Black Food Tour - Downtown Oakland
Oakland, USA
3 hours 30 minutes
Food & Drinks
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Art & Culture
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Walking Tours
What You Will Do
Explore culinary arts like never before! Black Food Tour showcases the vibrancy of Black-owned restaurants, culture, and cuisine - visiting up to 5 local partnering restaurants. Tours are led by Oakland natives who share more about the changing landscape, art, culture, and history of Oakland while guests enjoy food all over the globe.
**NOTE***
1 Week Recommendation:
We recommend booking your tour at least one week prior to your selected tour date as this allows time to coordinate with our restaurant partners. If a selected tour date is chosen and is less than 1 week away, we may not be able to accommodate the tour.
Low Attendance Cancellations/Reschedules:
If within 3-5 days of the selected date, the tour is booked with less than 4 people, it may be cancelled due to low attendance. If cancelled, guest will receive the option to reschedule or receive a refund. If you have a group larger than 6 guests, we recommend booking a private tour.
What's Included?
- Brunch/Lunch Menu Items
- Water at every foodie stop
- Food tastings from four to five popular local restaurants
- Knowledgeable and friendly local foodie tour guide
What's Not Included?
- Private transportation
- Parking fees
- Additional/Alcoholic beverages (available to purchase) at every foodie stop
- Gratuity for your tour guide is not included
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Please meet your tour guide at the “PEACE” Mural in Jack London Square. Your tour guide will be waiting near the entrance of “Plank” on the cross streets of Embarcadero and Broadway. They will be holding a green “Black Food Tour” sign.
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Jack London Square
Visitors will meet in this location and explore art, cuisine, and the history of the area.
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Additional Information
This activity is operated by Black Food Tour
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Guide Options
- Guide - English
Customer Reviews
Excellent Tour!
2025-03-26
This tour was such a great experience! Great food, interesting history, fun conversations. Aurielle was an amazing tour guide. I live in Oakland and will definitely be going back to the restaurants we visited.
Guaranteed you are going to be full
2025-03-23
Very entertaining. Guide was very nice and friendly. Most foods were great. The first place Everett was not so impressive but the shrimp gritts at Y’s choice, Plantain at T’chaka, oysters at the cook and her farmer were incredible.
Black food tour
2025-03-22
This is a must do food tour!!!!!! Do not eat before you go. It was so much good food to taste. The host Ari was amazing and knowledgeable. The tour is very interactive for everyone on the tour. We walked Oakland streets and Ari gave us a lot of history about Oakland. We ate seafood, soul food, Haitian cuisine, and the hibiscus tea yum yum yum. I have traveled many places, done plenty of food tours, but this one takes the cake!!!!!! You will be very pleased with everything about this tour. BOOK IT NOW!!!!!!!!
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