Dubrovnik Food Tours
A Dubrovnik food tour is the old town without the crowds, timed for early morning or evening, and a plate of everything the republic once controlled: Ston oysters, pršut and cheese, black risotto, rozata, and Pelješac wine. This page compares the top-rated food tours in Dubrovnik: walking tours inside the walls, market-and-tasting mornings, and the evening wine-led tours through the side streets.
Morning: the Gundulić square market, pršut and cheese, oysters with a glass of Pošip before the crowds.
Evening: the side streets after the ships leave, black risotto, grilled fish, rozata, and Dingač in a wine bar.
What you’ll eat: Ston oysters, pršut, Pag cheese, black risotto, Konavle green menestra, rozata, candied orange peel, and Plavac Mali by the glass.
Dubrovnik food tours: eating inside the walls
Dubrovnik’s old town is a kilometre across and, in summer, full, which is why the good food tours run at eight in the morning or after six in the evening. They are two to three hours with six to nine tastings in the streets off the Stradun, where the konobas that serve locals survive. Groups are small; prices reflect the city.
Morning market tours
The market on Gundulić square sells figs, candied peel, pršut and cheese from the Konavle farms; morning tours start there, add oysters from Mali Ston with a glass of white, and finish with a coffee where the old men sit. The quietest way to see the town.
Evening tours
After the day-trippers leave, tours walk the side streets for black risotto, grilled fish, rozata custard and wine in the bars that pour Pelješac reds by the glass. Wine-led and dinner-sized.
What you’ll taste
Oysters and mussels from Mali Ston; pršut and hard cheese; black risotto; fish or octopus from the grill; zelena menestra, Konavle’s green stew of cabbage and smoked meat in the cooler months; rozata, the crème caramel of Ragusa; arancini, candied orange peel; and wines from Pelješac and Konavle.
Choosing and booking
Morning for calm and the market, evening for wine and atmosphere. Prices run 70 to 120 euros; book one to two weeks ahead from May to October. For a day out of the walls, see Dubrovnik wine tours.
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FAQ about Dubrovnik Food Tours
Frequently asked questions
Why book a Dubrovnik food tour?
Because the old town’s restaurants charge cruise-ship prices for tourist food, and a guide knows the three streets where Dubrovčani still eat.
Is a Dubrovnik food tour worth it?
Yes, if you take the morning or evening version; it shows you the three streets where locals still eat and saves you from the Stradun’s prices.
What is rozata?
Dubrovnik’s crème caramel, flavoured with rose liqueur, and the dessert on every tour.
Are oysters included on Dubrovnik food tours?
On most morning tours, yes: oysters from Mali Ston with a glass of white.
Are the tours suitable for vegetarians?
Partly; the tours lean on seafood and pršut, but cheese, green menestra and rozata can be arranged if you ask at booking.
How much does a Dubrovnik food tour cost?
About 70 to 120 euros for two to three hours; Dubrovnik is the priciest food city in Croatia.