Bari food and focaccia tour

Puglia produces much of Italy's olive oil, durum wheat and vegetables. In Bari Vecchia that abundance becomes everyday cooking — focaccia barese dimpled with tomatoes and olives, orecchiette with cime di rapa, panzerotti fried to order, and burrata from the surrounding dairy farms.

Unlike thin Ligurian focaccia, the Bari version is thick, soft and generously topped. Look for a forno (bakery) with a wood-fired oven in the old town — the bread should still be warm. A food tour takes you to the right ovens and explains how local bakers have made it the same way for generations.

On Strada Arco Basso, elderly women still roll orecchiette on wooden tables visible from the street. This is not a performance for tourists — it is daily life. A good guide explains the pasta shapes, the sauces, and why this lane has become the symbol of Bari's food culture. See also our old town guide.

Guided food walks take 3–4 hours and meet at the port or a central landmark. Browse our Bari food tour excursion or see all shore excursions. Tell your operator about allergies when you enquire via our form.