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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 Split through its cuisine and the tastings favorite of the locals. A local food expert is ready to give you a taste of the real Split satisfying your cravings for local food and city highlights.

Destination

Split, Croatia

Category

Food Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Português, Hrvatski

Included

• Private Guide
• 6 Local Food & Drink Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to Attractions
• On Sundays and after 14h00 the fish market will be closed

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 2 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 In front of restaurant 'Zlatna Ribica. - Split 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 Split by discovering the local cuisine. Try some of the ultimate locals’ favorite food treats like štrukli and pivo 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 Split. Check out Republic Square, fish market 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 Split. 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

nasya81🇭🇷 Croatia

(About local Darko)

5 July 2025

We had a wonderful tour with Darko today. He was very informative and funny and very friendly. He showed us some amazing local spots we would not have been able to find on our own while also providing historical background of the city. Highly recommend!!Great way to start split!

Stephanie

(About local Darko)

29 June 2025

We had a great food tour with Darko. He is incredibly passionate about Split and it’s history and he is very friendly and easy going. We would definately recommend getting to know the city and some typical foods via this tour and we highly recommend DarkoGreat food tour, great guide

Deni🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Linda)

25 June 2025

Linda is a superb guide informative and fun. We really enjoyed the mix of cultural and historical insights as well the food. Really good to find out where to find vendors of the best produce and eating recommendations in Split. Thank you Linda, it was a joy to spend time with you.Fab intro to Croatian culture and Food

shannontipton

(About local Darko)

15 June 2025

Darko was an amazing guide. All the food we tasted was excellent. Well worth it. Excellent

Emma

(About local Darko)

12 June 2025

Darko was a brilliant tour guide, we couldn’t have asked for more! It was brilliant to learn about how history has defined Split’s food and culture, and Darko made sure to source genuine Croatian food throughout. Doing the tour at lunchtime meant we didn’t have to buy lunch either! Highly recommendA brilliant experience

Aron

(About local Darko)

4 June 2025

Super fun to do. Darko was our guide thr first day we were in Split. This was a great way to get the layout of the area so we could explore the following days. Would recommend this tour and having Darko as your guide. Darko is great!

KELLY

(About local Darko)

28 May 2025

Darko was a great guide. He was passionate about the history of Split which he explained well. We tried some local delicacies which were all enjoyable. I should have said I don't drink alcohol but my husband enjoyed the included drinks!Great mix of food and history

Trish

(About local Darko)

27 May 2025

We really enjoyed our food tour with Darko. It was much more than a food experience - he went into detail about the history of Split. The food choices were great too - he focused on traditional Croatian items which we really enjoyed! Highly recommend booking a tour with Darko - you will learn so much!Great Experience!

Regina

(About local Linda)

27 May 2025

Linda is such a delight. I wish we had done this on the first day of our arrival. She was so warm and welcoming. I cannot wait to come back.Marvelous Treat

Angela🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Linda)

23 May 2025

Our group of four thoroughly enjoyed the food tour with Linda. She provided an excellent introduction to a variety of local foods and beverages—more than enough for an evening meal. In addition to the culinary experience, Linda offered valuable insights into the local way of life and the area’s history. Her friendly, personable, and knowledgeable approach made the tour both enjoyable and informative. We especially appreciated the insider tips she shared throughout the evening.Great Food Tour

Rowena🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

17 May 2025

Linda was an excellent tour guide. She has lived in this area her entire life, so she was a great resource for things to see, do and eat. She taught us how to toast in Croatian. The food was delicious and the drinks were great. I feel like I need to come back and spend more time in this area with Linda.Amazing

Marsha🇺🇸 United States

(About local Débora)

20 September 2024

I arranged a tour with Debora that split half Hidden Treasures and half Culinary Kickstart for myself and a friend in Split. It worked out really well, we met Debora and had a glass of wine and some savory pastries while we discussed what we were interested in seeing. We then strolled around the Diocletian palace neighborhood, learning about the complex history and Croatian culture. Debora was smart and fun. It felt like hanging out with a good friend. Split in Split

Gillian🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Linda)

30 August 2025

Linda was warm, friendly, knowledgeable and really brought the history of split to life for us . We learnt so much during the tour and she also gave us recommendations for restaurants, coffee shop and shops. Highly recommend taking a tour with Linda. Great tour

Wendy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Darko)

25 August 2025

I cannot recommend this tour enough! Darko was amazing knowing all the best spots. It was worth the cost for a private tour as he was able to cater it to our dietary preferences, and even arrange some unique experiences to make the most of our time. He also shared some brief history along the way giving us more than just a good tour. It was the best way to see the city and it was clear he had some great connections with the locals also giving us recommendations for the rest if our trip. It was an incredible experience and we are so grateful we did it!!Absolutely the best!!!

stephen🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Joško)

22 August 2025

Jodko was an excellent guide. He spoke clear English. He had maps, plans and pictures with him to show us which explained things well. He knows his subject and he brought Diocletian's palace in Split to life for us. Well worth having his services, and we recommend him Fun with Josko

Edward (Ted)🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

22 August 2025

Our day in Split with Josko was perfect. He has extensive knowledge of the political and cultural history of Croatia and the entire region, and he's an excellent communicator. He's a great ambassador for his country. Within minutes he felt like an old friend. We learned more about Split and the Diocletian palace in a few hours with him than we would have in several days of blundering about on our own. There were several cruise ships in port that day, so by mid-morning the crowd of tourists swelled. Josko skillfully conducted us around the crowds to avoid lines and ensure that we saw everything we wanted to see as well as lots more we wouldn't have known to look for. He also guided us to an excellent sidewalk cafe for lunch where he helped us sample Croatian food and wines. We couldn't have asked for a better tour experience.A perfect day exploring Split

Holly🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Débora)

21 August 2025

Deborah was very kind and outgoing. She provided us with a great combination of history and local food. We went to places that we would never have found on our own. We loved sitting down at the end with her to enjoy a delicious meal at a local restaurant and felt like we had made a friend by the end. Excellent tour with focus on local cuisine

Katrien 🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Darko)

17 August 2025

De gids was zeer aangenaam en sprak de jongens ook aan. Naast de geschiedenis kon je hem alles vragen. Zelfs over de voetbal wist hij alles. Zeer geslaagd!Aangename tour met een toffe gast

Dan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

11 August 2025

Linda was a great guide, in particular for our 13 and 16-year old kids, who are 'less interested' in the historical facts. She found the right balance of facts to share, interesting stories, and activities to include ( gelato!) to keep our kids engaged for the most part. We also learned a lot about the Old Town area, and got a great sense for the town. Thank you!Great tour for our whole family

Wendy🇯🇵 Japan

(About local Darko)

10 August 2025

Darko is a fantastic guide—knowledgeable, insightful, and engaging. He made the history and culture of Split truly come alive. Highly recommended for an unforgettable tour. Darko is fantastic

Keith🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

9 August 2025

Great, relaxed tour of Diocletian's Palace and the surrounding area. Linda was super knowledgeable and very accommodating. She took lots of nice pics and gave recommendations for dinner, cafes and other sites to see. Any historical question we asked was answered in full detail. We learned so much and had a lovely time. Highly recommend!Great, relaxed tour of Diocletian's Palace

Steve

(About local Darko)

3 August 2025

Amazing experience with Darko exploring Split, from a cultural and gastronomic perspective. Great value, tons of food and quality drinks. We have been on many food tours worldwide and this was easily one of the best. Don’t hesitate to book.One of the best food tours

Michael🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

30 July 2025

Thanks for the great tour Linda, we enjoyed every stop in addition to your company in getting to know Split!Fabulous host, walk, & food!

Craig

(About local Darko)

30 July 2025

Darko did a family tour with us in old town Split and his historical knowledge was impeccable. His English is also excellent, so we were able to follow easily. He also provided several recommendations for things we could do on our own time by using our rental car. Would definitely recommend working with him when in Croatia.Super knowledgeable

Charlie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Darko)

24 July 2025

Darko was an excellent host, and very informative about the history of Split. He is obviously very proud of Damatian cuisine, and showed us a nice selection of typical foods. We'd happily recommend him to others. Informative and Friendly

Karyn🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

22 July 2025

Linda was great. Knowledgeable, easy going and interesting to talk to.Great Food Tour

Nari🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

19 July 2025

Joško was a wonderful guide...especially given the hot weather!! He was thoughtful in trying to keep us as comfortable as possible in the heat during our walking tour. He opened our eyes and minds to the rich history and nuances of Split. He was engaging, open and honest in his responses to our questions. We aren't fans of "typical" tourist experiences, but Joško made the tour of the historic palace and old town a joy and a unique experience. Definitely check him out if you are in Split and want a more intimate tour experience of this wonderful city.Great Split Experience!

Dominic🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Joško)

11 July 2025

Joško was great! His stories and wide knowledge really helped us see how Split changed through the ages and especially how the Diocletian Palace and the Old Town came to be! We learned so much more than we would have done just looking around by ourselves or with guidebooks (which only tell half the story at most) and he even managed to keep a thirteen year old and an eighteen year old engaged for over two hours. A great recommendation for dinner rounded off the trip. Thank you Joško!How to bring Split to life!

Justin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

9 July 2025

Great experience with knowledgeable host. Really enjoyed and highly recommend. Great experience!!

helen

(About local Joško)

9 July 2025

Thank you Josko for our tour of your city Split. Josko was very informative and easy to understand. We had a really great tour full of interesting facts at a perfect pace. He was very flexible with our time as a storm hit the city in the morning and he was very happy and helpful in changing the time. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him as a guide to anyone as this was one of our highlights in visiting Croatia. Great tour

Kathrin

(About local Darko)

9 July 2025

Upon arrival in Split, we had a fantastic 2-hour tour of Split’s Old Town with Darko. I was traveling with my 80-year-old father and my sister, and Darko made the experience enjoyable and accessible for all of us. He is incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and open-minded, and he tailored the tour to suit our pace and interests. It was the perfect blend of fascinating historical insights and stories about modern-day life in Split. I can highly recommend booking a tour with Darko – it truly enhanced our visit. Thanks a lot Darko. Fantastic tour of Split’s Old Town

Scott🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

8 July 2025

Joško was an excellent host and guide for our first day in Split with this detailed tour of Diocletians Palace. He was extremely knowledgeable historian which brought the tour to life for us. Joško had a fun sense of humor and be sure to ask him about the lore of Greek statues!Amazing Tour Guide

holly🇺🇸 United States

(About local Darko)

8 July 2025

The food tour with Darko was fabulous! A fun and delicious way to learn the fascinating history of Diocletian Palace. Highly recommend!!! Amazing evening in Split!

Ali

(About local Joško)

6 July 2025

We had a wonderful tour of Split with Josko! Josko, thank you for showing our family your city, we really enjoyed it! And great recommendation for lunch after the tour!Excellent tour!

Anne🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

5 July 2025

Our tour was great! Linda is funny, kind, knowledgeable and a great educator. We had a great time talking about history and the Croatia of today.Enjoyable and educational

Edith

(About local Darko)

5 July 2025

We had a fantastic few hours with Darko in Split learning about the local history and also Croatia. A lovely look through the highlights of Diocletian’s Palace before our first tasting of ten!! The food stops were all wonderful local gems and certainly didn’t disappoint. Darko also explained the history in a unique way due to his vast knowledge. He made it interesting and dynamic. Thankyou for a fantastic tour and a fabulous introduction to SplitIncredible local food and history in Split

Yvette (Mary)🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Joško)

4 July 2025

Who knew history could be this much fun to explore and discover? Josko created such a wonderful experience and made us fall in love with Split! Not to mention how much he made us laugh, or gasp in wonder as we understood the privilege of discovering more than a thousand years of history. It was beyond our expectations! We can't wait to come back and discover more.Amazing and unforgettable!

JJ

(About local Linda)

1 July 2025

We were on a cruise and had limited time. We wanted to know everything we could about the history of Split, Croatia and we definitely got that and so much more. Linda was kind, friendly, fun and super knowledgeable. We loved our time with her. She even gave us recommendations for lunch and a place to get gifts. Super knowledgeable

Kim🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

28 June 2025

Josko was an excellent host and tour guide of Split town. We learned so much, and our experience of Split was greatly enhanced by our time with Josko. Thank you!Amazing tour of Split with Josko

Barbara🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

28 June 2025

My husband and I were lucky to have had a very informative history tour with Josko on our first full day in Split. We found him to be an engaging, funny and very personable guide and enjoyed learning many things about the old town, Diocletian Palace and Croatia in general. He recommended a lovely place for lunch, a venue in the Palace for outdoor music in the evening, and a shop for excellent local chocolate. We highly recommend his tour!Wonderful introduction to Split

Antoinette🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Linda)

27 June 2025

Very nice city tour with Linda. She told us a lot about the history of Split and gave some excellent tips for the rest of our stay! Thanks a lot for this nice tour 🙏🏻Linda is nice and knows her stuff

Judy🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Darko)

25 June 2025

Darko was very welcoming to our small group of 6. He always only books small groups. He had a lot of historical info for us and toured us throughout the old town of Split. We were brought to venues that specialized in local delicacies as we weaved our way through the city. Most off the beaten track. He even shared recipes of some of the foods we loved! Would definitely recommend this tour! Fantastic evening!

Nicole

(About local Darko)

24 June 2025

Darko was very friendly, knowledgeable about all areas and questions asked, excellent with communication leading up to tour, flexible with changes we wanted to make and extremely accommodating I would highly recommend him! He also coordinated a driver for us whom was also friendly and did a great job. We felt safe and van was clean. Krka national park was incredible! Excellent Guide

Ashley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

19 June 2025

We spent a wonderful morning with Linda in Split! She was kind and knowledgeable, and gave us many great recommendations. Highly recommend her tour - thanks, Linda! 🤍Wonderful Tour!

Sean🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

19 June 2025

Linda was kind enough to create a customized tour which combined a city tour of Split with a sampling of local cuisine. With her easy going style and perfect English, she very quickly built up a rapport with our family. We very much enjoyed learning all about Diocletian's palace and how the city grown up around it (and inside it!). Linda is an excellent tour guide and we strongly recommend you tour with her.Wonderful tour of Split

SAMANTHA🇺🇸 United States

(About local Linda)

16 June 2025

Linda did a great job taking us to a variety of spots. She had great stories and so much information! Fantastic Experience

Julie

(About local Linda)

16 June 2025

We had a great tour with Linda. She offered so many interesting and fun stories. Our daughter who is studying abroad in Split this summer was able to get lots of good insider information on places to go for this summer. We enjoyed our time with Linda immensely Fantastic Tour with Linda

Jessie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Joško)

15 June 2025

Joško was an awesome guide on our private tour of the history and hidden gems in Split. He brought a binder with pictures to help us understand and imagine the history of the city which we loved. He was very passionate about the stories and history as well.Best Split History Tour!!

Peter

(About local Débora)

13 June 2025

Our walk was planned around seeing a different view of the city, not just the tourist attractions . We really enjoyed exploration of old residential areas with exceptional city views and their history. Food and restaurants off the usual promenade and harbour. With typical food choices which we enjoyed after our walk. Onwards to the City park and the woods. Our guide Debora was informative and a pleasure to share time with. Thank you.An Enjoyable City Walk.

John🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Linda)

11 June 2025

Linda was very knowledgeable about Split and the history of both the area and Croatia. The tour certainly helped us get our bearings of the city and gave us ideas how to spend the rest of our stay in Split. I would certainly recommend both the tour and Linda.First day in Split