We did the Strip District Food Tour with Burgh Bits & Bites today. ... and I'm already looking forward to signing up for their Lawrenceville tour. The original food tour company in Pittsburgh - they take you on tours with local experts and great connections to the city culture. We were blessed with our tour guide, Karen - who was a culinary instructor and an architecture buff - so our tour of the Strip District was loaded with quips and tips. Rather than just trying the food on a new era self guided tour, you are given the history of the century old establishments, the clever stories that made them what they are, and a personal interaction curated with the owners at a dedicated time. We visited 11 places and ate at 8. Karen said that she'd consider it a win if we ended on time and we ended full. The tour took exactly two hours as advertised and we didn't even need dinner later that night! I grew up in Pittsburgh but I will now cherish so much more of the Strip District - this tour opened my eyes to what so many more places have to offer! Oh....and you get swag!!! Tote bags to carry your goodies!! read more

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I went to the Strip District tour on July 3rd. It was great the host was very knowledgeable and friendly. I had a great time and the food was delicious. read more

We just wrapped up with the Saxonburg tour, and had Cheryl as our tour guide. We had a wonderful time and highly recommended this tour and the company. We left with full and satisfied stomachs, and also learned a lot of interesting things about Saxonburg. We will definitely do one of the other tours and will also be back to Saxonburg to go back to some of the stops on the tour as well as to visit some places we passed along the way. read more

I have absolutely loved every Burgh Bits & Bites tour I've been on-and I've done them all! As a native Pittsburgher who has lived in Florida for the past 24 years, I love coming back and exploring old neighborhoods with new and tasty offerings. Sylvia, the owner, is so wonderfully accommodating, and all of her tour guides have been extremely knowledgeable. You leave each tour stuffed, and I mean STUFFED! I also think the ticket price is extremely reasonable for the amount of food and cultural experience. read more

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Had a fantastic tour of Lawrenceville with our guide, Gary. Learned so many things I never knew about the city even though I've lived here a long time. We stopped at 6 different restaurants which offered generously sized tastings- the lasagna was a favorite! You definitely won't be hungry after this tour. read more

Bravo! My friend and I took the Strip District tour on a Monday and we had Mary as our trusty guide. She was just fantastic! Knowledgeable and friendly, she taught us so much about the local business owners and their passion for what they do. We learned about everything from "greens & beans" to the Pittsburgh Cookie Table. (The latter is something we also do here in Northeast Ohio too- my Italian family has THE best cookie tables!) But the FOOD.....oh my goodness. We sampled quite a bit. My favorites were the fresh baked pepperoni roll from Sunseri (that bread is SO fresh!) and the creamy, smooth, flavorful hummus from Labad's. I am still dreaming of that tahini and olive oil flavor. What a fun group- 12 is a great number for a food tour. We had one seasoned local on our tour who was so sweet and passionate about everything we ate- it was fun to see him delight in everything he had tasted. He probably could be giving tours himself! I loved everything about this and I hope I get to come back and do another tour with my parents. We also met the owner, Sylvia. You have built something wonderful here, my dear! Keep up the great work! read more

A wonderful time was had by all! I brought my friends from South Carolina to Pittsburgh and we joined my sister in the Strip District for the 'Burg Bits & Bites tour. Richard was such a knowledgeable, charming, and professional guide. I learned so very much about my beloved city that I did not previously know about. It is obvious that he is a well respected guide in the Strip District. The shops were gracious and welcoming to us, due in large part to Richard. We also enjoyed a wide variety of delicious foods! Come hungry! We will certainly be back to Pittsburgh and will also be sure to refer visiting friends. Well done! read more

I went on a tour of the strip district today. It was fantastic! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and really coordinated our visits to each store very well. The food was also great! I hope to get a chance to go on another one of their tours. read more

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Lawrenceville tour by Gary was full of history and local stories but just the right amount sprinkled between a variety of delicious foods. We walked 2 miles but it was broken up so it didn't feel like it. Loved the way he smoothly moved us from place to place. Will definitely sign up for his tour of the strip district. read more

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I thoroughly enjoyed the Burgh Bits & Bites tour of Lawrenceville with our tour guide, Sylvia. The tour was a nice balance of walking, history and food tastings. The local stops were carefully selected and the owners were all welcoming and gracious. We had a group of 8 and we were all friends & chatting by the end of the tour. It was nice that we could linger and talk at Millie's, our last stop. A Burgh Bits & Bites tour would be a perfect activity for when friends & family are in town for a visit. read more

We had a blast on our Lawrenceville food tour! Sylvia was so warm and had great information about Lawrenceville. The carefully curated places we went to were delicious and locally owned. I'd definitely check out another tour when I'm back in Pittsburgh. read more

I have been on two of the neighborhood tours with Burgh Bits &Bites-- phenomenal! Your guides know their stuff. Each tour offers delicious treats, interesting history lessons, and fun anecdotes about Pittsburgh. The tour guides are knowledgeable and gracious. Lawrenceville was great. Lots of walking and totally worth it. Brookline was great. Less walking but you leave full. You leave full from both tours. Looking forward to doing more with this company. read more

Sylvia gave us an outstanding food tour of Harmony PA. The store owners were very friendly and we sampled so many different types of food. Sam, owner of the very unique ice cream store, and he also owns the popcorn store provided us with a very detailed historical recap of the founders of Harmony. I / we all would recommend this tour for everyone, Thank you again Sylvia for a great time! read more

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This is a fantastic tour! We did the Brookline tour, which took us to six great locations all located on the same strip within a couple blocks of each other. Pitaland was by far our favorite stop--it was so cool to see the pita being made on the conveyor belt and to be able to get it fresh from the oven. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Be prepared for good portion sizes and come hungry! We thought bits and bites would mean small servings at each location, but we were incredibly well fed. Before the tour even finished, we were talking about which one we wanted to do next! read more

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We were looking for something interesting to do and saw the Brookline tour. We throughly enjoyed the experience. Our guide was knowledgeable and interesting. The choice of foods we sampled were tasty. I highly recommend this tour and look.forward to other tours offered by Burgh Bits and Bites.​ read more

This was our first food tour. We visited Saxonburg. Sylvia was excellent! We enjoyed the beautiful scenery, wonderful food and treats and learned some cool facts along the way. We are already looking forward to planning our next tour! read more

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We were visiting Pittsburgh for the weekend and thought this tour would be a fun family activity. We had 15 people in our group and although I think it is a bigger group than usual for this tour, it went well. We started at Salonika Imports for a nice selection that included Greek yogurt, feta cheese, eggplant spread and a fig. It was a great grouping of wonderful flavors. I tried to attach a picture of us enjoying lasagna at Senti Restaurant but it was blurry. :-) Everyone agreed it was the best lasagna they ever had! I won't name all of the places we stopped, so you will be surprised when you book! It was well worth the price. All of the food and the non-food stop was fabulous. Our tour guide, Patrick, was personable and knew a lot of history. We had ages 11-80 in our group and all were happy with it. read more

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We took a tour today with Patrick, a native Pittsburghers and history teacher who was full of historical facts about Lawrenceville. Our food stops were wonderful. We stopped into an art gallery and met one of the artists in residence. The tour far exceeded our expectation. We will be taking the other tours soon. read more

Tasty food, friendly tour guide, and Pittsburgh history. I mean what more can you ask for? I toured Brookline. There is street parking. Cheryl was my guide and she was fabulous! The almond torte at party city was delectable. My favorite was watching the fresh pitas being made over at Pitaland. The hummus was so fresh. Listening to the owner speak about being an immigrant and his history was so heartwarming. As the tour group congregated outside an employee from another store (not on the tour) came out and offered sample biscottis. What a bonus! I had so much food left over, as there was no way to eat it all. If you're hesitant, let this review be the answer. Book this tour ASAP!! read more

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We had an amazing morning with Sylvia touring Brookline and the cutest spots. Our favorite spot was Pitaland and meeting Joe. The rich family history and the delicious Mediterranean food was 10/10. Was such a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. Highly recommend! read more

I have now been on the Strip District and Lawrenceville tours and both were excellent! Sylvia took the time to learn our names and was extremely organized and had excellent info about the neighborhood! Both tours were so interesting and most importantly delicious! I've been to the Strip District so many times growing up, but honestly learned a lot that I didn't know and ate food I've never had before! Looking forward to taking more Pittsburgh neighborhood tours from Bits and Bites! Thank you for two great afternoons! read more

Just attended the tour of Saxonburg and the experience was fantastic. Did not know what to expect and it was beyond fantastic. More food consumed than wished. The town was gracious and inviting. The tour was just right. My wife and I really enjoyed the visit. We will join other tours. Tom and Sally read more

We did the Lawrenceville tour this afternoon with Emma, and had so much fun! The food was delicious, the history was fun to learn about and the company was perfect :) we only walked about 6 blocks total, so it was very doable for all kinds of folks. I would highly recommend booking! read more

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My friends and I took the Strip District tour and our tour guide, Richard was fantastic. He was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, and the food was delicious. He did his best to keep us out of the heat and accommodate our needs. I would recommend this tour to anyone! read more

My company took us on a tour of the Strip District. We had Richard as our tour guide and he was absolutely fantastic!! So knowledgeable, friendly and fun. You could really tell the owners of the business we went to really loved Richard. The food was all delicious and the information about each place we visited was very interesting. I highly recommend booking a tour!! read more

I have been on a lot of food tours and this one did not disappoint. Every single stop was exceptional. The tour started off with the guide giving us a water bottle, a Pittsburgh pretzel and a Burgh bits and bites tour bag. In total there was seven food stops given to us through the tour including the pretzel. The tour items on this particular day included Italian beef, milkshake, cupcake, pizza, candy and an empanada. Every single stop was delicious and you get an astounding amount of food. It was great! I even took my cupcake to go. We were a little unsure if we should go on the southside one because people told us it could be a little sketchy of an area but you'll be totally good during the tour! We never saw anything that made us uneasy during the tour. Would recommend choosing! read more

I did the Brookline tour with my family and we had a great time. We are from the Pittsburgh area but thought the Burgh Bites & Bites tour would be a neat way to explore a neighborhood we weren't familiar with. Valerie our tour guide was great and provided some interesting history and information about the area. We stopped at some great bakeries and local grocery stores - we even stopped at a barbershop! The tour included plenty of samples and even some to take home. My favorite stop was Pitaland. Joe the owner has a great story and he was so friendly and welcoming. I definitely recommend this tour wether you are visiting Pittsburgh or a Pittsburgh native! read more

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I made two foodie trip bookings with this company - Brookline and the Strip District and really enjoyed both tours although they were very different! The Brookline tour had a limited number of stops and was at a more leisurely pace and introduced me to my fave Lebanese in Pittsburgh! In contrast the Strip District had a jam packed 8-10 places that we visited and introduced me to my favorite Greek store in Pittsburgh!! I also need to mention how responsive the company is - I had a slight hiccup with not getting my discount code for my second tour and that issue was sorted out very quickly!! I absolutely plan to book the other remaining tours if they are offered on weekends the next time I am in Pittsburgh! Yelp Review 69/ 2017 read more

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Cheryl was fantastic and did a wonderful job guiding our Bits and Bites tour of Brookline. The tour was great, as were all the food stops. Food was delicious ( so much food) and Cheryl was so informative about each stop, explaining the history of each business and of the town of Brookline. I highly recommend this tour. read more

Richard was our guide for the strip district. He gave a mixture of history, architecture, and facts about the businesses. I enjoyed the tour very much and brought home food I couldn't finish. I hope Richard gets his toaster. He deserves it. read more

Richard was amazing! Highly recommend this equal part good and history tour. Well done!

If you have a passion for food and love to explore neighborhoods, you have to take this tour! Corinne, our tour guide, gave us a wonderful tour of Pittsburgh's Brookline neighborhood. I've been living in Pittsburgh for about two years and this neighborhood didn't even show up on my radar. It's such a hidden gem. Corinne took us along Brookline Boulevard and introduced us to a variety of places that enticed and satiated our taste buds. We sampled mediterranean, Mexican, Italian, and Polish cuisine and delicacies. All of the restaurant owners were really nice and engaging. Our guide also took the time to talk to us about its history and fun facts. Highly recommended! read more

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I took 10 of my co-workers on this food tour of the strip district and we had an fabulous time. Jen was our tour guide and she taught us and showed us things about Pittsburgh that I never knew! We were able to taste several different types of food, and experience all of Pittsburgh ethnic offerings. I highly recommend this tour for people visiting Pittsburgh for the first time, and those of us who have lived here all our lives! read more

Amazing tour of Bloomfield. Took a group and everything from the guides, Gabe and Richard, to the store owners were awesome.Plenty of food offered along with the history of our local neighborhoods. Please take time to enjoy a wonderful day such as this. read more

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Had a great tour with Karen today on the Strip tour. I've been to Pittsburgh a lot but never knew about this area of town. All the fresh meat, fish, cheese, etc. shops -- Greek, Italian, Polish, Middle East, etc. -- made for a great variety. We were surprised by how many tastings we got! And Karen did a great job accommodating my vegetarian daughter. We also appreciated the bottle of water and tote bag. Definitely recommend! read more

I went on the Lawrenceville tour. Our tour guide was super knowledgeable and did a really good job. It was fun chatting with her about all of our favorite Pittsburgh restaurants. I've been living here for about 2 years now and the tour was still super fun and filled with new places I hadn't been to before. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves food and fun and is looking for a great way to spend an afternoon. And you definitely don't need to be new to Pittsburgh to go. read more

We had a wonderful time on our Brookline food tour. The samples at each place were not "sample size" - they were huge portions. We left feeling full and happy! We got to try places we never would have tried before, and our tour guide was helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend to both native Pittsburghers and out of towners! read more

We went on this tour in Lawrenceville and had an amazing time. Cheryl was our tour guide who did a wonderful job presenting information about the old and new of Lawrenceville. All the stops on this tour were wonderful. Loved the food, enjoyed meeting the artist at a local art gallery and the information presented. This is a must do!!! Can't wait to do another tour, hopefully with Cheryl since she was a 10 out of 10. read more

Richard was an amazing guide! I really enjoyed this experience. On the tour of the strip you learn church history, history relating to the settling of the area, about architecture of the buildings you see, etc.... This tour is so much more than just a food tour. While at the various food places the owners of the independently owned shops talk to the group while giving samples. Through this you learn about how different foods are made right from the mouths of the ethnic store owners. For all the information and local insight packed into this experience you cannot beat it. Whether you having lived in Pittsburgh for years or are a first time visitor I guarantee you will learn something from Richard and this tour. I highly recommend it and can't wait to have an opportunity to take one of the other tours this company offers in a different neigourhood. read more

We were VERY happy with our tour! We had never been to Pittsburgh before, and our guide, Jenn, was incredible. She was very friendly and she took us to some amazing restaurants and stops we would've never tried. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area. read more