The Gilded Tasting - A Cathedral Hill Food Tour
Enjoy our new food tour in St Paul’s heritage neighborhood.
Dominating the skyline, the majestic Cathedral of Saint Paul stands proudly as gateway to the city’s most scenic and historic neighborhood. Here the Victorian era’s movers and shakers, immigrants and servants, and priests and industrialists created a slice of St Paul which defined the golden age. Stroll past stately mansions on Summit Avenue and learn how residents such as James J Hill, F Scott Fitzgerald, and Cass Gilbert created the city’s colorful past. Dine at some of the area’s most historic locations along the way.
Tour Information
Dates
- Public Tour: 2pm-5pm Fridays year-round
- Private Tour: Select your own day and time! Contact us for availability and booking.
Price
- Public Tour: $88 per person
- Private Tour: Varies depending on number of guests
Location
- Begins at The Gnome Craft Pub (498 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102), ends at Moscow on the Hill (371 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102)
Tastings
- Delicious braised and fried pork belly wings with a bourbon glaze at a 19th-century firehouse
- Relax with a refreshing Minnesota craft beer as you soak up your surroundings
- Satisfy your sweet tooth with a brown butter glazed doughnut accompanied by a drip coffee in a former grand hotel
- Discover why breaded Wisconsin cheese curds are a local favorite in a pharmacy-turned-romantic restaurant
- Savor pelmeni and / or vareniki dumplings at an authentically European restaurant in the shadow of the Cathedral
- Toast the fun day with unique vodka shots that you can only get on the hill
Subject to change without notice
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Overview
Enjoy a curated dining experience in St Paul’s heritage neighborhood.
Dominating the skyline, the majestic Cathedral of Saint Paul stands proudly as gateway to the city’s most scenic and historic neighborhood. Here the Victorian era’s movers and shakers, immigrants and servants, and priests and industrialists created a slice of St Paul which defined the golden age. It includes stately mansions along Summit Avenue, where it was fashionable to see and to be seen, as well as green spaces, Mississippi River overlooks, and repurposed historic buildings with secret tales to tell. Learn the stories of James J Hill, F Scott Fitzgerald, Cass Gilbert, Ma Barker, and more famous, wealthy, and notorious figures from our capital city’s colorful past.
It is along these streets, within these walls, among these ghosts of the past that you’ll dine at some of the area’s most historic locations.