Local Market Tour and Dining experience at a local's home in Lecce

Lecce, Italy

3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Lecce is known as the food capital of Puglia, and you can experience the city’s rich culinary culture with this food experience that takes you from market to table with a local “Cesarina”, or home cook. Stroll through the market with your host and then watch as she prepares traditional dishes in her kitchen. Afterwards, it’s time to sample these recipes yourself over lunch or dinner served with Puglian wines and espresso.

Immerse yourself in Lecce’s proud food culture with a local “Cesarina”
Join your host for a market visit and home cooking demonstration
Learn about the local culinary traditions via family stories and anecdotes
Enjoy tasting authentic dishes during a four-course lunch or dinner

Sample Menu

Starter

seasonal starter

Main

fresh pasta dish

Main

second course with side dish

Dessert

Typical dessert

What's Included

Local taxes
Local market tour
Private show cooking
Private 4-course dinner or 4-course lunch
Beverages (water, wines and coffee)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Lecce, Lecce, Province of Lecce, Puglia
This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you by e-mail after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host based on what you are looking for.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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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Reviews

5.0

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Grazie, Pierangela!

Laurie_K, Sep 2025

Pierangela was so accommodating to include us in her tour/class after our fiasco of receiving an incorrect meeting address. We suggest checking the address several times before the tour! If you are trying to go with friends, all need to sign up as one purchase otherwise you might get 2 different instructors. We had to pay for the additional classes since the registration is not transferrable at such late notice. Additionally, be prepared to pay for a taxi to/from the instructor’s home if s/he lives away from the market area. Logistics aside, the experience was tasty and interesting. It is always interesting to visit local food markets. At the instructor’s home we made orchiette. Pierangela also made bruschetta, eggplant parmigiana, lemon cake. We enjoyed Prosecco while we rolled the pasta and a family wine with our feast! Our instructor had the taxis waiting for us for our rides.