Market tours · ITALY
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 street food market tours in Italy worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Florence’s five-hour cooking class and Central Market tour, with fresh pasta, tiramisu, Chianti, recipes, and practical tips.
“What a fun experience. The trip to the Mercato Centrale was interesting and the truffle shop was an excellent experience. Our chef was informative, funny, and we all had a great time. We highly recommend this experience.”
Taste cicchetti, cheeses, cakes, and Venetian market fare on a small-group walk from Rialto to Campo Santa Margherita.
“It was quite frantic and rushed. The tour guide was knowledgeable but had definitely grown jaded after leading the tour so many times. Older people will struggle to keep up, we did this in the off season so there were way fewer people and we were walking at a pretty brisk pace. There is no bathroom until over an hour in and no option to sit as the places are quite small.”
Taste Palermo’s best street foods, explore Capo and Vucciria markets, and learn Sicilian food traditions on a generous 3-hour tour.
“What a way to start our trip in Palermo, with Alejandro (I hope I spelled this right) for our street food tour guide. He was entertaining, knowledgable & fit in well with the group, Great food & drink as we all enjoyed eating like the locals. We had a fabulous time! Kudos to Alejandro he was top notch!”
Taste Roman pizza, pasta, wine, market foods, aged balsamic, and gelato on a four-hour small-group food tour in Rome.
“Food was excellent and had a lot of variety. Our guide Irene was enthusiastic and shared her love of Italian food.”
Review of Palermo’s 3-hour Italian walking tour, with markets, street food, the Cathedral, Baroque squares, local stories, and practical tips.
“Interessante tour as piedi !!! Merito principalmente di Maurizio _esperta guida _ che ha saputo sollecitare il nostro interesse fornendo spunti, sollecitando la nostra curiosità e soddisfacendo ogni domanda con risposte complete !!!!”
Explore Catania through its fish market, arancini, Sicilian sweets, local drinks, and historic streets on this lively three-hour food walk.
“Great and interesting variety of food and drink. Host established excellent rapport with the group. Very good manner and communication skills. A fun time. Highly recommend this tour.”
Taste Tuscan specialties, meet San Lorenzo vendors, and sample wine, cheese, lampredotto, and gelato on this small-group Florence food tour.
“This tour included lots of tastings as well as detailed history about how the various culinary trends came to be. Ely was an amazing guide with tons of knowledge and a great sense of humor.”
Taste Rome through markets, Bonci pizza, Roman pasta, wine, truffles, and gelato on a generous four-hour food tour.
“Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun to be around. She gave us great tips for finding good food around Rome, and how to identify quality products for purchase. The food was delicious, the wine was abundant - we would definitely recommend this tour!”
Explore Rome’s Testaccio Market with 14 tastings, pasta, wine, gelato, and local stories on Devour’s intimate 3.5-hour food tour.
“A wonderfully enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide made this tour so informative and so much fun. The variety, quality and quantity of food was outstanding. Do not eat breakfast before this tour!”
Taste Bologna’s best local dishes on a 3.5-hour market and food tour with coffee, wine, pasta, mortadella, and nine classic bites.
“An amazing journey of food and fun facts all set around a stroll through beautiful Bologna. Highly HIGHLY recommended!”
Taste Palermo street food while touring the Cathedral, Capo Market, Quattro Canti, and major monuments in a small three-hour group.
“We really enjoyed this tour from start to finish. Our guide Fabrizio was knowledgeable, funny & welcomed us to his home city with such passion! We got to see a lot of the major monuments and the tour through Capo food market was excellenRead more”
Review of Streaty’s Florence street food tour, with market tastings, lampredotto, wine, gelato, practical tips, value, and drawbacks.
“Not only was Stefano knowledgeable and passionate about food but he was a wealth of historical information.”
Review of Modena’s intimate food tour: market tastings, balsamic, Parmigiano, local guides, pricing, pacing, dietary needs, and practical tips.
“This food tour was incredible. Not only was the food delicious but our guide, Lori was a great tour guide. Highly recommend to anyone to try the unique food the Modena has to offer.”
Taste cicchetti, seafood, cheese, spritz, risotto, and tiramisu while exploring Venice’s Rialto Market with a private guide.
“Great tour, obviously eat and drank plenty of fantastic food and wine. But it was very interesting as we got to understand about the culture of the city and the people there. Also got to see parts of the city which we would never have found if on our own. The markets were brilliant. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and easy to understand.”
Taste Bologna’s classic foods on a small-group walk through its market, cafés, bars, and trattorias, with wine and local stories included.
“The guide was very knowledgeable. She had a good relationship with all the stores and vendors. Every stop was memorable.”
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