Rome Private Food Tour with 6 or 10 Tastings
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Rome, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sample the unique flavors of the Eternal City during this private food tour of Rome. Traverse the Campo de' Fiori and Trastevere quarters with a multilingual local foodie guide in search of local treats that you'd never find on your own. Choose from six or 10 tastings, including vegetarian options, and learn about the history behind each dish as you visit a variety of locales. This private tour offers personalized attention throughout your culinary journey.
- Uncover the food scene of Rome with the insider knowledge of a local guide
- Avoid a language barrier when ordering—your guide selects the dishes for you
- Ask your guide for tips and recommendations for after the tour ends
- Receive personalized attention on this private tour just for you and your guide
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
Tailor the tastings to your preferences and dietary requirements—far more flexible than a shared group tour.
What's Included
- Private Personalized Tour
- 6 or 10 food & drinks tastings of high quality local products - depends on the option you book
- Vegetarian alternatives - please message your host to advise of any dietary requirements
- Sustainable carbon neutral experience (B-Corp)
- PRIVATE multilingual local foodie guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Take a unique look at Rome's culinary offerings on a private food tour focused on specific Roman dishes.
Join a local foodie on a tour through Rome to sample six or 10 tastings (depending on the option chosen at checkout) of the city's best dishes, including buffalo mozzarella and authentic Italian gelato.
Stop at several places throughout the tour to learn about and then sample one dish. Enjoy the sights of the city in between stops with provided historical context from your host.
Join a local foodie on a tour through Rome to sample six or 10 tastings (depending on the option chosen at checkout) of the city's best dishes, including buffalo mozzarella and authentic Italian gelato.
Stop at several places throughout the tour to learn about and then sample one dish. Enjoy the sights of the city in between stops with provided historical context from your host.
1
Campo De' Fiori
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Ponte Sisto
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
3
Trastevere
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- PRIVATE TOUR: only you & your local guide
- Alternatives offered for those with dietary restrictions
- 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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Amy_C, Jul 2026
Great time with Mateo on our tour. Very knowledgeable, and took us to the real local places that we were looking to discover. 10/10
Stephanie_K, Jun 2026
Our guide was extremely kind and knowledgeable. However, there was miscommunication about what the tour was. We signed up for a food tour and we had our first taste 75 minutes into the tour. We purposely scheduled this to be interactive for kids (and I shared our ages and intentions for the tour), and given that it was a private tour it seemed like it could be tailored to our family.
He is a great guy, but it was not what we signed up for.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear Guest,
It is wonderful to hear that your guide made such a warm impression, and we will make sure they know. Kindness and knowledge are at the heart of what we look for in our hosts.
That said, we completely understand your frustration. When you book a food tour with young children and share that context in advance, you should arrive to an experience shaped around your family. Waiting 75 minutes for the first tasting is not the right start, and a private tour should absolutely allow room for that kind of personalisation.
We will be speaking with the guide about how private tours can be better adapted when guests share their needs upfront. Your feedback is genuinely helpful in making that happen.
We hope Rome worked its magic on your family despite this, and that the kids still found moments to love. We would be delighted to welcome you all back for an experience that truly delivers from the very first bite.
Kind Regards,
The Withlocals Team
Rebekah_H, Jun 2026
Carlo was an incredible guide. Knowledgeable, kind, and gave us a real locals view of the City. Great food, many things we would have never found on our own. Highly recommend!!
Erin_C, Jun 2026
Excellent guide. So much information and the food choices were amazing! Great way to start our trip. Carlo was excellent.
Robert_P, Jun 2026
Our tour with Gabrielle was great. He was informative, great personality and a lot of fun. We would highly recommend him.
ShuLing_C, May 2026
Educational and delicious! Carlo took us around the neighborhood with special spots along the way. Aside from the eateries, he helped explain historical backgrounds of the local area and told us the significance of each specialty dish! Every tasting was much bigger than expected so come with an empty stomache! We are so much by the end we couldn’t even finish, but our guide was nice enough to help eat! Come hungry and leave happy!
LORI_L, Mar 2026
Leonardo was excellent. Very charming and generous with his time, knowledge and expertise. Our tour was on a Sunday afternoon and some of the places we visited were crowded with long lines - not Leonardo’s fault but it would have been nice to have a “fast lane” for tours. The food was excellent and we experienced local cuisine that we would not normally have tried or known about. Honestly not a great value for the money (we did a tour in Genoa that included wine and several waters) but I’m glad we did it and really liked Leonardo.
Mariann_D, Mar 2026
Elisa was very knowledgeable and we tasted food and walked through areas around that I had not previously visited it was great
Kate_W, Mar 2026
Simone was an excellent guide - interesting, knowledgeable, and patient with two super jet lagged customers (us). Despite our low energy levels we had THE BEST day exploring Rome with him. Learned a lot and ate delicious food. Great experience!!
TimChilders, Mar 2026
As with any food tour there is a LOT of walking, but there is also a LOT of eating! We had everything from 3 types of pasta to gelato to coffee and cannolis to porchetta to pizza and more! Our guide was great! Informative and funny. Of course, it rained through the entirety of our tour, but that didn’t deter any of us. I highly recommend this tour!
Jack_M, Jan 2026
We spent the day with Emannuelle in Rome and it was one of the best experiences of my life so far. Not only is this a tour filled with great food and drink it is a walk through history and Emanuelle knowledge and love for his city makes this experience even better.
Anita_D, Jan 2026
This tour included some of the best shops to taste Rome’s culinary delights! The walk was easy and leisurely. We had food to take back for later. Our guide, Frederica, was amazing! She was knowledgeable of the areas, full of recommendations, flexible and very accommodating. Nothing about the tour felt rushed. She was kind enough escort us to two additional locations for us to get cotton candy at Piazza Di Navona and leather goods near the Trevi Fountain. Best tour booked through Viator so far!
Bijan_T, Dec 2025
Roberto is amazing! By the end of the tour we made a friend in hik. We seriously recommend to any foodies or anyone who wants a honest tour of the food ajd history of Roma!
Tyson_O, Dec 2025
The food was amazing and so was the guide! She did so well explaining the neighborhood and the types of food. Would highly recommend.
Priscilla_B, Oct 2025
Paola is a very passionate Roman. She shared her knowledge of the culture and Burroughs we toured. The food tastings were delicious but if I'm comparing to other food tours this was lacking.
EMILY_P, Oct 2025
Our tour guide did an amazing job!!!! We absolutely loved him. I did expect to taste more wine but overall it was our favorite. Amandio was excellent!
Kevin_B, Sep 2025
Francesca was absolutely wonderful. Her knowledge of Rome, its food, culture and art was incredible and we learned so much while tasting a wide range of tasty foods.
Cheryl_P, Jul 2025
Our tour guide never showed up and we waited at meeting point for 45 minutes. Evening dinner plans ruined.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Dear Cheryl,
We're truly sorry to hear that your guide did not arrive and that this impacted your evening plans. This is certainly not the experience we aim to provide, and we completely understand your frustration. Please get in touch with Viator support for further investigation.
Best wishes,
Withlocals Team
Vicki_K, Jul 2025
It wasn’t just a food tour, our guide was very informative about the history of Rome. We recommend this tour to all travelers!
Rachel_K, Jun 2025
Romain was amazing! Everything we tasted was delicious and things that we wouldn’t have found on our own. He was also super flexible and accommodating - I’m pregnant so couldn’t eat certain things and had to take lots of breaks. He rolled with the lunches and was a great time!
joycekang8, May 2025
The food was very good and plentiful. Our guide took us too many local places. We enjoyed our walk around the community as she pointed out points of interest.
James_R, May 2025
Simone was great and full of food/city knowledge. You try little bites in a handful of places that are really cool.
Joy_H, Apr 2025
Couldn’t find the guide for several minutes for the lack of professionalism in contact and dress. Couldn’t understand almost anything the guide was telling us and almost every question we asked was met with an answer to a completely different question. I have a culinary background and a baking and pastry degree and I couldn’t get any information from our guide about many of the items we ate. On top of that, the order to eating was all screwed up. Pasta to start then coffee and dessert then back to savory street food that apparently can’t be cut with a knife and were forced to eat after each other without the use of tools or flatware. For more than $150 per person in its less than $30 per person worth of actual food and a guide that couldn’t be understood nor understood anything I asked about. We did get to see some nice churches and a few hidden gems on architecture and history but since it was a “Walking Food Tour” and not a “Visit old Places Tour” it was extremely underwhelming. At the third (and last) location to taste food, we were told that the one item we had couldn’t be cut into anything smaller and that no knife existed that was capable of cutting a sandwich in half and so I went out and found a fork and cut it myself. I was told outright by our guide that I wasn’t supposed to put cheese on something only after they watched in silence as we put on the cheese. So many things I was told was a requirement and all of which severely disappointed me in freshness, flavor, and taste. Overall, I was say it was one of the worst tours I’ve ever taken and by far the absolutely worst food tour or Viator Tour I have ever been on. So much so that I will book another Viator Tour again. A complete and total waste of money and time. Don’t do tour unless you get someone that knows your language at least half as well as you do.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Hi Joy,
We're truly sorry to hear about your experience and deeply regret that the tour fell so far short of your expectations. What you described is certainly not the quality we strive to deliver—especially on a culinary-focused experience where clear communication, guide expertise, and food quality should be paramount. We sincerely apologize for the confusion, the lack of professionalism, and the discomfort caused by the meal structure and service. Your detailed feedback is invaluable and will be addressed urgently to ensure we take the necessary steps to prevent similar situations in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Best wishes,
Withlocals Team
CRAIG_M, Apr 2025
Federica was a fantastic guide. This tour really let us find areas of Rome we had never seen and get a flavour of local food. She has amazing insights and a great character.
John_L, Apr 2025
This tour entails a lot of walking and a lot of eating. Our guide, Matteo, took us to a lot of places we would never have found on our own. The tour covers a huge range of food - unique Roman pizzas, supplis, fried stuffed olives, fried artichokes, pastries, gelato, and a final stop for espresso. All of the food was delicious. Matteo was a charming host who clearly enjoys sharing the cuisine of Rome with visitors. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour.
Katherine_S, Apr 2025
We ended up missing the tour due to a flight delay, but let our guide know and he brought to our hotel all the food items from the tour. Everything was delicious! Thank you Andrea!
Jeffrey_W, Apr 2025
Had an excellent time and learned a lot about the city. Daniele was very accommodating and was a great guide
Alix_H, Mar 2025
Massimillano was an amazing guide- the whole thing was well thought out and incredible! He was wonderful with my kids as well as keeping it interesting for my husband and I! It was for sure a highlight of the trip!!
Paula_R, Mar 2025
Great way to explore Rome. Thomas our guide, took us into neighboring churches along the way. We also visited the Colliseum.
Ami_W, Jan 2025
We had the most amazing time!! It was our favorite thing we did in Rome for our honeymoon!! Would do it again
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