Kinsale Culinary Tour


3 hours
Free cancellation
4 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

This tour is a unique way into the local community of Kinsale where visitors can sample the best of Irish local handmade produce.
Our guides are passionate about Kinsale, its history, and its people. Quirky streets and lanes entice visitors to explore unusual churches, ancient ruins, and even giants. The streets are bustling with busy restaurants, cafes, and gastro pubs, in this spoiled-for-choice seaside town.

Inclusions

  • Snacks - Local cheese, spiced beef, edible seaweed, award winning chutneys and marmalade, Irish homemade bread, oysters, sausage, chocolates, Irish Coffee

What to expect

Kinsale is known as the gourmet capital of Ireland where the Atlantic Ocean provides seafood from sea to table. Begin this tour with a brief history of Irish food and how it has shaped us economically, socially, and culturally and how important the food industry is to us today. Kinsale boasts a collection of highly creative chefs making it the number one choice as a culinary destination.
Our certified local guides will walk you through quirky streets to enjoy samples of local cheese, spiced beef, smoked salmon, oysters, and other savouries washed down with a local brew. Visitors will partake in an Irish Coffee demonstration with a glass in a friendly local pub where they can chat and get to know the locals. Visit the local meadery or distillery ( Depending on the day of tour) for tastings of local mead or Kinsale whiskey. We finish the tour in one of Ireland's best-known and loved pubs.


Stop At:

• Kinsale Tourist Office, 1 Pier Road Near Emmet Place and Barry'd Place, Kinsale Ireland

Sample Menu

• A cornucopia of tastings - Local handmade cheese, award winning pate/sausage/ mouth watering salmon/oysters/prawns
Washed down with a local brew
• Seafood chowder - A feast of local seafood, crab, prawns, salmon and more served with homemade soda bread and butter (seasonal variations)

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Please inform us of any dietary restrictions or allergies
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Pam S
September 2023

Our travel agent recommended this tour and it was great. Kerry was knowledgeable, funny and so friendly! We stopped in many places for food samples with a ton of Mondale history. Don’t eat a lot before this.. you will have gourmet appetizers and seafood chowder to name a few. Thanks Kerry!

Michael_P
August 2023

We really enjoyed our tour with Fran. She was very knowledgeable about the area and the food tastings were delicious. She was also great with our kids, as long as your kids are willing to try different foods then I would recommend for families too.

Patricia_S
June 2023

The Kinsale Culinary Tour was well beyond our expectations. Francis, our tour guide was AMAZING, the food was spectacular and Kinsale was a beautiful town! I highly recommend!!

Nicholas_B
October 2022

I cannot say enough good things about this tour! Fran was knowledgeable and the places she took us and the foods she picked out were wonderful! We also learned a lot about the history of the area. If you are in the area this is a must!

Margot_B
October 2023

We loved our tour! I believe our guide's name was Amanda and she was so kind, personable, and knowledgeable about the history and food of Kinsale and Ireland. We ate more than enough good food to fill our bellies and got to explore the town of Kinsale by foot.

lanieb2023
April 2023

My group had an absolutely great time! The town of Kinsale is charming and has an interesting history. The pacing of the tour was perfect; giving us enough time to try all the foods, chat, and digest before the next stop. In particular, Food U had an impressive spread of seafood and the Kinsale M...

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