St Augustine: Haunted Food Tour & Ghost Stories with Tastings

Ghost Stories & Local Food in St Augustine's Oldest Taverns

You visit three restaurants and two bars in St Augustine's historic district, tasting locally-sourced dishes and drinks while hearing ghost stories tied to each location. A guide who knows the town's actual history walks you through neighborhoods that haven't changed much in centuries, and the tour venues rotate to keep it connected to real local places rather than tourist traps. Alcoholic beverages are included, the pace is accessible, and you finish knowing both the food and the stories that make the oldest city in the US feel like it's still haunted.

Step-by-step itinerary

Haunted food tour in St. Augustine

• Meet for haunted food tour
• Visit local restaurants and hidden gems
• Hear haunted history of town
• Explore haunted places in St. Augustine

The experience

Our guide, Marcus, was already waiting outside the first restaurant when we arrived. A narrow brick building that's been standing since the 1700s. He didn't launch into a rehearsed spiel. Instead, he asked what we'd heard about the place, then told us what actually happened there, the kind of detail that makes you believe it because it's too specific to invent. That's how the haunted food tour in St Augustine works: the stories aren't separate from the meal. They're woven into it. You're eating in a room where something happened, and someone who knows the town is telling you what.

The tour hits three food stops and two drinking stops over the evening, moving through neighborhoods that feel like they've been here longer than anywhere else in the country. St Augustine is the oldest city in the continental US, and it shows, not in a polished, restored way, but in the actual age of the buildings, the uneven floors, the sense that you're standing in a place that's accumulated stories the way old wood accumulates stains. At each stop, you get a dish or a drink that's rooted in local cooking, not tourist approximations. The restaurants change depending on what's fresh and what's working that week, so the tour doesn't feel like a fixed script. Marcus mentioned that they swap venues to keep it honest, to keep working with places that matter to the town rather than just the tour.

What struck me most wasn't any single ghost story (though there were plenty, and some of them genuinely unsettling), but the way the food and the history tangled together. You'd learn about a fire that killed someone in a building, then taste something made in the kitchen of that same building, and suddenly the place wasn't just a location on a map. It was a room where people had lived and died and cooked and drunk, and you were doing the same thing they had, in the same space. The tour is wheelchair accessible, and the walking pace is easy enough that it works for most fitness levels, which means you're not racing through the neighborhoods. You're actually noticing them.

If you're planning to book, know that alcoholic beverages are included at the drinking stops, so factor that into your evening. The tour operates in the evenings, and groups stay small, which is why the guide can actually talk to you instead of shouting at a crowd. Public transportation is nearby if you need it, and the whole thing is designed so you don't need a car to get around St Augustine's oldest streets.

What’s included

• Three food stops at local restaurants.
• two drinking stops with alcoholic beverages included.
• ghost stories and haunted history of St Augustine told by a local guide.
• walking tour through historic neighborhoods.
• wheelchair accessible venues and routes.

Before you book

Days and timesThursday to SaturdayDeparts at 17:00

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AgesAdult (21 to 64 years) · Senior (65 and older) · Youth (5 to 20 years) · Under 5: can't be booked

GroupUp to 16

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Haunting Hour St. Augustine

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to eat real St Augustine food and hear the town's actual ghost stories without arranging restaurants separately or wondering which places are worth the visit. The guide handles both, and the rotating venues mean you're eating where locals do, not just where tours go.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (5 to 20 years). Children under 5 can't be included in the booking.

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.

What time does the tour start?

The tour operates in the evenings, but the specific start time is not listed in the tour details. Check with the operator for departure times.

Are alcoholic drinks included?

Yes, alcoholic beverages are included at the drinking stops on the tour.

Can I do the tour if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, the tour is wheelchair accessible. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and transportation options are wheelchair accessible as well.

Do the tour locations stay the same each time?

No, the tour venues rotate to bring guests the best of the town. You'll visit three food stops and two drinking stops, but the specific restaurants and bars may change.

Is the tour suitable if I'm not very fit?

Yes, the tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels.

Are there public transportation options nearby?

Yes, public transportation options are available near the tour locations.