Taste of Canada Food Tour with Guide

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
2 - 12 guests
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Language
English, French
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Discover Canadian flavors on a guided ByWard Market food tour in Ottawa. Enjoy iconic dishes and learn their stories from experts as you indulge in a culinary journey through Canada.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Taste your way through the ByWard Market, Ottawa's historic entertainment district with one of our expert food tour guides. This tour features dishes made famous in or by Canada!


Hear the origin story of each dish as you take pleasure in eating them.

Come hungry—and leave with a new appreciation for Canada’s quirky culinary inventions.


The Taste of Canada Food Tour is a guided gastronomic experience that brings iconic Canadian dishes to life through delicious tastings, fun storytelling, and local insight.


Over the course of 2 – 2.5 hours, you’ll visit a variety of handpicked spots in the heart of Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market neighborhood, sampling dishes and drinks that highlight Canadian comfort foods, regional favourites, and uniquely Canadian inventions.


Along the way, your guide will share the history, quirks, and cultural significance behind each bite.

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
Canadian Beer, Bloody Caesar Cocktail. (Non-alcoholic beverages available.)
Meals
Poutine, Hawaiian Pizza, Nanaimo Bar (sweets), Beavertail (sweets), plus a couple other surprise samplings.
Gratuities
Guide gratuities at the discretion of the guest

Good To Know

  • Alcoholic beverages will only be served for people 19 years old and above.
  • Please let us know if you will be requiring wheelchair accessibility.
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

What You’ll Experience

1

Totem Pole of Canada

Beautiful carving depicting the story of Canada's multi-cultural heritage and welcoming spirit.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Clarendon Lane

Historic courtyard with multiple restaurant patios. We'll stop for food and drink here.
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

ByWard Market

We'll enter the Pavilion building for a stop at a local shop
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

BeaverTails- Queues de Castor (Byward Market)

Home to Ottawa's iconic pastry. This is the flagship kiosk.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Totem Pole of Canada, George Street, Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada, CA, K1N 8W5

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Meet your guide at the Totem Pole, located in front of the Ottawa School of Art. Your guide will be wearing a nametag and carrying a bag with the C'est Bon Food Tours logo imprinted on it.
End Point

BeaverTails- Queues de Castor (Byward Market), George Street, Ottawa Ottawa Ontario, Canada, CA, K1N 1K1

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This tour ends at the BeaverTails stand.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $238.80 
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Earliest available date: July 21, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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