Public and Private Tours Available! Now booking for the holidays!
The best way to safely experience the sights, sounds, and flavors of Cincinnati’s historic public market! Your guide introduces you to popular merchants as we enjoy samples from locally owned small businesses.
Sip and savor as you explore the restaurants, specialty shops, and boutiques in and around Hyde Park Square.
Experience Cincinnati Like a Local
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a long-time resident, the time is right to experience the Queen City. All of our guides have been fully vaccinated, and Cincinnati Food Tours is operating normally.
Cincinnati Food Tours specializes in small groups and personal attention, and our locally-owned restaurant partners are eager to meet you. Although most tours are outdoor walking tours, we are now also visiting indoor spaces and restaurants. If you aren’t ready to join a group yet, consider our self-guided audio tour at Findlay Market. Feel free, too, to contact us about hosting your private group. We love to get creative!
In order to help you feel confident when booking a tour, we have put the following guidelines in place:
Taste the World of Findlay Market Wherever You Are
Send a gift from Findlay Market to share the flavor of Cincinnati’s historic public market. Each of our gift packages contains a collection of non-perishable foods from some of our favorite Findlay Market merchants. Great for birthdays, holidays, and virtual meetings! Boxes ship weekly. Local pickup available, too.
Gift cards are available in any denomination, as a stand alone gift or as a special addition to a gift box. Card value may be applied to any future Cincinnati Food Tours experience and never expires.
Note: For information about corporate gifts or other bulk orders, call Barb at 513-602-5602.
I found my passion at historic Findlay Market when my husband Barry and I opened our fresh produce and specialty shop called Daisy Mae’s Market. I discovered that our store was just the starting point for sharing our love of food and connecting with the Greater Cincinnati community. I launched Cincinnati Food Tours in 2012 as a way to introduce visitors to Findlay Market, share culinary experiences, and spread my enthusiasm for the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Cincinnati Food Tours continues to grow, exploring new neighborhoods and adding new small business partners. I invite you to join us as we share food, culture, and history one step at a time.
Barb Cooper, Certified Tourism Ambassador
Barb is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Erich Kunzel Queen City Advocate Award, presented by the Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau. She and her Cincinnati Food Tours have been mentioned in the New York Times, Forbes, and Chicago Tribune.
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"This was a gift and an awesome one at that. The Findlay Market tour was wonderful. We learned a lot about the market and different shops. The samples were great and we left satisfied."
– Leigh M., Tripadvisor"It was a very enjoyable experience. The guide was very knowledgeable and personable. Food was very good and the places we visited were full of charm. The other people that were on the tour with us, were all very nice."
– Janene B., Tripadvisor"A terrific introduction to the city. My friend was so impressed. We did the classic Findlay Market tour with the Connector extension. Highly recommended."
– Renee W., Tripadvisor"This is my second food tour with this group and I have no words but praise for the job they do. They really make you feel like a part of the market and the city even if you are not from Cincinnati."
– Theodore M., Tripadvisor
