Bari’s Ultimate Street Food Tour - Small Group by Do Eat Better
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Bari, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Tantalize your tastebuds and discover the great eats of Bari with this guided street food tour. Save hours looking through restaurant reviews and get a shortcut to the hidden foodie spots that locals love. Along the way, learn about Bari’s food delicacies, and try a range of dishes—such as focaccia bread, octopus, and ice cream, with water and at least one alcoholic drink included.
- Find out about some of Bari’s best street food bites
- Hassle-free tour with food tastings and drinks included
- Small-group food experience with a limit of 12 travelers
- Discover local haunts that you might not have found alone
Sample Menu
Starter
Focaccia barese
Bari’s most iconic flatbread, made with semolina and potatoes for a soft interior and crisp crust. Topped with cherry tomatoes, olives and oregano.
Starter
Sgagliozze
Traditional fried polenta squares, golden and lightly salted. A humble Bari Vecchia specialty still prepared by locals.
Starter
Popizze
Small, airy fried dough balls with a delicate crust. Served warm and simply seasoned with salt, they’re a favorite everyday street snack.
Main
Panzerotto
The king of Bari street food: a fried half-moon pastry filled with tomato and melted mozzarella. Crispy outside and gooey inside, it’s a must-try!
Main
Octopus Sandwich
Tender grilled octopus served in crusty bread with olive oil and lemon, showcasing Bari’s seaside traditions.
Dessert
Ice cream
Artisanal Italian gelato from a traditional gelateria, made with seasonal ingredients. A sweet and refreshing end to the food tour.
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- MealsThis is an itinerant full meal. At the end of the tour, you will have eaten the equivalent of a full meal in at least 4 stops
- Alcoholic BeveragesAt least one alcoholic drink is included (only for over 18-year-old guests)
- Water
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza dell'Odegitria, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
Meet your guide for the Do Eat Better Experience Bari Food Tour by the palms near Basilica di San Sabino's front door
End point
- Piazza Federico II di Svevia, Bari BA, Italy
Itinerary
1
Piazza dell'Odegitria
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Cattedrale di San Sabino
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Museo Civico Bari
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Castello Normanno Svevo
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Please be aware that the guide may speak both in English and Italian during the tour
- For safety reasons, guests with severe or life-threatening food allergies are unfortunately unable to participate in this experience.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 1,238 reviews
Valerie_C, Apr 2026
I’m perplexed by all the excellent reviews. I’ve participated in food tours in many countries. This was by far the worst. For the price there wasn’t enough food or tour. We were left alone for a long period of time while the guide went to find the panzerotti. He seemed annoyed by our questions. Honestly, it felt like the guide was phoning it in. There have to be better tours than this one.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience did not meet expectations.
We regret that the pacing and amount of food felt insufficient, and we apologize for the moment when you were left waiting—this is certainly not the experience we aim to provide. We also take seriously your comments about the guide’s attitude, as we expect our team to be both attentive and engaged throughout the tour.
Your observations are helpful and will be shared internally so we can review and improve both the structure of the tour and the overall guest experience.
Kind regards
KAAN_C, Apr 2026
We had an incredible tour with Nicholas, and we had the opportunity to savor Bari’s renowned street foods. We thoroughly enjoyed them all, but the Focaccia Barese was the standout. Nicholas not only provided us with information about the food but also highlighted significant landmarks. We highly recommend this tour, giving it a perfect score of 10 out of 5!
Rebecca_G, Apr 2026
We had an amazing evening. The food was delicious and very casual took our time. Enzo was great!! Definitely a great tour
Randy_D, Apr 2026
Giuseppe was a tremendous tour guide. His knowledge of the city, and its food, was incredible. I highly recommend taking this fun walking tour
David_W, Apr 2026
Our guide Nicholas was terrific. His knowledge of Bari and Puglia was extensive and the place he took us for food tastings were varied and delicious. The focaccia was a treat! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone coming to Bari. We felt it was very good to do on our first day to get a feel for the area. We tried to of the dining spots he recommended and very pleased with our meals.
medvetz4, Mar 2026
Honestly, I’d give this 2 stars because we were wildly overcharged. The website says $40 per person, but we were charged $271. This was an aggregious overpayment for the amount of food we received.
Our guide was outstanding. Very knowledgeable and thorough. Wonderfully helpful pointing out interesting historical places and things in Bari. My only complaint was the lack of food for a “food tour.” We went to 4 spots and had 4 small nibbles..,one was shared. The focaccia was outstanding, but very small (think personal pizza size). The panzerotto was a deep fried pastry stuffed with tomato and mozzarella (size of a half of sandwich) Thankfully, we were given options at the third stop and I didn’t try the octopus (which my daughter loved), but my husband and daughter were encouraged to share 1 sandwich. The last stop was gelato. Outstanding. Best gelato in Italy.
I feel strongly this tour would have been 5 stars if we were charged the correct price.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Dear Client,
As already told, I feel like there's some kind of mistake as we do not offer this tour at that price... I'm glad to hear that you loved everything of ourr tour. Just please check where you got that info as we've never sold our tour at that price. We pride ourselves of serving just TOP quality food and with great local guides only, as such the price is truly paired to what offered. We appreciate you choosing us anyway! Have a lovely rest of the evening.
Martin_M, Mar 2026
Knowledgeable and charming. Informative and helped get to know Bari and the cuisine. Food was good and the stories interesting
Robert_L, Mar 2026
Giuseppe, a Bari-born tour guide gave us an excellent introduction to the Bari, old city and traditional Bari foods. Giuseppe has a great love for his city and it shows by his knowledge and enthusiasm for its food. We had four different food stops. Three involve a great deal of carbs. But oh-so delicious. Our favorite was the focaccia bread with its rich olive oil flavors. Highly recommended.
Susan_S, Jan 2026
Giuseppe was excellent. He was able to walk us through the Old Town of Bari and show us out of the way places and explain the history to us. The street foods he introduced us to, were amazing and delicious. We were quite full when we finished!!!
JoAnne_R, Jan 2026
Nicholas was a gem of a guide—personable, knowledgeable and candid. As a native barese, he not only knew the best dishes to try, but the best restaurants to try them. We learned about and savored Focaccia Barese at Meh, the tenderest octopus sandwich with stracciatella and onions at lo sfizo del Borgo Antico, burrozza capocollo and panzerotto at Mastrociccio, and finished with swoon-worthy gelato at Antica Gelateria Gentile. He accompanied all of this with a guided tour through the labyrinthine alleys of Bari Vecchia, animating history with personal and often comical anecdotes. His stories of the nonnas and their orecchiette and how the old town has evolved from a perilous mafia stronghold to a tourist-friendly neighborhood were fascinating. He knows art and culture and takes contagious pride in his city.
Janann_K, Dec 2025
This was a food tasting tour. There was a lot to eat and drink. Skip breakfast because the food was yummy and filling!
Jackie_T, Oct 2025
It was a good tour with history and food, had fun and would recomend, just wish there was more interaction with the shops and the owners.
Coleen_Z, Oct 2025
Alessia was a wonderful tour guide! She was so knowledgeable about Bari and took us to great food stops! Lots of delicious food local to Bari. As we walked we saw lots of great sites as well. Alessia even sent me additional things to do in Bari after the tour. So happy we booked this tour!!
Linda_P, Oct 2025
Thanks to our amazing guide Giuseppe we had a wonderful evening. Being a local, his insight and knowledge of Bari was not just limited to the food. It was well worth it. Be prepared to eat a lot! Couldn’t be happier with our tour, Grazie
Cindy_F, Oct 2025
Allesia was wonderful, not only did she choose wonderful spots for food, her energy and knowledge of the area was superb! She even gave recommendations for follow up activities and dining!! Thank you!! Would definitely recommend!!!
Marilyn_T, Sep 2025
Aside from the delicious, freshly made food stops, Enzo, our guide, gave a brief history of Old Town, churches, castle, street where nonnas make pasta. A great introduction to visiting Bari for the first time, we loved it!
Kelly_L, Sep 2025
Nicholas was amazing! The tour was great. Plenty of food and drinks. Go hungry! Definitely recommend.
Kimberly_S, Sep 2025
We highly recommend this tour! Our guide, Nicholas, is a pleasure to be with. He is warm and accommodating and highly knowledgeable and informative.
He chose excellent food venues and we loved what we ate!
Michelle_T, Sep 2025
Our guide did a fabulous tour of the city. Felt personalized and knowledgeable. Food was amazing
Good and easy walk. Timing is for lunch. LOTS of food.
Adi_G, Sep 2025
Very little information about the city and its traditional food, we ate mostly dough products which were more of the same.
Not very high quality.
Definitely not good value for money. 75 euro per person for dishes that worth maybe 15-20 euro. Disappointing!!!!
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’re sorry to hear that the experience did not fully meet your expectations.
Please note that the price of the tour does not only reflect the cost of the food, but also covers the organization, the presence of a local guide to accompany you, and the commissions involved when booking through international platforms. That said, we understand your point about variety and quality, and we will certainly take your feedback into consideration to improve our tours and provide a more balanced experience.
We truly appreciate your comments, as they help us refine what we do and ensure that our guests enjoy both the food and the cultural insights of Bari.
Julie_W, Sep 2025
Your guide Nicholas was excellent, sharing lots of local knowledge. Tour was small and personal and Nicolas took a genuine interest in all. Food was excellent and we were quite satiated at the end.
Edith_C, Sep 2025
This was a great way to taste typical Barese foods and walk through the streets and alleys of old town Bari with a local. Nicola, our guide, was wonderful and shared his knowledge of the food and culture of his home town. He gave us information on where to eat and drink in Bari and nearby towns. This tour was great fun!
Thomas_K, Sep 2025
Nicholas gave us a fantastic food tour. You could tell he was very passionate and knowledgeable about the tour and the food we all tried. The actual food - octopus, focaccia, etc - was all very high quality (we checked, all locations visited had really great reviews on Google). Some locations had long lines, so the tour allowed us to skip them!
We do have two suggestions for anyone considering this tour:
1) Do not eat much in the morning! Our tour started at 1130, and we regretted eating breakfast that morning :). All food served were regular portions, as if you were buying there on your own. We did a Naples food tour a couple days prior and there we could clearly see that the portions made for the tour were smaller than what the vendors offered normally. We assumed something similar for Bari, and therefore ate a regular breakfast that morning. We were unable to finish some of our food on this Bari tour, and we felt really bad about it because it was just so good. Nicholas did offer paper bags so that tour participants could take leftovers back with them.
2) Give yourself time to find parking in Bari, if renting a car. We tried a few spots and garages but they were full or only accepting full days. Street parking was impossible, didn't see any free spots close to the old city. After 20 min or so of searching we finally found a garage that allowed parking by the hour. Fortunately we arrived at the meeting point just barely on-time. One other person on our tour showed up 10-15min late due to parking issues.
Thomas_B, Aug 2025
We had a great experience roaming around the city of Bari visiting local restaurants and cuisine throughout some interesting parts of the old town of the city. I would highly recommend this trip for those who like to try local cuisine and learn quite a bit of history about the area. Nicholas was very informative and made the trip extra fun. He knows the ins and outs of the city and is able to show us things that we’re both interesting and fun.
Bina_L, Aug 2025
We had a great food tour with Nicolas. He provided us with interesting information all about Bari and the food we tried was all good. I'm sure we made his day with how we ate our panzerotto. All together he was a great guide who made the tour interesting and entertaining. Thank you Nicolas :)
Lauren_M, Aug 2025
We loved our food tour around Bari, we had some of the best food we have ever eaten and our tour guide was so knowledgable about the food and the area. I would highly recommend doing this tour to understand the area more and know the best local food and where to get this from.
Thomas_H, Aug 2025
Nicholas was a great guide! Not only did he give us the food tour, he told us all about the history of Bari as we walked through. We tried octopus and eggplant for the first time and loved it!
vincentsaullo, Jul 2025
Only four stops (one being gelato) - stuff you see in all the shops. Was disappointed we didn’t even stop to see orecchiette being made on a food tour this long. I didn’t feel like there were any “insider tips” or anything about specific special spots or dishes. I think this was about 20€ of food and we paid 120$ CAD (~80 euro).
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Hi Vincent,
Thank you for your review and for joining our tour.
We’re sorry to hear you didn’t find the experience to be of great value. While we understand everyone has different expectations, our tours are carefully curated to provide not only food tastings but also cultural context, stories, and local insight that go far beyond what you might find online or through AI tools.
All our guides are experienced locals who love sharing their city, and we’re proud of the consistently positive feedback we receive , as shown in the thousands of excellent reviews we’ve collected over time.
That said, we always take guest feedback seriously and will reflect on your comments as we continue to improve.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts.
Warm regards,
Elysia_P, Jul 2025
Most food tours give you a small amount of food to try, this gave large portions! We were very full by the end. Nicholas was great, gave us a lot of history and now we know how they kill the octopus!
Caitlin_C, Jul 2025
Lica Pia was fantastic. she was very knowledgeable about the history or bari and was very personable. and her english is fantastic!!
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