We came away with a full belly and an incredible grasp of the history and culture of the city. I highly recommend this experience!
Julia C
Google Review
Corporate Tours & Team Outings in Durham
Discover the culinary gems of Durham on a Taste Carolina tour of downtown. Savor, sip, and socialize with your colleagues, and have a blast!
Email for DetailsAbout Durham, NC
Nationally acclaimed restaurants and 150 years of colorful history are the perfect backdrop for an exceptional culinary tour in downtown Durham. Whether your group is visiting the Triangle area or made up of long-time locals, you’ll discover all of Durham’s flavors together!
Team Outings & Private Tours
Durham Corporate Food Tours
Connect with colleagues while enjoying Durham’s cutting-edge culinary scene.
Enjoy genuine connection with colleagues and clients on a roving dinner party.
Includes:
- Unforced team-building and authentic conversation
- 3-5 independent restaurants and bars
- Multiple courses, drink pairings, tax, and gratuities
- Local cuisine and global flavors
- Customized itineraries to fit group specifications
- Less than a 1 mile guided walk
- The best food in the heart of downtown
- Accommodations for all dietary restrictions
Food Tour Details
Book a Private TourDurham Downtown Dinner & Drinks Tours feature a delightful mix of locally-owned restaurants, thoughtfully crafted dishes and drinks, and colorful stories. This VIP outing includes chef greetings throughout and fascinating tidbits about city history and culture. Connect organically while walking together and sitting with different colleagues at each venue. With an unhurried pace and an authentic vibe, you’ll discover incredible food and a unique city—together. Customized routes fit your group’s needs.
Availability and Timing
Flexible days and times. Available Mondays through Thursdays in the afternoon and evening, and on weekend afternoons.
Capacity
Custom tours can be arranged for groups of 5 to 200+.
Location Details & Parking
All details will be sent to the group’s organizer prior to the tour.
Important Things to Know Before Your Tour
Walking distance is about a mile in total, never more than 5 to 10 leisurely minutes at a time. Tours run 2.5 hours. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Note that reservations at multiple restaurants mean that we must start on time. All specific dietary restrictions are accommodated per person with substitutions per advance notice. Alcoholic and alternate beverages are available.
Deposit & Payment Information
A credit card deposit will be due once the tour is confirmed. The balance is made via invoice closer to the event. All payment methods are available.
Restaurants Included
Tours feature locally-owned restaurants and bars that support local farms and vendors. Visit 3-5 locations per tour, such as Bull City Burger & Brewery, Queeny’s, Kingfisher, Velvet Hippo, Alley Twenty-Six, Weldon Mills, Boricua Soul, Ekhaya, and The Parlour.
Enjoy genuine connection with colleagues and clients while sharing a walking culinary adventure.
Includes:
- Unforced team-building and authentic conversation
- Varied tastings at 4-5 stops, tax, and gratuities
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink pairings
- Farm-to-table cuisine and global flavors
- Customized itineraries to fit group specifications
- A guided walk of the heart of downtown
- A VIP welcome at each location
- Accommodations for all dietary restrictions
Food Tour Details
Book a Private TourDurham Downtown Tasting Tours include savory and sweet tastings at multiple locally-owned restaurants per tour. As a VIP diner, your group will be welcomed by chefs. There will be plenty of time to connect while strolling from place to place together and sitting with different colleagues at each venue. A friendly guide highlights the city's colorful history, architecture, and culture. Customized schedules fit each group's specifications.
Availability and Timing
Flexible days and times. Available Mondays through Fridays.
Capacity
Custom tours can be arranged for groups of 5 to 200+.
Location Details & Parking
All details will be sent to the group’s organizer prior to the tour.
Important Things to Know Before Your Tour
Walking distance is about a mile in total, never more than 5 to 10 leisurely minutes at a time. Tours run 2.5 hours. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Note that reservations at multiple restaurants mean that we must start on time. All specific dietary restrictions are accommodated per person with substitutions per advance notice. Alcoholic and alternate beverages are available.
Deposit & Payment Information
A credit card deposit will be due once the tour is confirmed. The balance is made via invoice closer to the event. All payment methods are available.
Restaurants Included
Tours feature locally-owned restaurants and food shops that support local farms and vendors. Visit 4-5 locations per tour, such as Bull City Burger & Brewery, Queeny’s, Boricua Soul, Toast, Pie Pushers, Sweets by Shayda, and The Parlour.
Team Outings & Private Tours
Durham Corporate Food Tours
Connect with colleagues while enjoying Durham’s cutting-edge culinary scene.
Durham Dinner & Drinks Tour
Enjoy genuine connection with colleagues and clients on a roving dinner party.
Includes:
- Unforced team-building and authentic conversation
- 3-5 independent restaurants and bars
- Multiple courses, drink pairings, tax, and gratuities
- Local cuisine and global flavors
- Customized itineraries to fit group specifications
- Less than a 1 mile guided walk
- The best food in the heart of downtown
- Accommodations for all dietary restrictions
Food Tour Details
Description of Tour
Durham Downtown Dinner & Drinks Tours feature a delightful mix of locally-owned restaurants, thoughtfully crafted dishes and drinks, and colorful stories. This VIP outing includes chef greetings throughout and fascinating tidbits about city history and culture. Connect organically while walking together and sitting with different colleagues at each venue. With an unhurried pace and an authentic vibe, you’ll discover incredible food and a unique city—together. Customized routes fit your group’s needs.
Availability and Timing
Flexible days and times. Available Mondays through Thursdays in the afternoon and evening, and on weekend afternoons.
Book a Private Tour
Capacity
Custom tours can be arranged for groups of 5 to 200+.
Location Details & Parking
All details will be sent to the group’s organizer prior to the tour.
Important Things to Know Before Your Tour
Walking distance is about a mile in total, never more than 5 to 10 leisurely minutes at a time. Tours run 2.5 hours. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Note that reservations at multiple restaurants mean that we must start on time. All specific dietary restrictions are accommodated per person with substitutions per advance notice. Alcoholic and alternate beverages are available.
Deposit & Payment Information
A credit card deposit will be due once the tour is confirmed. The balance is made via invoice closer to the event. All payment methods are available.
Restaurants Included
Tours feature locally-owned restaurants and bars that support local farms and vendors. Visit 3-5 locations per tour, such as Bull City Burger & Brewery, Queeny’s, Kingfisher, Velvet Hippo, Alley Twenty-Six, Weldon Mills, Boricua Soul, Ekhaya, and The Parlour.
Durham Daytime Tasting Tour
Enjoy genuine connection with colleagues and clients while sharing a walking culinary adventure.
Includes:
- Unforced team-building and authentic conversation
- Varied tastings at 4-5 stops, tax, and gratuities
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink pairings
- Farm-to-table cuisine and global flavors
- Customized itineraries to fit group specifications
- A guided walk of the heart of downtown
- A VIP welcome at each location
- Accommodations for all dietary restrictions
Food Tour Details
Description of Tour
Durham Downtown Tasting Tours include savory and sweet tastings at multiple locally-owned restaurants per tour. As a VIP diner, your group will be welcomed by chefs. There will be plenty of time to connect while strolling from place to place together and sitting with different colleagues at each venue. A friendly guide highlights the city's colorful history, architecture, and culture. Customized schedules fit each group's specifications.
Availability and Timing
Flexible days and times. Available Mondays through Fridays.
Book a Private Tour
Capacity
Custom tours can be arranged for groups of 5 to 200+.
Location Details & Parking
All details will be sent to the group’s organizer prior to the tour.
Important Things to Know Before Your Tour
Walking distance is about a mile in total, never more than 5 to 10 leisurely minutes at a time. Tours run 2.5 hours. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Note that reservations at multiple restaurants mean that we must start on time. All specific dietary restrictions are accommodated per person with substitutions per advance notice. Alcoholic and alternate beverages are available.
Deposit & Payment Information
A credit card deposit will be due once the tour is confirmed. The balance is made via invoice closer to the event. All payment methods are available.
Restaurants Included
Tours feature locally-owned restaurants and food shops that support local farms and vendors. Visit 4-5 locations per tour, such as Bull City Burger & Brewery, Queeny’s, Boricua Soul, Toast, Pie Pushers, Sweets by Shayda, and The Parlour.
We visited an amazing collection of locally owned spots where chefs and owners came around to meet us. It was such a hit for our group. I would definitely recommend Taste Carolina for a ‘more than your typical’ outing! It’s so nice to see Taste Carolina connecting local restaurants to the community.
Dave P
Google Review
Hands down the best tour ever! I was surprised as to how many hidden gems are in our beautiful city. Our guide was sweet, knowledgeable, and so much fun! A great way to share downtown with friends visiting from out of town, a day date, or a girls day/ night. I will be going again very soon.
Tiffani B
Facebook Review
This is an excellent way to treat your staff, mix, mingle, and "taste" excellent food and drinks from local restaurants. Our tour guide did a wonderful job sharing some history, interesting facts, and keeping us on schedule. Great mix of local restaurants.
Gina S
Trip Advisor Review
What a fabulous experience and well-run company! It’s a great activity to do with friends and family from out of town, or even to explore restaurants and learn stories about your own hometown you may not know. Thank you to the Taste Carolina team for supporting local businesses and showcasing, in such a wonderful way, how much exceptional delicious-ness there is in NC!
Michelle R
Trip Advisor Review
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Tours in each location – Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Wilmington, Chapel Hill/ Carrboro, Asheville, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem – are offered almost every weekend, all year ‘round. Contact us to request a date not shown on the calendar. Tickets can be purchased on this website. Private weekday, weeknight, and weekend tours are available and can be booked by calling (919) 237-2254 or emailing info@tastecarolina.net.
If a food tour is sold out, can I get on a waiting list? What if I don’t see a tour scheduled on a day I would like to go?
If a tour on the calendar is sold out, you will be prompted to sign up for the waiting list. No payments are made. If you do not see your desired tour date on the schedule, please email us to let us know what date you are interested in. We may be able to schedule a public or private tour for you on your desired date.
What is included in my ticket price?
All food and drink tastings, restaurant gratuity, a guided tour of the area, and an all-around fun time are included in the ticket price. You may wish to purchase additional drinks or items at markets or specialty shops along the way. Gratuity for your tour guide is not included in the ticket price but is always greatly appreciated. Gratuity for your tour guide is required on private tours.
