Private food walk · Tangier medina
Tangier Food Tour
Eat your way through the old medina with a licensed local guide: warm kalinte, bissara, bread from a community oven, a traditional main dish and mint tea to finish. Six to eight stops, a full meal, three to four hours.
From $45 per person
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- 86 Google reviews, rated 4.9
- No prepayment
- Free cancellation 48h before
- 3 to 4 hours2 to 3 km on foot
- 6 to 8 stopsA full meal
- Your group onlyNever shared
- Grand SoccoMeeting point
- 9 or 10 amBest start, your choice
- Dietary needsPlanned in advance
The tour in one minute
What is the Tangier food tour?
Tour Guide Tangier's food tour is a private walk of three to four hours through the Tangier medina with a licensed local guide, tasting your way through six to eight stops: street snacks, market samples, bread from a community oven, a traditional main dish and mint tea to finish. It adds up to a full meal, from $45 per person.
Tangier eats a little differently from the rest of Morocco. It is a port on the Strait of Gibraltar with a long Andalusian and Spanish past, so the street food of the medina includes things you rarely meet further south, like kalinte, sold warm by the slice. The tour starts at the Grand Socco, where the old medina meets the new city, and works through souks, local eateries, trusted vendors and the neighbourhood ovens where families still bake their bread.
It is always private to your group, whatever its size, and you choose the start time; 9 or 10 in the morning is best, while the breakfast stalls are busy. It suits first-time visitors, food lovers, couples, families and solo travelers, and vegetarian, vegan, nut-free and gluten-sensitive routes can be planned when you tell us before the day.
What you'll taste
The dishes of a Tangier food walk
What is on the table changes with the season and the morning's market. These are the tastes most walks include.
Tangier specialty
Kalinte
A warm chickpea-flour tart baked in wide trays and sold by the slice, with salt and cumin on top. A northern Moroccan street food you rarely find further south.
Northern breakfast
Bissara
Fava bean soup cooked until creamy, finished with olive oil and cumin, with olives on the side. The north's morning dish, and naturally vegan.
The breakfast table
Amlou and fresh cheese
Amlou, a spread of almonds, argan oil and honey, with fresh jben cheese, eaten with warm msemen flatbread.
Street food
A medina sandwich
Fresh bread filled at a medina stall, the way Tangier eats lunch on the move.
The main dish
Tagine
A slow-cooked tagine at a traditional eatery, the hearty dish that turns the tastings into a full meal.
Something sweet
Stuffed dates
Dates filled with walnuts and wrapped for the hand, one of the sweets sold across the medina.
Also on the table
Bread from the community oven
Khobz baked in a neighbourhood oven, where families still bring their dough every morning.
Market tastings
Olives, fresh produce and whatever is in season, tasted where Tangier residents shop.
Fresh seafood
Tangier is a port on two seas, so fish is on the menu when the catch is good.
Zaalouk and salads
Smoked aubergine, tomato and cooked salads, the backbone of the vegetarian route.
Moroccan pastries
Something sweet from a local bakery before the walk ends.
Mint tea
Poured from a height at a historic café, the traditional way to end a Moroccan meal.
The route
How the walk unfolds
About three to four hours and two to three kilometres at an easy pace. Wear comfortable shoes: the medina is uneven and hilly in places.
Place du 9 Avril 1947
Meet at the Grand Socco
The square where the old medina meets the new city, usually at 9 or 10 in the morning. Your guide sets out the route and asks what you cannot or will not eat.
The old medina
Souks and street food
Into the alleys for the first tastings: kalinte, bissara and street snacks from trusted vendors with a high turnover, so everything is fresh.
Ovens and market
The community oven and the market
See bread come out of a neighbourhood oven, then taste olives and fresh produce where locals shop every day.
A local eatery
Small dishes and the main
A traditional eatery for iconic Moroccan food, ending with the hearty main dish that makes the tour a full meal.
Café Hafa or similar
Mint tea to finish
Tea and something sweet at a historic café. Café Hafa has looked out over the Strait of Gibraltar since 1921.
The order changes with what is freshest that day, and the route can be adjusted for your group.
Why book it here
Why travelers choose this food tour
What you get when you book the walk with the guides who lead it.
Your group only
No strangers at the table. The pace, the stops and the portions follow your group. Travelling alone? You join a food tour already planned on your date.
A licensed local guide
A certified Tangier guide in English, French, Spanish or Arabic, who takes you to trusted vendors with high hygiene standards.
Planned around your diet
Vegetarian, vegan, nut-free and gluten-sensitive routes, planned before the day when you tell us at booking.
Book direct from $45
No marketplace commission and nothing to pay in advance (groups of 11 or more pay a deposit of 40% of the agreed price to hold the date). Cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before.
Dietary needs
Can we cater for your diet?
Tell us when you book. Moroccan cooking is naturally plant-forward, so most needs are easy to plan around.
| Diet | Can we cater? | How |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian | Yes | Bissara, zaalouk, vegetable tagine and salads take the place of the meat stops. |
| Vegan | Yes, with notice | Planned before the day. Bissara and many salads are vegan already. |
| Gluten-sensitive | Yes, with notice | Bread is at the heart of Moroccan food, so the stops are planned around it. |
| Nut-free | Yes, with notice | We leave out the pastries and stops that use nuts. |
| Children | Yes | Portions and spice levels are adjusted for younger eaters. |
What it costs
What the price includes
From $45 per person, for a private walk with your group. One price covers the guide and everything on the route.
Included
- A licensed local guide for three to four hours
- All tastings at six to eight stops, a full meal
- Bottled water along the way
- Mint tea
- Planning for your dietary needs
Not included
- Tips, which are appreciated and never expected
- Extra food, drinks or shopping you choose to buy
- Travel insurance
Book direct
Reserve your Tangier food tour
Send your date, group size and preferred start time (9 or 10 am is best). We reply within 12 hours to confirm the time and the meeting point.
Traveller reviews
What travellers say about walking Tangier with us
Rated 4.9 from 86 reviews on Google, across all our tours.
★★★★★
Thank you, Fadi, for sharing your culture and cuisine with us as we explored Tangier, and for your availability and attentiveness…
Celine FleurLocal Guide · Level 5 · translated from French
★★★★★
Fadi was very helpful with the tour and welcoming us to Morocco!!
Garry LaquinteLocal Guide · Level 7
★★★★★
Fadi, our highly professional guide, delighted us during our visit to the medina with his historical knowledge and boundless charisma. Thank you, Fadi!
jean noel clementLocal Guide · Level 6 · translated from French
Good to know
Tangier food tour FAQ
The questions travelers ask most before booking.
How much does the Tangier food tour cost?
From $45 per person. The price covers a licensed local guide for three to four hours, every tasting on the route (six to eight stops, a full meal), bottled water and mint tea. Nothing is payable in advance (groups of 11 or more pay a deposit of 40% of the agreed price to hold the date), and you can cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before.
What food will we eat?
It changes with the season and the market, but most walks include kalinte (a warm chickpea-flour tart), bissara (fava bean soup), amlou with fresh jben cheese and msemen, fresh bread from a community oven, market tastings such as olives, a traditional main dish like a tagine, stuffed dates, Moroccan pastries and mint tea. Fresh seafood is added when the catch is good.
What time does the food tour start?
You choose. We recommend starting at 9 or 10 in the morning, while the breakfast stalls serve bissara and kalinte and the markets are at their busiest. Tell us your preferred time when you book.
Where does the tour start, and how long is it?
It usually starts at the Grand Socco (Place du 9 Avril 1947), where the old medina meets the new city, or at another central Tangier meeting point agreed when you book. The walk lasts three to four hours and covers about two to three kilometres at a leisurely pace.
Is street food in Tangier safe to eat?
Yes, when you know where to go. The tour only visits trusted vendors with high hygiene standards and a high turnover, so the food is fresh. We advise drinking bottled water, which is provided on the tour.
Can vegetarians or vegans join?
Yes. Moroccan cooking is naturally plant-forward, and the tour can be built around vegetarian favourites like bissara, vegetable tagines, fresh salads and zaalouk (smoked aubergine). Tell us about your diet when you book.
Keep exploring
More ways to discover Tangier
- Tangier cooking classCook the dishes you tasted with a Berber chef in a family home
- Tangier walking tourTwo to three hours through the Kasbah and the Medina on foot
- Tangier full day tourThe Kasbah, the Medina, Cape Spartel and the Caves of Hercules
- Things to do in TangierNine experiences, from camel rides to a hammam
- Shore excursionsTours timed to your cruise ship, from both Tangier ports
- Multi-day toursChefchaouen, Fes, the Sahara and Marrakech from Tangier
Hungry yet?
Ready to taste the real Tangier?
Send your date and group size and we will reply within 12 hours. Nothing to pay until the day, except for groups of 11 or more, who pay a deposit of 40% of the agreed price to hold the date.
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- Free cancellation 48h before
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