15 North Beach Tours to Book This Trip

1.North Beach & Little Italy Walking Tour: Food, History & Flavor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,044 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $86Our pick

Walk North Beach with a local guide, sampling espresso, cannoli, deli meats, focaccia, pizza, and chocolate while hearing about Italian San Francisco and the Beat generation. Guides include Brian, Ryan, Scott, Andre, and Isabella, though your guide may vary. The tour lasts about three hours, includes food and non-alcoholic drinks, and meets near Washington Square Park.

“Great experience! Tons of food and lots of culture and history! Stops in Little Italy and Chinatown.”

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2.North Beach and Little Italy Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 188 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Walk 7 to 8 flat blocks in North Beach and Little Italy with an English-speaking guide, tasting coffee, bread, pastries, chocolates, olive oils, meats, and pizza. Guides such as Brian, Isabella, and Cynthia have led tours, pairing food stops with neighborhood stories and visits to local shops and churches. Food and drinks are included.

“Our guide Andre was very knowledgeable and was more than very interesting to listen to. He was interactively including us at all steps and every visites and it was so delicious. I definitively strongly recommend this tour. Thanks Andre !”

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3.Exclusive North Beach Food Tour in San Francisco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $115

Spend three hours walking North Beach with a local guide and a group of no more than 12. Expect food tastings, neighborhood stories from the Gold Rush to Prohibition, and stops that may include cioppino, wood-fired pizza and cannoli. Guides have included Nikki, Ben and Margherita, but the lineup and menu can change.

“We had a very pleasant experience! Food was great and the knowledge of the City was a bonus! Highly recommend!”

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4.Food Walking Tour of Chinatown & North Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 148 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Spend four hours on foot with an English-speaking local guide, tasting dim sum, tea, coffee, pizza and wine while exploring Chinatown and North Beach. You’ll see fortune cookies made by hand, hear about Barbary Coast and Beat Generation history, and visit places linked to The Godfather and Steve Allen.

“Great food and great quantity of food. Guide was extremely knowledgeable and fun to walk around with.”

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5.San Francisco North Beach & Chinatown Food Tour with 5 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $87

This three-hour walking tour links North Beach and Chinatown through five food tastings, from artisanal coffee and Italian pizza to stuffed dumplings and a surprise dish. You’ll meet at the Cable Car Museum and finish near Eastern Bakery. Guides such as Zachary, Dara, Mark and Jamie have led the tour, sharing San Francisco stories along the way.

“Dara was great. We had fun walking around town and hearing her stories and trying all the different foods? Also fun meeting another couple from Germany.”

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6.North Beach Food Tasting and Cultural Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Spend about three hours walking North Beach with a local guide, tasting food at five small eateries and hearing stories about the neighborhood’s architecture, history, and literary past. The route may include City Lights and a view of Coit Tower. Tastings, water, and a city map are included. Guides have included Scott, Catherine, Spud, Mike, and Lauren.

“Our guide Lauren was great. She gave us a lot of historical information about North Beach. She was also very though about the food selections to ensure that we had a well-rounded flavor experience. It was the perfect amount of food, not too much walking (but enough to walk off what we just ate!), and it was timed perfectly. I would highly recommend!”

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7.SF’s North Beach: Gourmet Ghost Tour – Includes full meal, 3 hrs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $99

Start at the San Remo Hotel at 4:00 pm for a three-hour North Beach food and ghost walk. Expect Italian dishes, stories tied to the San Remo, the Saloon, Chinatown and Beat-era writers, then dessert at Caffe Trieste or another local cafe. Groups are limited to 10. Guides Robert and Blair have led tours, though your guide may differ.

“Robert was a great guide. Highly recommend! Super informative and interesting. Delicious food stops.”

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8.North Beach Food & History Walking Tour – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $89

Walk North Beach with a guide such as Joseph, stopping at Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Stella Pastry, Washington Square, Golden Boy Pizza, City Lights, and The Stinking Rose. Tastings include pastry and coffee, a pizza slice, and a drink or garlic dish. The tour lasts about two hours and takes up to 12 people.

“Joseph was engaging and informative; we learned a lot and ate delicious iconic local food. It was a wonderful experience! Thank you!”

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9.Delicious Fun Food and History Tour of North Beach and Beyond!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $79

Join North Beach resident Blandina Farley for a three-hour food and history walk, with Italian sweets, neighborhood shops, churches, and working art studios. The group is capped at 12. You can add an exploration of nearby Chinatown, and the tour starts and ends at 412 Columbus Avenue.

“Blandina takes pride in her North Beach Little Italy neighborhood in SF. She knows so many details of a lot of the stores, restaurants, churches that have been around for 100 years. Everyone knows her! She is very knowledgeable about the music scene and all our local celebrities like Santana, Grateful Dead, Joplin, jack kerouac, etc. There are a few treats to indulge in at a few places like Stella bakery, Palermo Deli, Mario’s Bohemian cigar shop, Z Cioccolato. It was great to see the inside of St. Peter’s and Paul’s church and St. Francis church to see the marble from Italy and the stained glassed windows. It was also…”

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10.North Beach & Chinatown Food History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 4h 30m · from $99

Follow a small-group route from the Transamerica Pyramid through the Barbary Coast, North Beach, and Chinatown. Sample 15-plus foods, from Italian pastries and pizza to dim sum and fresh fortune cookies, while a local guide connects the stops to San Francisco’s Gold Rush and jazz age. Stuart, a San Francisco native, has led the tour.

“Phenomenal tour. A must do when in San Francisco. You think you know North Beach and Chinatown not until you have experienced this tour from this perspective. Stuart is meant to lead this tour. The passion, the enthusiasm, the knowledge and the beyond kindness of this human being is what you wished all tour guides could possess. I truly feel as if I met a long time friend from California. Money well spent.”

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11.Secret Food Tour of North Beach and Chinatown

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · from $85

Walk from the Cable Car Museum through North Beach and Chinatown with an English-speaking guide. Over 3.5 hours, sample coffee from three local roasters, pizza, Italian ice cream, dim sum, and a secret bite, while hearing about the Barbary Coast, cable cars, and the city’s immigrant communities. Groups are limited to 10.

“we had some great food and Zachary showed us some great places.”

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12.North Beach Curated Multi-Course Foodie Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Walk about a mile through North Beach with an English-speaking guide, stopping at three or four restaurants for two appetizers, an entree, and dessert. Expect Italian favorites such as wood-fired pizza and gelato, plus stories about the neighborhood. The group is limited to four; optional alcoholic pairings cost extra.

“Tolan was very enthusiastic and we could tell she loved introducing us to North Beach. It was fun to socialize with the other couples on the tour while eating some good food: (1) Cioppino at Sotto Mare ; (2) Charcuterie at Doc Rickett's ; (3) Tomasso's Pizza was the entree and was excellent; (4) delicious Gelato at Naia. Short walks between stops were pleasant. My wife, Anne, and I are from Ottawa, Canada and we were visiting our son who is now working in San Francisco. He lives in the the North Beach neighborhood and loves it. Verify meeting location with Avital as our GetYourGuide voucher did not have the…”

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13.San Francisco Chinatown, Russian Hill, And North Beach Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $65

Spend three to four hours walking from Chinatown through Russian Hill to North Beach with a group capped at eight. You’ll enter Tin How Temple, visit the Cable Car Museum and Powerhouse, and have time to buy snacks at local spots. Ryan is a named guide, praised for his local knowledge and steady pace, though guide assignment may vary.

“Ryan was a great guide - very knowledgeable and friendly! He shared lots of interesting information about the area and kept a good pace”

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14.North Beach Food and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $89

Walk San Francisco’s North Beach with a local English-speaking guide and a group of up to 12. Start at the Sentinel Building, then visit Saint Francis of Assisi Church, Stella Pastry, Washington Square, City Lights and Jack Kerouac Alley. Biscotti or a cookie, coffee or espresso, a pizza slice, and a final drink are included.

“It was wonderful to have a guide that knew the city so well.”

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15.Top 10 Streets of SF, Chinatown & North Beach Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $59Best value

In three hours, an English-speaking local guide leads you from Union Square through Chinatown and North Beach, with time at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, Transamerica Redwood Park, and City Lights Booksellers. You’ll also see the cable cars and the Transamerica Pyramid. Vicky has been named as a guide, though your guide may vary.

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