One of the best reasons for visiting Italy is surely its delicious food and drinks.
While on holiday there you should definitely take part in one of many guided food tours during which a local guide will take you through the streets of the cities to savour delicious Italian specialities.
In addition to delicious food, you also get an interesting walking tour with a passionate local guide.
When choosing food tours choose small-group tours led by local guides. This way you'll have great experience and you won't feel that you spend your money for nothing.
There are many food tours in Italy that can accommodate a range of dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free). Just check a specific tour and see if it offers such option.
In the text below, we compiled a list of food tours in Italy by city, that are worth joining.
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While in Rome explore its tasty side
during a walking tour with a local guide.
Take part in this interesting
activity and visit its colourful fruit and vegetable markets, bakeries, gelaterias, gourmet food shops and family-owned restaurants to
taste the best Roman food.
The walking food tours are an excellent way to get off the tourist path and eat like a local.
On these interesting tours, you'll taste delicious Roman pasta (carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana, and alla Gricia), a variety of snacks such as suppli, trapizzino, a variety of pizza, fried artichokes (typical for Jewish Ghetto).
Some tours include a visit to gourmet shops to taste salami, cheeses, olive oil and vinegars. While others, take you to coffee shops, to have traditional Italian breakfast, freshly baked pastry and cappuccino.
Gelato tasting usually comes in the end as a the icing on the top (learn how to distinguish a real Italian gelato from a fake one).
Meet your guide at Piazza Navona in the morning and join him in exploration of Campo de' Fiori, Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere. You'll sample hand-picked Roman specialities including fresh pizza and pasta, suppli, prosciutto, cheeses, creamy gelato plus "secret dish" (that will be revealed on the day of the tour).
Join the passionate foodie guide and explore vibrant Trastevere (situated across the Tiber River) with local favourite hangout spots, markets, restaurants and winery shops. You'll sample the best local street food classics, as pizza, suppli, gelato and much more. This tour is a perfect mix of history and delicious food.
This 2.5 hour tours takes you through Rome's streets to sample 10 regional dishes, including calzone and pizza, suppli, pasta, parmigiana, arrosticini and bruschetta, filetto baccalà, salami with a small glass of wine, ciambellina al vino, tiramisù, coffee and limoncello. This tour has only 5 star reviews!
This 4-hour food tour starts from local pasticceria in Prati (where you'll have cappuccino + Sicilian cannolo). Next, you'll visit Trionfale market (where you'll also sample delicious food), one of the best pizzerias in Rome and gourmet shop (to taste cured meets and cheeses). The tour ends with seated-diner at local restaurant (pasta + wines). Be prepared for a loads of delicious food!
This evening tour is a great mix of sightseeing (Campo de' Fiori, Piazza Navona and Piazza Farnese and see the Great Roman Synagogue), history lessons and of course delicious food tasting through the streets of Rome (you'll visit 7 food spots including 2 seated dinners). Food you'll taste on this tour: delicious pasta, cured meat, cheeses, fried artichokes, crisp-crust pizza, sweets, coffee and of course, delicious gelato.
On this tour you'll be sampling a variety of street food (zucchini flowers, suppli, pastries and pizza) while taking in the impressive scenery of historic Rome (Campo de' Fiori, Jewish Ghetto, the Pantheon, Via Portico d'Ottavia and Area Sacra di Largo Argentina). This tour is ideal for first-time visitors of Rome!
On this 4-hour food tour your guide will take you through the Trastevere neighbourhood to visit 4 local venues for over 20 tastings. You'll enjoy the best food and wine Italy has to offer: homemade pasta, traditional pizza, 30 year aged balsamic vinegar, truffles, cheese, wine, prosciutto, gelato and much more.
This is a wonderful private 3-hour food experience in Rome's Campo de' Fiori and Trastevere neighbourhoods. On this tour you'll sample typical Roman cuisine including snacks called suppli, pizza, craft beer and gelato - in fact you'll have lunch the way locals do. You'll truly enjoy on this private food tour of Rome!
Taste some of the most delicious Roman delicacies: pizza bianca with mortadella, pizza rossa, suppli, fried artichokes or zucchini flowers, salami, mozzarella, cacio e pepe and amatriciana pasta and of course gelato. Choose from 3 daily departures and join one of Rome's favourite food tours!
Join a small-group of foodies to explore Trastevere neighbourhood, known for small trattorias, bars and artisan shops and it's local nightlife scene. Sample a wide variety of street food and as the sun sets, have a traditional Roman dinner in a family-run restaurant. In the end, refresh yourself with tasty gelato!
Travellers really love this 4-hour night tour that combines sightseeing of Rome's historic points with delicious food tastings. On this tour you'll taste fried artichokes, thin-crust pizza, cured meats, Italian pasta and variety of other foods including sweets and gelato. Not to mention wines you'll drink during your seated dinner. Very filling and interesting!
Join this 4-hour food tour of Rome and spend night filled with amazing tastings of typical Roman street food like suppli, fried artichokes, pizza and porchetta. Plus, enjoy rich dinner at one of the best Roman's restaurants as well as pasta dinner in another one (try pasta dishes like amatriciana, cacio e pepe along the wines)
To taste the real essence of Naples, join one of many street food tours available.
You'll get to know true look at this vibrant Italian city. You'll walk around the streets of Naples, taste the best food from street vendors, visit food markets and good restaurants.
Be ready to taste loads of food, starting from crispy pizza which originates from Naples, then cuoppo (cone of paper filled with fried goodies), Babà (light cake soaked in rum syrup), sfogliatelle (flaky pastry filled with ricotta)...
Whether you’re a seasoned foodie or simply love trying new things, there’s a tour for everyone in Naples. From street food crawls to gourmet tours, the city offers a variety of options to please every palate.
This walking tour combines sightseeing in Naples's historic centre with street food tastings. The guide will wait for you by the Greek Ruins at Piazza Bellini and take you through the streets of Naples to taste fresh buffalo mozzarella, pizza fritta, frittatina (deep-fried pasta balls stuffed with minced pork, bechamel sauce, and peas), pizza margherita and of course, sweets - sfogliatella, baba’ or a gelato. The tour also includes a visit to small limoncello factory to smell and have a shot of this popular lemony liqueur.
You'll love this small-group food tour that takes you through the streets of Naples. Come hungry as you'll taste Neapolitan specialties such as folded pizza (also called “pizza a portafoglio"), meatballs in tomato sauce, cuoppo and crocchè (potato croquettes with a soft and melted heart of provola or mozzarella). The tour finishes with an espresso and babà (sponge cakes soaked in a sticky, citrus-scented boozy syrup).
With this small-group tour, follow your guide around the city’s historic center from Piazza Dante to Piazza del Gesú, tasting local specialties along the way. Try Neapolitan pastries, pizza, two types of sauces, a “secret” dish, and much more. We highly recommend this tasty and fun-filled experience!
Discover the delicious foods of Naples on this 3-hour food tour led by your own private guide. Enjoy a selection of 10 food and drink tastings hand-picked by your foodie local host, just for you. From yummy must-tries like pizza a portafoglio to unique dishes typical of the city such as limoncello; you’re in for a treat, so bring your appetite.
In between food stops, you'll learn more about Naples history and do some sightseeing. This Naples food tour can be 100% personalized to match your diet and allergies.
The island of Sicily is one of the most interesting regions of Italy when it comes to food. The many fresh and organic ingredients available are the base of their tasty cuisine, which consists mostly of fish and vegetables.
While exploring
Sicilian picturesque villages and medieval towns taste some of the best street
food this amazing island has to offer. You can choose from arancini (deep-fried
rice balls filled with mozzarella), cazilli (potato croquettes), panelle (chickpea
fritters) and sfincione (Sicilian pizza).
Sicily is also the home of amazing sweets - the most popular are cannoli – a crisp pastry filled with flavoured ricotta cream.
Fall in love with the flavorful Italian cuisine on this delicious food tour in Palermo! Enjoy a selection of 10 food and drink tastings hand-picked by your foodie local host, just for you. From yummy must-tries like cannoli to unique dishes typical of the city such as caponata; you’re in for a treat.
Along the way, stop to admire the Chiesa Santa Maria Della Catena, Chiesa di Sant’Agostino, and Basilica San Francesco D’Assisi and hear about their local relevance from your host.
There is no better place to taste delicious Italian food than Bologna. This Italian culinary capital and the whole Emilia-Romagna region is known for delicious homemade pasta like tagliatelle and tortellini, meat ragu, mortadella, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, aged aceto balsamico and much more.
Bologna food tours will take you the best food places in the city to taste all of these and much more.
For a truly unique food adventures, take a food tour in Parma, where you'll see how Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Parma ham are produced. These tours are usually private or small-group tours that takes you close to Parma to these factories. Some tours include a tasty lunch of local specialities.
If visiting Florence, be sure to taste delicious food it offers. The best way to reveal the best food secrets of this city is to join a guided food tour.
Your foodie guide will take you to the best places to taste cured meat, cheeses, bistecca fiorentina, wines and not to forget sweets like cantucci (hard almond cookies) and gelato.
If you are more into drop of wine you should head to Tuscany and take part in one of wine tasting tours. These tours will take you out into the countryside, where you will enjoy the breath taking landscapes of the many vineyards and olive groves, visit cellars and taste some world famous wines.
The wine tasting tours in Chianti, Montalcino and Montepulciano are among the most popular.
The easiest way to reach Florence from anywhere in Italy is by train. Did you know that you can get from Rome to Florence by high-speed train in only 1.5 hours.
This small-group foodie tour is a great combo of sightseeing (the Cathedral, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Giotto's bell Tower the Basilica di Santa Croce) and tasting delicious local food. You'll walk through the streets of Florence with your friendly guide and visit Central market and other food places.
Be prepare for loads of food on this food tour, as you'll sample salumi, prosciutto and cheeses, olive oil, lampredotto and pasta. In the end, you'll try cantucci, crunchy Tuscan almonds cookies as well as gelato. This tour is cheaper than similar tours!
On this early evening food tour you'll learn to eat and drink like a real local Florentine. You'll start at a corner bar in Oltrarno neighbhourhood to nibble some cheese, bruschetta, focaccia along a glass of Chianti wine.
Next if a quick stop at one of famous wine windows to sip a glass of red or white. Locally loved wine bar is another stop, where you'll try cold cuts and some regional wine. Now, it's dinner time and you'll sit down at trattoria to try famous Florentine steak. The evening will end with a cup or a cone of gelato made with organic ingredients. This tour is very popular among visitors of Florence!
Venice is not only a city of fabulous palaces and
churches that reflect centuries of history but also a place that offers one of
the most interesting dining experiences in the world. To explore the tasty side
of Venice you
should book one of many guided food toursand
discover places offering the best Venetian food.
The region of Liguria boasts some of the best food in Italy - including pesto all genovese, minestrone and popular focaccia. Pesto alla genovese sauce is made from a few simple ingredients (basil, pine nuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pecorino, garlic, salt and olive oil) but it is absolutely delicious.
The food of Lombardy region is not Mediterannean one with fresh tomatoes, aromatic basil but more like German and Swiss with hearty ingredients. Be sure to try their stuffed pasta, saffron-infused risotto or breaded fried veal.
Rise and polenta dishes are enriched with their cheeses and butter while the freshwater fish from the lakes is also popular. Pizzoccheri are their famous buckwheat pasta, which is prepared with leafy greens, potatoes and local cheese.
For sweet lovers, they have panettone, famous festive bread studded with candied fruit, almonds and honey. Torrone, nougat-life sweet flavoured with toasted almonds, honey and vanilla.