Choose a Split food tour around the tastings
A Split food tour is a practical way to make eating part of a guided city visit. The available formats range from a walk with several tasting stops to a history and gastro outing, or a palace walk followed by a wine presentation. Choose according to whether food is the main event or a companion to sightseeing. The included drinks also differ, so a wine-focused visitor has a different decision from someone planning a substantial food outing.
The city provides a useful setting for that choice. Pazar is the green market near the Silver Gate, while Peškarija is the fish market. Both can be visited freely. They are places to explore independently as well as useful points of orientation; the specific tasting experience comes from the chosen tour’s included services.
For a broader route between the market area and the squares, use the Split old town guide. Keep that independent exploration alongside the food outing rather than treating every market stop as a promised part of every guided experience.
Our picks: Food and wine experiences
Choose a food walk for tastings or a guided city walk with wine presentation. The afternoon food tour includes an extra glass of red wine.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide and Viator. Prices are indicative starting prices in euros (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Local food walk and wine
- 3-hour tour with local guide by your side
- Traditional white wine and loquat grappa, extra glass of red wine at the afternoon tour
- Homemade ice cream
The extra glass of red wine is included on the afternoon tour.
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Split food walk with tastings
- English-speaking Local Guide
- Taste local pastries and Croatian delicacies
- Water & 1 Alcoholic Beverage (usually Local Wine)
The foods offered at the stops are possible tastings, not a fixed menu.
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City walk with wine tasting
- Professional wine presentation
- Wine tasting
- Local licensed guide
The guided city walk lasts 90 minutes.
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Compare a walk with several tasting stops, a history and gastro outing with food and drinks, and a palace walk with a professional wine presentation.
Food stops or a history and gastro outing?
The three-hour walking food tour starts at Trg Brace Radic 5 and includes an English-speaking local guide. Tastings are spread across at least four stops, with water and one alcoholic drink, usually local wine. Possible tastes include ćevapi, black risotto, burek, chocolate and traditional Croatian pastries. Think of these as examples of the tasting range rather than a fixed menu. Additional food and drinks are extra, and the outing begins at its meeting point rather than with hotel transport.
The three-hour history and gastro small-group tour meets where Hrvojeva Street reaches the waterfront, close to the green market and the palace’s southeastern tower. Its included food ranges from Swiss chard pie, prosciutto, cheese and ćevapi to octopus salad, pasta with mussels and clams, truffle gnocchi and homemade ice cream. This gives a food-focused traveller more concrete dishes to weigh against the multi-stop alternative.
White wine and loquat grappa are included in the history and gastro outing. The extra glass of red wine belongs specifically to its afternoon tour. That distinction matters when the drinks are part of the reason for choosing it: the morning and afternoon versions have a different stated wine inclusion.
Split wine tasting with a palace walk
The walking and wine tasting experience combines a guided introduction to Split with a professional wine presentation and tasting. It meets at the Golden Gate, below the Gregory of Nin statue, with a guide carrying a blue umbrella. The complete experience lasts 135 minutes, including a 90-minute guided city tour. It suits someone who wants wine to be a focused part of the outing while keeping the walking element substantial.
Choose this format for the presentation and tasting alongside the guided walk. Choose the gastro outing when the listed dishes are central, or the multi-stop food walk when a sequence of possible local tastes is the appeal. These are different ways to structure an afternoon rather than interchangeable meal packages. The palace guide provides the architectural background for a walk around the historic centre.
Wine has also featured in a separate city event: Vinski Podrum took place in the palace cellars on 17 and 18 April 2026. That was a dated festival. For a tasting during a city visit, the walking and wine experience is a distinct bookable format with its own included presentation.
Pazar, Peškarija and time around the outing
Pazar beside the Silver Gate is a useful starting point for an independent market visit. From the palace area, the Decumanus leads west towards the Iron Gate and Pjaca. Peškarija, Marmontova and Prokurative can form part of the same old town walk. This gives a non-tasting companion a worthwhile route as well as helping food-focused visitors place the markets within the city.
The Riva has cafés and restaurants along the waterfront in front of the palace. As a planning suggestion, leave some unstructured time there instead of booking another guided activity immediately after the tasting. The Split tours overview compares other city and sea experiences for a different day. Pairing one food outing with independent sightseeing keeps the visit varied and lets the chosen tasting format remain the main event.
Questions about food and wine outings
Which option includes a wine presentation?
The palace walking and wine tasting experience includes a professional presentation, wine tasting and a licensed local guide. Its guided city walk takes 90 minutes within the overall 135-minute outing.
Are the food walk’s example dishes a fixed menu?
The multi-stop food walk offers possible tastings such as burek, ćevapi, black risotto, chocolate and pastries. Water and one alcoholic drink, usually local wine, are included.
When is the extra red wine included?
The history and gastro tour includes an extra glass of red wine on its afternoon outing. Its listed drinks also include traditional white wine and loquat grappa.
Can the markets be explored independently?
Visiting the green market Pazar and fish market Peškarija is free. Food purchases and the guided tasting experiences are separate from simply looking around the markets.