Sydney Food Tours

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Top 10 food tours & experiences in Sydney

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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The best private food tours in Sydney

Sydney’s crystal clear beaches, sun-dappled streets, and laid-back locals make the city one of Australia’s must-visit destinations – but the thing that will keep you coming back is the food. On City Unscripted food tours of Sydney, you’ll find unforgettable flavors at a range of locations, including food trucks, delis, markets, cafés, grungy beach bars and upmarket restaurants. From Balmain bugs (a species of lobster native to Australia) to old-school jaffles (the city’s take on the humble toasted sandwich), get ready for a city-to-surf food experience you couldn’t have anywhere else. On Sydney food tours, all you have to bring is your appetite and we’ll do the rest!

Meet some of our food-loving local hosts in Sydney

Olivia

Sydney

Beach-loving vegan/vegetarian foodie with an insider’s take on Sydney’s sun-soaked shores and plant-powered hotspots.

Matty

Sydney

Peter

Sydney

Lover of Sydney’s sunlit shores and historical past, with a knack for uncovering its hidden stories and effortless ways to explore.

Ania

Sydney

Sydney's spirited explorer with a knack for uncovering its best hikes, scenic views, hidden bars, indie scenes, and the finest in coffee, breakfasts, and bakeries.

Kevin

Sydney

Canadian-born adventurer turned Sydneysider, sharing the city’s natural beauty and rich cultural history from land and sea.

Ross

Sydney

Sydney's friendly guide, deeply versed in the city's history and eager to share its rich stories and hidden gems with you.

Moji

Sydney

Melbourne maven with a taste for the quirky, guiding you to the city's gems one chuckle at a time!

Simon

Sydney

Craft beer enthusiast and history buff with an insider’s flair for Sydney’s colonial past and vibrant neighborhoods.

Kay

Sydney

Devoted dessert detective and café connoisseur with an uncanny ability to find Sydney’s sweetest hidden gems.

Malcolm

Sydney

Easygoing Sydney local and natural storyteller with a flair for revealing both iconic landmarks and hidden gems beyond the guidebooks.

Authentic Australian cuisine

Ready to experience Aussie culinary culture on the best food tours in Sydney with City Unscripted? Of course you are! Join a food-loving local on a tour of all the city’s favorite food spots and see what a mealtime looks like for a laid-back Sydneysider – and there’s much more to look forward to than fish and chips on the beachfront! Whether you join us to indulge in the quaint café culture of picturesque Paddington or book our “Ultimate Sydney food experience” to try as many of the top dishes as possible, our range of Sydney food tours uncover the best of the local food scene.

Explore Sydney’s foodie hubs

Trust a local host to know exactly where to go for the most delicious food in Sydney. Our food tours of Sydney will take you to places like the chic inner west suburbs of Newtown and Enmore, where tiny delicatessens, hip eateries, and heritage bars serve up homegrown cuisine and local beer and wine. Food tours in Sydney could also see you navigating the countless food stalls that have set up shop at the 150-year-old Paddy’s Markets. And the iconic Darling Harbor – one of the top sites in Sydney – is the perfect place to stroll along the beachfront with a jaffa gelato or chips on a stick.

Food from around the world

Despite what you’ve heard, authentic Aussie fare isn’t just shrimp on the barbie. Today, Sydney’s food scene celebrates flavors and ingredients brought in from all over the world. On food tours of Sydney with a local guide, you’ll find a wealth of amazing eateries serving cuisine from around the globe. Let us know what you crave – whether Turkish, Thai, Indian, Mexican, Chinese or something even less familiar – and we’ll show you where to find it. Or, take the opportunity to try exciting fusions of international flavors that only exist in the city on our Sydney food tours.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Ross met us at our hotel. Well before we met he corresponded with us to inquire as to what we were going to see prior to our tour while in Sydney and also to inquire about anything we wanted to absolutely see. I appreciated the communication. We started off by going through parts of Sydney Harbor that my wife and I had not yet experienced and heard about the history of this area and of Australia. We next headed to Bondi Beach, which was the one place we definitely wanted to go to. He smoothly guided us on and off trains, buses and railways to get to the beach. We spent time walking the beach and hearing about some of the history there and at the Bondi Iceberg’s Club. We went to downtown and midtown and Ross showed us all of the significant historical sites all the while explaining their significance both in the past and currently. We spent 4 hours walking and seeing many wonderful historic sites and hearing about the history of Australia from its beginning to now. It was a great combination of history and current uses of places. Ross was great as our guide - very friendly, very knowledgeable and very adaptive to our ‘wants’. We enjoyed the morning!

29 January 2026

Shawn V
This is one of the best tours to do if you only have a couple of days to spend in Sydney. We're happy to have been matched with a professional, kind & knowledgeable tour guide named Olivia. We were so unlucky with the pouring rain throughout the day but that didn’t stop us from exploring the city and still saw a lot in spite of the weather. Olivia was exceptionally skilled in showing the best sights around Sydney and best of all she showed us how to use the Ferry and light rail. We had been here decades ago but Olivia made it easy for us to reminisce the past & compare the present. | highly recommend to give this tour a try and it will be worth your time.

17 January 2026

Frank S
Our walking city tour with Ross was outstanding. We found Sydney to be a big city with a rich history that had far more of a frontier feel than you might imagine. The complex history of Australia and Sydney were covered thoroughly and fairly by Ross. Additionally, his knowledge of today’s Sydney and its offerings were useful.

16 January 2026

Charles P
My experience has been that the guide makes or breaks the tour, so I was fortunate to get a great tour guide. Ross was retired and had lived in the area his whole life, so he was very knowledgeable. If I return I will definitely do the same tour again.

8 January 2026

Michael C