Private Food Tours

A Fun Group Outing That Everyone Will Love

Whether it’s a milestone birthday, family reunion, book club meet-up, girls’ weekend, or a just-because gathering, we create private food tour experiences that are fun, delicious, and genuinely Philly. You show up with your people – we handle the rest. No schedules to juggle, no guessing where to eat; everywhere from Italian Market to Chinatown, and Chestnut Hill. Just good food, great stories, and time to actually connect.

Chef Jacquie works directly with each group to shape the food tour experience from tastings to full sit-down dinners to match your group’s interests, dietary needs and vibes. Our goal, make your event the one everyone’s still talking about long after the last bite.

Explore Philadelphia’s Most Delicious Neighborhoods

Private food tours are available in several of Philadelphia’s most vibrant and historic neighborhoods. Each area offers its own flavors, stories, and personality – and Jacquie helps bring them to life in a way only a true local can.

Popular private food tour locations include:

The Italian Market – Philly’s iconic 9th Street Market, rich with tradition and flavor
East Passyunk Avenue – A nationally recognized dining destination
Chinatown – A cultural and culinary gem packed with incredible eats
Reading Terminal Market – One of the country’s most famous public markets
Market East – A lively mix of old-school favorites and modern spots
Chestnut Hill – Charming, historic, and full of hidden food treasures
Independence Hall / Liberty Bell Area – Perfect for history lovers
Comfort Food Tours – Because sometimes everyone just wants the classics

Each private food tour is thoughtfully curated to showcase standout small businesses, delicious tastings, and the fascinating stories behind them.

A Perfect Girls Weekend Experience

All the fun, none of the chaos.
This is how girls do a night out.

No lines. No spreadsheets. Just great food, good company, and of course… Philly flavor.

The girls’ night plan is already handled. This private food tour is made for milestone birthdays, bachelorette parties, reunions, annual girls’ weekends, and every “we need a night out” moment in between. A fun-filled day or night out with incredible food, local stories, history, and zero stress.

You’ll eat, drink, and carry on through Philly neighborhoods that know how to keep it fun. Led by award-winning food tour guide, Chef Jacquie Kelly, who takes care of the details, so your only job is to enjoy your people.

Effortless. Delicious. Unapologetically Philly.

Our book club joined Chef Jacquie recently and had such a good time! We sampled Sicilian-style cannolis, some fantastic cheeses, olive oils and vinegars, handmade tortillas, chocolate truffles, Italian coffee… oh, and pizza too! Jacquie clearly loves her neighborhood and was delighted to share it with us. Would definitely recommend!

Mary Ellen F.

We had an amazing tour with Chef Jacquie! She was delightful, knowledgeable, and very kind. We ate so much delicious food and learned the history of the market and about the eateries and shops we stopped at. It was a hit for our tweens and adults and I highly recommend.

Shannon S.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Meet Your Guide: The Chef Jacquie Difference

Born and raised in South Philadelphia, Chef Jacquie Peccina Kelly is an award-winning food tour guide, chef, storyteller, and the founder of StrEATS of Philly Food Tours. She spent five years immersed in her family’s regions of Italy – Bologna, the country’s food capital, and Abruzzo, whose traditions deeply shaped South Philly’s Italian food culture – before returning home. With more than 35 years in hospitality and 16 years leading one of Philadelphia’s original food tour companies, Jacquie is a true local OG, with family roots that keep expanding while deeply connected to the neighborhoods, vendors, and food people that define this city.

She doesn’t read from notes or repeat what you could find online. Every food tour is rooted in lived, generational experience and real relationships as she shopped with her grandfather as a child in the Italian Market. Today she’s still greeting shop owners by name, exchanging hugs across the counter, and welcoming guests like friends. Blending incredible food, rich history, and entertaining storytelling, Jacquie creates a fun experience that is authentic, personal and unmistakably South Philly.

A Private Food Tour, Made for Fun

Grab your girlfriends, sisters, anniversaries to book club outings, or travel crew and turn a day in Philly into something special. Our private food tours are designed for groups who love good food, great stories, and doing something a little out of the ordinary.

We’ll walk, eat, sip, and explore at a comfortable pace—no rushing, no pressure, just a really enjoyable day together. You pick the group, we’ll help shape the experience.