Small Business Saturday: 7 New Jersey Food Tour Companies

October 9, 2021 newjerseyisntboring

It’s no secret that New Jersey has no shortage of excellent restaurants. So it’s great that there are some very smart people who started food tours in their neighborhood! Whether you’re in a college town, city, downtown area, or by the beach there are tours to excite your taste buds.

7 New Jersey Food Tours:

Beyond the Plate Food Tours
With tours in foodie cities like Hoboken, Red Bank, Princeton, and Somerville, Beyond the Plate Food Tours takes you on a three hour foodie experience that you’ll tell all your friends about. Beyond the Plate Food Tours started in Jersey City and has expanded to food tours throughout the Garden State. Not only will you explore the food scene and take in the local culture, but you’ll also gain insight and learn history of the towns you’ll visit. Click here to read my review on their Jersey City Tour, and here for their Downtown Somerville tour.

Cape May Food Tours
The OG of NJ food tours, Cape May Food Tours will have you savoring in local cuisine at multiple locations, learn about the Victorian sights, and delve into Cape May culture. If you’ve ever been to Cape May you know there’s an abundance of great local restaurants, so why not try out a few in a day? They have two tours, the Historic Downtown Food Tour or the West Side Cape May Food Tour. Both tours are 2.5+ hours long featuring 6 spots. Click here for my review when I enjoyed the tour in May 2021.

Sister Cities Food Tours
Sister Cities Food Tours was started by local resident Liz Pacelli to highlight the best food from sister cities Lambertville, NJ, and New Hope, PA. Included on this guided, walking, food tour is your ticket to participate in tastings at FIVE of the best restaurants as well as hidden gems! Liz will guide you through these two towns while providing guests with some fun historical facts along the way.

Taste of Asbury Food Tours
Asbury Park has emerged as a foodie destination, so why not take a food tour? Spend your day savoring different dishes at various local restaurants and eateries while exploring the Jersey Shore’s most unique town. You’ll leave filled with a fascinating history and the best foods Asbury Park has to offer! They have different options for their 2-3 hour tours which include a Downtown Walking Tour, Sip & Stroll (downtown + booze), and Bikes, Booze, & Bites Tour.

Nom Nom Newark
Have you met Newark? Nom Nom Newark provides tasty, fun, Food Tours that bring visitors to 4-5 unique spots over a tour for food and private talks with the chefs! Your guide will trace historic landmarks from Newark’s past and explores its current vibrancy with visits to galleries, shops, eateries, churches, and parks. Have You Met Newark offers public, private, food tours, custom experiences, and virtual experiences.

On the Town Food Tours
On The Town Food Tours is a company that will provide people with fun and delicious educational food experiences in neighborhoods that have some of the best restaurants and bakeries in the state of New Jersey. Tour locations including Haddonfield, Collingswood, Mount Holly, Atlantic City, Hammonton, and Bordentown.

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Savor and Stroll Food Tours
Morristown is one of the Top Ten NJ downtown areas so it’s no surprise that they have their own food tour! Savor and Stroll Culinary Tours will take you through the heart of Morristown, NJ eating all the way. Enjoy hearing Morristown’s history and tasting a meal’s worth of samples from their partners as you meander through town. Your tour guide will present many facts and tidbits about Morristown and its history including info about historic churches & their cemeteries, the Morristown Green and its statues, several mansions, famous residents, and locations of significance during the Revolutionary War and Gilded Age. They run two tours: The Classic Savor and Stroll ticket include guided tour and food samples from six (6) restaurants or shops or their Savor, Sip and Shop ticket which includes food samples from 4-5 restaurants or shops.

Looking for more information? The New Jersey Food Tour Trail was launched in 2021 as a collaboration of food tours that operate in various regions throughout the state. The joining of tours was developed for tourists to create their own trail in an effort to “eat their way” throughout New Jersey. To get a taste of what’s in store, check out their Website and Instagram.

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