Chicago River North Gangster Food Walking Tour - Deep-Dish Pizza & Hot Dog Tastings

Taste Chicago’s signature food
on the streets of Prohibition-era gangsters

Meet your guide in front of Hoyt’s Restaurant at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on the Chicago River to start the tour. Walk about 1.6 km (1 mile) through River North, one of the most stylish and notorious neighborhoods of the Prohibition era, visiting 4 locations. Hear about Chicago’s iconic food, the gangsters who enjoyed it, and the streets once walked by Capone’s closest friends and fiercest enemies.

Taste deep-dish pizza, steak and the Chicago hot dog

Sample Chicago’s signature dishes, including deep-dish pizza, top-quality steak and the world-famous Chicago hot dog, and learn the history behind each tasting spot. With several tastings, it adds up to a hearty lunch. Bottled water and soft drinks are provided, and gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options are available.

Visit Capone’s underground tunnel
and old gangster hideouts

See the places where gangsters relaxed, made deals and sometimes met tragic ends, including an old Prohibition-era tunnel (located beneath one of the businesses), a mansion once used as a gangster brothel, and the cathedral where Capone’s men shot a rival gangster. You will also stop at a restaurant run by the man who helped take down the remnants of the Chicago mob in the early 2000s.

※ If you have any dietary requirements, please let your guide know before the tour starts.