About Us

The Local Sauce Tours Story
My name is Justin, I’m the guy with the “tour guide hands” in the photo. I started Local Sauce Tours back in 2018 after escaping a corporate law career. I realised that I was working around a lot of unhappy people and I thought, “I want to work in a more enjoyable industry – let’s try tourism!”
From starting with one walking tour on a Saturday morning offered on Airbnb Experiences, we’ve grown to offer a wide range of unique tours and experiences, led by a team of amazing hosts.
In 2022 and 2023, we were awarded Gold in the NSW Tourism Awards for Cultural Tourism. We’re also ranked #1 for all Tours & Activities in Sydney on TripAdvisor, so you’re making a great decision to explore Sydney with us.
What our tours are like
Our tours focus on showing guests around Sydney with an expert local, weaving in entertaining stories about the area while visiting excellent, independently-owned bars, restaurants and cafes.
We limit our group sizes on all of our tours to 12 people, as we’ve found this is the magic number for guests to meet each other, bond and have a fun time. If you’re visiting Sydney or travelling solo, you’ll probably meet people on the tour to hang out with while you’re here!
You’ll quickly discover that a tour with us is a little bit different to a regular one, as we focus on making it feel like you’re just in a group of new friends hanging out and enjoying themselves, with your host keeping everything flowing and telling you stories.


Our promise
We love having each and every guest along on our tours. Whether you’re visiting Sydney or a local looking for something new to do, we know that you can choose from a million other activities – but you chose to join one of our tours and hang out with us!
We take that commitment from you seriously and will do everything we can to give you an amazing experience and the best possible introduction to Sydney. We guarantee you’re going to love the Sydney that we show you so much, you’ll be asking “when’s the next tour?” and booking again with us!
Since we started, we’ve received thousands of 5-star reviews on Airbnb, Google, TripAdvisor and Facebook. Check some recent ones out below.
We’ve received over 2,000 five-star reviews
All Reviews 5.0
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Google 4.9
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TripAdvisor 5.0
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Airbnb 5.0
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Facebook 5.0
- Amy Mason20/02/2025Had a wonderful tour with Steve. I learned a lot about the history of Sydney, and got to visit some places that I would otherwise have not seen. I really enjoyed the jaunt into the botanical gardens – especially the well timed kookaburra, and the corpse flower stories (I now have a mission to see one bloom with a nose plug handy). The pace was great, the beer at the end was nice – and we got a great recommendation for some tasty vegan tacos in Newtown after the tour. Plus extra bonus points for some top notch and also rubbish dad jokes. I also really appreciated the booking experience. Justin was very quick to respond to questions, and even helped us to successfully move our booking last minute due to a calender error! Thanks Stevie, Gerard, Jean, and Amyread moreread less
- LauraGrace112618/02/2025Justin is the bar to measure all guides by! We are overdue on writing this review. Upon arriving in Sydney over 2 weeks ago, we started our trip with this tour by Justin. His personality and storytelling had us enthralled. Every person in our group was so impressed by him. If only we had teachers like him in school, perhaps we’d actually remember what we were taught! We expected that every guide in Australia would be of this caliber, but sadly, he ruined it for us. Not one has come close to Justin’s delivery and in depth subject knowledge. There have been so many tours in the last two weeks, where we’ve looked atone another, shaken our heads and said, “he’s no comparison to Justin”!Book this tour with Local Sauce ( and Justin). You won’t be disappointed! Laura and Mikeread moreread lessLauraGrace112618/02/2025Justin is the bar to measure all guides by! We are overdue on writing this review. Upon arriving in Sydney over 2 weeks ago, we started our trip with this tour by Justin. His personality and storytelling had us enthralled. Every person in our group was so impressed by him. If only we had teachers like him in school, perhaps we’d actually remember what we were taught! We expected that every guide in Australia would be of this caliber, but sadly, he ruined it for us. Not one has come close to Justin’s delivery and in depth subject knowledge. There have been so many tours in the last two weeks, where we’ve looked atone another, shaken our heads and said, “he’s no comparison to Justin”!Book this tour with Local Sauce ( and Justin). You won’t be disappointed! Laura and Mikeread moreread less
- Dwain M17/02/2025Stop with the jokes Steve Steve was great at explaining the city, but his jokes were terrible, and I begged him to stop halfway through. The walk is quite long, over three hours, but I think it’s a good way to see the city. You can grab a coffee halfway through and finish with a beer. You come away with a firm grasp of the rich heritage of Sydney.read moreread lesschicagostewardess17/02/2025Excellent Sydney city tour with the outstanding guide Daniel Our guide was Daniel. He was at our meeting point early and with a smile. A smile that lasted the entire 3.5 hour tour. He shared with us his enthusiasm of learning Australian and Sydney’s history. And making his tour entertaining, interesting and coherent. Daniel had so much information that he had to stop himself for fear of making the tour much longer. The route of the tour gave us a fantastic overview of Sydney’s history from the almost original buildings like the hospital, custom house and barracks. The pace of the tour was perfect and Daniel kept up his energy the entire time while talking. I felt that Daniel far exceeded our expectations and I can’t encourage you enough to take this tour. You will learn a lot and have a better understating of Sydney and Australia. And if Daniel is an option to lead the tour, I guarantee that you will have a fun, informative guide, with a genuine smile, for the whole 3.5 hours.read moreread less
- Dwain M17/02/2025Stop with the jokes Steve Steve was great at explaining the city, but his jokes were terrible, and I begged him to stop halfway through. The walk is quite long, over three hours, but I think it’s a good way to see the city. You can grab a coffee halfway through and finish with a beer. You come away with a firm grasp of the rich heritage of Sydney.read moreread lesschicagostewardess17/02/2025Excellent Sydney city tour with the outstanding guide Daniel Our guide was Daniel. He was at our meeting point early and with a smile. A smile that lasted the entire 3.5 hour tour. He shared with us his enthusiasm of learning Australian and Sydney’s history. And making his tour entertaining, interesting and coherent. Daniel had so much information that he had to stop himself for fear of making the tour much longer. The route of the tour gave us a fantastic overview of Sydney’s history from the almost original buildings like the hospital, custom house and barracks. The pace of the tour was perfect and Daniel kept up his energy the entire time while talking. I felt that Daniel far exceeded our expectations and I can’t encourage you enough to take this tour. You will learn a lot and have a better understating of Sydney and Australia. And if Daniel is an option to lead the tour, I guarantee that you will have a fun, informative guide, with a genuine smile, for the whole 3.5 hours.read moreread less
- Jeff15/02/2025This is a must do experience. It was easily one of my favorite tours not just in Sydney, but that I’ve done anywhere. Dan, the host, was incredibly social and did a great job of creating a fun and comfortable environment. Every bar we went to was cool and didn’t feel touristy which was amazing. I can’t recommend this enough.read moreread lessLyse15/02/2025What a great day spent with Daniel. He is super friendly and attentive. The knowledge Daniel has of his city is impressive. Little attentions. It is easy to see that Daniel loves history and his city. We finished off with a beer at the Squire Landing. I truly recommend this tour.read moreread less
- Helena Bundock14/02/2025I really really enjoyed this tour. Justin was just delightful and so knowledgeable, very passionate about history of Chinese culture and contribution in Australia, AND his choice of restaurants to try local delights were fantastic. Look forward to doing it again the next time I’m in town!!read moreread less
- Joseph S13/02/2025An Informative journey through the history of Sydney It was a walking tour that felt less like a chore and more like a friendly stroll with an old mate who just happens to know a hell of a lot about Sydney. Michael, our guide, was a treasure trove of stories, weaving together the city’s past with the kind of passion that makes you lean in and listen a little closer. He had a knack for bringing to life the rugged tales of Terra Australis—from the indigenous history to the colonial misadventures that shaped this vibrant metropolis.As we wound our way through the streets, the pace was just right—not too rushed, but never dragging either. And then, to reward our wanderings, we were guided to the final stop which was at a brewhouse at the end of the tour, cold craft beers in hand. The view? A breathtaking panorama of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, glistening like a postcard you never want to leave behind. Whether you’re flying solo or rolling with a group, this tour is a gateway into Sydney’s soul—a brilliant introduction to a city that has a way of wrapping itself around you. Cheers to Michael for guiding us through it all. Highly recommend it.read moreread lessJoseph S13/02/2025An Informative journey through the history of Sydney It was a walking tour that felt less like a chore and more like a friendly stroll with an old mate who just happens to know a hell of a lot about Sydney. Michael, our guide, was a treasure trove of stories, weaving together the city’s past with the kind of passion that makes you lean in and listen a little closer. He had a knack for bringing to life the rugged tales of Terra Australis—from the indigenous history to the colonial misadventures that shaped this vibrant metropolis.As we wound our way through the streets, the pace was just right—not too rushed, but never dragging either. And then, to reward our wanderings, we were guided to the final stop which was at a brewhouse at the end of the tour, cold craft beers in hand. The view? A breathtaking panorama of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, glistening like a postcard you never want to leave behind. Whether you’re flying solo or rolling with a group, this tour is a gateway into Sydney’s soul—a brilliant introduction to a city that has a way of wrapping itself around you. Cheers to Michael for guiding us through it all. Highly recommend it.read moreread less
- Amy Mason20/02/2025Had a wonderful tour with Steve. I learned a lot about the history of Sydney, and got to visit some places that I would otherwise have not seen. I really enjoyed the jaunt into the botanical gardens – especially the well timed kookaburra, and the corpse flower stories (I now have a mission to see one bloom with a nose plug handy). The pace was great, the beer at the end was nice – and we got a great recommendation for some tasty vegan tacos in Newtown after the tour. Plus extra bonus points for some top notch and also rubbish dad jokes. I also really appreciated the booking experience. Justin was very quick to respond to questions, and even helped us to successfully move our booking last minute due to a calender error! Thanks Stevie, Gerard, Jean, and Amyread moreread less
- LauraGrace112618/02/2025Justin is the bar to measure all guides by! We are overdue on writing this review. Upon arriving in Sydney over 2 weeks ago, we started our trip with this tour by Justin. His personality and storytelling had us enthralled. Every person in our group was so impressed by him. If only we had teachers like him in school, perhaps we’d actually remember what we were taught! We expected that every guide in Australia would be of this caliber, but sadly, he ruined it for us. Not one has come close to Justin’s delivery and in depth subject knowledge. There have been so many tours in the last two weeks, where we’ve looked atone another, shaken our heads and said, “he’s no comparison to Justin”!Book this tour with Local Sauce ( and Justin). You won’t be disappointed! Laura and Mikeread moreread less
- Dwain M17/02/2025Stop with the jokes Steve Steve was great at explaining the city, but his jokes were terrible, and I begged him to stop halfway through. The walk is quite long, over three hours, but I think it’s a good way to see the city. You can grab a coffee halfway through and finish with a beer. You come away with a firm grasp of the rich heritage of Sydney.read moreread less
- chicagostewardess17/02/2025Excellent Sydney city tour with the outstanding guide Daniel Our guide was Daniel. He was at our meeting point early and with a smile. A smile that lasted the entire 3.5 hour tour. He shared with us his enthusiasm of learning Australian and Sydney’s history. And making his tour entertaining, interesting and coherent. Daniel had so much information that he had to stop himself for fear of making the tour much longer. The route of the tour gave us a fantastic overview of Sydney’s history from the almost original buildings like the hospital, custom house and barracks. The pace of the tour was perfect and Daniel kept up his energy the entire time while talking. I felt that Daniel far exceeded our expectations and I can’t encourage you enough to take this tour. You will learn a lot and have a better understating of Sydney and Australia. And if Daniel is an option to lead the tour, I guarantee that you will have a fun, informative guide, with a genuine smile, for the whole 3.5 hours.read moreread lessHelena Bundock14/02/2025I really really enjoyed this tour. Justin was just delightful and so knowledgeable, very passionate about history of Chinese culture and contribution in Australia, AND his choice of restaurants to try local delights were fantastic. Look forward to doing it again the next time I’m in town!!read moreread less
- Joseph S13/02/2025An Informative journey through the history of Sydney It was a walking tour that felt less like a chore and more like a friendly stroll with an old mate who just happens to know a hell of a lot about Sydney. Michael, our guide, was a treasure trove of stories, weaving together the city’s past with the kind of passion that makes you lean in and listen a little closer. He had a knack for bringing to life the rugged tales of Terra Australis—from the indigenous history to the colonial misadventures that shaped this vibrant metropolis.As we wound our way through the streets, the pace was just right—not too rushed, but never dragging either. And then, to reward our wanderings, we were guided to the final stop which was at a brewhouse at the end of the tour, cold craft beers in hand. The view? A breathtaking panorama of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, glistening like a postcard you never want to leave behind. Whether you’re flying solo or rolling with a group, this tour is a gateway into Sydney’s soul—a brilliant introduction to a city that has a way of wrapping itself around you. Cheers to Michael for guiding us through it all. Highly recommend it.read moreread less
- T K09/02/2025Informative, Fun, and Flexible! I had an amazing tour with Steve! He was very informative and I’m super thankful that he was happy to go on a slower pace to answer our questions and give us more information when he found out what interested us. Because of this, we went over time, and he was happy to do so. One of the best walking tours I’ve ever been on!read moreread less
- LauraGrace112618/02/2025We are overdue on writing this review. Upon arriving in Sydney over 2 weeks ago, we started our trip with this tour by Justin. His personality and storytelling had us enthralled. Every person in our group was so impressed by him. If only we had teachers like him in school, perhaps we’d actually remember what we were taught! We expected that every guide in Australia would be of this caliber, but sadly, he ruined it for us. Not one has come close to Justin’s delivery and in depth subject knowledge. There have been so many tours in the last two weeks, where we’ve looked atone another, shaken our heads and said, “he’s no comparison to Justin”!Book this tour with Local Sauce ( and Justin). You won’t be disappointed! Laura and Mikeread moreread less
- Dwain M17/02/2025Steve was great at explaining the city, but his jokes were terrible, and I begged him to stop halfway through. The walk is quite long, over three hours, but I think it’s a good way to see the city. You can grab a coffee halfway through and finish with a beer. You come away with a firm grasp of the rich heritage of Sydney.read moreread lesschicagostewardess17/02/2025Our guide was Daniel. He was at our meeting point early and with a smile. A smile that lasted the entire 3.5 hour tour. He shared with us his enthusiasm of learning Australian and Sydney’s history. And making his tour entertaining, interesting and coherent. Daniel had so much information that he had to stop himself for fear of making the tour much longer. The route of the tour gave us a fantastic overview of Sydney’s history from the almost original buildings like the hospital, custom house and barracks. The pace of the tour was perfect and Daniel kept up his energy the entire time while talking. I felt that Daniel far exceeded our expectations and I can’t encourage you enough to take this tour. You will learn a lot and have a better understating of Sydney and Australia. And if Daniel is an option to lead the tour, I guarantee that you will have a fun, informative guide, with a genuine smile, for the whole 3.5 hours.read moreread less
- Joseph S13/02/2025It was a walking tour that felt less like a chore and more like a friendly stroll with an old mate who just happens to know a hell of a lot about Sydney. Michael, our guide, was a treasure trove of stories, weaving together the city’s past with the kind of passion that makes you lean in and listen a little closer. He had a knack for bringing to life the rugged tales of Terra Australis—from the indigenous history to the colonial misadventures that shaped this vibrant metropolis.As we wound our way through the streets, the pace was just right—not too rushed, but never dragging either. And then, to reward our wanderings, we were guided to the final stop which was at a brewhouse at the end of the tour, cold craft beers in hand. The view? A breathtaking panorama of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, glistening like a postcard you never want to leave behind. Whether you’re flying solo or rolling with a group, this tour is a gateway into Sydney’s soul—a brilliant introduction to a city that has a way of wrapping itself around you. Cheers to Michael for guiding us through it all. Highly recommend it.read moreread less
- T K09/02/2025I had an amazing tour with Steve! He was very informative and I’m super thankful that he was happy to go on a slower pace to answer our questions and give us more information when he found out what interested us. Because of this, we went over time, and he was happy to do so. One of the best walking tours I’ve ever been on!read moreread less
- Jeff15/02/2025This is a must do experience. It was easily one of my favorite tours not just in Sydney, but that I’ve done anywhere. Dan, the host, was incredibly social and did a great job of creating a fun and comfortable environment. Every bar we went to was cool and didn’t feel touristy which was amazing. I can’t recommend this enough.read moreread lessLyse15/02/2025What a great day spent with Daniel. He is super friendly and attentive. The knowledge Daniel has of his city is impressive. Little attentions. It is easy to see that Daniel loves history and his city. We finished off with a beer at the Squire Landing. I truly recommend this tour.read moreread less
- 재영11/02/2025The Sydney hidden bar tour was an unforgettable experience. I discovered amazing bars I wouldn’t have found on my own, and every beer, cocktail, and snack was outstanding. Thanks to the unique atmosphere and friendly guide, I enjoyed meeting new people and having a great time. I’d love to do it again!read moreread less
- Phillip11/02/2025It was a good walking tour, nothing wrong with the host or information or recommendations, but it was quite pricey compared to walking tours in every other major cities around the world, including europe, US, etc. I’ve done 20+ walking tours in different countries, this one was about 35-40% more expensive than typical, not including the “free” tip based tours.read moreread lessDenise10/02/2025We spent a fabulous morning learning about this great city with a fabulous knowledgeable guide. Michael was friendly approachable and fun. I would recommend this trip to anyone, my 81 year old mum came with me and managed the walking with no problems whatsoever. Thank you we really enjoyed our morning with you.read moreread less
- Jara08/02/2025Great introduction to Brisbane to start our visit! Fun history and great art throughout the city! Nicole was fantastic with showing us Brisbane special touches (like the chocolates) and wonderful to inform us where bathroom are along the tour without being obvious. You can tell she loves this city! We even had a family in our group who had been living in Brisbane for >10yrs and wanted to learn more about their city! Great tour!!read moreread lessMatt07/02/2025Bunny was an outstanding tour guide! It was not only a great food tour with the places we stopped, but learned quite a bit of history along the way. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and super engaged with the group. We have been on many food tours, but this was one of the best.read moreread less
- Olive06/02/2025Jack is a wonderful guide and we had a really nice time together. While touring all different small and medium sized bars,
The night breeze in sydney was great and drinking beer, or jin was an essential part of our continuous talkin.
There were few guests who were talking continuously haha and Jack tried to make a balance between the people and always, very, very kind and considerate.read moreread less
- Ben Scott05/02/2023Awesome experience doing the Chinatown food tour today! Both my parents couldn’t stop raving about this experience and the food they would never of eaten plus the local art work we would have just walked past/ history of the area.
This was a great experience and could recommend this tour highly enough. As a Sydney sider I was gob smacked with how good the tour was! Definetly will be back for more tours! Thanks for the awesome hospitality Justin!read moreread less - Melis Akiz14/01/2020Aussie You’s Secret Bar Crawl covering the Darlinghurst and Surry Hills neighborhoods was easily the highlight of my time in Sydney! Justin took us to some really unique places and made sure that everyone in the group connected well that most of us chose to continue our night after the tour was completed. You should definitely try this tour and I promise you will not just have a blast but also enjoy a unique experience with a knowledgeable and caring guide that you will not forget.read moreread less
- Kate Chen14/12/2019Justin的bar crawl非常值得來參加!整個晚上就像是有個當地朋友帶你去只有當地人才知道的酒吧去玩,他選了風格不同且都很獨特的酒吧,是我們不會知道要去的地方。
Justin人非常友善及幽默風趣,讓你覺得很自在放鬆且有趣!
另外他中文説得也很不錯,所以不用擔心英文不夠好。很推薦參加Justin的bar crawl tour 完美體驗當地夜生活 :)
Justin’s bar crawl is so much fun! It’s like a local friend showing you around the coolest bars while you visit his city! He picked the bars that you would not go by yourselves and he is very friendly and fun to hang out with! Perfect for solo travelers to meet new friends and enjoy local night vibe! Highly recommended!read moreread lessBen Ridding11/12/20195 out of 5 stars. Joined the hidden bar tour after finding a flyer for AussieYou Tours in the hostel I was staying. Tour was great, got to see a completely different bar scene that you would just not find from google searches or normal research methods. Pretty sure that most Sydney residents would not be aware of some of the bars we went to. Justin was a fantastic host, as well as taking the group around cool bars he kept the group entertained with interesting history on Sydney and teaching us Aussie Slang. Would recommend this tour for anybody visiting Sydney and for Sydney residents who want to see a side to the city they might not have been before.read moreread less - Sarah Ann12/04/2019I went on Justin’s secret city bar crawl tour in Sydney with a friend. We had such an amazing time that we had to book the secret Surry Hills bar crawl as well! Both nights were exceptional and Justin is a really good host! The bars we went to were really cool and I definitely would not of stumbled across them!! I really do recommend going on these tours if you are in Sydney, you won’t be disappointed!read moreread less