Location-based Tours
From vibrant markets to hidden treasures, discover your inner city-slicker with your partner, family and friends.
A La Carte Tours & Events will provide you with the chance to explore popular postcodes like a Londoner, and experience the very best of our chosen locations.
All of our food tours are carefully chosen and specifically designed to provide you with a tangible understanding of the area, through taste.
Whether it is the impact of immigration in the East End, to the best of British in Borough, the Royal Warrant holders of Mayfair, to the Instagram-worthy delights of Covent Garden and Soho, all of our London food tours are designed to showcase the very best treasures within the area, and even beyond, with our out-of-London location in Kent.
Explore the areas like-a-Londoner. Bring your tastebuds and let’s go!
About our Location-based tours
In London
Spitalfields Market & East End (Cultural Heritage)
This is one of the most vivacious and exciting areas of London, and it is a foodie’s flavour paradise. The East End is high on everyone’s list of places to visit when in London, but it can be tricky to know where to go for the best, most authentic and tasty food.
At A La Carte Tours & Events we have done our extensive homework, and as culinary experts we know exactly where to take you on your food tour. You will be taken to our picks of the most interesting eats, and we will also explain the fascinating history behind the area, and how it has influenced the cuisine here.
If you would like to feel even more like you belong in the East End, you can try your hand at street art with a creative street art workshop and tour. Once our Blue Badge Tourist Guide has ensured that you have the map ways to the market, we can leave you exploring the market of your own accord, with recommendations to hand. Spitalfields Market is full of clothes, jewellery and unique designers. When leaving this London food tour, you will feel like you’ve had a flavour of the real London, by sight, sound, and taste.
In London
Borough & London Bridge
(Best of British)
Experience the very best in local British produce at the Borough Market, which is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with over 1,000 years of heritage. This market is a treasure trove for foodies, and kids are no exception.
From moreish desserts to gooey cheeses, we know exactly what your children will love eating, so you don’t have to worry about it. Our experienced Blue Badge Tourist Guides will also throw in a few surprises along the way to keep them entertained. Discover an incredible hub of Borough traders, producers, cooks, with an endless menu of knowledge, expertise and a real love of food. The market is also a beacon for sustainable food production, short supply chains and social connection – essential to A La Carte Tours & Events eco-conscious promise.
Whether it is the hand caught rock oysters, to mouth-watering cheeses from Neal’s Yard Dairy, to a dessert that was voted one of London’s favourite sweet treats, we can guarantee to provide you with a taste sensation and the history behind it all. You will also have the time to pick up some takeaway gifts too, from chutneys to chocolates.
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It is our mission to give you a personal experience, made with heart.
All of our London food tours are designed to showcase the very best treasures within each area. Simply fill in your details below and we’ll get back to you.
In London
Mayfair
(Royal Warrant Holders)
In the centre of the London borough of Westminster is the prestigious and iconic district of Mayfair. It is one of the most opulent areas of London, home to beautiful architecture and historical landmarks, high-end bars and restaurants, exclusive art auctioneers and luxurious brands.
Located comfortably in between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane, it is one of the finest areas in London. A La Carte Tours & Events will be giving you a taste of the high life, whether it is walking along the timeless Burlington Arcade, which has housed shops under its glass-roofed promenade since 1819, or stopping by the Markets in Mayfair with some of the best food artisans in London.
Let us refine your tastebuds and encapsulate Mayfair for you, in this luxury food and drink tour.
In London
Covent Garden & Soho
(Insta-Worthy Food)
Covent Garden is arguably one of London’s most famous markets, let us guide you through the melting pot of market stalls, and hidden side streets. See the sights of the globally renowned West End and experience the award-winning restaurants.
A La Carte Tours & Events will delight your appetite, before taking you through the hustle and bustle of Apple Market and East Colonnade Market, brimming with artisan producers, handmade goods and one-of-a-kind collectibles.
We’ll take you to where the very first Punch and Judy shows were held here in 1662, before making our way to the ‘beating heart of the city’ also known as Soho, known for being the most popular and vibrant entertainment district in London.
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It is our mission to give you a personal experience, made with heart.
All of our London food tours are designed to showcase the very best treasures within each area. Simply fill in your details below and we’ll get back to you.
Out of London
Garden of England (Kent)
The South East of England, Kent, has been referred to as The Garden of England for hundreds of years. You may have heard of its spectacular coastline views and White Cliffs of Dover, but it is also home to beautiful rolling green hills and many historic buildings.
It has coined its name ‘The Garden of England’ for scenic countryside, fertile farmland and cultivated country estates with fruit-filled orchards. We will take you on a tour of Kent with key locations, which our Blue Badge Tourist Guides have been specially trained in. You’ll get to know plenty of favourite haunts and the history behind them, and taste the very best in British local produce from Kent County.
Your family and friends will get to try delicious food and drink on this tour form the best of Kent-based culinary, with the chance to take some home with you too.
Why choose A La Carte Events & Tours to explore?
It is our mission to give you, and your loved ones an experience to remember. With knowledge gleaned over 20 years’, from food tours to events, we know what brings places and people to life through food.
We deliver accredited blue badge London food and drink tours and events with a difference.
What’s included in these location-based tours
What: Whether it is the impact of immigration in the East End, to the best of British in Borough, the Royal Warrant holders of Mayfair, to the Instagram-worthy delights of Covent Garden and Soho, all of our London food tours are all designed to showcase the very best treasures within the area, and even beyond, with our out-of-London location in Kent. Transport can be arranged upon request.
Where: Various locations
When: Mon – Sun, AM or PM
Duration: 2-2.5 hours
Schedule:
- Pick up at the hotel/office by your private Blue Badge Tourist Guide (if required)
- Blue Badge Tourist Guide for half a day
- 8-10 high quality tastings at the chosen location
- Optional: interactive activities designed for families, and tastings with kids in mind
- Please advise in advance (where possible) of any food allergies or intolerances
Why choose A La Carte Tours & Events?
Nobody in London is as qualified and experienced in London tourist guiding as the A La Carte Tours & Events team, with over 20 years experience in the industry, and being the only London food tour company to use qualified guides.
A La Carte Tours & Events is a London tour company that specialises in food & drink tours, private tours for families, couples, and small groups, plus corporate incentives and more.
We deliver bespoke, best of British, and accredited blue badge London tours with a difference. Led by expert Blue Badge London Tour Guide*, Alex Lacey, A La Carte Tours & Events brings the spirit of London to life through food, drink and more.
Uncover the secrets, sights and delicacies that you will savour for years to come with A La Carte Tours & Events.
*Blue Badge Tourist Guides are qualified, registered tour guides in the UK. The Blue Badge is the industry standard, and ensures you have a professional, trained guide for your tour. Blue Badge Guides train for up to 2 years, and are the experts on everything local. Learn more here.
