Dubrovnik Old Town: 8-Tasting Food Tour & Wine

You'll eat your way through Dubrovnik's history in one afternoon

You walk through Dubrovnik's Old Town with a guide, stopping at a bakery, wine bar, two tavernas, a seafood restaurant, and a dessert shop. You taste eight dishes (burek, cheese and prosciutto, black risotto, fried seafood, macaroni with meat ragu, and regional desserts) paired with local wine. The tour includes all tastings and a digestive, and you're moving the whole time, so wear shoes you can walk in for a couple of hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Old Town and taste local foods

• Start at local bakery with savory pies
• Wander hidden backstreets of Old Town
• Visit wine bar for cheese and wine
• Learn history of Dubrovnik port
• Taste black risotto and meat stew
• Sample fresh fried seafood by sea
• Enjoy regional desserts behind city walls

The experience

You probably think a food tour means stopping at eight restaurants and sitting down for courses. This one doesn't work that way. Instead, you move through the Old Town's backstreets, the ones tourists miss, and eat small, real things at the places locals actually go. It starts at a bakery where someone's making burek in front of you, the kind with meat or cheese folded into filo dough, still warm. From there you're walking, tasting, learning why the city ate what it ate, and by the time you finish you've had eight separate dishes without ever feeling like you sat through a meal.

The stops matter more than the pace. You'll stand at a wine bar with a board of local cheese and prosciutto in one hand and a glass of Dalmatian rosé in the other, and the guide will tell you about the Republic of Ragusa and why this port mattered. Then you move to a taverna for black risotto (the dark, briny kind made with squid ink) paired with a local red wine. Later there's fried seafood from a restaurant steps from the water, and macaroni with meat ragu that tastes nothing like what you'd make at home. The walking is real, comfortable shoes aren't optional, but it's the kind of walking where you're stopping every few minutes, so it doesn't feel like a hike.

The last stop is the one people remember. A dessert spot tucked behind the city walls, run by locals, where you get Dubrovnik's famous bitter orange or lavender and honey ice cream, plus candied figs and almonds. Before you leave, there's a homemade honey herbal digestive: the kind of thing that signals the meal is actually over. The whole tour takes you through eight tastings, and the menu shifts depending on what's available that day and what the restaurants have in stock, so you're never getting the same thing twice if you came back.

What’s included

• Your tour includes all eight tastings: freshly baked burek, artisanal cheese and cured prosciutto, fried oysters, black risotto with Dalmatian red wine, fresh fried seafood, macaroni with meat ragu, regional desserts (bitter orange or lavender and honey ice cream, candied figs and almonds), and a homemade honey herbal digestive.
• You'll also taste local rosé wine at the wine bar.
• The guide leads you through the Old Town's hidden backstreets and explains the city's culinary history as you move between stops.

Options for this experience

2 options

Small group tour of DubrovnikGuide in English · 10:30, 16:00, 16:30 and 18:00Small group tour: pick this option to join our Secret Food Tour Dubrovnik with a group of no more than 12 people!

Dubrovnik food tour, privateGuide in English · 12:00 and 16:30Private tour upgrade: pick this option to move up to a private food tour of Dubrovnik just for you and your group

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 10:30, the last at 18:00

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AgesAdult (18 to 90 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Secret Food Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste real Dalmatian food without arranging five separate reservations. The guide handles the stops and timing, and you just show up with an appetite and comfortable shoes.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's included in the 8 tastings?

Burek, cheese and prosciutto, fried oysters, black risotto with red wine, fried seafood, macaroni with meat ragu, regional desserts (ice cream, candied figs and almonds), and a honey herbal digestive.

Do I need to book dietary requirements in advance?

Yes. Contact the tour operator before the tour to arrange any dietary needs so they can prepare accordingly.

What should I wear?

Comfortable walking shoes are recommended, as the tour involves moving through the Old Town's backstreets and cobbled streets.

Can the itinerary change?

Yes. The itinerary and menu are subject to change based on restaurant availability, weather, and other circumstances.

Are drinks included?

Wine tastings are included at the wine bar and with the main course. A honey herbal digestive is also included at the end.

Where does the tour start?

At a local bakery on Poljana Paska Miličevića in Dubrovnik's Old Town, where fresh savory pies are made in front of you.