Chef Guided Market Tours

Chef Guided Market Experiences

Edible BC’s tours are unique in that every one of them is led by one an experienced culinary professional. This allows our guests the unique opportunity to interact and ask questions and also to experience the city from a chef’s perspective. What better way to get to know the local food culture? Each tour is limited to only 8 guests, affording participants an intimate and personal experience.

Edible BC proudly offers tours of 2 of Vancouver’s distinct culinary areas.

Chinatown

Come and experience Canada’s largest Chinatown, rich with heritage, culture, and food. Local Chinese Canadian chefs Dora Ho or Stephanie Yuen will lead you through the storied blocks while you sample tea, BBQ meats, bakery items, and much more! If you have time and want to learn more about Chinese dining, sign up for our optional Dim Sum lunch and experience one of our favorite restaurants for Dim Sum – under the tutelage of an experienced guide.

Granville Island Public Market

Edible BC’s signature and most popular tour takes you on a tour of BC’s culinary mecca – Granville Island Public Market. Discover isles bursting with fresh produce, meats, cheeses, charcuterie, seafood and much, much more. Local chefs Gurj Dhaliwal, Rossana Ascencio and EBC President & Founder Eric Pateman will take you through this Vancouver institution and open your eyes to Vancouver’s food culture.

This is not just a tour for visitors to Vancouver. We often have locals who have shopped the market for years take the tour more than once (3 times in one case) as our insider knowledge and relationships with the vendors open their eyes to many new tastes and experiences. This is the perfect opportunity to refresh your cooking routine!

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To join us for any of our chef-guided market experiences, simply click on titles above which will take you to the respective tour page and our online booking form, or call our office directly at (604) 812-9660.

Each tour is limited to only 8 people so that you will be able to have a very personalized and interactive trip. Each tour is tailored to the group, so every tour is different.

These tours are also great for groups and conferences coming into Vancouver. For larger groups, we can accommodate up to 24 people at a time (using 3 guides) and we can handle up to 75 people a day in some cases (depending on the day of the week, time of the year, guide availability, etc.).

We also proudly offer Private Family Market Tours. With a minimum of 2 adults at our regular fare, we welcome a maximum of 6 children up to 16 years of age at a rate of 25% off.  Children 5 and under are free of charge.  The tour follows the same basic outline as our public tours, but you have a chef guide all to yourself, and we can incorporate the children’s pace and interests in the tour.

Participants on every tour will receive an Edible BC tote bag filled with recipes, notes, bottled water and more!

For answers to many of your other questions, visit our “Frequently Asked Questions” page for all the answers.

We look forward to having you join us on our next culinary adventure.