Victoria is Australia's most compact yet culturally rich state, home to the cosmopolitan city of Melbourne, world-famous Great Ocean Road, and diverse landscapes from the Grampians to alpine regions. The state blends urban sophistication with natural wonders, offering everything from world-class dining to pristine national parks.
Top food tours
Guided experiences that show you Victoria through its food.
Melbourne CBD Food Lane Tour
Explore Melbourne's famous laneways while tasting the city's culinary icons - from espresso culture to dumpling houses, gelato, wine bars, and hidden restaurants. A good food tour covers Hosier Lane, Degraves Street, Hardware Lane, and Chinatown.
Queen Victoria Market Food Experience
The Queen Victoria Market's deli hall and fresh produce section is one of Melbourne's greatest food experiences. A guided market tour reveals the stories behind the best stallholders, includes tastings of Victorian cheese, smoked salmon, charcuterie, and local produce.
Yarra Valley Winery & Food Tour
A full-day guided tour of the Yarra Valley's finest wineries and restaurants, with a designated driver included in the tour price. Typically visits 3-4 wineries for cellar door tastings and a winery lunch at one of the valley's acclaimed restaurants.
Mornington Peninsula Wine & Cheese Tour
The Mornington Peninsula's 60+ wineries and artisan food producers make it ideal for a guided food and wine tour. Tours typically visit smaller boutique wineries not easily accessible independently, with matched food pairings at each stop.
Fitzroy & Collingwood Neighbourhood Eat
Melbourne's inner-north suburbs of Fitzroy and Collingwood have an extraordinary concentration of independent cafes, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, artisan bakeries, and specialty food stores. A neighbourhood food walk covers the best of these without the tourist crowds of the CBD.
Melbourne Coffee Trail Self-Guided Tour
Melbourne's coffee culture is world-famous, and the city can legitimately claim to have pioneered the specialty coffee movement. A self-guided coffee tour hits the city's most important specialty coffee bars - Patricia Coffee Brewers, Seven Seeds, Proud Mary, Market Lane, and Brother Baba Budan.
Great Ocean Road Farm Gate Trail
The hinterland behind the Great Ocean Road in the Otway Ranges and Colac district contains exceptional artisan food producers. The Great Ocean Road Farm Gate Trail connects a dozen producers including cheese makers, honey producers, berry farms, and the Otway Pork free-range pig farm.
Chinatown Dim Sum & Noodle Tour
Melbourne's Chinatown on Little Bourke Street is Australia's oldest Chinatown and has a remarkable concentration of authentic Cantonese, Shanghainese, and pan-Asian restaurants. A dim sum tour visits multiple establishments tasting different styles of dumplings, noodles, and yum cha.
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Foodie tips
Get more out of every meal.
Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.
Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.
Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.