The 10 Best Street Food and Wine Tastings in Italy

1.Rome: Guided Food Walking Tour with Wine in Trastevere

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,105 reviews · 3 hours · from $100Our pick

Join Carpe Diem Tours for three hours of Roman food and neighborhood history in Trastevere. Your guide leads you from Piazza Mastai to six food stops, including pasta, supplì, pizza, wine, and gelato. Vegetarian choices are available, but vegans and people with allergies should choose another tour.

“Adib was a fantastic guide and we enjoyed all the food and drink on offer. Great group, had some interesting conversations and felt really warm and friendly. Fantastic tour 😊”

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2.Florence: Street Food Tour with Wine & Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,443 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $44Best value

Spend 2.5 hours walking Florence with guides such as Francesco, Giovanni, Anna, Paolo and Valeria. Visit San Lorenzo Market on morning tours, sample schiacciata, pasta, cantucci, gelato and Tuscan wine, and learn how food connects to Florence’s art, politics and daily life.

“Anna was a wonderful guide on our Florence food tour. The whole experience was great; we learned so much history, as well as food information. It was a fun activity for the day and there was so much food to try! A highlight was the truffle tasting at the market. My wife and daughter did this for the second time because of how much they loved it when they did it this past summer. Thank you Anna! We will highly recommend to anyone going to Florence.”

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3.Venice: Eat Like a Local Food Tour with Wine & Spritz

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 985 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $99

Walk from Cannaregio to Rialto with a local English-speaking guide such as Olympia, Alice, or Camilla. Taste seafood, cicchetti, baccalà, tramezzini, wine, Spritz, and tiramisu, with a short traghetto crossing and tips for eating well in Venice.

“Absolutely wonderful! 5 stops for cichetti and wine/prosecco or spritz with each. All delicious. Exploring the quiet streets, visiting local family run establishments and learning so much about the history of Venice was a real treat!”

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4.Florence: Street Food Walking Tour with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 719 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $45

Walk Florence with a licensed English-speaking guide such as Gabriel, Antonio, Marco, or Serena. Taste schiacciata, cured meats, cheese, wine, pasta, cantucci, and gelato while seeing the Duomo, Baptistery, and Ponte Vecchio. Morning tours visit San Lorenzo Market; tastings vary by season.

“This tour is a great introduction to the tastes of Florence and Tuscany. Serena was an engaging and knowledgeable guide. Along with the delicious food we tasted, Serena provided us with interesting history of the food and culture of the region. She gave great recommendations of food pairing and on local restaurants. Highly recommended.”

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5.Venice: Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 383 reviews Top rated

Spend four hours walking Venice with an English-speaking guide such as Denis, Giulia, or Anna. Visit the Rialto Market, osterias, bakeries, and wine bars for cicchetti, regional wines, tiramisu, and coffee, while hearing stories about Marco Polo, Casanova, and Venetian food culture.

“We had a wonderful tour with Julia! She was very knowledgeable and enjoyable to converse with. We meandered through the city of Venice stopping at local hot spots and enjoyed true Venetian cuisine. The tour was the perfect amount of time for the tastings and sight seeing. Julia was very informative and gave good insight into the Venetian history and culture. Would definitely recommend!”

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6.Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Campo Dei Fiori Market Food and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 320 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107

Start near Campo de’ Fiori and walk through Rome’s historic center with a local guide. Expect at least seven tastings, including cured meats, cheese, pizza, tiramisù, coffee, gelato, wine, and more, while visiting Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain. The Pantheon interior is not included.

“No audio package. The interpreter was hard to hear and understand. Too much money for what was received. Beer and wine was poor quality.”

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7.Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $113

Start near San Giacomo di Rialto at 10:45 am for a four-hour English tour through Venice’s market quarter. You’ll sample cicchetti, seafood, Venetian dishes, and Italian wine, with guides such as Denys, Denis, Julia, and Tone adding food tips and local stories. Vegetarian options require advance notice.

“Exceptional food tour. Great tour, food and wine tasting with a knowledgeable and friendly guide. Tone was great! Small group of only 6 so was a perfect size. Plenty of food and wine!”

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8.Lecce: Guided Street Food Walking Tour with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 273 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Meet Luciana, Enrica, or another multilingual local guide at Porta Rudiae for a two-hour walk through Lecce. Taste caffè leccese, pasticciotto, taralli, pizzi, frisa, and Apulian wine while seeing the Duomo, Santa Croce, Piazza Sant’Oronzo, and old city gates.

“Luciano, our guide, was fantastic - very informative and friendly. always willing to answer questions. we had a marvellous tour with chat and food around the old parts of Lecce. can't think of any improvements.”

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9.Florence Street Food Walking Tour with Wine in Duomo Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 76 reviews · 2h 30m · from $63

Spend 2.5 hours with an English-speaking local guide such as Marco, Serena, Ilaria, or Gabriel. Taste Tuscan street food, cured meats, wine, schiacciata, and gelato while seeing San Lorenzo Market, the Duomo, Baptistery, and Ponte Vecchio. Vegetarian options are available, but not vegan or gluten-free.

“Easily one of the best tours i ever had! Props to Val!”

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10.Florence Street Food Walking Tour with wine in Duomo Area

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $65

Walk from San Lorenzo to Ponte Vecchio with a local guide such as Gabriel, Antonio, Val, or Serena. You’ll visit markets, taste cheeses, cured meats, truffles, olive oil, gelato, and wine, and hear Florence’s food and city stories along the way.

“What I really enjoyed about this tour was that the guide told us a lot of interesting history about Florence. Often on Tours you just eat and then that’s it, but we got history of the city and of Italy and of the food and how it came to be! Highly recommended 😊”

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