BEST OF · FOOD TOURS WITH LOCALS IN ITALY
Every trip has one meal too few. These 15 food tours with locals in Italy earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the eating.
Taste pizza fritta, pasta, pastries, mozzarella, limoncello, and gelato while exploring Naples with a lively local guide.
“The tour was great! Interactive but not too much for it to be uncomfortable! Great history knowledge and explained well the history of the city! The food was great - a big highlight!”
Taste Roman classics, explore Campo dei Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto, and learn the city’s food traditions on this lively 2.5-hour tour.
“I highly recommend this tour - very delicious food and interesting facts about Rome and its culture and history. Thank you to our amazing guide Ramona who entertained us incredibly well!”
Explore Venice through cicchetti, seafood, wine, pastries, and gelato on a small-group food walk near Rialto.
“A must do! Worth the money and our guide was amazing! The food was a great variety but the entire experience was the best.”
Taste cicchetti, gelato, market produce, and Venetian specialties on a 2.5-hour walking tour with a local English-speaking guide.
“Ana was very knowledgeable and personable. Great personality and very engaged with the group.”
Taste Roman street food, wine, and gelato while exploring Campo de' Fiori, the Jewish Ghetto, and Caesar's assassination site.
“Ramona was so much fun. We had amazing food, laughs, and learned so much about about local culture. A great experience!”
Taste schiacciata, pasta, wine and gelato while exploring Florence’s markets, Duomo and Ponte Vecchio with a local guide.
“Francesco was very knowledgeable about both the food and area. He was inclusive of our teenagers and made our experience memorable. The food was amazing!”
Review of Bologna’s 3-hour food walk: pasta, cheese, wine, balsamic vinegar, gelato, local stories, value, and practical tips.
“We had a great time on this walking food tour. Our guide Erica was excellent and kept us going with stories and insights into the food. The Mortadella and Balsamic Vinegar histories are really interesting. We ended up going back to buy some Balsamic vinegar the next day and to sample more of the Mortadella. We just don't get this level of quality in Scotland so it was great to see what it should taste like. The food was fantastic and the best bit was getting to go into the oldest Osteria in Bologna to eat the feast of bread, meat and ham that had been collected from the various…”
Taste cicchetti, wine, Spritz, and tiramisu while walking Cannaregio and Rialto with a small local group in Venice.
“It was an excellent tour. Tour guide, Alexa, was great. Good dood en great value for money”
Sample cicchetti, cheeses, cakes, and market foods while walking Venice with a local guide on this well-priced 2.5-hour tour.
“The local insights to Venetian foods and drinks let enjoy flavors we’d never thought to try. Fantastic!”
Taste Palermo’s street food, explore Capo Market, and see major sights with a local guide on this generous 2.5-hour walking tour.
“This tour was amazing! Our guide was so knowledgeable and went above and beyond even though it was raining. The food was delicious - especially the cannolis! He also showed us around the city and gave us a tour beyond just food! I would highly recommend it!”
Taste Bologna through tigelle, aged cheese, fresh pasta, local wine, and gelato on a friendly three-hour walking tour.
“Very interesting ,enjoyable, social and fun. Mateo was an excellent guide, very informative, had 4 nationalities to look after 👍👍”
Taste Bari Vecchia through focaccia, panzerotto, orecchiette, wine, and gelato on a lively 150-minute food walk with a local guide.
“Federica was such a lovely tour guide and told us so much about the culture and food of Puglia and Bari! The company was also very flexible and available, as they had to reschedule my booking but they were very clear and helpful!”
Taste Bari’s focaccia, panzerotti, octopus sandwich, and gelato while exploring the old town with a friendly local guide.
“We really enjoyed our food tour! Nicholas was our guide. He was great! He gave us a nice tour of Bari and had great food stops along the way. We enjoyed the delicious food and drinks we sampled along the way. Would highly recommend this tour!”
Rome food tour review covering Trastevere, Campo de’ Fiori, Roman specialties, wine pairings, value, walking route, and practical tips.
“Everything was great! Marco was knowledgeable and friendly. The food was wonderful. Everything was great”
Review of Rome’s Trastevere food tour, with seven tastings, Roman pasta, wine, gelato, local stories, pricing, and practical tips.
“Didn’t have one because earlier tour that was rescheduled ended later than stated caused us to miss tour”
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