Antibes Food Tour with Local Guide: 5 Tastings & Market Walk

Five tastings across a market, bakery, and restaurant in three hours

This is a guided food walk through Antibes led by a local born and raised in the town, combining five tastings (a savory specialty, a restaurant dish, two sweet treats, and a local drink) with stops at the Provencal Market, historic streets, and the Safranier district. The guide, a former restaurant owner, shares stories about the town's heritage while you move through the culinary landmarks only locals know. Children from age 6 are welcome. The walk covers roughly three hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Gourmet walking tour in Antibes

• Walk the Promenade des Remparts
• Enjoy view of Port Vauban
• Explore Provencal market
• Sample secret Mediterranean drink
• Taste Provencal specialty socca or pissaladière
• Visit one of Antibes' oldest bakeries
• Try a savory bakery specialty
• Eat a dish at a local restaurant
• Enjoy a famous South of France pastry
• Stroll an old street in Antibes
• Sample sweet or savory specialties

The experience

What makes this different from a typical tasting menu is the walking itself. You start on the Promenade des Remparts, where Port Vauban, one of Europe's largest marinas, spreads out below you, then move into the colorful Provencal Market to sample a secret drink with Mediterranean aromas and a savory specialty like socca or pissaladière. The guide stops at one of Antibes' oldest bakeries for another taste, then leads you to a local restaurant where you sit down for a dish made with fresh produce that day. A pastry follows, and the walk ends in one of the oldest streets in the town with a final sweet or savory specialty in a Provençal setting.

Your guide is a former restaurant owner who grew up in Antibes and knows which artisans matter and which stories stick. Still water is provided at the restaurant. The five tastings and one alcoholic drink are included. The walk takes just over three hours, so it fits between a morning at the beach and an evening elsewhere on the Riviera. Strollers work for infants and small children, and the route is manageable for all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Guided walking tour led by a local guide born and raised in Antibes.
• five tastings including one savory specialty, one restaurant dish, two sweet treats, and one local alcoholic drink.
• visit to the Provencal Market.
• exploration of the Safranier district and walk along the historic ramparts.
• still water at the restaurant.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SaturdayDeparts at 10:30

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (10 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 9 years) · Under 6: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10 · max 8 per booking

Live guideEnglish and French

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.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Vanessa Coston

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English or French, so choose the language you're comfortable with when you book. This walk suits anyone who wants to eat real food in real places rather than sit through a formal tasting, and who has three hours to move slowly through a town instead of rushing the highlights.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and French.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (10 to 17 years); Child (6 to 9 years). Under 6: they can't be included in the booking.

What exactly do I taste on this food tour?

Five tastings: a savory Provencal specialty (socca or pissaladière) at the market; a dish of the day at a local restaurant; a pastry from a historic bakery; a sweet or savory specialty on an old street; and one local drink with Mediterranean flavors.

How long is the walk and what's the pace like?

The tour runs just over three hours and covers the Provencal Market, the Promenade des Remparts, the Safranier district, and historic streets at a leisurely pace. You're stopping frequently to taste and listen, not rushing through neighborhoods.

What is the Provencal Market like?

The Provencal Market is a colorful, open-air market in Antibes where locals shop for produce, flowers, and regional goods. On this tour, you stop there early to sample a secret drink and a savory specialty while the guide explains what you're tasting and why it matters to the town.