Group or bank travel leaders, reunion planners, conventions, or corporate teams may select from any of our public neighborhood walking or bus tour routes, or from one of our themed tours created especially for larger groups. These options involve minimal walking and are fully-customizable.

We offer groups:

  • No deposit required
  • No cancellation fees
  • Available for groups of all sizes
  • One comp per 25 attendees for your driver & escort
  • All-inclusive pricing for food, drinks and guided tour

Multi-day, full-day, half-day and 2.5 hour itinerary options available.  Call 414-255-0534 ext 5 or email grouptours@milwaukeefoodtours.com for details. 

Download or print our Group Travel Itineraries for the office HERE or keep reading below for itineraries. 

ITINERARIES

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Progressive Ethnic Meal (Lunch or Dinner)
Progressive Ethnic Meal (Lunch or Dinner)

·       Begin on Old World 3rd Street with overview of Milwaukee’s German history. Enjoy sausage, cheese and beer/root beer plus shopping time on Old World 3rd Street.

·       Travel via your bus to the Historic Third Ward with a narration of Milwaukee's Irish history. Stop at Milwaukee Public Market for shopping.

·       Enjoy a generous family-style lunch at Milwaukee’s last remaining Polish or Serbian restaurant, complete with green salad, cheese pierogi, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, Polish sausage, pork cutlets, red cabbage, milk, tea, soda.

·       Continued city tour along Milwaukee's lakefront; see Milwaukee Art Museum and North Shore Lighthouse.

·       Visit Brady Street, Milwaukee’s Italian enclave; stop at Peter Sciortino's Bakery for cookies and shopping; visit Glorioso's Deli for continued shopping and visit their test kitchen for a demo.

Length of time: 5.5 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 10 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $65 per person

Christmas Bakery Buses - Milwaukee or Racine
Christmas Bakery Buses - Milwaukee or Racine

·       Visit 4 – 6 bakeries and shops during our extremely popular Christmas Bakery Bus! At each of the stops, your guests will receive treats, samples, and shopping time.

·       In route to each location, your fully narrated tour includes the history of Christmas holiday traditions of the Polish, Germans, Italians, Irish, and more.

·       You may choose to do this tour in either Milwaukee or Racine – your choice! Similar to our Milwaukee experience, we'll delve into the infamous Racine Kringle, the official State of Wisconsin pastry. On the tour we will visit numerous Kringle shops and bakeries. An excellent opportunity to celebrate the holidays with friends while sampling bakery, learning about Racine's Danish history, and exploring the city. 

Length of time: 4 hours without lunch; 5 hours with lunch
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 9 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day and must be able to stand at locations
Cost: $65 per person without lunch; $72 per person with lunch

Christmas Lights & Desserts
Christmas Lights & Desserts

·       For groups staying overnight in Milwaukee, our Christmas Lights & Desserts tour is a perfect way to cap off your night. This Santa-approved tour is the perfect mix of history, Milwaukee Christmas traditions, tasty treats and a dash of light-hearted holiday spirit.

·       On our tour, we'll visit holiday displays at Cathedral Square, Pere Marquette Park, Red Arrow Park and Zeidler Union Square. If desired and appropriate for the mobility of the group and winter weather of the day, we can exit the coach to spend some time in the park as well.

·       You'll sample hot chocolate (or coffee) and desserts from two local restaurants, plus some special treats on the bus as well. 

·       To quote Buddy the Elf, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear."  Therefore, your SINGING TOUR GUIDE will lead the bus in a Christmas caroling sing-a-long. It's like a moving Christmas concert on wheels!

Length of time: 2.5 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 4 pm
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times
Cost: $45 per person. If desired, dinner can be arranged prior to the tour for an additional cost.  

Bikes, Brats & Beer Tour
Bikes, Brats & Beer Tour

in collaboration with Harley-Davidson Museum & Lakefront Brewery

·       Start at the Harley-Davidson Museum for a 45-minute, exclusive tour; afterwards, explore museum on-own for 45 minutes.

·       Depart on your bus for a city tour focused on Milwaukee Beer Baron history, highlighted with driving through the Menomonee Valley, Miller Valley and down "Sauerkraut Boulevard," where all of the German beer makers lived.

·       Stop for sit-down generous lunch complete with a selection of Milwaukee's finest Usinger brats. Shopping time on Old World 3rd Street allotted as well.

·       Visit Lakefront Brewery for a one-hour brewery tour and enjoy up to 4 beers per person in beer garden. 

·       Conclude tour with a Milwaukee treat for dessert.

Length of time: 6 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 9 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $85 per person

Racine City Tour & Kringle Experience
Racine City Tour & Kringle Experience

·       Start at your choice of the following for a 1.5 hour tour: SC Johnson, Racine Art Museum, Windpoint Lighthouse

·       Depart on your bus for a city tour focused on Racine’s Danish history, landmarks and founders

·       Stop for sit-down generous lunch at Reefpoint Brewhouse

·       Visit three iconic kringle stops for a kringle making demonstration, samples, treats and bakery shopping

Length of time: 6 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 9 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $65 per person

Churches & Chocolates Tour
Churches & Chocolates Tour

·       Visit three churches for 30 minute docent-led tours. Typically, we visit a Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic church. If desired, your tour can be customized to feature a specific religion, or theme like stained-glass windows.

·       Enjoy a generously-portioned, sit-down lunch.

·       Conclude by visiting a local chocolatier to learn more about their craft; receive in-store samples to enjoy along with take-home treats and shopping time.

Length of time: 5.5 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 9 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $75 per person, including donations to each church visited on behalf of group 

Custard Capital of the World
Custard Capital of the World

·       Start with lunch at a classic Milwaukee diner complete with poodle skirts

·       Give two thumbs up with a visit and photo opportunity to Fonzie along the Milwaukee RiverWalk. Ayyyyy...

·       Next, we delve into a “custard crawl” with stops at three historic custard stands and narrated, guided city tour throughout day

·       Includes an excellent narrated, guided city tour throughout your day plus, enjoy a brief historical tour of the Village of Greendale along with shopping time in this quaint village.

Length of time: 5.5 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 9 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $60 per person

Milwaukee's Fish Fry Tour
Milwaukee's Fish Fry Tour

Sample the classic Milwaukee fish fry!

·       We'll begin our day with a docent-led tour of one of Milwaukee's beautiful Catholic Churches. 

·       We will take to the streets to sample our favorites with two stops for a generously portioned half-sized classic Milwaukee fish fry along with all of the sides and fixings.

·       Additionally, we'll visit a brewery for a tour and two beers to celebrate the original Milwaukee beer brewers that helped make the fish fry what we know today .

·       Conclude by celebrating another staple - frozen custard!

Length of time: 5 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 10 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $70 per person

Craft Beers of MKE
Craft Beers of MKE

In collaboration with the Brew City MKE Museum 

·       Begin the day with a sit-down lunch that pays homage to Milwaukee's brewing past.

·       After lunch we will explore a craft brewery to meet with the masterminds behind their location and learn more about their craft philosophies while sampling their products. 

·       We will dig into Milwaukee're beer history by stopping for a docent tour of the Milwaukee County Historical Society's Brew City MKE Museum. The Museum tells the story of beer through a variety of artifacts, images and hands-on experiences. Each guest will also receive a sample of a Milwaukee craft beer from inside the Museum. 

·       Conclude tour with your guests choosing between a unique beer and chocolate truffle pairing at a local chocolatier or some delicious small-batch ice cream located right next door. 

Length of time: 4.5 hours without lunch; 6 hours with lunch
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 10 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day and must be able to stand at locations
Cost: $60 per person without lunch; $85 per person with lunch
Add-on option: $5 per souvenir pint glass

Broadway Show Series
Broadway Show Series

Are you coming to Milwaukee for a performance at Marcus Center for the Performing Arts? Allow us to build out a full day of wrap-around activities tied to the Broadway show that you have selected. Groups may work directly with the Box Office to make arrangements for tickets and then work with Milwaukee Food & City Tours to add-on an experience, or we're happy to coordinate your whole time in Milwaukee. 

Although we can create custom themes for any show, our featured 2018-2019 itineraries are: 

- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (November 20 -25, 2018)
Our tour guide straight from Whoville will bring you to feast on roast beast, Who-hash, Grinch greens, and Cindy-Lou Who Salad.  For dessert, we'll have a treat that even the best Whobiliation judge would be ecstatic to eat. On your coach along the way, we'll visit some Milwaukee Christmas displays and talk about Christmas traditions.  This fully narrated tour will also include some Whobilation Christmas carols!

- Fiddler on the Roof (February 20 - 27, 2019)
Tradition! Milwaukee's Northshore is rich in Jewish culture. This fascinating tour will open your eyes to modern and historic Jewish culture, the perfect prologue to your evening at the theater for Fiddler on the Roof.  Your group will experience a fully narrated tour along Milwaukee's Lake  Drive; visit tour coordinator's choice of a 60 minute visit to Congregation Shalom or a docent led 60 minute tour of Milwaukee's Jewish Museum; and enjoy a sit down dinner at a Kosher-style deli complete with Matzo Ball soup and deli style sandwiches.. 

- The King & I (April 9 - 14, 2019)

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African American History in Milwaukee
African American History in Milwaukee

·       Our day will begin by visiting two significant churches in the African American community, along with narration while driving about Milwaukee's African American history.

·       Enjoy a stop for a sit-down lunch at an African American owned restaurant

·       Visit the Wisconsin African American Women's Center for a drum and dance presentation. 

·       Conclude your day with dessert and shopping at an African American owned bakery.

·       If desired, an optional stop in Racine, WI to learn more about the Underground Railroad can be added.

Length of time: 6 hours
Start Time: Tour may begin anytime after 9 am
Level: Minimal walking; must be able to enter / exit bus multiple times during day
Cost: $60 per person

BOOKING YOUR TOUR

About our process… we do not ask for a deposit or signed contract. Once you are ready to book the date, you just email us grouptours@milwaukeefoodtours.com or call 262-853-5239. Let us know your desired date / time / route and then we'll put the reservation in the books for you. As the date gets closer, you'll want to let us know your tentative numbers so that we can alert the locations as we confirm our reservations with them. Then one week prior, we will need a final head count, list of any vegetarians or food allergies, and payment via credit card or check. 

We love to customize tours!  We have several "Make It, Take It" options that can be added onto tours for an additional cost. For example:

  • While sipping a beer, create an 8 ounce facial scrub made from hops to take home (Milwaukee)
  • Participate in a 1-hour workshop to learn the basics of quilting, or create a craft such as a wool heart ornament, felt mug mat, needle book, or knit flower necklace (Cedarburg)
  • Mold your own cheesehead takeaway item (Milwaukee)
  • Prepare spiced nuts to snack on (Milwaukee) 

We also can arrange for factory tour or behind-the-scenes experience such as:

  • Harley-Davidson steel toe factory tour
  • Tour a frozen pizza factory, then enjoy a pizza lunch
  • Visit a tortilla chip factory, then enjoy some salsa & chips
  • Enjoy a cooking demonstration and shop at a kitchen supply store
  • Learn the history of the decorated chimneys of a historic community

For all of our tours as noted above, taxes, gratuity at restaurants and food/drinks are included in the total cost. Our Group Travel offerings have pricing reflective of utilizing your bus and driver for the tour. If you need a bus, please ask and we're happy to providing pricing to utilize our buses. Tour guide gratuity is up to your discretion. We recommend a $5 per per person, or 10% of overall invoice, gratuity for your guide.