Top Pisa Dining Experiences

Get to know Pisa through its food on a walking tour around the city center. You'll learn about the local cuisine, culture, and culinary history of restaurants and other food venues as you sample a variety of items at some of the best places.

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Varese treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Immerse yourself in a private dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic recipes from Varese treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people. Enjoy a 4-course menu including starter, pasta, main course with side dish, dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from regional cellars and coffee). This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy a relaxed wine tasting experience in a peculiar wine shop and bar, that is set like a "warehouse", just a short walk from Pisa's iconic Leaning Tower. Discover a simple and welcoming setting where everyone can unwind and savor excellent wine. Enjoy a tasting of four carefully selected wines, expertly paired with a selection of local cured meats and cheeses. Sample the flavors of Tuscany in a relaxed and authentic atmosphere. Strategically located near the major points of interest, yet far enough from the evening crowds, this wine bar offers easy access with parking being the least of your worries.

Put some distance between you and the crowds and experience the authentic side of Pisa with this private hands-on cooking lesson in a local home. Connect with a passionate host and learn how to prepare two types of fresh pasta from scratch, then create a creamy tiramisù like a pro. Cap off your experience by feasting on your handiwork, served with Tuscan wine and espresso.

Discover the secrets to making two of Italy's most beloved dishes with this pasta and tiramisù class hosted in a local home kitchen. Prepare both a filled and shaped pasta from scratch, then put together an authentic tiramisù under the watchful eye of your host. Cap off your experience by sitting down with your small group to sample both kinds of pasta and the dessert you've made together.

Enjoy a delicious food experience (full lunch) with over 15 authentic Tuscan foods! This activity is designed for foodies, and showcases high-quality regional and sustainable products from local farms. You'll also get to try delicious products from small family-run shops that keep Tuscan traditions alive, and learn all about the fascinating stories behind them from a friendly food expert and certified sommelier. Are you ready for a delicious adventure?

Don’t just see the monuments of Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli, learn about them, too, during this guided walking tour. After discovering the best vantage points for photos and learning the history of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Baptistery, Camposanto cemetery, and Pisa Duomo, you’ll finish on a high note with a wine tasting near the square. You can even include a skip-the-line entrance ticket to climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa, if you wish.

Savor the flavors of Tuscany on this food-lover’s dining experience in Pisa. Step inside a Pisa home and experience an authentic Italian welcome from your host. Watch as they prepare a traditional 3-course lunch or dinner, and gain insight into the role food plays in Italian culture. With the cooking done, savor your dishes alongside wine and Italian espresso.

Your day in Pisa is just winding down, the sun's about to set... It's time for an Aperitivo. This glamorous Italian tradition is loved all over the world, and this is your chance to learn how to prepare it for yourself, the perfect souvenir.  Preparing the perfect aperitivo is an art; you will learn how to prepare a selection of five elegant nibbles to pair with with a refreshing glass of fizz, ideal for sharing with friends in the early evening. Your aperitivo will be a bite-size representation of its local culture, using typical regional ingredients and local wines, such as a sparkling prosecco or a light red. This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Authentic Italian cuisine becomes more than a tasty memory with this private cooking class. Working in the home of a local chef—a verified “cesarina”—you’ll learn how to make fresh pizza and tiramisu, all from scratch. Great for all ages, you’ll learn a new skill, have an immersive travel experience, *and* feast on a delectable homemade meal in Pisa.

Master three different authentic pasta recipes during this private, half-day cooking workshop in a local’s home. Learn the time-tested secrets behind classic Italian recipes, and test out your skills at your own personal cooking station. Reward your efforts with a tasting of the three pasta varieties, paired with red and white wine and followed by Italian coffee.

Enjoy a bit of Italian culture at a private cooking class in Pisa at the home of a cesarina (cook). You'll learn about local cuisine and how to make popular dishes using regional recipes. Then taste these creations, served with a glass of local wine.

This experience offers a unique and extraordinary opportunity for anyone who wants to approach the world of horses even without previous experience and enjoy an unforgettable day in the open air. The only comprehensive two-hour experience that offers a perfect mix of awareness, education and adventure. The first part of the training will allow you to acquire fundamental knowledge on horse management, while the second will take you on an evocative walk through breathtaking landscapes. Designed specifically for beginners and those who don't usually ride horses, it is the result of years of experience in the world of country riding and equestrian tourism. At the end of the experience you will be able to manage the horse independently like a true rider or rider and you will have visited one of the most beautiful valleys in Tuscany!

Unearth the secrets of Tuscan wine as you descend into a hidden 18th-century wine cellar on a group excursion from Lucca. Led by the vintner himself, this delicious adventure includes a first-hand look at wine production, from a tour of the grounds to the bottling facilities. Later, you’ll delight in the vineyard’s top wines during a tasting accompanied by regional dishes.

Discover the ancient art of pasta-making at the renowned Morelli pasta factory in Montopoli in Val d’Arno, Pisa. Explore traditional production methods, immerse yourself in the factory’s dedicated pasta museum, and conclude your visit with a tasting of two signature pasta dishes, cantuccini with Vin Santo, a glass of wine, and coffee

Private tour for up to 8 people with guided tour of the Carrara Marble quarries and subsequent Tasting of typical local products. the activity is made unique by tasting the Colonnata product par excellence ''Il Lardo''.

With the help of the staff on site you will personally discover the whole life cycle of the ''Truffle'', how it is born, how it lives, how it reproduces, how it is harvested and finally you can taste it as a freshly harvested product ''. Not to mention the magnificent visit to the ''Teatro del Silenzio'' in Lajatico, a small village where Maestro Andrea Bocelli was born, a natural amphitheater that hosts concerts and exhibitions. He is famous for his particular conception, which blends nature with music and silence.

Tuscany and Pisa have always been synonymous with rich and fine food and there are many and varied aspects of the city that you can discover with our food and wine tour. Along with the locals, who live the city every day, we will take you to the city’s most popular and historic places and we will make you try the real “pisano” taste and flavours: starting from the typical rural tuscan salamis and cheeses, to the traditional focaccia “cecina” (from italian “ceci”: chickpeas), to conclude with an ice cream in one of the historical ice-cream stores in the city. If you want to really enjoy Pisa food tradition walking downtown and entering in restaurants that only local people know, join our Pisa food tour!