Miami Culinary Tours

What Miami Culinary Tours does

Miami Culinary Tours is a privately held tour operator founded by Grace Della in 2009 that runs guided food and cultural walking tours across four Miami neighborhoods: Little Havana, South Beach, Wynwood, and the Miami Design District. The company's core offerings are four public daily tours priced at $69.99 to $89.99 per person, each lasting approximately 2.5 hours, with food tastings at multiple local establishments led by expert local guides. Beyond public tours, the company operates a private group business accommodating 10 to 150 guests for corporate events, bachelorette parties, birthdays, and family gatherings, with pricing customized per group.

The business runs a direct-to-consumer model with reservations processed through the Fareharbor booking platform integrated into its website, supplemented by phone and text inquiries. Distribution extends through earned media, content marketing via its blog and Instagram, and third-party marketplaces—most notably Viator, where it won the 2025 Viator Experience Award. Pricing is unit-based on per-person tour tickets, with a $100 non-refundable deposit plus a $7 Fareharbor fee for private bookings and final payment due three business days before the tour. Ancillary revenue comes from digital gift cards sold in any denomination. The company holds no patents, trademarks, partnerships, or external funding; it is registered as an LLC in Florida and licensed as a Seller of Travel (Registration No. ST37786).

Scale is modest: the company operates with 1–10 employees from a single headquarters at 1000 5th St #200 in Miami Beach, with no subsidiaries, parent companies, or M&A activity disclosed. Brand reputation is its strongest commercial asset—ranked #1 food tour in Miami and top 10 globally on TripAdvisor, with over 20,000 cumulative 5-star reviews across platforms including 6,360+ Google reviews, plus features in Forbes, CNN Travel, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, and USA Today. Geographic operations are confined to Miami-Dade County, with no disclosed plans for geographic expansion beyond South Florida.

Name

Miami Culinary Tours

Legal name

Miami Culinary Tours LLC

Website

https://miamiculinarytours.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Miami Culinary Tours is a privately held tour operator offering guided food and cultural walking tours across four Miami neighborhoods (Little Havana, South Beach, Wynwood, Miami Design District), serving tourists, corporate groups, and private celebrations with daily public tours and customizable private events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Culinary Tourism / Food Tours

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Culinary Walking & Market Tours (THAJAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food, Market & Culinary Culture Tours (THAJAAAG), Private Culinary Experiences (Chef’s Table, Home Dining, Market-to-Meal) (THAJALAH)

Keywords

• Food walking tours
• Culinary tourism
• Cultural city tours
• Private group tours
• Guided food experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Food Tour Tickets: One-time ticket sales for daily walking food tours in Miami neighborhoods including Little Havana, South Beach, Wynwood, and Miami Design District. Tour prices range from $69.99 to $89.99 per person.
2. Gift Cards: Digital gift certificates redeemable against any food tours, sold in any denomination with unique redemption codes.
3. Private Group Tours: Customizable private tours for corporate groups, bachelorette parties, family gatherings, and birthday parties. Requires $100 non-refundable deposit with final payment due 3 business days prior. Additional charges for extra food, alcohol, and hotel meet-ups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Miami Culinary Tours operates guided walking food and cultural tours through Miami neighborhoods, including Little Havana, South Beach, Wynwood, and the Miami Design District, led by expert local guides with food tastings at multiple family-owned restaurants. The company offers daily public tours, customizable private group experiences for 10-150 guests, and digital gift cards redeemable against any tour.

Product overview

Miami Culinary Tours operates a portfolio of walking food and cultural tour experiences in Miami neighborhoods, including four core public tour products (Little Havana, South Beach, Wynwood, and Miami Design District) and four private group offerings (Corporate Groups, Bachelorette Parties, Birthday Parties, Family & Friends). The company also offers digital gift cards. All tours are conducted on foot, led by expert local guides, and include food tastings at multiple local establishments. Private group tours accommodate 10-150 guests and are customizable to group preferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Little Havana Food and Cultural Tour A 2.5-hour guided walking tour through Little Havana exploring Cuban-American culture and cuisine with tastings at multiple local restaurants, led by an expert local guide. Priced at $69.99 per person; rated the #1 food tour in Miami.
• South Beach, Miami, Food and Art Deco Tour A 2.5-hour guided walking tour combining tastings at diverse Miami eateries with exploration of the iconic Art Deco architecture of South Beach. Priced at $69.99 per person.
• Wynwood Food and Street Art Tour A 2.5-hour guided walking tour of Miami's Wynwood neighborhood featuring culinary tastings and street art exploration, including the famous Wynwood Walls murals. Priced at $89.99 per person.
• Miami Design District Walking Food Tour A 2.5-hour guided walking tour of Miami's Design District featuring cultural melting pot cuisine, modern architecture, art installations, and haute couture. Priced at $89.99 per person.
• Corporate Group Tours Customizable private team-building food and cultural tours for corporate groups of 10-150 guests, led by expert local guides, with $100 non-refundable deposit and final payment due 3 business days prior.
• Bachelorette Party Tours Customizable private food and cultural tours designed for bachelorette party groups, showcasing Miami's best dining, art, and culture for parties of 10-150 guests.
• Birthday Party Tours Customizable private food and cultural tours for birthday celebrations in Miami, accommodating groups of 10-150 guests.
• Family & Friends Tours Customizable private food and cultural group tours for families and friends celebrating occasions in Miami, accommodating 10-150 guests.
• Digital Gift Cards Digital gift certificates redeemable against any Miami Culinary Tours food tour, emailed to purchaser or recipient with a unique redemption code, sold in any denomination.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked #1 in Miami, #10 in the World on TripAdvisor
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• EatWith: EatWith connects travelers with curated local dining experiences including food tours and chef-led tastings. Comparable in culinary-experience focus and tourist customer, though its emphasis on hosted meals gives it partial overlap rather than direct equivalence with Miami Culinary Tours' guided walking format.

Others

• GetYourGuide: GetYourGuide is a leading global tours-and-experiences marketplace that lists food and walking tours in Miami and other cities. Indirect competitor and adjacent distribution channel — its curation and SEO directly affect demand for independent tour operators like Miami Culinary Tours.
• Viator: Viator is the global online marketplace where Miami Culinary Tours already distributes. Not a direct competitor but a critical distribution channel and indirect competitor because it also features many rival food tour operators, influencing discoverability and pricing power.

Broad incumbents

• Walks: Walks (Walks of Italy / Walks of New York) is a well-established small-group tour operator offering food, cultural, and sightseeing walking tours across major cities including some U.S. destinations. Comparable in guided-walking-tour format and tourist customer base, though broader in product scope.
• Urban Adventures: Urban Adventures operates small-group 'off-the-beaten-path' tours including food and cultural walks in many cities worldwide. Comparable in tour format and tourist customer, though broader in theme and geography than Miami Culinary Tours' food-focused niche.

Direct peers

• Avital Tours: Avital Tours provides small-group food, culture, and history walking tours in cities including Miami, with a guided-tasting and storytelling format nearly identical to Miami Culinary Tours. Directly comparable in product, pricing, and customer experience.
• Devour Tours: Devour Tours operates guided food and cultural walking tours across multiple cities (including Miami) with a similar small-group, locally-guided, restaurant-tasting format. Directly comparable business model, product structure, and target customer (tourists seeking authentic local cuisine experiences).
• Secret Food Tours: Secret Food Tours runs walking food tours in dozens of global cities with neighborhood-specific guides and curated tastings. Closely matches Miami Culinary Tours' product, customer segment, and ticketed small-group format, and is a direct competitor in the same category.
• A Chef's Tour: A Chef's Tour offers guided food and market tours led by local culinary experts in multiple U.S. and international cities. Same DTC ticketed walking-tour model, same target customer (tourists), and overlapping value proposition around expert-led local food discovery.
• Miami Food Tours: Miami Food Tours runs walking food tours in Miami neighborhoods (including South Beach and Wynwood), directly competing for the same tourist segment with the same ticketed walking-tour model and curated restaurant stops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MIACulinaryTour
• Facebookfacebook.com/MiamiCulinaryTours
• Instagraminstagram.com/miami_culinary_tours
• Pinterestpinterest.com/foodtours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/miami-culinary-tours

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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