Florence Food Tour: Home-Made Pasta, Truffle, Cantucci, Olive Oil, Gelato
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Florence, Italy
- 2 to 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore Florence cuisine with a local foodie on a small-group culinary tour of the city that includes tastings at markets, shops, and cafés along the way. Sample Florence foods that range from fresh pasta and truffles to gelato and pastries. In between treats, walk by some of the city’s most beloved landmarks and local neighborhoods.
- Florence food tour led by a local guide
- All-inclusive tour with tastings of local specialties
- See some of the city's landmarks and neighborhoods
- Small group ensures personal service
What's Included
- Food tasting
- Local guide
- Home - Made Pasta
- Truffle tasting
- Cantucci
- Gelato
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza dell'Unità Italiana, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Please meet the guide at Piazza Unità Italiana *under the obelisk* in the middle of the square. It’s a square in front of the Grand Hotel Baglioni.
End point
- Santa Croce, Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
The end points is near Santa Croce church
Itinerary
Make your way to Piazza dell' Unità, where this tour begins, then learn the basics of Florence cuisine as you walk to the first stop of the day, a local market. Taste freshly rolled pasta, extra virgin olive oil, truffles, and cantucci biscuits, crunchy almond cookies that are beloved in Tuscany. Whet your appetite for the rest of the tour with small bites that combine prosciutto, cheeses, and seasonal garnish—as you nibble, your guide will share the delicious history of eating appetizers before meals.
Continue to the next foodie destination to try typical Florentine dishes and get the scoop on the ingredients, history, and preparation of each. Throughout the tour, you’ll see a combination of classic Florentine highlights and lesser-known destinations, walking past the Duomo, the Santa Croce Basilica, San Lorenzo Market, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Piazza della Signoria.
Finish the tour with a sweet note, capping off the meal with a dish or cone of Italian gelato: the beloved treat has been a favorite with Florentines since the Renaissance. This food tour of Florence concludes at the Santa Croce Basilica.
Continue to the next foodie destination to try typical Florentine dishes and get the scoop on the ingredients, history, and preparation of each. Throughout the tour, you’ll see a combination of classic Florentine highlights and lesser-known destinations, walking past the Duomo, the Santa Croce Basilica, San Lorenzo Market, Palazzo Vecchio, and the Piazza della Signoria.
Finish the tour with a sweet note, capping off the meal with a dish or cone of Italian gelato: the beloved treat has been a favorite with Florentines since the Renaissance. This food tour of Florence concludes at the Santa Croce Basilica.
1
Food Tours of Florence
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Mercato Centrale
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Piazza San Giovanni
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Arco di San Pierino
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian options can be accommodated only if advised in advance
- In case of allergy to nuts or dry fruits, please, be aware of cross contamination issues
- This tour takes place rain or shine
- This tours is not pet's friendly
- Places visited during the tour are subject to change according to season and time slot
- The market is open only in the morning
- This tour cannot accomodate vegans, gluten or dairy-free diets.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Katie_N
This is such a great way to explore the city and try local foods you wouldn't know to try otherwise. Valerie was a fabulous tour guide. She was so patient, knowledgeable, and funny. We were able to try so many great dishes both sweet and savory. Even though they were mostly small bites, we left with full bellies. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Firenze!
Reviews
4.7
based on 189 reviews
Stephen_K, Dec 2025
It is a nice walk with plenty of good food. Marisa our guide provided lots of great information, was fun and friendly. Excellent guide! The restaurants where we stopped were local and wonderful.
Matthew_M, Dec 2025
Great exposure to Florence’s restaurants and food vendors. We revisited some of the places during our stay in Florence.
Nausheen_C, Nov 2025
This was the best tour I’ve ever had! The guide, Francesco, was knowledgeable, personable and had such great facts about Florence! We enjoyed every stop on the tour!
David_S, Oct 2025
Tour guide was informative, standing around a busy street eating wasn’t the best way to go. Food was good.
Elysia_P, Jul 2025
We had a fantastic time with our guide Francesco. He gave us so much history of Florence and the food. And some great food tips for the rest of our time in Florence.
Lisa_M, Jun 2025
Our guide Marilisa (sp?) was so charming and knowledgeable. She took us to the best small, local places, for a variety of delicious foods and stories, and shared many other recommendations for our stay in Florence.
HUILING_Y, May 2025
Great experience with our guide Francesco who showed us around the city along with food tasting. Everything went very well even there was a marathon taking place in the city.
Kelly_B, Apr 2025
This tour is a must! Marielisa was a fabulous guide, taking us to hidden places in the streets of Florence with great tastings and a delicious pasta meal before the most amazing gelato!
Grant_G, Apr 2025
We had a wonderful guide and the walking tour was insightful. But the food portion of the tour was completely underwhelming. We needed to find a restaurant afterwards to eat a full meal because we were still hungry. Feeding tourists chicken liver pâté didn’t go over well with the group.
Gladys_R, Apr 2025
Lorenzo tour guide was amazing excellent communication skills very knowledgeable of his country lots of important and fun information provided
Reuben_A, Apr 2025
The food tour was very fun and informative. The food was delicious! Our guide, Valerie, was wonderful.
Katie_N, Apr 2025
This is such a great way to explore the city and try local foods you wouldn't know to try otherwise. Valerie was a fabulous tour guide. She was so patient, knowledgeable, and funny. We were able to try so many great dishes both sweet and savory. Even though they were mostly small bites, we left with full bellies. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Firenze!
Maria_G, Mar 2025
Excellent food tour and superb tour guide! Food and restaurant selection were outstanding! Anna, our tour guide was phenomenal! Her knowledge about Florentine cooking and Florentine history were remarkable! Highly recommend this tour!
Rebecca_R, Mar 2025
The fact that we are giving this five stars even with missing the last stop says a lot, Lorenzo was very personable and welcoming, He fanned us repeatedly with his visual aids, Perfect thing to start a trip to Florence, sandwiches and bolognese were perfect, oil, truffle, and spread tasting was so amazing. We bought some to take home. We had to leave a little bit early to make it to a different reservation, but Lorenzo was understanding and accommodating. Overall a very affordable and fun way to spend a few hours!
Miles_B, Feb 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed this food tour, as it gave me a nice introduction to Florence and the food native to the Tuscan region. Lorenzo (our guide) was friendly, extremely engaging … and the food was great (spoiler: think cantucci biscuits, pane scoccio soaked in single-press olive oil, 15 year old balsamic and delicious panini). Just don’t expect to be filled up and you’ll have a bonzer time.
Jonathan_G, Feb 2025
Lorenzo did a fantastic time. He encouraged us all and gave simple clear instructions. That plus the wine and good jokes allowed all to have a great time!
Sunil_P, Nov 2024
The tour guide Marilisa was fantastic. She explained about every aspect during the food tour and took us to authentic family run food shops.
Celine_A, Nov 2024
Anna was wonderful and knowledgeable. We’ve learned a few things that was very interesting. Although, the lunch menu can be improved.
Marylou_L, Oct 2024
My family so enjoyed this fun and informative tour! Florentine history mixed with deliciousness! Anna was wonderful! Highly recommend!
Jessica_R, Oct 2024
Our guide Valerie was amazing! We were celebrating my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary, so we had a group of 14 including adults, teens, and young children. There was plenty to eat and we were able to learn about the food culture in Florence. We had an insider who suggested eating foods I never would have known about without her. I highly recommend this tour!
Glenda_H, Oct 2024
Anna was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about her subject. Her personal touches and insights lent charm and interest to the tour. The site selections were well chosen.
Hannah_M, Sep 2024
anna our tour guide was so so knowledgeable and passionate about florence, she was the perfect tour guide and gave us so many recommendations for places to eat and things to do etc etc. will recommend to everyone i know!!!
Brianna_C, Jun 2024
Memorable and delicious - what else could you ask for?! Some of our “best bites” in Italy came from this tour including the little ham sandwich bites and the bolognese. Our guide was also hilarious! Thank you for a great experience!
Michael_K, Jun 2024
Traveling through Florance to our Tuscan Villa only provided about 8 hours to see the city. This food tour was a great way to experience the city, its food and see most of the main sites. I'd recommend this tour as a great way to familarize yourself with Florance (at taste some great food along the way).
Subia_A, Jun 2024
Amazing! Our guide Delora (hope I spelled it right) was informative, fun , and attentive. Highly recommend! Food was delicious! (I had the vegetarian option).
Stephanie_B, May 2024
Anna was a brilliant tour guide. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Loved tasting all the best foods in town and listening to all the tales.
Jackie_D, May 2024
Loved the food tastings and the explanation of how foods are served in Florence and why. Marilisa was excellent! She was fun and entertaining and very informative. Great way to start your stay in Florence!
Lucy_S, May 2024
Sara was a blast-so informative and taught us many things about Venice and Venetian's. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and Sara’s great personality. Definitely a must do..
Subin_H, Apr 2024
Our tour guide Sara was great! She was very informative and gave great recommendations to stores and other food recs in Florence! Everything was so delicious! I highly recommend this tour!
casherwood54, Apr 2024
Marilisa was a wonderful tour guide and my husband and I both enjoyed the tour. It was nice to be able to sit at a restaurant for one of the stops instead of having to try and eat pasta standing in the street. We learned a lot about the local food and some of the locals.
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