RINO ARTS DISTRICT FOOD TOUR
Great Food and Drinks. Cool Street Art.
Starts at $75
3 Hours
5 Tastings
Afternoons
What’s Included
5 Tastings at Award-Winning Local Restaurants
Local Food Tour Guide
3 Alcoholic Drink Pairings (optional)
Insider’s Guide to Denver Dining
Fun Stories About RiNo and its Street Art
About the Neighborhood
RiNo, short for River North, was named one of the Top 10 Neighborhoods to Visit in the U.S. by Lonely Planet in 2017. Located just one mile from the heart of downtown Denver, this up-and-coming neighborhood is known for its world-class dining, award-winning craft breweries and colorful street art.
What To Expect
On this three-hour walking food tour, taste some of the best dishes the RiNo Arts District has to offer while exploring a cool, industrial neighborhood.
You’ll meet your experienced local guide at Osaka Ramen, a local izakaya run by a James Beard nominee. Over the next three hours, you’ll visit five award-winning local restaurants to taste delicious dishes with the option to add alcoholic drink pairings.
You’ll taste Mexican street tacos with a fusion twist, Japanese fried chicken from a beloved local chef, specialty pizza from a spot named one of the Top 25 Restaurants in Denver, house-made ricotta gnocchi and mochi donuts.* Upgrade your ticket and you’ll enjoy three alcoholic drinks paired with your tour tastings.
In between tour stops, your local foodie guide will share interesting stories about Denver’s growing culinary scene as well as the colorful murals that cover the streets and alleys of the RiNo Arts District.
*Tastings are subject to change. We cannot accommodate gluten-free, dairy-free or vegan diets on this tour.
What You Will Taste
Ricotta Gnocchi
Rose Lemonade
Japanese Chicken
Local Lager
Sourdough Pizza
Margarita
Street Tacos
Mochi Donuts
FAQ’s
The tour meets inside Osaka Ramen: 2611 Walnut St. The entrance to the restaurant is downstairs, and guides will be near the host stand wearing an orange “Delicious Denver Food Tours” button.
Free street parking is available around the meeting point, but this neighborhood can be busy. We recommend building in extra time to arrive to your tour on time. There is also a paid lot at the Denver Central Market, one block away.
All of our tours are walking food/drink tours. Guests meet at the departure point and walk between stops.
This tour includes five tastings at award-winning, locally-owned restaurants. We find that this makes up a satisfying lunch for most guests.
The tour ends with dessert at Dochi – 2449 Larimer St, just 2 blocks away from the meeting point.
You’ll walk through the River North Arts District (nicknamed RiNo), a neighborhood known for its world-class street art.
This tour covers just over a half mile of light and leisurely walking, broken up over the 3 hours. All tastings are indoors, and most are seated (one may be a sit/stand stop).
We can accommodate the following dietary restrictions on our public food and drink tours:
- Vegetarian
- Pescatarian
- No beef
- No pork
- No poultry
- No seafood
- No nuts
We are unable to fully accommodate dairy-free or gluten-free diets on our public tours (some tastings can be substituted), but we can do so on private tours.
Please be sure to include any food allergies/restrictions when booking your ticket so substitutions can be arranged in advance. We are unable to make last-minute substitutions as tastings are pre-ordered with our restaurant partners.
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