Los Angeles Food and History Design Tour

What makes the LA: Food + History + Design tour different? There are no cupcakes or amuse bouches – just "real" food that's authentic to Los Angeles and California, and real history.
Food: We start with a true LA dish – the French Dip sandwich. From there we'll take you to one of the best spots on Olvera Street for some great street tacos. Tour finishes at Grand Central Market, one of the top food destinations in the U.S.

History: Many of LA's oldest buildings are still standing and you’ll even go inside one them on this tour. Thought LA was just movie stars, beaches and Beverly Hills? Think again, we have a rich history going back to 1781.

Design: DTLA has some iconic and beautiful buildings – Union Station, City Hall and the Bradbury Building to name just three. On this tour you’ll experience and learn about them, as well as viewing some great public murals.

Join us on our LA food tour and TRULY experience the best of Los Angeles.

* Tour starts 12 noon, Sunday
* Food included

Meeting Point

Union Station

800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

The guide will be checking-in guests from 15 minutes before the tour begins at at the SIDE entrance to Union Station, on Alameda Street (near the taxi rank). Be sure to allow extra time for traffic and finding parking. We CANNOT wait for latecomers, there are other guests.

What's included:

• We donate $1 for every guest to a non-profit, Climate Cents.
• Tour Guide

Not included:

• Drinks are not included.
• Gratuitiy for guide not included. Please allow 15-20%.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Union Station

800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, 90012-2177, California

Tour starts at the historic Union Station, the US's last great station (opened 1939).

15 minutes

Philippe The Original

1001 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

Have the famous French Dip sandwich, which was invented here.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Calle Olvera

Los Angeles, 90012, California

Walk down the oldest street in Los Angeles and eat some lovely Mexican food in spiritual home of the Mexican community in LA.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Avila Adobe

10 Olvera St, , Los Angeles, 90012-2921, California

Go inside the oldest house in Los Angeles, from 1818. See how Angelenos lived before anyone had ever heard of LA

20 minutes

Los Angeles City Hall

200 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA

See this icon of Art Deco design (don't believe us look up 'Art Deco' on Wikipedia).

10 minutes

Downtown

Los Angeles, California

Experience this historic neighborhood, where Los Angeles was founded. It's full of beautiful buildings and great restaurants

30 minutes

Bradbury Building

304 S Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, 90013-1224, California

Experience one of Los Angeles' most beautiful interior spaces.

15 minutes

Million Dollar Theater

307 S Broadway, , Los Angeles, 90013-1207, California

See this famous movie palace, on downtown's Broadway, which was built for Sid Grauman (who also built the Chinese Theatre).

Pass by without stopping

Grand Central Market

317 South Broadway, , Los Angeles, 90013-1222, California

Foodie Heaven. Rated by Bon Apetit Magazine as one of the Top 10 food destinations in the U.S.

30 minutes