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Berkeley Food & Culture Tour

By igniTours
Free cancellation available
Price is €69 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

This walking tour reveals Berkeley as the unsung powerhouse of American food and modern politics.

We begin in the North Shattuck area (formerly the Gourmet Ghetto), where culinary revolutions happened simultaneously. You'll discover how Alfred Peet birthed speciality coffee, the Cheese Board Collective popularised the French baguette, and Alice Waters pioneered farm-to-table dining at Chez Panisse. The tour features five distinct food stops, including the Cheese Board’s cult-favorite vegetarian pizza and Gregoire's famous potato puffs.

Next, we explore the UC Berkeley campus, passing through the world’s densest grove of Tasmanian Blue Gum Eucalyptus. We'll admire the towering Campanile and architecture. We'll stand by the Mario Savio Steps and learn how this became the epicentre of the 1964 Free Speech Movement.

Finally, we head down Telegraph Avenue and grab a sweet treat as we walk by Rasputin & Amoeba Records before concluding at People's Park, a famous protest site.

Activity location

  • Berkeley
    • Berkeley, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 1475 Shattuck Ave.
    • 1475 Shattuck Avenue
    • 94709, Berkeley, California, United States

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Berkeley Food & Culture Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Duration: 3 hours

Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00
Price details
€68.87 x 1 Adult€68.87
Total
Price is €68.87

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    4-5 food stops
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic drinks are available for you to purchase on your own if you choose
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Parking
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Berkeley

  • 2h
Berkeley gets overshadowed by its bigger neighbors, but a lot of what people love about American food and a fair chunk of modern political life started right here.

University of California, Berkeley

  • 30m
Founded in 1868, it’s the flagship campus of the University of California system. It has a reputation for being intellectually intense, innovative, diverse, and highly competitive — often described as having “Ivy League-level academics with state school energy.”

Location

Activity location

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    Berkeley
    • Berkeley, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    1475 Shattuck Ave.
    • 1475 Shattuck Avenue
    • 94709, Berkeley, California, United States

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