The tour has landed in Tripadvisor's Top 1% of Experiences Worldwide, and it's not hard to see why when you're standing in a historic venue listening to live music while eating something you didn't have to cook. A Little Local Flavor, the company behind it, is locally owned too — run by two Nashville people who've directed nearly $1.5 million to other local businesses through these tours. Every dollar you spend goes somewhere that matters in the city. The group stays small enough that you can actually hear the guide and ask questions without shouting.

Book it if you want to eat well and understand Nashville at the same time, without spending the afternoon researching restaurants or figuring out where to go next. The fixed route means you're not making decisions every twenty minutes; the guide handles the pacing, the stories, and the transitions between stops.

What’s included

Your tour includes food at four restaurants and one specialty stop (enough for a full meal), one locally brewed beer, two handcrafted cocktails with one at a local distillery, tips at each restaurant, all fees and taxes, and a local guide who shares insider stories about downtown Nashville's landmarks and neighborhoods.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by A Little Local Flavor

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to eat well and understand Nashville through a local's eyes without researching restaurants yourself or worrying about tips — the guide handles the route, the pacing, and the stories, so you just show up hungry.