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The way to a city's heart it's through its food! And on this private food tour, you'll get to know Naples through its cuisine and the tastings favorite of the locals. A local food expert is ready to give you a taste of the real Naples satisfying your cravings for local food and city highlights.

Destination

Naples, Italy

Category

Food Tours

Duration

2.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano, Русский, Français, Español, 中文, Português, Deutsch

Included

• Private Guide
• 6 local Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 30 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at At the monument of Dante Alighieri - Naples to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Food Introduction

   This culinary kickstart tour is short and sweet! A perfect way to get acquainted with the local cuisine, its best tastings, and where to find them - all with the help of a local food expert

4. Locals’ Favorites

   Kickstart your time in Naples by discovering the local cuisine. Try some of the ultimate locals’ favorite food treats like babà and tarallo napoletano picked by your local host and hear why the locals love them so much!

5. City Highlights

   This tour is more than just food; it’s a cultural experience! In between food stops, discover city highlights for a well-rounded experience that will satisfy your appetite for Naples. Check out Pignaseca Market, Galleria Umberto and more city highlights along the way

6. Food Recommendations

   With this private food tour, you’ll be set to keep enjoying the most authentic food and drinks in Naples. Your food expert host knows where to go and what to order and will give you recommendations based on your likings and dietary preferences

7. Special Diet or Allergies?

   If you follow a special diet or have an allergy to a specific food, let your host know! They’ll make sure to consider that so you can have an enjoyable and safe experience

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Lisa

(About local Mariarosaria)

20 April 2025

JOHN🇺🇸 United States

(About local Mariarosaria)

20 April 2025

Mariarosaria is a wonderful tour guide. We enjoyed her narration as well as the food. We learned a lot of the local history and saw and ate amazing things. Thank you!Great tour with Mariarosaria!

kathleen

(About local Federica )

14 April 2025

Getting to experience a little piece of the real live in Naples. Kind guide with load's of experience. Our kids ( 7 and 9 year's old) loved this experience. It was there top choice of 5 days in Italy! My oldest loves food and tasting it was a joy to watch. I wasn't feeling too great that day and it was nice to feel seen and getting taking care of. Thanks we will visit Napels again, but than make it a longer visit.Local foods for foodies

Ann🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Federica )

12 April 2025

The food tour included a great historical and customs tour, and the guide was very knowledgeable of the local area. It was just my friend and I, so a very personalised tour. There was more street food than we expected, but generally delicious. We were glad to have done it the first day we arrived, as the guide had tips for the rest of our stay.street food tour

Charlotte

(About local Federica )

11 April 2025

Interesting, fun and tasty tour of Napels that brings you go places where you maybe wouldn't be otherwise and let's you explore local food. Great way to explore the city!

Chris

(About local Federica )

11 April 2025

Very good tour and friendly guide

Sanne

(About local Federica )

11 April 2025

A nice experience to explore the local kitchen and local areas in the city. Nice tour with locals

Mathieu

(About local Federica )

11 April 2025

Very good foodstops where as a tourist would pass by. Interesting and funVery good tour!

Katleen

(About local Federica )

11 April 2025

Schitterend en absoluut aan te raden!

Joey

(About local Donatella)

6 March 2025

This was fantastic and what made it fantastic was Donatella. She knew all the good spots for food and had all the answers to our questions about the city. She was funny and made us feel very comfortable. Napoli, food, and history.

Henry🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Roberto)

29 December 2024

As from start of making acquaintance a great connection between Roberto and us from The Netherlands. In all hectics of Napoli Centre, Roberto managed to give us glance of history, emotions and great tasting of Napoli. Although 2 hungry teenager's all good tasty and enough. Grazie Roberto Napoli Rules

Priyanka

(About local Gennaro )

31 October 2024

We did the Culinary Kickstart tour in Napoli with Gennaro and it was amazing amazing experience. We loved Gennaro's enthusiasm, humour, knowledge, and most of all his obvious passionate about both food as well as Napoli's amazing history. It was a fantastic experience, thank you GennaroWonderful introduction to Napoli

Wanda🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Roberto)

31 October 2024

We spent a great few hours with Roberto. Not only did we get to try local cuisine but we learned some of the history of Naples. We were pleasantly “stuffed” by the end of the tour.Gastronomic Delight

Naomi🇺🇸 United States

(About local Donatella)

25 October 2024

We had a fun time exploring Naples with Donatella on the Culinary Kickstart Tour! She introduced us to Neapolitan food: street foods portafoglio and cuoppo; babà a favorite dessert and sfogliatelle a breakfast pastry. Although the tour was to have 6 food stops, after 3 stops we were so full that we spent the rest of the time touring the city center and historic area. She shared with us stories and insights which made our layover between Sorrento and Rome much more interesting and productive. Her warmth and genuine love for Naples made the experience extra special. I highly recommend this tour if you want to eat like a local while seeing the city!Fun Way to See Naples

Leigh🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gennaro )

24 October 2024

Our tour was wonderful. Gennaro was the perfect guide and we all fell in love with Napoli. The food was amazing…everything we hoped it would be.

Gina🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roberto)

14 October 2024

The food tour we had with Roberto was awesome. He took us to several locations where we tried a variety of food and drinks. He is very knowledgeable, funny, and easy to talk to. I definitely recommend doing this tour with Roberto!Excellent food tour

Marsha

(About local Gennaro )

6 October 2024

The BEST tour we had in Italy! Gennaro is passionate about what he does and his energy is contagious! We had the best of Napoli food and got to experience the culture beyond food as well! Gennaro is simply fantastic! Would highly recommend him!Gennaro was Fantastic!

Susan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Federica )

3 October 2024

Our tour was booked in July which was 2 months before our trip. The night before we were to do this tour, I get a text from original tour guide saying he can't make it. He was able to secure another tour guide, but I did not know who it was until the morning of the tour (9/16) as I was traveling to Naples. Nothing like a little stress? Our tour guide we ended up with was fantastic. We purposely booked this tour the first day we were in Naples, so that we could learn something about the city and get a lay of the land. I have learned there is no better way to learn about a culture than by getting to know its food. Our tour took us down narrow streets as we learned the history of Naples and its culinary traditions. We tried cuoppo which my family calls the cone of fried food which was surprisingly yummy. We had the freshest buffalo mozzarella and we went back to the store later to get some more. We were taken into the pizzeria where we could watch where our Neopolitan pizza was made and cooked. It was here that we also were able to eat fried pizza. And one of the most enjoyable stops was when we went to a little shop to try ragu and we got to interact with one of the employees. Our tour guide was generous and if there was anything we wanted to try or have scones of, we could. Our tour guide turned a day that started stressful as to not knowing who our tour guide was going to be to a fun and relaxing afternoon. Eating our way through Naples

Daniel🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Paolo)

1 October 2024

Paolo was very welcoming from The outset and he understood l have smaller children and was happy to adapt and involve the kids in the local area, his passion for Napoli helped us understand how trully Undervalued Napoli is by tourists and how much there is to see and do, and having someone like him who is born and bred in Napoli certainly helps .. Thanku Awesome seltmeber afternoon with paulo

Linda

(About local Roberto)

29 September 2024

We had such a fun afternoon with Roberto he kindly explained the history of his city, the we tasted the food .. it was fantastic. Roberto explained the origins of what we were tasting and local customs… Thank you Roberto for introducing us to your city which we continued to enjoy…Food and Fun with Roberto

Dianne🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Alessandro)

4 September 2024

We had a truly wonderful tour with Alessandro. He revealed layer after layer of the city to us. It was apparent that he tailored the tour to respond to our interest, showing us the hidden secrets of the architecture and such an interesting insight into the social history of the city. And the food of course was wonderful!!! Alessandro was charming, relaxed and super knowledgeable. Do not miss this. We only wish before we arrived that we had known his Wife ran pizza cooking courses as we would have booked with her instead of elsewhere. Thank you Alessandro, Naples has rather stolen our hearts! Superb insight into a wonderful city.

Sophie🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Paolo)

17 August 2024

We recently had a tour with Paolo, who was very kind and accommodating. We chose the experience with 6 tasting. He informed us that August 15th is a national holiday in Italy, meaning fewer restaurants would be open. Despite this, we couldn’t change our plans and went ahead with the tour. So instead of going in the market area we stayed in the central region of Naples. The tour itself was interesting, but for the price we paid, the food provided was minimal. We were four adults sharing a portion meant for two. First tasting was a small bowl of bocconcini we had to share, then we stopped at a place where the drinks were 1euro while we were waiting for 2 pasta dishes we shared amongst the 4 of us. Wine was also offered at the same store that did the drinks. The wine was quite disappointing, which was surprising for Italy. It felt like the guide’s goal was to spend as little as possible. We then stopped for sweets and had our own pastry which was recommended by Paolo. I was looking at another pastry but it was 2 euros more, Paolo brought this extra pastry to share amongst the 4 of us. We also enjoyed coffee. Although Paolo offered to order more, it felt a bit awkward as we would expect we would not have to ask. On a positive note, Paolo kindly offered to drive my parents back to the hotel, which we appreciated. Overall, while the experience was pleasant, we felt it was overpriced for the culinary experience we received. Knowing what we know now, we wouldn’t have booked it. I have read from other people’s comments they ate too much food and it was not our case.Street food tour

Sara🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Federica )

4 August 2024

Our tour took us down narrow streets and into stores we wouldn't have even spotted. Our guide knew the streets, restaurants and people so well and made us feel very special. Our group contained a cheese-hater and a pescatarian and adaptations were made without hesitation. We learned about the city's history as well as her culinary traditions. The food was delicious and a great introduction to food in Naples. I was very pleased we booked this for our first day so we can make the most of the great recommendations. Neapolitan food is more than great pizza!

Unknown

(About local Roberto)

21 July 2024

Roberto is a knowledgeable, passionate tour guide. He's great with kids and and made our first afternoon in Naples a delight. Highly recommended. Highly recommended

Morgan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nino)

18 July 2024

We loved our walking tour with Nino. We enjoyed the combination of history and food! Nino pointed out so many things about Naples that we would have missed on our own. We even strolled by a plaque of a famous Italian who shares my last name and Nino knew all about him! It was very impressive. We loved that Nino knew all about the history the dishes as well as the city. Nino was very gracious with his time and made sure we had fun. I have a new perspective on Naples because of Nino and we hope to return one day to do more! Grazie, Nino!Lovely stroll and eats with wonderful Nino

Megan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Alessandro)

30 June 2024

Alessandro is very passionate about his home town! He showed us so many interesting things that are pretty hidden unless you know where to look. We knew Naples was known for food, but Alex went way beyond a basic food tour and was able to weave culture and history into the tour and keep it interesting. We did tours in Rome, the Vatican, Pompei, and Barcelona, and our 18 year old said this tour was the highlight of our trip. If you travel with a 17-19 year old, you know this is high praise. Lolll. We did a tour today in Barcelona and met some new friends. As soon as they said they were going to Naples, I recommended Alex right away! I’ll continue to recommend him to anyone who’s headed to Naples. Alex…thank you so much for making our day in Naples one that we will never forget. Let us know if you ever move to the states and open up a fried pizza place. We can be business partners.😉 Would give more than 10 if I could!!

Jukka🇫🇮 Finland

(About local Paolo)

29 May 2024

Paolo was on time in the agreed spot. Chat before and after worked fluently. Paolos english was great and he really knew the city and the food. The tour itself was great. Paolo helped us in every spot. Food and drinks were great and we also got a good tour in the old town. We were with 5yo child and Paolo really took notice about that. Overall a great tour.Wonderful tour

Alexander

(About local Roberto)

24 May 2024

Roberto was an excellent tour guide. My parents very much enjoyed the tour and would recommend it to anyone!

Ashley🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Armando)

18 April 2025

Had an amazing food tour with Armando. His knowledge about the area and culture in Naples was exceptional. The walk through the city was just as interesting as our food stops. The food was delicious and the local specialities were outstanding. Highly recommend!Great food...Great host

Claudia

(About local Ylenia)

17 April 2025

Ylenia is a wonderful cook and person. She taught us to make Pizza in a way you can replicate it at home. I also like the fact that she is very conscious about a healthy choice when it comes to ingredients. lovely time in Napoli

Rachel🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Gennaro )

17 April 2025

Gennaro is passionate about Napoli, incredibly knowledgeable about food and the history of the City. He was a pleasure to spend time with and talk to.Knowledge personal guide

Rebekka

(About local Armando)

16 April 2025

Our heartfelt thanks to Armando, the 3 hours flew by! He navigated us through the oldest city, we discovered castles, the palace and the very special church (Gesu Nuovo) as well as great coffee and ice cream (Mennella!!!). Armando was very accommodating for any questions, breaks and suggestions, also keeping our kids (13 and 15) interested. He showed and told us honest, critical but also funny stories and places. We had several guides on our trip but the walk with Armando really felt as a walk with a local, or like meeting a friend of a friend. Bedankt!Great for family of 4

Christine 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gennaro )

16 April 2025

Gennaro was very knowledgeable and interesting. In our short time together we had a wonderful introduction to the city of Napoli. Unfortunately, I accidentally booked the tour twice. I was told to let With Locals know but I have not been able to figure out how to communicate this to them. With Locals should make it easier to reach out to them for help. Wonderful Preview to Beautiful Napoli

Vanessa

(About local Ylenia)

15 April 2025

We spent a lovely afternoon with Ylenia who was able to customize our tour which included an 11 year old and an 80 year old. Yelena is incredibly knowledgeable about the city she loves — we had a wonderful tour!Ylenia is a wonderful guide - recommended!

Zoriana 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Armando)

14 April 2025

Armando was great! He recommended places to eat prior to us meeting him. He took us to the highlights of the city, explaining the reasoning behind the architecture and build. He was very knowledgable and took us through local areas to truly experience life as an Italian in Naples! We look forward to coming and visiting again and hope you visit us in the future in our own city too!An immersive experience

Maxine

(About local Roberto)

14 April 2025

On a commencé par le quartier historique de Naples, des grecs jusqu'aux espagnols et enfin la réunification. Après c'était un tour des petits restaurateurs locaux. De A à Z il avait des excellentes histoires à raconter. Vraiment un mec sympa et une chouette expérience. La meilleure bouffe

Samuel🇫🇷 France

(About local Roberto)

14 April 2025

We had an amazing time with Roberto telling us about Naples history, which extended into a superb tasting experience. We wouldn’t have appreciated Naples as much without him! Thanks a lot. Great experience, great food

Anne

(About local Roberto)

14 April 2025

We had a wonderful time with Roberto, first learning about the local history then trying lots of wonderful local foods. We learned a lot and discovered foods we didn’t know about. Everything was delicious and Roberto was a wonderful host !Food tour

Laurent

(About local Mariarosaria)

8 April 2025

Visite instructive de la ville ponctuée de moments de dégustation gourmande avec une guide locale joviale , locace et pétillante . Une napolitaine amoureuse de sa villeVisite en compagnie d’une vrai napolitaine

adammurray500

(About local Gennaro )

5 April 2025

Where to start? I don’t think our words can do Gennaro the justice he deserves. So rather than write a review, we’re writing a thank you to the best tour guide we’ve ever experienced!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for an unforgettable experience in Naples. As visitors from Canada, we couldn’t have imagined a warmer welcome or a more passionate guide. Your love for this city shone through in every story you shared, every hidden gem you revealed, and every slice of incredible pizza you led us to. You didn’t just show us the sights — you gave us a true connection to Naples, its soul, and its people. We’ll carry those memories (and flavours!) with us always. We feel so lucky to have had you as our guide. Grazie mille, truly and we really hope our paths cross again. Your new friends Adam and Gretchen Forever Grateful — A Canadian Thank You

Lisa

(About local Gennaro )

31 March 2025

Gennaro is a very kind and patient tour guide. I am somewhat of a slow walker and he was patient the entire tour. Thank you. Gennaro is a wealth of area knowledge and my husband and I learned so much from him. He showed us so many hidden gems and is a great driver to boot. Lunch was seaside with a wonderful view. It was one of our favorite meals we had in Naples. I wish we had more time in Naples to spend more touring hours with Gennaro. Until we meet again! Ciao Ciao Gennaro! Thank you. Wonderful tour with Gennaro!

susan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Gennaro )

30 March 2025

gennaro's passion for Napoli stands out. and his passion becomes infectious as he shows you around the area and specifically the food market. the food was wonderful and learning the history about the local markets and some history of Napoli was super interesting. the local foods and where they come from was fascinating and amazing, plus tasty.passionate, delightful guide

adriansj88

(About local Serena)

27 March 2025

Serena nos brindó una excelente atención junto a su esposo Onofrio que nos dió un tour por la costa amalfitana con muy buena actitud excelentes explicaciones de los lugares que visitamos y siempre dispuesto a visitar los lugares que queríamos y adecuando el tiempo de manera excelente para hacer de nuestro día algo especial.Excelente día por la costa amalfitana

Erdelyne

(About local Davide)

26 March 2025

Views were amazing! Davide, tour operator, was hands on from start to finish. He booked our Pompeii tickets in advance. Ciro, driver, was also very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommended! Highly recommended

Annamaria

(About local Liz)

25 March 2025

Guida fantastica, giornata perfetta che dire, da rifare sicuramente Guida Fantastica

Jill

(About local Donatella)

22 March 2025

Donatella, led us on a fabulous two hour tour of Naples on our first trip and stay in Italy. Donatella showed us all the beautiful spots and shared her knowledge of legends and traditions of Naples. She brought us around to both the new and older parts of Naples so we were able to get a great feel of how the locals experience day to day life. Our favorite was tasting a traditional Napolian pastry and hearing the stories. She showed us areas we would not have found on our own. Well worth the booking to be able to learn more on a short stop in Naples. We would highly recommend Donatella for your next stop in Naples. I wish we could have brought her with to Sorrento & Rome as our personal guide. 😉Naples hidden treasures & legends

Unknown

(About local Federica )

22 March 2025

Die Führung war ein super Start in unseren Neapel Aufenthalt. Danach haben wir die Stadt dann noch weiter erkunden können und durch die Führung ein super Überblick erhalten, Ecken gerade auch im spanischen Viertel gezeigt bekommen, die wir sonst nicht gesehen hätten. Wir haben besonders die Gespräche gefallen über die Geschichte in Neapels und auch die soziologische Betrachtung der derzeitigen Gesellschaft und politischen Verhältnisse. Das war deutlich mehr, als man üblichen Stadtführung erwarten darf.Super Führung!

Lilly

(About local Federica )

22 March 2025

Wir haben die Führung zu Beginn unseres Neapel Aufenthaltes gebucht. Federica hat uns einen super Überblick gegeben, viel erklärt und Ecken gezeigt, die wir sonst nicht erkundet hätten. Ich kann die Führung jedem empfehlen.Super Start, tolle Führung!!

Unknown

(About local Gennaro )

18 March 2025

Our afternoon with Gennaro was exceptional! First, we were so thankful that he thought to contact us a few days before the tour to see if we had flexibility in our schedule. Given that we booked in the off season and on a Sunday, certain things may have been closed later in the day and he suggested, if possible to meet earlier. A very thoughtful gesture. Gennaro was easy to communicate with and quick to get back to us. He was passionate and knowledgeable about the neighbourhoods we walked through, the history of Naples and, of course, the food! The items we tasted were DELICIOUS! and we were happily stuffed to the brim when the tour was over. Highly recommend!A fantastic afternoon in Naples

Unknown

(About local Davide)

15 March 2025

We really like the trip on the amalfitane coast. It was beautiful and the tour guide Davide was dynamic and interresting!Amalfitane coast