The 12 Best Food Tours in Nice

1.Nice Small-Group Walking Food Tour with Local Specialties & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 558 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $97Our pick

Meet your guide at Place Massena for a three-hour walk through Vieux Nice, Cours Saleya, and nearby sights. Expect about 20 food tastings, olive oil, Provençal wine, local history, and tips from guides such as Lara, Marion, Laura, and Gabby. The group is capped at 15.

“The tour was great and our guide, Sasha was awesome! We had a great time. It was a really nice way to start our trip in Nice and to get to know the area a bit better. The food was good - really enjoyed the flower market.”

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2.Food and Wine Old Town Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 411 reviews · 4 hours · from $99

Spend four hours with a local guide such as Carmela, Aline, Lara, or Amine, sampling Provençal food and wine through Old Nice. Visit the market, taste socca and regional specialties, then finish with a Niçoise picnic, wine, desserts, and views from Castle Hill.

“Tour was very nice and the tour guide was friendly and professional. We tasted many local specialties that would have not tasted if not joined the tour. Allergies and dietary restriction were taken in to consideration very well. Very happy with the tour.”

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3.Provencal Food Walking Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 387 reviews · from $76

Walk through Old Nice with a guide such as Leo, Heloise, Sara, or Lilith, sampling pan bagnat, socca, pissaladière, farçis, sweet chard pie, ice cream, and macarons. The three-hour tour has up to 10 people, begins at Lou Balico, and ends there.

“Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, Leo was our guide, very knowledgable and friendly, and we all thought it was great value for money. The amount of food you get is brilliant ! Be prepared for a good walk 😊”

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4.Entrance ticket to the Escoffier Culinary Art Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 298 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $8Best value

Explore Auguste Escoffier’s birthplace in Villeneuve-Loubet with a mobile entrance ticket. Allow about 45 minutes to see ten rooms of personal objects, old kitchen furniture, menus, sugar and chocolate sculptures, and a yearly temporary exhibition. An audioguide costs extra.

“Visite très intéressante. Ce musée de la gastronomie Française est parfaitement entretenu et le personnel très sympathique. Nous y retournerons .”

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5.Nice Food Tour – A Full Meal on French Riviera by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 231 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $96

Walk Old Nice with an English-speaking guide such as Rachel, Leo, or Camille, stopping for olive oil, Provençal wine, cheese, socca, pissaladière, sweets, and gelato. The five-stop route takes about three and a half hours and provides enough food for a full meal.

“This tour was fantastic, the best food tour out of the many we’ve taken. Rachel spoke beautiful English and really knew the food and the city. The variety of food sampled was outstanding and the portions provided were generous. We even had a wine tasting—a white, red and rose—which we didn’t expect. Time and money well spent!”

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6.Half-Day Saint Paul de Vence and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 170 reviews · 4 hours · from $110

Ride from Nice in an air-conditioned eight-seat minivan, explore Saint-Paul-de-Vence, then taste local wines at a family-run Saint-Jeannet winery. Guides such as Thierry, Francesca, and Martina add local history and practical help. Expect beautiful views, winding roads, and limited time in the village.

“The guide Alec was great. We were last on the van, me in the back my husband in front of me. Very difficult to hear in the rear and exiting a bit tricky. The winery tour was very comprehensive and enjoyable. We did like the tour and will book another soon. Thanks”

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7.Half Day Afternoon Walking Food Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 165 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $181

Start at 5 pm with guide Ally, Janelle, Anna, or Ana and walk Nice’s Old Town for socca, sweets, olive oil, wine, and nine-plus local tastings. Finish with a sit-down dinner and dessert. The group stays small, with no more than 12 people.

“I love food tours, and this one did not disappoint! Janel was full of knowledge and a great guide! We were offered wine, candy samples, a wonderful meal, and ended with gelato! I would highly recommend this tour!”

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8.Sunset Food Tour with Full Meal and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 120 reviews · 3h 30m · from $102

Spend 210 minutes walking from Place Massena through Old Nice, tasting local specialties at four or more stops. Expect socca, pissaladière, cheese, olive oil, chocolate, wine, and ice cream, with guides such as Isabelle, Leo, and Rachel adding food and city history.

“The tour was so great - a lot of food and interesting history and culture mixed in. Highly recommend!”

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9.Food Tour Nice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 102 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $74

Walk from Nice’s port to Place Rossetti in about three hours, stopping for local specialties such as socca, pan bagnat, pissaladière, cheese, truffles, sweets, wine, and gelato. Guides including Eli, Jordan, Elizabeth, and Ksenia add food knowledge and local stories. The group is limited to 10 people.

“We booked this tour, and the tour group cancelled it the night before due to the tram strikes in France. However they communicated poorly about it (it was very hard to understand that it was cancelled from their short and cryptic message) and then refused to refund us the cost, stating "We have not canceled the tour but postponed it until later due to the national strike. We are also customers of Viator, which has its own cancellation policy." However we had no information on when the tour was postponed nor asked if we could make it.”

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10.Nice Sunset Food Tour – A Full Taste of France by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 77 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $96

Start near Place Masséna at 5 pm and spend about three and a half hours tasting Niçoise specialties at five stops. Expect chocolate, olive oil, barbajuan, cheese, wine, tapenade, socca, and pissaladière, with guides such as Leo, Lena, Vanessa, and Patricia sharing food and city stories in English and French.

“The tour was a lot of fun. The wide variety of tasting experiences - sweets, cheeses, wine, and local specialities - and the tidbits of Nicoise history made for a wonderful trip. Vanessa was an enthusiastic and considerate tour guide who accommodated our mobility needs and shared her love for her city with us. The many proprietors on our trip were also excellent.”

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11.Nice Food Tour: Food Tastings & Local Wine Experience in Nice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $132

Spend three hours tasting Nice specialties with a local English-speaking guide such as Mike, Michael, Iftah, Ben, or Sam. Walk from Notre-Dame du Port toward Old Town, stopping for socca, pastries, fruit, cheese, cured meats, wine, and gelato in a group of up to eight.

“Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and fun to interact with. Walking around Old Town was a bonus. Lots to explore. The food was tasty and fresh. The wine was great too. Come hungry!”

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12.Old Town Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 69 reviews · 3h 30m · from $141

Meet your English-speaking guide at Place Masséna for a 210-minute walk into Nice’s Old Town. Expect 8 to 10 tastings, including olives, oil, wine, cured meat, cheese, pastries, chocolate, ice cream, and market specialties, with guides such as Jael, Johanna, and Malvina bringing local stories to life.

“Fabulous tour. Our guide Yael was knowledgeable and engaging and provided an informative dun tour.”

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