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Culinary Secrets of Backstreet Naples

From$135
5 hours
Max 7 people
Naples, Italy

About this activity

Join our food tour in Naples to taste the city’s best bites, from local pastries to iconic street foods, in the old market streets and local “institution” restaurants. Dive into the city's bustling backstreets and enjoy food that goes beyond just pizza.


Highlights

  • Culinary walking tour
  • Visit Old City of Naples
  • Visit the private workshop of the last sign painter
  • Backstage access in a family-run bakery
  • Visit to bakery making the famous baba au rum

Full description

On this food tour in Naples, we’ll contrast the narrow cobblestoned alleys of Centro Storico with what lies beyond the old city walls in the thriving old neighborhoods that crowd Naples’ historic gates. We’ll start in a third-generation pasticceria for a Neapolitan coffee and sfogliatella, followed by the famous baba au rum. We will then plunge into the traditional food shops, stopping for a quick limoncello in a most unusual place before a snack of classic, seasonal Napoli street food and, of course, there will be pizza in more than one form. We’ll then move beyond the walls into a very different area teeming with local life and market streets. We’ll stop into a baccaleria, before sampling the healing waters of Vesuvius at a kiosk in the market.  We’ll visit a family-run bakery, where we will make our own Neapolitan caponata.
Our day will be dedicated to experiencing the everyday food traditions served up with the superlative hospitality that is the hallmark of the Neapolitano.

Naples is at once a sophisticated ancient metropolis littered with monuments of art and architecture, a city dramatically perched between Mount Vesuvius and the sea, a place of palaces, the hometown of pizza. But unlike many other Italian cities with such a formidable legacy, Naples is not an open-air museum. This is a city with a pulse so strong and a culinary heritage so divine that after spending time in Naples we’ve found ourselves wondering: why don’t all roads lead here?

Along with the other stops mentioned, we’ll meet three sisters at their vegetable stand and sample some of the famous tomatoes grown around Vesuvius, the volcano that looms over Naples. Shopkeepers, bakers, olive sorters, home cooks, vendors and the last traditional sign painter of the market are all part of the warm community we’ll be welcomed into.

Included / Excluded

  • Guided tour through Plaka and Anafiotika neighborhoods
  • Tastings of traditional Greek dishes and local specialties
  • Wine tasting featuring small Greek producers
  • Transportation to and from the meeting point

Meeting point

Start Location

Pasticceria Capriccio di Capparelli R., Via Carbonara, 39, 80139 Napoli, NA, Italy

Important information

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  • Food Tasting - Let us know if you have any allergies

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Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

More than one week before the beginning of the activity: 90% Refund Less than one week before the beginning of the activity: 50% Refund Less than 72 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: No Refund

Reviews

5.0(30 reviews)
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Erin McCaughey
Aug 2026
5.0

The tour was awesome and we highly recommend. We were expecting a larger group but were excited to show up to a private tour with Kasumi. She made the tour very personal and did an excellent job making the tour feel casual while teaching us lots of new things. She had the cultural knowledge and also mentioned that she continues to learn every time she takes a new group around. Some of the restaurants and shops we stopped at had lovely owners and workers, who were willing to teach us and share their knowledge happily. It was a good mix of foods and Kasumi made sure we were well hydrated and had plenty of time to rest on a hot day. We had a great day and we highly recommend it!

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Lynda Royal
Jul 2026
5.0

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Ken. He is an interested and interesting tour guide and it was a wonderful well-paced day. This was our second time doing this tour in Tokyo. No regrets, worth every cent. Culinary Backstreets Tours are the best food tours we have done everywhere in the world.

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Justin Markley
Jun 2026
5.0

We really enjoyed our tour with Dennis, great food and conversation! It was a great introduction to Tokyo and we really appreciated all his helpful tips for navigating the city

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