Beyond the Market Food Tour in Montreal

Highlights

  • Montreal food tour of Jean-Talon Market and Little Italy

  • Explore with a guide to discover under-the-radar spots

  • Learn how Montreal’s diversity shapes local cuisine

  • Includes all tastings for a hearty lunch

Summary

Meet your guide near Montreal’s biggest market. With your group, step into Jean-Talon’s maze of local produce, maple syrup, and specialty foods. The guide chooses seven stops for tastings, while introducing the diverse traditions of Montreal food. After exploring Jean-Talon Market, continue through the city streets, pausing for a tasting at a hole-in-the-wall Salvadorian place. Here and throughout the tour, take advantage of the small group format to ask questions about Montreal culture and food, getting tips on where to eat, drink, and explore in the city. Finish the tour at the edge of Little Italy, the place where in-the-know locals head for the city's best pasta and Latin American shops.

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
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Why take this tour?

Taste your way through Jean-Talon Market and Little Italy on a Montreal food tour that delves deep into the local food scene. You visit several eateries for a fresh, insider look at the Montreal food scene, tasting flavors ranging from Salvadorean to farm-to-table cuisine and learning about Montreal’s vibrant communities along the way.

What’s included?

  • Local guide

  • Food and drinks

  • Entry/Admission - Jean-Talon Market

  • Entry/Admission - Little Italy

  • Gratuities

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Spade & Palacio Non-Touristy Tours

About operator:

Spade & Palacio is a collaboration of two born and raised, young Montrealers who are passionate about our city and love to show it. We originally met during our guiding classes and bonded over a shared interest and intention of having our visitors walk away with a day in the life of a local experience. Three years later we decided to take matters into our own hands and the company was born. It’s simple; we take our guests away from the mains, our tours are non-touristy. We want to showcase unknown parts while promoting local, young and women entrepreneurs on our walking food tours and your local guide’s favorite parts of town on our bike tours. Unlike other companies, we guarantee intimate groups of 10 or less. We hire only local and licensed fun guides. You aren’t sheep we herd around town, you’re our guests and we keep it human scale, authentic and real.

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