Taste your way through St. Martin's legendary Creole-French food culture with a private culinary guide — from spice-market tastings and fresh accras at the waterfront market to a leisurely three-course lunch at a hidden Grand Case-style bistro. The island's most acclaimed food tour, steps from the tender dock.
What to expect
Your guide collects you at the Marigot quay and plunges straight into the waterfront market's sensory overload of cinnamon, saffron, and scotch bonnet. You sample salt cod accras fresh from the fryer, taste aged rhum agricole poured by the distiller's rep, and pick up hand-ground Creole spice blends to take home. The tour then winds through the French Quarter to a small family-run restaurant — the sort with handwritten menus and the chef's grandmother's recipe on the blackboard — for a long, leisurely lunch: perhaps boudin Créole, grilled mahi-mahi with christophine gratin, and a slice of coconut blanc-manger. Throughout, your guide weaves the island's 500-year Franco-Dutch and Creole food history into every bite.
Good to know
Departs directly from Marigot port — no transport needed for the market portion. If the tour extends to Grand Case (the island's gourmet village), a short taxi is arranged. Duration approximately 3–3.5 hours. Inform the operator of dietary restrictions when booking. Market is liveliest on Wednesday and Saturday; schedule accordingly for the best experience. Book at least 3 days ahead.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Marigot — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.