Tangier Food Tour: 6+ Tastings with Local Guide

Seven stops through the medina, tasting chickpea flan, fava-bean soup and spiced meat skewers

A guided food tour in Tangier's medina where you walk to more than 6 stops sampling traditional Moroccan dishes, with breakfast, lunch and cultural insight included. Your English-speaking guide, born and raised in Tangier, shares personal knowledge of daily life and culinary heritage as you taste caliente, bissara, stuffed dates, almond cookies, olives and spiced meat skewers, finishing with mint tea or fresh juice.

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided food tour in Tangier

• Meet local English-speaking guide
• Walk through Tangier medina
• Sample hot chickpea-flour flan
• Taste garlic-infused fava-bean soup
• Try stuffed dates and almond cookies
• Enjoy olives and spiced meat skewers
• Drink traditional mint tea or fresh juice
• Visit spices, fruits, and vegetables markets

The experience

The tour runs 3 to 4 hours and starts at the time you choose, moving through the medina on foot with a licensed local guide who speaks English. You'll stop at markets and food stalls where the guide explains the spices, fruits and vegetables, then move into tasting: caliente (the hot chickpea-flour flan that is a Tangier street staple), bissara (garlic-infused fava-bean soup), stuffed dates, almond cookies, olives and spiced meat skewers. Breakfast and lunch are woven through the stops, and the tour ends with traditional mint tea or fresh juice.

The guide does more than point out what to eat. Born and raised in the medina, they share personal insights into daily life and the cultural roots of each dish, blending culinary knowledge with historical context. This is a private tour, so the pace and stops adjust to your interests and appetite. Bottled water is provided throughout, and the walk stays manageable for all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Bottled water.
• breakfast.
• lunch.
• seven tastings of traditional Moroccan dishes.
• coffee and tea.
• cultural insight into the old medina.
• a licensed, English-speaking local guide.

Before you book

Lasts 3h–4h, runs every day with no fixed time, from US$ 120 per person, with live guides in 5 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (18 to 40 years) · Senior (41 and older) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (7 to 11 years) · Infant (3 to 6 years): free · Under 3: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian and Arabic

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 38 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by ouadiemoroccotours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste Tangier's street food and home cooking in one walk, with a guide who grew up eating these dishes and can explain where they come from and why they matter to the city.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Arabic.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (7 to 11 years); Infant (3 to 6 years): free. Children under 3 can't be included in the booking.

What exactly is caliente, the dish I'll taste first?

Caliente is a hot chickpea-flour flan, a street-food staple in Tangier that you'll sample at one of the early stops on the tour.

Is lunch included in the price?

Yes, breakfast and lunch are both included, along with bottled water, coffee or tea, and seven tastings across the stops.

How many food stops are there?

You'll visit more than 6 stops through the medina, sampling traditional dishes at markets, stalls and food vendors along the way.