Taste Rome: Exploring Trastevere’s Culinary Secrets with a Local
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Rome, Italy
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Trastevere is known for its culinary scene, but first-time travelers to Rome often end up in disappointing tourist traps. Enjoy a hand-picked selection of sweet and savory treats as you explore the atmospheric neighborhood’s winding alleys and bustling piazzas during this small-group food tour. Discover local establishments and historic family-run shops and eateries, experiencing Rome through a local’s eyes.
- Understand how Italian food and culture are so wonderfully intertwined
- Take in the sights, scents, and tastes of one of Rome's most popular neighborhoods
- Sample local street food, visit a historic inn for pasta and wine, and enjoy delicious artisanal gelato
- Marvel at medieval architecture while walking the streets
Sample Menu
Starter
Hand-made cookies
You'll eat some crunchy and tasty biscuits made with simple ingredients into an old cookies factory from 1920.
Starter
Board of cheeses and cured meats
You’ll taste some local cheeses in a venue famous for its cheeses and meats in the very centre of Rome.
Starter
Roman pizza (“Pizza romana”)
Here it is the famous scrocchiarella, a thin and crunchy pizza, locals’ favourite type.
Starter
Supplì
It’s a rice ball with meat sauce or other typical garnishments such as cheese and black pepper.
Main
Pasta alla carbonara
This is a typical first dish from Rome. Taste its intense flavour, thanks to its ingredients: Italian bacon, pecorino cheese and black pepper.
Dessert
Artisanal ice cream (“Gelato artigianale”)
You can taste one of the best Italian ice cream in town made with natural ingredients.
Main
Vegetarian option: it’s possible.
What's Included
- 5 different tasting locations. Water and wine are offered at the restaurant.
- English speaking guide
- Rome for Foodies’ Guide
- You'll visit a century old cheese shop and try cheeses and local cured meat;
- You'll taste artisanal sweets in a cookie’s factory that dates back to 1920;
- You'll learn and taste the best of the Roman street food;
- You'll try a refined and gourmet gelato.
- extra drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- V. di Ponte Quattro Capi, 16, 00186 Roma RM, Italy
The group will meet at 10.30 am (for the morning tour) and at 5 pm (for the afternoon tour) outside trattoria Sora Lella on Via di Ponte Quattro Capi, 16, 00186 Roma RM on the Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island). .
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Trastevere (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Vegetarian/vegan/gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please provide us with your email address at the moment of your reservation.
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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
Marilyn_E
Fabulous walking and food tour in Trastevere.Our guide Barbara was very knowledgeable and the food was excellent. Highly y.
Reviews
4.9
based on 81 reviews
Marilyn_E, Mar 2026
Fabulous walking and food tour in Trastevere.Our guide Barbara was very knowledgeable and the food was excellent. Highly y.
francisco_l, Oct 2025
guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant
although does not live in neighboorhood very informative. like the off the beaten path locations especially cookies and cheese stop
Jeanann_W, May 2025
On our tour, we visited food places we would have never found. All the samples were delicious. You needed a tour to explore this area. It was busy with people enjoying them selves.
Gerri_C, May 2025
This was a nice introduction to Italian specialties. Our guide (Martina) was very thorough in her details of the various foods and very personable. There was a fair amount of walking. My only criticism would be that for several of the stops we ate standing outside by the street which wasn’t an issue for us but could be for older people.
KARIN_S, Oct 2024
Best guided tour. The guide new the best places to eat. She was very nice and fun. I will recommend the tour if you don’t know the Trastevere area.
Irma_C, Sep 2024
The tour guide was very friendly & made our time together quite enjoyable.
The food was Ok but a bit less impressive than expected.
Cecilia_M, Sep 2024
Our tour guide Stefani was Expectional and made it so easy for us to Relax. She explained everything in detail has so much knowledge in the cuisine industry. Would definitely recommend to my friends and family. Thank you Viator 🥰
Renee_R, Aug 2024
Martina was wonderful. The food was delicious!!! I will be dreaming of that food for a long time. Seeing all the sights in Rome is wonderful but can be exhausting. This was more relaxing and fun.
Erin_L, Aug 2024
Martina was the best. She was sweet and accommodating. It was hot and we were tired. Family of 5, three young adults. Food options were very authentic AND Tasty. We did the evening tour. About 3 hours perfect amount of walking and local customs covered extremely well!
Robert_S, Feb 2020
Cannot recommend this tour highly enough. Jennifer was an excellent guide and gave us some great background to the area whilst choosing some wonderful food for us to sample. Lots of new things to try and certainly plenty to eat. First class.
Calline_B, Feb 2020
Jennifer was amazing as our tour guide for Trastevere! Her knowledge of both Italian and American language, customs, and food made this tour spectacular! She taught us words and phrases that are actually used, and really helped us find true Italian restaurants (not tourist spots) for our stay in Rome. The selections she chose for us to sample were all delicious and the places she took us to were rich in tradition and community. Just spectacular; Thanks so much, Jennifer!
Travel13413025065, Aug 2019
we are not foodies, and yet we enjoyed the place so much.
Trastevere is a must see and Daniele a must have.
he is most charming and friendly, and has a temperament to make everyone happy no matter what age. my dad mom, me my son. he is truly informative, adapts to each person, and patiently walks through the place with stories and laughter. absolutely delighted.
Emily_J, Jun 2018
Everything was good, the talking points seemed rehearsed.
Lisa B, May 2018
We took this tour with just us two and our guide. She was utterly delightful! We ended up eating way more than we anticipated. Delicious!
Carol M, Oct 2017
Fun tour, easy going, but visited small local providers and got a brief history lesson to go with the food. Nice stroll around a small part of Trastevere with a fun guide.
jennifer_l, Oct 2017
Very good tour. We took our 2 children and they enjoyed it as well. Very informative guide. A fun night in Rome.
Gregor A, Oct 2017
This was an excellent tour. We were the only people on the tour and Andrea was very informative about the food from the various regions. It was also great to meet the local owners and people who take pride in their products. We took the morning tour and after all the samplings we could not eat lunch. Would definitely recommend this tour as it helps you find your way around the streets of Trastevere and also good recommendations of where to eat.
Deborah M, Sep 2017
Awesome! Fab guide -- Daniele was so fun. Delicious food, wonderful area to walk around and enjoy and something we'll tell all our friends to do when they visit Rome! We loved it was a small tour in our case personal for just the two of us versus larger tours similiar in nature we ran into. Such fun! You won't regret going on this tour.
Claire W, Jul 2017
The tour was wonderful! All the food was delicious and our guide Andrea was very friendly and engaged, and clearly very passionate about food.
Juan d, Jun 2017
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and tailored it to our small group of 3. Jennifer, our guide, showed us stores frequented by locals. The availability of cooked foods as well as deli shops, artisanal olive oil, balsamic vinegar and the oldest bakery in the area was delicious and impressive. Farmers market was still open at noon and tasted fresh mozzarella with sweet tomatoes. Along the way Jennifer pointed out historical sites.
shrkfans, Jun 2017
Just to clarify for only one star, I felt that our guide was great and very passionate about the food and the area. However in the description of this tour it states we would visit a historic inn and try some delicious pastas accompanied with Italian wine. This did not happen. I understand that sometimes tours may need to be changed but it should have been changed with a like experience. As it was we tasted snacks, not food! Very disappointed that the pasta stop and wine was omitted from our tour and feel that Viator misrepresented this tour! I probably won't be booking tours through Viator again.
Janet_C, Mar 2017
FUN, FUN, FUN!!!! It is very hard not to love the Roman cuisine, Visiting the small shops, family owned for generations, and learning the history of Roman specialties makes eating that cuisine that much more satisfactory. We visited 5 or 6 different establishments and were treated to 10-12 tastings - cheese, meats, olive oil, pastry, gelato, you name it. Just delicious and enough to satisfy us for dinner. Our tour guide Jennifer lives in Trastevere and knows the neighborhood and food like only a resident can. She was superb!
sally_U, Oct 2016
Our guide Jennifer was a delight. Very knowledgable and took us to interesting places we probably would not have found or taken the time to visit on our own. We ate and sample many delicacies. The Jewish bakery in the Jewish Quarter served a hot pastry that we consider to be one of the best things we've ever tasted. Jennifer filled us in on lots of the culture, way of life, and history as she lead us from one delicious place to another.
buddyboy, Oct 2015
We had so much fun. Andreas was so informative and actually took us 'off tour' to show us some of the local sights. The food was good and we felt we had a true Roman food experience. At the end of our stay we wanted to find time to revisit the Gelato shop because we couldn't find any better in Rome!
Christine S, Oct 2015
The tour was fantastic! We learned a lot and had a great time.
PAUL J, Sep 2015
A great tour of the Trastevere area with fantastic stops for snacks along the way. Andrea was a superb host and only too willing to give great insights not only on the food but also local area and history. I would definitely recommend this tour.
David B, Sep 2015
Knowledgeable guide sensible numbers food experience v good good feel to the tour. Meeting place probably not ideal but other than that highly recommended.
Derek, Sep 2015
Amazing area of Rome delivered everything that the blurb promised, just incredible experience.
Amy B, Sep 2015
The best tour we've done ever had. Sylvia our guide was on time, informative, interesting and fun. We went to little places we never would have found on our own sampling everything from Farm to table bruchetta with fresh tomatos, zucchini and wonderful cheeses with honey and spicy fig jams. Absolutely recommend it and we will be back next year for certain.
Mary B., Aug 2015
Terrific! Our guide Andrea and his co-guide jacqueline? were wonderful. The food selection, starting with the sour cherry crostada, fried artichoke, ravioli, gelato, etc. was remarkable. It's the first thing we mention when asked about our trip. We had our family of four, plus our guides, so the experience was personal, and flexible to allow a brief detour into an historical church.
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