Solvang Food Tour

What to Expect

Discover Solvang on the city’s original food tour! Start in the middle of Mission Drive and stroll through downtown, tasting traditional Danish fare, award-winning bakery treats, Santa Ynez Valley wines, and locally-made artisan goods. Immerse yourself in the culture with stories and unique history tidbits from each stop, and pick up simple smartphone photography tips from your guide. By the end, you’ll be eating like a local and snapping photos like a pro! (Gluten-free and vegetarian requests welcome; not recommended for celiac or vegan diets.)

What’s Included

Guests will enjoy up to 10 tastings that include:

• Artisan cheese shop
• Santa Ynez Valley wine tasting rooms
• Traditional Danish restaurants
• Award-winning Danish bakeries
• Locally grown olive oil tasting bar
• Mom and pop owned chocolate shop (with behind-the-scenes sneak peek!)

What’s Not Included

Tip for your friendly guide! (Our guides accept tips in the form of cash or by Venmo.)

Why Take This Tour?

Take Solvang’s longest-running food tour and experience the town like a true local! Led by a knowledgeable longtime local, our tour lets you skip the lines, visits one of the kitchens behind the scenes, and offers more tastings than any other tour in town. With insider stories, local favorites, and authentic flavors, we’re the most “in the know” way to savor Solvang’s culinary scene.

Where to Meet

We meet at Cailloux Cheese Shop located within the courtyard of 1623 Mission Drive — right in the heart of downtown Solvang!

FAQ’s

• Depending on how busy things are in town, the tour lasts approximately 3-3.5 hours.
• This tour is definitely enough for a full lunch.
• The tour covers about 1 mile of walking with plenty of opportunities to sit down along the way.
• Tours operate rain or shine, so dress accordingly!
• Dogs are not allowed on our tours, but you can bring your kids. (However, if they misbehave we will give them an espresso and a puppy to take home at the end of the tour.)