Taste your way through Antigua with a passionate local food guide — from the bustling Public Market and its mountain of tropical produce to a heritage rum distillery and a waterfront Creole seafood lunch. A genuine immersion into island food culture.
What to expect
Begin at the St. John's Public Market as vendors pile high with soursop, tamarind, and christophine. Your guide narrates the history behind each ingredient and introduces you to the stallholders by name. A visit to the English Harbour rum distillery follows, with a guided barrel-room tasting of single-estate aged rums. The finale is a family-run waterfront restaurant where a Creole seafood spread — lobster, snapper, fungi and pepperpot — is served with cold Wadadli beer.
Good to know
The market is most vibrant on Saturday mornings — time your port day accordingly if possible. The full tour takes 4–4.5 hours and concludes near the cruise pier, so timing is relaxed. Dietary requirements (vegetarian, gluten-free) accommodated with advance notice.