Carlsbad Food Tours, a veteran- and women-owned tour company founded in 2014, guides three-hour culinary walks through Carlsbad Village beginning at the corner of State Street and Grand Avenue. Each tour stops at six independent eateries for food and wine tastings along the Village corridor that includes Harbor Fish Cafe on Carlsbad Village Drive, weaving historical and architectural commentary between bites. The operation has expanded from its flagship Carlsbad Village route into a separate Encinitas tour south of the Batiquitos Lagoon border, and private corporate group experiences repurpose the walking format for team-building events with custom restaurant pairings. Tours depart within blocks of the New Village Arts theater, placing the route in the walkable cultural core of Carlsbad Village near the Carlsbad Farmers Market. The standard walk covers roughly one mile of flat terrain at a leisurely pace, with seated tastings at each stop ranging from French crepes and al pastor tacos to Mediterranean samplers and house-churned gelato.