In our guide to what to try from French Riviera street food we covered socca, pan bagnat and pissaladière, and where to eat them. The next step is to put it all into one walk. A food tour is the fastest way to taste the whole cuisine of Nice and Antibes in half a day: from market olives and tapenade to candied fruit, ice cream and local wine.
Below are two routes you can walk on your own, and the guided food tours you can book on riviera-todo.com right now (prices and ratings as of October 2026).
Self-guided or guided food tour?
•
Self-guided — roughly €25–40 per person in food, your own pace, start whenever you like. The downside: it's easy to end up in tourist spots and miss what only locals know.
•
Guided — €69 to €110 in Nice and €20 to €214 in Antibes. Usually 2–3 hours, 4 to 12 tastings, wine and the stories behind each dish; groups are small and there's enough food to replace lunch.
If you only have one day and want everything at once, book a guided tour. If you have time to wander, walk the route below and add a wine tasting in the evening.
Self-guided food tour of Old Nice: a 3–4 hour route
Start around 10am: the markets only run in the morning and pack up towards 1pm. The whole route is about 2 km on foot through the Old Town (Vieux Nice).
1.
Cours Saleya market. Fruit, vegetables, olives, tapenade, cheese and flowers, Tuesday to Sunday mornings; on Mondays the square hosts an antiques market instead. Start with hot socca straight from the pan.
2.
Place Saint-François. A small fish market in the mornings — a good look at the catch that ends up in Niçois bouillabaisse and fried fish.
3.
Rue Pairolière. The Old Town's food street: bakeries with pissaladière and tourte de blettes, shops selling cheese, fresh pasta and Niçois ravioli. Grab a pan bagnat here for later.
4.
Maison Auer and Alziari (Rue Saint-François-de-Paule). Opposite the Opera, the Auer confectionery has been candying fruit since 1820, and a few doors down Alziari has sold olive oil since 1868. The best place for edible souvenirs.
5.
Fenocchio ice cream (Place Rossetti). Around a hundred flavours, including olive, lavender, tomato-basil and violet. Try at least one strange one.
6.
A glass of Bellet. Bellet is Nice's own appellation and one of the smallest in France, with vineyards on the hills inside the city limits. Ask for a white Bellet at any Old Town wine bar.
Tip: arrive hungry and share portions so you can taste more. Many Old Town shops close on Sunday afternoons, and some on Mondays too.
The best guided food tours in Nice
3 hours, from €110 per person, rated 4.9 (121 reviews) — the most proven food tour in Nice in our catalogue. It winds through the Old Town via family-run shops and small producers, with local wine tastings.
3 hours, from €69 — the most affordable option. 12+ tastings (socca, pissaladière, tourte de blettes) with local wine, in groups of up to 8. It's new, so reviews are still few: 5.0 from five.
2 hours, from €77, rated 4.9 (247 reviews). Not a walk but a tasting of eight French wines with a sommelier, cheese and snacks — a good way to end a self-guided food day. More options on the wine tours from Nice page.
Self-guided food tour of Antibes: a 2–3 hour route
Antibes is smaller and calmer than Nice, and its old town fits almost entirely between the market and the ramparts.
1.
Marché Provençal, Cours Masséna. A covered market in the heart of the old town: olives, tapenade, spices, cheese, bread and seasonal vegetables. Mornings only — daily in summer, Tuesday to Sunday the rest of the year.
2.
The lanes around Place Nationale. Bakeries, cafés and terraces — the place for a slice of pissaladière and a glass of Côtes de Provence rosé.
3.
The Safranier quarter. Quiet, flower-filled lanes with small restaurants — come here for an unhurried lunch.
4.
The ramparts and the Picasso Museum. A walk along the sea walls makes room for the next stop, and the Château Grimaldi, home of the Picasso Museum, is a couple of minutes from the market.
5.
Pan bagnat by the sea. Finish at Plage de la Salis with Chez Josy's legendary pan bagnat, featured in our French Riviera street food guide.
The best guided food tours in Antibes
3 h 15 min, from €120, rated 5.0 (41 reviews). A full progressive meal over at least four stops: a restaurant dish, a savoury local specialty, a French pastry and a surprise drink. The guide was born and raised in Antibes and used to run a restaurant; the route takes in the market and local artisans.
2–3 hours, from €99, rated 4.3 (13 reviews). More of a tasting crawl: 3–4 stops with wine and sharing platters, a surprise bar with a local drink, and a finale at a local caterer. Up to 15 people; according to the organisers, nobody needs dinner afterwards.
2–2.5 hours, from €20, rated 4.8 (24 reviews). The budget option: mostly an old-town walk with a small tasting. It works well as a scouting trip before your own market route.
3 hours, from €214. A new premium tour: the Marché Provençal and the Safranier quarter, socca, pissaladière, olives and tapenade, then Provençal wines with artisan cheese and a finish of chocolate or pastry. No reviews yet. Everything else is on the tours and activities in Antibes page.
Nice and Antibes in one day
The two towns are 20–30 minutes apart on the regional TER train, so both food tours fit into one day. Both markets only run in the morning, so you'll fully see just one of them — start in the town whose market you want. For example:
•
Morning — Antibes. The Marché Provençal, the old town and the ramparts; lunch is pan bagnat at Chez Josy or a guided food tour.
•
Afternoon — Nice. Train to Nice-Ville, then the Old Town: Maison Auer, Alziari and Fenocchio ice cream.
•
Evening — wine. A glass of Bellet in Old Nice or a sommelier-led tasting.
Practical tips
•
Book a guided tour 2–3 days ahead, a week ahead in summer: groups are small and popular dates sell out. Every tour in this article has free cancellation.
•
Mention allergies and dietary needs when booking — most guides can swap some tastings.
•
For vegetarians: socca, panisse and tourte de blettes contain no meat or fish; pan bagnat has tuna and anchovies, pissaladière has anchovies, and petits farcis are usually stuffed with meat.
•
A daytime food tour replaces lunch — don't eat a big meal beforehand.
For more ideas, see tours and activities in Nice and tours and activities in Antibes, and check the French Riviera events calendar for what's on during your trip.
