Eat Canberra food tours and secret pop-up events launch in Canberra

While once upon a time Canberra wouldn't have even registered as a foodie hotspot, these days it boasts one of the most thriving foodie scenes in the country - and now it's got the food tour to prove it.

Launching on April 8, Eat Canberra food tours are a 'restaurant hop' around five to six venues, sampling some of the best local produce along the way.

"The idea is don't eat anything in the morning," laughs founder Amelia Bidgood.

"We graze all afternoon starting at once place and having a nibble or a taste of a few things. The idea is to have a taste test of a few different foods, unique things, maybe places that people haven't been to before, and we'll finish at the last stop with something a little bit more substantial."

Bidgood started the Eat Canberra blog and social media accounts about 18 months ago, to combine her experience in communications and writing with her love of food, and she ran a one-off event at The Truffle Farm in 2016.

"I think in the past few years I've really seen Canberra change and there are so many amazing restaurants and chefs and entrepreneurs and people doing some really incredible things. So we definitely have a big enough food scene to do something like this," she said.

Tours are on Saturdays from 1pm until around 5.30pm, initially running twice a month. The first tours will be walking tours around foodie spots in Braddon and Civic, with plans for themed tours and other locations in the future. The tours can also be tailored for private groups.

"They're for locals, international visitors, and interstate visitors and to really showcase the food and the talent and the businesses in Canberra and give people an insight about the food that they're eating and maybe other quirky facts that they might not know. It'll also give a chance for likeminded people to meet."

Tours are $125 per person. Bookings at eatcanberra.com.au/food-tours.

And as if the tours weren't enough, Bidgood also has a series of secret, pop-up food events around town in the works, as part of the Eat Canberra Food Tribe.

"Everybody who's part of the tribe will be notified of the events but they'll only get told, for example, it's a four course meal with matching wines, and it's at this time and this date. But they won't know where it is or if there's a theme or anything else about it until the night before or morning of," she said.

"I'll be working with local restaurants and chefs and other foodies to create really unique, fun events. Some of the events will be very extravagant and could be very unique - it might not necessarily be in a restaurant setting."

You can apply to be part of the tribe at eatcanberrafoodtribe.com.au.