Zadar Food & Wine Tour: Old Town Walking with Local Guide

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN

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Taste Zadar through the eyes of someone who knows where locals actually eat

A 2-hour guided walking food and wine tour of Zadar's Old Town led by a certified sommelier and food enthusiast, with 3 tasting stops at handpicked restaurants and bars. The tour moves through the Roman Forum, the medieval main square, and the Varoš neighborhood, pairing local fish, prosciutto and cheese, and ćevapi with regional wines and craft beer. Minimum age 18; English-language guide; digestivo and wine glass holder included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Zadar's Old Town and Cuisine

Meet at ancient city gate
Taste local fish and white wine
Pass through main square
Visit local market and wine garden
Sample prosciutto, cheese, and red wine
Walk along Kalelarga main street
Explore Roman forum and learn history
Try ćevapi and craft beer in Varoš
Toast with local liquors in bar

The Experience

The tour starts next to the ancient city gate and Roman column that marks the beginning of Zadar's main street. From there, you move through stops that reveal how the sea, the land, and centuries of conquest shaped what people here actually cook and eat. Your guide—a certified sommelier and local food enthusiast—tells the stories behind each dish: the Turkish influence that brought ćevapi to Balkan tables, the Morlaccs of the hinterland, the Mediterranean breeze that flavors everything. This is not a restaurant crawl; it is a walk through time, with food as the language.

The first tasting happens next to a church that holds one of Croatia's most important religious treasures. You'll taste a local fish dish—prepared Dalmatian style by an award-winning MasterChef—paired with a crisp regional white wine. Then you pass through the main square, the center of urban life in Zadar since medieval times, and reach the local market where fishermen and farmers still sell their daily catch. Beside it sits a wine garden built inside the remains of an old church. There you taste prosciutto and cheese with a rich red wine, the way locals have done for centuries. The walk continues along Kalelarga, the main street of the Old Town, a path worn by Roman feet and everyone who came after.

At the Zadar Roman Forum—the largest on the eastern Adriatic—you stand in front of the city's most important cultural site and hear how urban life unfolded here in ancient times. The narrow streets of the Varoš neighborhood come next, a 16th-century quarter still vibrant with the families who built it. Here you try ćevapi alongside locally brewed craft beer made by women. The tour ends in a traditional bar with a toast of local digestivo made from herbs, a gift you take home in the wine glass holder that comes with every ticket. Živjeli.

What’s included

A certified sommelier and local food enthusiast as your guide.
3 handpicked tasting stops featuring local fish paired with white wine, prosciutto and cheese with red wine, and ćevapi with craft beer.
a digestivo made from local herbs.
a wine glass holder as a gift.
stories and insights into Zadar's history, culture, and culinary influences from Roman times through the Turkish era.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Šušur - Tours of Zadar

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to eat where locals actually go instead of following tourist menus—the sommelier guide and the handpicked stops mean you taste real Zadar food, not a curated version of it. The 2-hour pace and fixed route keep the experience focused on flavor and history rather than wandering, so you move through the Old Town with purpose and end with a clear sense of how the sea, the land, and centuries of conquest shaped what people here cook.