Private Food Tour of the Mission District - San Francisco

3 hours

Group

English

What you’ll do

Discover the vibrant and colourful Mission District of San Francisco on a privately guided food tasting tour of this Bohemian neighbourhood. With its trendy lifestyle, Mission District is famous for its Latin history and traditions, culture and delicious cuisine as well as its bright, socially engaged street art and amazing murals. Enjoy several tastings of traditional favourites, including empanadas, pupusas, sweet bread, sumptuous local artisanal chocolate at Dandelion Factory and an array of delicious tapas. Explore the lush lawns of the 16-acre park, a hub for locals, as you learn all about the fascinating history of Mission, which spans over two thousand years. It developed in the 18th century under Spanish colonization, and the rest of San Francisco grew from there. Enjoy the historic buildings like the Women’s Building, famous for the MaestraPeace street art installation, and wander along with the Clarion Alley Mural Project, founded by a collective of local artists.

Itinerary

Explore the trendy and historic Mission District of San Francisco while tasting its culinary delights, with its Spanish and Mexican influences and traditions. Begin in the lush and verdant Mission Dolores Park, popular with locals, and learn about the origins of the city dating back to the 18th century.

Enjoy a piping hot Spanish empanada, or a delicious pupusa, a thick griddle-cake from El Salvador.

See the Mission’s Saint Francis of Assisi building, the oldest intact building in the city, dating back to the Spanish era.

Walk around the Clarion Alley Mural Project - a public space dedicated to socially engaged and innovative art, founded by a collective of resident artists.

See one of San Francisco's largest and most well-known street art installations -MaestraPeace- at the Women's Building.

Rest your legs at a seated tasting at a taquería, where you will enjoy a variety of tapas-style bites.

Your tour finishes at a local panadería (bakery) where you will learn about Mexican sweetbreads and other baked foods popular with the locals of the Mission District.