Walking and Bus Food Tours
Milwaukee’s Premier, Original & Award-Winning Tours
Theresa's Letter
This year we are offering a limited selection of public tours, primarily focused on our outdoor walking tours and options that lend themselves to greater social distancing. These dates are all listed on our calendar, which you can view by scrolling to the bottom of this page.
We continue offering private food tours as well! We require 8 or more paid guests for a private walking tour; 15 or more paid guests for a private bus tours.
If you have fewer than 8 guests, we are happy to work with you to create a custom itinerary and pricing for your party including offering a classic sightseeing tour of Milwaukee via a chauffeured vehicle. Learn more about pricing for groups of all sizes HERE. Please reach out to us at sales@milwaukeefoodtours.com or by calling 414-255-0534 x 3 to begin planning something delicious!
We take great pride in setting the standard for safety on our tours and making sure that you, our guests, can truly enjoy the experience and have fun at the same time. We follow government and CDC mandates of wearing face coverings throughout the tour, maintain social distancing by keeping parties on public tours separated by 6 feet, serve individual plates (not family style meals) and ensure our restaurant partners take great care in cleaning their facility before our visit.
Lastly, the best-laid plans today might not work in the future. If you need to cancel your reservation for any reason, as long as you cancel 12 hours prior, we will refund your tickets with no penalty to you. In the event that we must cancel a tour due to weather or COVID-19, rest assured that you will receive a full refund as well. Gift cards also do not expire, so you can always return to exploring with us in 2022 and beyond.
If you are not quite ready to explore the city, we pivoted to offering gift boxes that are allowing us to continue our mission of supporting multiple small businesses in the community and sharing their stories. They are a delicious way to enjoy having the best of Milwaukee delivered straight to your doorstep, or the doorstep of someone you love or appreciate.
We hope to see you on a tour again very soon!
Theresa Nemetz
Founder and Chief Experience Officer
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Christmas Gift Boxes - Back by Popular Demand!
Our top boxes SOLD OUT in 48 hours last year, and people have been asking when they can reserve theirs for 2021. Pre-orders are NOW OPEN!
Why rush Christmas? We had so much fun last year designing our Christmas collection. It truly saved our company and gave us so much joy to hear and see the connections each of you made with loved ones as a result of the boxes. We wanted to go really big in 2021, but were unable to access loans to purchase all of the inventory in the boxes. Additionally, many of the food producers we are working with are feeling the pinch of supply chain challenges and need to order their ingredients now. We will only have a limited quantity again this year. Not to sound dramatic… but if you really want to purchase a Christmas box this year… this is your chance to do so. Purchase today to reserve your box, and you or your recipients receive it after November 10th.
Looking for a corporate gift? We’d love to work with you to reserve Advent Calendars, our 12 Days Countdown Boxes, or create a custom box to meet the goals and budget of your team. Boxes are available featuring small businesses in not only Wisconsin, but Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois as well. Please reach out to us directly for corporate orders at 262-853-5239.
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Limited edition and encased in a beautifully designed box featuring Wisconsin's winter scenes. Get ready to unwrap 12 must-have local Wisconsin treats!
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Limited edition and encased in a beautifully designed box featuring campus winter scenes and iconic buildings, each door is opened to unveil a treat produced by alumni, parents and friends of Marquette University. A portion of proceeds from this curated gift box benefits Marquette's Bridge to the Future Fund which provides financial aid assistance to current students whose changing economic circumstances jeopardize their ability to continue their education. Your purchase will not only support Marquette small business owners, but will also help transform the lives of students in need.
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Discover 24 sweet and savory treats from the Land of Lincoln. We've packed a whole lot of deliciousness into our Delicious Illinois Advent Calendar for the 24 days leading up to Christmas.
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Limited edition and encased in a beautifully designed box featuring Chicago's winter scenes. Get ready to unwrap 12 must-have local Windy City treats!
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Give your friends, family or team a gift card that can be applied towards our walking and bus tours, domestic or international trips, or gift boxes. BONUS: Our gift cards do NOT expire and the recipient gets to select the way that they want to use it, whether it be for an in-person tour experience or to have a bit of Milwaukee sent to their doorstep with a gift box purchase!
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The Jingle Bus may be SNOW-cially distanced this year, but that's no reason to miss the best holiday light display in Wisconsin! Come through the Zeidler Union Square Drive-Thru to pick up your grab-and-go treat bag filled with cookies along with something for the kiddos to make your evening adventure complete.
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We love Christmas and we love ethnic bakeries, so creating an entire gift box dedicated to sweet pastries was meant to be!
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We love Christmas, and we love Wisconsin. We've packed a whole lot of deliciousness into our Delicious Wisconsin Advent Calendar for the 24 days leading up to Christmas.
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Keep your hands and heart warm with this Delicious Michigan Advent Calendar from the Mitten State! Bursting with unique treats from small businesses and food producers to enjoy in the 24 days leading up to Christmas.
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Enjoy a Milwaukeean-led tour with stops inside historic buildings, a chance to see local art work, and a sweet ending with a small treat from one of our favorite spots.
Sunday Funday never tasted so good! Hop on this fast-paced tour as we brunch our way around Milwaukee! Explore Milwaukee’s bloody-good brunch scene via The Hop, Milwaukee’s streetcar.
Join us as we showcase the hidden gems of Milwaukee's Latin Quarter. This diverse and vibrant community has so much to offer, including some of our favorite foods and beverages.
Did you know that Milwaukee is home to its very own style of pizza? Enjoy Milwaukee-style pizza and much more on the Pizza Bus with distinctly different stops of the most historic and delicious pies in town.
Old German traditions meet delicious new delights on this food tour along Milwaukee’s scenic RiverWalk and Old World 3rd Street. We might even 'schlemiel and schlimazel' our way across the Milwaukee River to pay homage to The Fonz.
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From Milwaukee, With Love
Our delicious gift boxes are spreading joy across the country.
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Custom designed by a Milwaukee artist to feature the most iconic and historic custard stands in Milwaukee. This tea towel is an ideal hostess gift or house warming gift designed to celebrate Milwaukee's famous status as the Custard Capital of the World. It's a wonderful item for locals to proudly display or use in their home, or for visitors to take with them as a keepsake.
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Send a break to colleagues, or delve in and enjoy while watching the biggest games of the year with a curated selection of our favorite Wisconsin snacks. From salty to sweet this selection of Wisconsin-made products will satisfy everyone's snacking desires.
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Milwaukee has been long known as the “City of Steeples” and this virtual tour will take you into three unique places of worship to learn why! Not only will your Virtual Tour Guide will take you behind-the-scenes to meet the pastors and members of the congregations of these historic churches, but you’ll learn about Milwaukee historic candy making history.
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We had so many requests for our Wisconsin Girl shirt featured in a social media post that we found a way to make it available to you for purchase on apparel and items!
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Send some of the most iconic foods from the state of Wisconsin directly to friends, family, clients - of yourself!. Perfect for your snack breaks or to send someone some Wisconsin love, this care package includes our favorite Wisconsin-made treats. When you say Wisconsin, you’ve said it all!
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Our Creamy Dreamy gift box is dedicated to highlighting Milwaukee as the proclaimed, “Custard Capital of the World," complete with a chance to visit the historic stands throughout the city.
Give the Gift of Milwaukee's Best Sights and Flavors
Give your friends, family or team a fun and lasting memory! Our gift cards can be used for Milwaukee Food Tours, in addition to our sister companies, Milwaukee City Tours and Milwaukee Bus Rentals. It’s an experience perfect for birthdays, holidays, weddings, anniversaries, company gifts, or any occasion.
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Milwaukee Food & City Tours offers private tours for groups of all sizes - we've accommodated groups up to 300.
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Theresa's Team
Your Milwaukee Insiders
Led by Theresa Nemetz, a Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA), an alumna of Future Milwaukee, a 40 Under Forty by the Milwaukee Business Journal, our team has a passion for Milwaukee and all it has to offer. We pride ourselves on being local insiders, and will have you discovering the sights and savoring the flavors of Milwaukee’s most historic neighborhoods and delicious eateries. We are proud of the commentary often provided by our tour attendees, “I’ve lived here my entire life and never explored Milwaukee like I did today.” We invite you to immerse yourself into our culture in a fun and intimate way by experiencing one of our Milwaukee City Tours and Milwaukee Food Tours.
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