Food Tours
Top-rated food tours
The single best way to eat a new city: a few hours with a local guide through the markets, backstreets and family-run spots, tasting as you go. From Roman trattorias and San Sebastián pintxos bars to Istanbul’s bazaars and Lisbon’s tascas, these are the best food-tour cities.
Why start with a food tour
A food tour on day one sets up the whole trip — you learn what to order, which neighbourhoods to return to, and the stories behind the dishes, all while eating extremely well. Formats range from market walks and street-food crawls to tapas/pintxos bar-hops and evening food-and-drink tours.
The best food-tour cities, by country
Italy for market-and-trattoria classics, Spain for tapas and pintxos, France for cheese, charcuterie and pastry, and the eastern Mediterranean — Greece and Türkiye — for meze and street food. Pick a city below.
Where to go
Italy
- Bari Food Tours & Orecchiette Classes
- Bologna Food Tours
- Catania Food Tours & Fish Market
- Florence Food Tours
- Genoa Food Tours
- Lecce Food Tours & Cooking Classes
- Milan Food Tours
- Modena Food Tours & Balsamic Tastings
- Naples Food Tours
- Palermo Street Food Tours
- Parma Food Tours & Producer Visits
- Rome Food Tours
- Syracuse & Ortigia Food Tours
- Trentino–Alto Adige Food Tours
- Turin Food Tours, Chocolate & Vermouth Tastings
- Tuscany Food Tours
- Venice Food Tours: Cicchetti & Bacaro Tours
- Verona Food Tours & Cooking Classes
France
- French Riviera Food Tours (Côte d’Azur)
- Le Marais Food Tour
- Lyon Food Tours: Bouchons & Les Halles Paul Bocuse
- Marseille Food Tours & Bouillabaisse
- Montmartre Food Tour
- Nice Food Tours: Socca, the Cours Saleya & Niçoise Cuisine
- Paris Food Tours
- Provence Food Tours: Marseille, Aix & the Markets
Spain
- Barcelona Tapas Tours
- Córdoba Tapas Tours & Montilla Wine
- Granada Tapas Tours: The Free-Tapa City
- Madrid Tapas Tours
- Málaga Food & Tapas Tours
- San Sebastián Pintxos Tours
- Santiago de Compostela Food Tours
- Seville Tapas Tours (Ir de Tapeo)
Portugal
Germany
Austria
Croatia
- Dubrovnik Food Tours
- Pula Food Tours & Cooking Classes
- Rovinj Food Tours
- Split Food Tours
- Zadar Food Tours & Cooking Classes
- Zagreb Food Tours
Slovenia
Turkey
FAQ about Food Tours
Frequently asked questions
What happens on a food tour?
A local guide leads a small group through markets, bakeries, delis and eateries, with several tastings (often enough to replace a meal) and the stories behind each. Most run 3–4 hours.
Which is the best city for a food tour?
It depends on your taste — Rome, Bologna and Naples in Italy; San Sebastián, Seville and Barcelona in Spain; Paris and Lyon in France; Istanbul, Athens and Lisbon further south. Browse by country below.
Are food tours worth it?
Yes, especially early in a trip — they save you from tourist traps, introduce dishes you'd miss, and are usually filling enough to count as a meal.