Food Walking Tour of Granville Island Public Market

Knowledgeable tour guide and great goods . A lot of walking but it was a beautiful day so we did not mind.

Bob was a great tour guide. We really enjoyed the food, walk and city views. Definitely recommend this tour.

Bob is an amazing tour guide and host for the Granville Public Market. He made thoughtful food selections to showcase the area, his heritage and the delicious offerings at the market. We appreciated his food experience as he interwove much of that into our tour. One suggestion: start the tour an hour earlier so participants have time to return to their favorite stalls to purchase additional items. It was a great time.

Bob is a really excellent tour guide. The samplings were incredible and the bread was amazing! Although I tend not to eat bread, I immediately went online after getting back to my hotel to see if I could order it back in the states! The candy salmon, the chocolates from Lorraine, the macroons (fuzzy peach was my choice)and the charcuterie, were all absolutely fabulous as well! Thanks for a great time!!

Very knowledgeable about the area and the subject of the tour. Bob added a personal touch to the tour.

We enjoyed learning about foods and eating samples of all types of food. Fun and interesting. Bob is organized and treats clients well.

Bob led a great food tour of the Granville market We had ten different food items that we sampled. Highly recommended!

The hype is real; Granville Market is a prize worth spending time on! The market is a mix of fresh and beautifully gleaming produce piled up for the taking, sparkling silver fish on ice, and other toothsome primary ingredients, nicely balanced against the stalls selling finished products like sandwiches, soups, and cookies. As is usual in these sorts of spots, no chain corporations, it's all only locally-sourced and lovingly made. Unlike some other markets, the stalls and shops are laid out with spacious walkways between, so I never felt suffocated by crowds or intimidated by crazy long lines (and it was a Sunday afternoon to boot). Bob was friendly and well-informed on his subject matter. He spent some time getting to know us and tailoring the tour to our own tastes and countries of origin (we were a small group of four). The tour was well-paced with a good alternating mix of storytelling, walking, and then pausing to sample. This is a real food tour with generous sampling, so think whole croissants, full-size lemonades, the works. Do NOT go on a full stomach! My recommendation would be to book this tour for the morning and then also book a solid 3-4 hours to stay on by yourselves after the tour is done. My biggest regret when Bob finished was having to leave right away to catch another reservation, when I'd sampled so many delicious and unique things that I would have loved to go back and build out a complete meal. Take notes on your tour for your favorite samples, and if you're not quite hungry enough when the tour is done, there's arts and crafts to browse and buy, bars to chill in and watch the yachts sail past, and even small waterbikes to rent for you to take a turn across the bay. After all that, your appetite should have no problem regenerating. One last note to the tour: your instructions rely on turning at the Starbucks, which seems to have been bought out by a rival company, so your instructions need updating.

Our guide Bob was friendly, funny and knowledgeable. We had tried many different products (cost included in the tour ticket), had a good time and enjoyed interesting stories. Highly recommend!

really friendly, interesting and great food tasting - enough for our evening meal - no need for dinner afterwards converted me to spiced chai latte and i don't like milk! great - easily one of the best i've ever done (and i've done a lot!)