Best Food Tour in Italy

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Food tours in Italy are an amazing way to experience the country's delicious traditions and rich flavours. These tours take you through beautiful landscapes, lively markets, and charming towns where you can try a wide range of local dishes.

In Tuscany, you might sip on world-famous wines while enjoying cheeses and fresh olive oil straight from local producers. In Emilia-Romagna, you could taste the divine balsamic vinegar from Modena and savour the rich flavour of Parma ham.

Venice offers a fun experience with "cicchetti," which are small snacks enjoyed like tapas, often at cozy bars along the canals. A food tour in Rome could have you biting into "supplì," a yummy rice ball, and discovering pasta favorites like "carbonara" and "cacio e pepe."

If you head to the southern region of Campania, you'll taste pizza in its birthplace—Naples—and enjoy the creamy goodness of buffalo mozzarella. You'll also discover how traditional pasta is made. Each region offers something unique and delicious, making food tours in Italy a feast for both the eyes and the taste buds!

We made a selection of the best Italian food tours by city, so you can check tours from the city you're visiting.

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Rome food tours - our top pick

Rome food tours bring you lots of tasty food, some history and amazing company. You'll be visiting colourful markets, bakeries, gelaterias, gourmet food shops and family trattorias for a feast on authentic local food.

A plate of creamy carbonara, a perfect supplì, rich trapizzino or a slice of freshly baked pizza is what awaits you if you join one of food tours in Rome. Not to mention, sweets like sweet tube-shaped cannolo or a scoop of gelato! Here is the list of our favourite walking food tours in Rome, we're sure you'll also love!

1. Trastevere Rome food tour

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This walking food tour of Rome brings you lots of delicious food and wines. Choose from several departures times, between noon and early evening hours. You'll meet your guide and group at Piazza Trilussa in Trastevere and then go onto exploration of the area, while eating yummy food.

There are many tastings on this tour, including popular trapizzino (stuffed pizza pockets), freshly baked pizza (from wood-oven), homemade pasta, aged balsamic vinegar, truffles, cheeses, ham and lots of wine. The tour ends with an excellent gelato! In total, you'll visit 4 great food venues for over 20 delicious food tastings. This is one of the best Rome food tours! And the most popular ones! The tour lasts 4 hours!

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Lots of Good Food and Wine
"Eating our way around Trastevere with our guide Olivia was delicious and interesting. There was a good variety of food and wine, and Olivia taught us about each of them. There was actually more food and wine than we could consume. This tour is a great way to see Trastevere, and know where to eat in the future."

2. Rome walking food tour in historic centre

Once this morning walking food tour in Rome departs from Piazza Navona, it takes you through the historic parts of Rome - Campo de' Fiori, Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere. You'll be passing by historical sights and visit lively markets as well as eateries hidden in the side streets of Rome.

During the walk, you’ll enjoy freshly baked pizza (with your favourite toppings), Sicilian cannoli, homemade pasta and supplì, salami and cheeses, and enjoy the finest coffee in the city. Plus, you'll receive complimentary wine at select locations! To end this Rome food tasting tour, you'll have a scoop of gelato and "secret dish"! Consider taking a private tour if you are with your family or friends!

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Excellent Food Tour
"Federico took us to several restaurants where we sampled different pizzas, risotto balls, cheeses, meats, wines, pasta dishes, gelato and cannolis. The food was amazing and no one walked away hungry. Would highly recommend this tour and Federico!"

3. Rome night food tour in Jewish Ghetto and Campo de' Fiori

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Set off on a 4-hour walking tour of Rome that mixes sightseeing with delicious food for a truly special experience (10 various tastings are included).

Begin in the Jewish Ghetto (sharply at 5:45pm), wandering through charming streets with your guide and savouring local favorite, "carciofo alla giudìa" - crispy fried artichokes.

On your way to Campo de' Fiori, pause at a bakery to enjoy crispy pizza with a light beer or soft drink. Upon reaching the lively square, your guide will share interesting tales while you try various cured meats and cheeses with fine wine.

Next, visit a historic Roman restaurant, enjoying plates of tasty pasta and more wine as you admire the remains of Teatro di Pompeo. Nearing Piazza Navona, stop for classic tiramisù and an authentic Italian espresso at a traditional café.

End the tour at Area Sacra di Largo Argentina with a tasty organic gelato. Reserve your spot on one of the best food tours in Italy! And very popular!

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Best food tour in my world travels !
"I have been on food tours all over the world in my travels. This was one of the best food tours. We sampled so many foods in seven stops. Our tour guide Maria was warm, knowledgeable and organized. In the busiest restaurants we never waited for our food. We used Maria’s restaurant recommendations during the balance of our stay. All great!!! Highly recommend at the beginning our your visit to Rome."

4. Rome food tasting tour (with market visit)

This fabulous Rome food tour explores the Prati neighbourhood near the Vatican (includes visits to 6 venues and over 25 delicious tastings). The tour begins at a local café (at 10:45am), with a freshly made coffee and yummy cannolo, then continues with pizza tastings (one of the best in Rome).

You'll be also tasting other Italian delicacies, such as aged balsamic vinegar, pesto genovese, cured meats and cheeses. The market visit is one of the highlights, with more delicious tastings. A friendly staff of local restaurant will be waiting for you with freshly cooked pasta dishes and fine wine. You'll wrap up the day with a creamy gelato of your choice. We're sure you'll spend amazing 4 hours on this Rome food tour (it'

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Fabulous Food Tour in Rome
"Stephanie was a wonderful guide. She was friendly and engaging and really knew Italian food. She took us on a whirlwind tour of some interesting and fun places to enjoy some excellent food! The pizza was the best I’ve had in Italy, with unusual toppings. We toured the open market and sampled some cold cuts and cheeses, as well as some wine. We had a chance to try truffles, olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar, and ended at a lovely restaurant for pasta carbonara and tiramisu!"

5. Rome Trastevere food tour at twilight

Eating Europe's Twilight Trastevere food tour (choose among several afternoon departures) takes you to the charming Trastevere, famous for local trattorias and Rome's most authentic street food.

This Roman food tour, that lasts for 4 hours, gives you access to some of the city's most favourite dining spots (including historic wine cellar). Tastings on this food tour include delicacies such as crisp fried artichokes, freshly baked pizza, pork stew, pizza bianca with porchetta (roast pork) paired with a beer, then supplì, and a gelato for dessert. You''ll sample homemade pasta dishes - amatriciana and cacio e pepe with wine at a local osteria.

Whether you’re a solo traveller, travelling with friends, a couple, or a family, you'll enjoy one of the best food tours in Italy.

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Amazing Rome food experience!
"Absolutely worth the money. Our guide Dalia was friendly and generous with knowledge and humor. We were stuffed by the end of the tour. And we were so honored to be eating at places that opened specifically for us, and places that we would have never found on our own. Don't miss this one!!"

6. Rome food tour (max 6 people)

This intimate food tour meets in Jewish Ghetto and takes you around historic part of Rome to taste famous Italian dishes. While you walk you'll pass some famous landmarks, and hear about their history and connections with Roman food. 

During this Rome food tasting tour, you'll stops at trattorias, food stalls, and upscale restaurants, to sample delicacies such as pizza al taglio, fried artichokes, zucchini blossoms, gelato... You'll also sit down to eat delicious pasta along wines, overlooking the Pantheon. This food tour of Rome receives only rave reviews!

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Rome Small Group Food Experience, request AJ!
"We were visiting Rome for the first part of our honeymoon and booked this food and wine tour for a fun way to see the city and experience multiple restaurants. We booked the small group tour, but ended up being the only couple with AJ, our guide. AJ was absolutely fabulous! She was excited and engaging. She asked great questions and shared lots of knowledge regarding the food, wine, and local culture. She was accommodating and professional. We walked through several neighborhoods and appreciated the variety in the food we tried. We started with small plates/a first course in the Jewish ghetto neighborhood, moved to another spot for cheese and meats, then onto Roman style pizza, pasta, and ended with gelato. We had so much fun and highly recommend this tour, but specifically AJ. She made our experience so special and memorable. As we finished our tour she gave us additional recommendations for tourist attractions, areas to check out for shopping, and restaurants for an area we were visiting later in our trip. Thank you AJ!"


A choice of Florence food tours

Florence offers a great variety of food dishes, from meat ones to those with veggies as well as pasta dishes. Once there you need to try bistecca alla Fiorentina, ribollita and pappa al pomodoro soups, lampredotto and trippa, il peposo (beef stew), panzanella salad, pappardelle al cinghiale (pasta with wild boar sauce and typical schiacciata Toscana (bread similar to focaccia filled with salami, cheese...). And not to forget all the great wines to accompany the meals. Choose one of these fabulous food tours in Florence!

Naples (and the rest of Campania) food tours

Set in the shadow of the magnificent Mount Vesuvius, the southern Italian region of Campania boasts a unique terrain that produces some of the most flavoursome produce in the world. Think juicy San Marzano tomatoes, milky mozzarellas and fragrant basil – which, incidentally, combine to make the perfect UNESCO-certified Neapolitan pizza.

Naples, therefore, is an absolute must for foodies – but there's a lot more than just pizza on offer. When you're in town, make sure to also tick the following local delicacies off your list: frittatine (fried cheesy pasta bites), rum-soaked Babà cakes, pizza fritta, ricotta-filled sfogliatella pastries, pasta alla Genovese (that's not, in fact, from Genova) and, of course, a few ultra-strong Neapolitan coffees to aid digestion.

Once you've eaten your way around the city, head out of town and along the picturesque Amalfi Coast for a taste of La Dolce Vita. Here, you'll find dishes centred around the freshest seafood that's caught just a few metres from your table, as well as drinks and desserts made from the ubiquitous local lemons. Stanley Tucci disciples will also know to book a table at Lo Scoglio da Tommaso for those courgette spaghetti.


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