30 editor picks across Italy.
30 food tours worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
Withlocals' 10 Tastings of Bologna is a private host-led food walk of ten classic tastings across the city centre, including tortellini, mortadella.
TipAlways private with the host you book; the route adapts to dietary needs and day-of weather. Group caps depend on your party size.
Eating Europe's Florence food tour walks the Oltrarno food map with a Florence-based local-host, six tastings spanning Mercato Sant'Ambrogio, Cibreo.
Culinary Backstreets' Culinary Secrets of Backstreet Naples walks the Spanish Quarter and Sanita with a local food expert, from sfogliatella to the street food of the old market lanes.
Streaty's original Palermo walk spends three morning hours in the alleys of the Capo and Vucciria markets, tasting street stalls, old inns and family bakeries, from pani ca meusa to stigghiole.
Eating Italy's Twilight Trastevere food tour in Rome walks the medieval Trastevere alleys for four hours with seven food stops including pizza, gelato.
TipTours run Mon-Sat evening; book three days ahead. The route includes a stop for the maritozzo at Pasticceria Innocenti.
I Eat Food Tours in Turin runs gastronomic walks from Centro through the Quadrilatero, led by Cecilia and Michelin-trained chef Abram. Bicerin, salumeria.
Italian Days Food Experience in Bologna is the long-running food day tour to Modena for balsamic, Parma for prosciutto and Reggio Emilia for Parmigiano.
TipBook three weeks ahead online; the tour runs Monday to Saturday with a 07:00 hotel pick-up and the 19:00 return.
Antica Corte Pallavicina opens the culatello cellars beneath Massimo Spigaroli's Michelin-starred castle farm on the Po near Parma, museum included.
TipCombine the cellar visit with lunch at the casual Hosteria del Maiale if the starred dining room is beyond the day's budget.
Devour Tours' Testaccio food tour in Rome walks the old slaughterhouse quarter for four hours with stops at the Mercato di Testaccio, an offal trattoria.
TipTours run Tue, Thu, Sat at 10:30; book a week ahead. Includes Mordi e Vai at Mercato di Testaccio.
Devour Tours' Florence walk runs the San Lorenzo and Mercato Centrale food map, with seven tastings including the lampredotto cart at Da Nerbone, schiacciata.
Eating Europe's Naples pizza tour covers six stops across the historic centre sampling margherita, fritta, sfogliatella and cuoppo in groups capped at twelve.
Streaty's Palermo Night Tour walks the old-city backstreets in Palermo from 18:30, covering stigghiola braziers, sfincione, arancina and Vucciria after-dark.
Caseificio San Pier Damiani, a family dairy since 1846, runs the Full Experience: cheesemaking at the vats from 09:00, the ageing rooms, then a guided tasting.
TipBook online at least 48 hours ahead and take the 09:00 slot; the copper vats only work in the early morning.
Context Travel's Rome food tour visits markets, cafes, bakeries and independent food shops around Campo de' Fiori and the historic centre, led by a chef, sommelier or food historian rather than a general guide.
TipTours run Mon-Sat at 16:00; book ten days ahead. Group size capped at six guests with an academic guide.
Do Eat Better's late-morning Turin gourmet walk caps the group at 12 and tastes agnolotti, tajarin, vitello tonnato, artisan chocolate and a bicerin, the city's layered espresso and chocolate drink.
Cesarine in Verona runs a market-and-cooking-class combo with private home hosts (Cesarine) like Michela near Piazza Bra. A 2026 editor pick.
TipBook 3 weeks ahead in Vinitaly season (April); the wine pairings are extra and worth the €25 supplement.
Sella & Mosca runs guided cellar visits on the Nurra estate outside Alghero on weekdays by booking, finishing with a Torbato tasting in the enoteca.
Taste Bologna's Classic tour shops the Quadrilatero and Mercato delle Erbe stalls for mortadella, Parmigiano Reggiano and hand-rolled sfoglia, then stops for lunch in Italy's oldest osteria.
TipBook ahead online; the walk runs Monday to Saturday except holidays, at 10:00 on weekdays and 9:30 on Saturday, capped at 10 people.
Do Eat Better runs its Cagliari food tour from Via Sardegna twice a day, at least four stops of Sardinian sweets, pecorino and cured meat, fregola, malloreddus, culurgiones and pizzetta sfoglia, with coffee to finish.
TipDepartures are at 11:00 and 17:30 daily for groups of 2 to 12; the later slot lines up with the Marina aperitivo hour.
Walks of Italy's evening Oltrarno crawl crosses the Arno for eight tastings and five drinks at five family businesses, from Chianti Classico and a wine-window prosecco to handmade tagliatelle and bistecca.
Emilia Delizia's Foodie's Delight tour picks up at Modena station for three producers in one morning: a Parmigiano dairy in production, a family acetaia and a ham maker or MUSA.
TipFrom Modena the van leaves at 08:30 sharp because the dairy works before dawn; Monday to Wednesday departures include the full prosciuttificio visit.
Acetaia Giusti, at Casa Giusti on Strada Quattro Ville in Modena, runs free guided visits every day through the family museum and old vinegar lofts, ending with a balsamic tasting.
TipThe visit is free but has to be booked on the Giusti website or by phone; Casa Giusti opens Monday to Sunday 09:00-18:00.
Eating Europe's Palermo Street Food Legends tour walks the Ballaro market in Palermo, covering pane ca' meusa, sfincione, arancina and the cucina povera.
Caseificio Gennari has made Parmigiano at Collecchio near Parma since 1953 and walks visitors from the morning vats to a tasting across long ageings.
TipReserve by phone or email; the on-site shop sells the same wheels afterwards, including rarer long-aged batches.
Salumificio Conti runs daily tours of its Langhirano curing house in the Parma hills, ending with 24-month prosciutto, culatta and fiocco at the table.
TipTours run in English and Italian every day including Sunday, rare among prosciuttifici; book by phone or their site.
Walks of Italy's Rome food tour walks Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto for four hours with stops at pizza bianca, gelato, suppli and a Roman-Jewish bakery.
TipTours run daily at 10:30 and 17:00; book a week ahead. The route includes Boccione for the Jewish cherry tart.
Devour Tours runs the Cicchetti Tour Venice with hidden bacari stops, seven tastings and a gelato finish, the canonical bacari-crawl food tour with a local.
TipEvening tour only. Five locally owned stops, seven tastings, four drinks and a final gelato. Book on Devour's own site; the operator has merged with Walks.
Monica Cesarato's tour is run by the Venetian cookery teacher and food writer, the canonical local-guide cicchetti crawl with a deep dive into bacaro.
TipBook direct via Monica's site. Private and small-group options; ask for the Dorsoduro-leaning route, less touristed than San Polo.
Amarone Tours runs Valpolicella full-day tours from Verona since 2014. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
TipWednesday and Friday have the strongest cellar availability; Allegrini and Tommasi are included on the high-end variation.
Devour's Tastes and Traditions of Bologna runs nine food tastings and three drinks across eight small city-centre businesses, from fresh pasta at a market stall to charcuterie in a historic wine bar.
TipDepartures are in the morning and the group is capped at 12; the meeting point is confirmed at booking rather than published.
Day trip · 10 hours
Do not miss this one-of-a-kind tour. In one day, you will visit the best production Italy can offer: a prosciutto factory, a Parmigiano Reggiano dairy producer, and a ...
Guided tour · 2 hours
Indulge in Italy’s food capital! Choose our deep-dive 3-hour feast for locals' favorites, or our punchy 2-hour express tour for iconic bites and wine. Savor pasta, age...
2 hours
Enjoy a fun pasta cooking class in a local home with a certified home cook. Learn local recipes and taste everything you make with some delicious wine.