Terrific food and street art tour with Andrew around Newtown in Sydney. Saw so much that we were never aware of, even though we are Sydney siders. And ate some sensational treats. Thoroughly recommend this tour to visitors and locals alike. Thanks again Andrew.

Fantastic tour! Jake does a fantastic job of blending descriptions of history, architecture, and fun stories in a tour that feels comprehensive but not overly detailed or dry. Highly recommend

Jake was a delight! Very informative, learned a lot about Australian history & culture.

Jake is an awesome guide. Great experience learning about the history of Sydney and Australia seeing many important sites on our walking tour of Sydney. Highly recommend this tour!

This tour was great! It provided us with a nice overview of Sydney and its history. Steve was fantastic!

We had a great food tour with Justin! The meeting point was convenient and easy to find, and since we did the tour on our arrival day from the US, it was the perfect way to stretch our legs and get acclimated to the area.

We sampled so many Australian staples — flat white, Vegemite toast, meat pies, Anzac biscuits, toasties, Aboriginal cuisine, and even an Instagram-worthy cake. The pace was just right, with enough walking and food to fight the jet lag. We left full but never uncomfortably stuffed.

Justin also shared history about Sydney and Australia along the way, which made the experience even richer. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting!

An amazing tour! The guide was very knowledgeable and kind! I learned so much about Sydney’s history 🙂

Michael was an excellent guide on a wonderful tour! I felt incredibly informed about the history of Sydney. Michael spoke generously and answered all our questions, whether or not they related to the tour. He had an extra challenge with a rainy day, but he kept us as dry and warm as possible.

Great informative tour to learn about Sydney. We had Michael as our guide and he was very knowledgeable.

Had a fantastic time touring Sydney’s hidden bars. Tour guy was funny and informative. I highly recommend this tour.

We did the Chinatown walking food tour with Justin. We booked directly with the company as it was a better deal than booking through a 3rd party website. We really enjoyed the tour – we tried several snacks in Chinatown from restaurants we would not have found on our own. The food was wonderful, and Justin was informative and entertaining as he shared the history of Chinatown. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour! I wish we had done the tour earlier in our trip so we had more time to explore Justin’s list of recommended reatarants. Highly recommend!

Loved the Newtown street art and food tour today. Amazing selection of street murals and food stops. Guide Dan was fantastic. He shared his passion for history and made the tour great fun. The group was made up of Sydney locals and international visitors- and we all had a fabulous time.

Went on the Surry Hills bar tour just as a local to discover new places. Tour was very well run and the host was friendly and engaging. Always a table booked in each bar so you had somewhere to sit and experience the drinks and atmosphere comfortably. Met some interesting people on the tour too. Highly recommended.

I did both the china town your and secret pubs tour. Justin was a great guide and very conscientious. A guest got hurt prior to joining the group and Justin was able to track him down and ensure he got the help needed. Really enjoyed the tequila bar with the green chaser.

We did two walking tours with them and simply loved it both the times!
Both Steve and Dan were very knowledgeable and fun guides. Good to know about Sydney/Australian history, food and street art in a casual manner just walking around the city and its alleys!
Would highly recommend for tourists.

Justin was very knowledgeable and brought the tour alive with historical facts and stories about the Chinese Community in Sydney
The food was pretty good as well

Very good tour, enjoyed it.

Steve was funny & very informative. Loved this tour, perfect length and lots to see.

Stephen was an excellent host
His jokes were rubbish but he certainly knew his apples
Great bars
Would never have found them
Good company
Great night

Seriously great tour with Dan in very awful weather. Lovely guy, very knowledgeable, well worth it. Lovely to finish in a pub.

A wonderful tour. It was a small group of about ten including my teenage grandchildren, and couples from interstate and New Zealand. The stories were lively and well-told, the food was wonderful with terrific background stories for each food stop. Justin was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and great at answering questions. The Chinatown food tour was a great holiday excursion for the granny and the teenagers, and we look forward to doing other Local Sauce tours in Sydney next holidays!!

Excellent and knowledgeable guide
Tour was really good and organisation was spot on
Only 5 of us so easy to get my questions answered

We really enjoyed the tour Sydney – Justin showed us lots interesting landmarks that we might otherwise have missed & told us lots of quirky stories about the history. It was great to have a coffee break half way through & a drink & chat at the end of the tour. We would highly recommend the tour.

We had an incredible experience with Local Source Tours! Our guide, Dan, was absolutely fantastic—passionate, energetic, and incredibly knowledgeable about Sydney’s rich history. What really stood out was how he brought the city to life through engaging stories that made the history easy to follow and fascinating to learn.
You could tell he truly loves what he does, and that enthusiasm made the tour even more enjoyable. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, this tour is a great way to see a different side of the city.
Highly recommend—don’t miss it!

We had a great time!
We learned so much about the history of Chinese immigration in Sydney, and other parts of Australia.
We also discovered the impact and influence of other Asian immigrants on food!
The food we tasted was from a variety of areas and was really good.
Our hostess, Bunny, was amazing and kept is entertained throughout the tour.
Thoroughly recommend this tour.

Really comprehensive tour with steve. Full of local sites, history and laughs. Easy pace, and would highly recommend.

Excellent food, commentary, insights into Chinatown, history and all at an easy pace that never lost momentum. Directions for where to meet were easy to follow. Justin, our guide, was helpful and friendly. Follow-through afterwards was beyond expectations.

An excellent tour and introduction to Sydney with Steve. I recommend it on people’s first day as an orientation guide. Steve was extremely personable and witty. He connected with all of us and kept us engaged throughout. July is a great time of year with excellent weather (sunny but not too hot). The drink at the end is a nice touch, with views of the Opera House.

If you’re looking for a walking tour of Sydney, then this is the tour to do. Our guide, Daniel, was engaging, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable with lots of stories behind the history and development of the city. A couple of stops along the way for coffee and refreshments made the 4-hour tour very enjoyable, easy, and fun. Highly Recommended.

Fantastic tour, highly recommend this if you are in Sydney. Our guide Dan was amazing, really knowledgeable and entertaining. Only 5 in our group so easy for us all to chat and ask questions. I always like to do walking tours in cities and this was one of the best.

Great tour. Our guide knew so much about the area and history of the artists. I learned so much. It was a small group so it felt really intimate and probably got some hidden extras. The food spots were well chosen and delicious. I would recommend to tourists and locals.

I really enjoyed the tour. Great storytelling about the history of China Town in Sydney and also about the little restaurants we visited. Our guide Justin was friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining. And the food we ate along the way was great. But that is also where the one disappointment comes from: we had only four little bites during the whole tour. I expected a bit more, given the price we paid 😞

Our guide Daniel was wonderful. He’s very good at telling stories (history of Australia). My 11-year-old son and I have learnt so much in this walking tour, and would love to explore more about Australia! Highly recommended!

We had a great (private) tour with Justin. They don’t schedule as many tours during the winter but he wasnl kind enough to accommodate our schedule. We highly recommend this tour.

Justin is a great storyteller who is very knowledgeable about Chinese food and is very passionate about helping to preserve the small Chinese businesses. We tried new things and enjoyed the food as well as the tour!

The tour was very good, Daniel our guide was very knowledge and you could sense his passion around the art of Newton. Very informative, and the food places we went too were amazing.

Steve is hilarious and informative. He makes walking 4 kilometers, hearing a great amount of facts, and taking in all of the sights of The Rocks a nice walk in the park.

Thanks Steve!

A must do to see and learn Sydney!

The meeting place was great . a great way to know the history of Sydney and want to learn more on my own . the tour cover history of Sydney with right amount of time. Micheal was knowledgeable of city and answered to our questions

Michael did a great job. It was fun and informative. We learned a lot about Sydney including the indigenous people, the convict colonization and immigration.

Excellent tour with a lovely, friendly, and knowledgeable local host. A good fun group made up of a mix of solo travellers, friends, both locals and visitors.

Jake was amazing, kept things light hearted and interesting while traversing the city and learning about the history of Sydney. Do yourself a favour and book this tour! Solo or group it’s fantastic

🎼🍸🍷🍺Last night was such a fun adventure! I went on The Secret Bar experience in Sydney. We explored a series of hidden bars around the city, each with its own unique vibe and charm. One of the highlights was a bar with live music and it had such a cool atmosphere and really added to the night.

I had a wonderful time learning the history of Sydney. Dan was a perfect guide sharing his knowledge and passion of Sydney. I highly recommend this tour as a great introduction to the beautiful and vibrant city of Sydney.

Great tour taking us to places I would have never found myself! Super fun night and would do it again

Nicole is wonderful! Right from the start she has engaged us really well and has taken us across must visit places. I would strongly recommend her and this tour as well.

We all live in Sydney and thought this would be a fun thing to do. Our guide Bunny was brilliant. Funny, entertaining, knowledgeable and she made the tour. We enjoyed it all so much.

Daniel was a fantastic guide, very knowledgeable and a great story teller. Despite the rainy whether he made our visit very interesting and lively. My two daughters (14 and 10) were very happy too about the experience. We have learned a lot about Sydney history. We recommend it

We had a wonderful experience Bunny was so much fun and made the tour just so special. It is a must if you visit Sydney We were a small group and Bunny made the tour so personal. It was a great day Thank you

really enjoyed all the stops, especially the Taiwanese breakfast “burrito” and the soup dumplings!

We would highly recommend this walking bar tour. Dan was an exceptional host and we learned so much about Sydney history.

really appreciated Justin the host/guide, really enjoyed all the stops

Great food, fascinating insight into the history of Chinatown and of its inhabitants. Our guide Justin was incredible.

Enjoyable experience! The host and group were friendly, and it was a fun time!

It was a fun time! Justin is very knowledgeable and flexible!

a great walk around Brisbane with Tom, seeing all the hidden street art and local bars. Many of these places i wouldn’t have found on my own, and it was so nice to see the nightlife in Brisbane City! definitely recommend to anyone travelling solo, with a group , family or couples- international or locals! And good drinks too!

Michael was informative and engaging. Plus, he adjusted due to inclement weather. Great intro to Sydney and Australia!

Saskia was an absolutely outstanding guide! She expertly led our small group through Brisbane’s fascinating historic sites while also having a keen eye for the city’s impressive artwork. Her knowledge was comprehensive and her enthusiasm infectious. What really set her apart was going the extra mile at the end of our tour – she provided us with excellent additional recommendations for places to visit during our stay. This tour exceeded all my expectations and covered everything I could have imagined wanting to see in Brisbane. Saskia’s expertise and genuine passion for the city made this an unforgettable experience. Highly recommended!

Justin was very knowledgeable and gave us a real flavour of Chinatown both historically and the variety of food and cultures

Really good fun. We had a great guide who was able to give great insights into the history of the area and pointed out loads of places for us to explore another time. Thoroughly enjoyed the time spent

A central start by the Queys. An informal tour by a very knowledgeable guide who understood in detail the history of Australia and all the many relevant characters. buildings and events in Sydney. very good for city orientation.

Learned lots about Sydney and the guide was very friendly and fun to talk with!

We really enjoyed the tour. Justin showed us lots of interesting and quirky features & we got a great flavour of beautiful Brisbane.

You would never guess this typical looking australian – long blond hair young surfer dude in wide jeans – has a degree in colonial history, deep knowledge, respect & passion for his country that is very contagious & makes it a fantastic tour! And if you like sports – he can talk for hours on that topic too 🙂 Thank you, Dan!

It was a great experience!! definitely reccomend this tour if youre new to sydney and unsure on where to go for drinks. all the places that was in the tour had great drinks. all 4 have diff vibes

We had the joy of having the day tour as well as night tour. It was spaced out brilliant and had hours of the day before the night tour I highly recommend doing both and seeing a different place each time. We were thinking we may be going over things we done during the day but absolutely not! We were lucky to have Dan again and he had even more new stories and interesting facts about a few places we walked passed and it was such a different tour with amazing choices of bars. Again Dan giving so much information about the locals and depth of the bars speciality it was so great. No doubt in our minds we wouldn’t have reached half of the places in 2 days in what we achieved at both tours. Another good way to meeting new people also it had great energy. Truly big up to Dan from myself and my husband he truly made our day and night tours so fun and left us wanting more stories! Only good can come from the booking, worth it!

It was fantastic we were a small group which was amazing!! True reason of it being so great and fulfilled was because of our guide Dan. Dan was a joy to listen to he was so full of enthusiasm and genuine intent of chatting about the history of Sydney and you could really be involved in his stories around the city. He was the perfect energy for learning from him. His attentiveness while we were asking questions and no language barrier at all he was patient and courtesous. Took the good and silly questions, answered them all and he was a delight to share the day with. So much for respect for Dan. The tour itself was great, great layout to see the city. We only had 2 full days and we booked this seeing SO MUCH it absolutely had us fulfilled in seeing the city short or long time. Dan was so helpful as we went around the city on what we may find interesting in the areas and food and drinks places after we asked for what suited us. So helpful. Tour is a great way to see and learn!

What I liked most about the tour was Steve. He was prompt, knowledgeable (even when asked obscure questions), clever (seriously, a bottomless pit of ‘dad jokes’ about tour topics, psychology, History, maths, or just whatever conversation popped up), engaging, and entertaining. His suggestions for food, additional sources for information, etc were spot on. His impressions are top notch, sense of humor delightful, insight into regional/national/international Aussie views are historically based and hilarious (everyone are rivals and also get along). I highly recommend Local Sauce in general (we took a tour with Justin as well in Chinatown), but especially if you want the nitty gritty regarding all things Sydney because Steve will not disappoint!

My tour was very good. Nicole was enthusiastic, friendly and engaging, immediately putting everyone at ease. She was knowledgeable about the areas we walked through and offered other activities we could participate in those areas , like the city markets which only locals would know. She was not rigid about time but allowed us to make the odd purchase and introduced us to Noosa chocolate by buying us a treat. The walk was unhurried and finished at a lovely bar overlooking the river. I would highly recommend the tour.

Justin was knowledgeable and nice. We like all the food and places he took us. I’ll recommend this tour 100%

great evevening! great guide! great bars!

Steve was a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable about all things Sydney! Even though we were only a group of two, he kept things lively and interesting. We left feeling like we learned so much about the city!

It was perfect!!! Highly recommendable!!!!