Florence Food and Wine Tour: Taste Iconic Dishes, Tuscan Treats and Fine Wines
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Firenze
Indulge in the best of Florence on this 4-hour food and wine tour. Taste iconic dishes, Tuscan treats, and fine wines while strolling the quaint streets with a local expert guide. Don't miss the aperitivo, Florentine street food, homemade pasta, and gelato!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Osteria Ponte Vecchio - Enjoy a cheese wine and prosciutto with a 30 year aged balsamic tasting, with a guide explaining the history and production methods of the food
  • Trattoria Bordino - Included at this venue is a handmade pasta with fresh truffles and wine
  • Palazzo Tempi - Florentine street food ( crostini ) with fine wine tasting included
  • Mancuso Gelati Italiani 1920 - Artisanal gelato & fresh cannoli tasting. Your guide will teach you how to spot real Vs fake gelato
What's Included
  • Dinner included
Additional Information

Embark on a 4-hour culinary journey, delighting in Florence’s finest food and wine offerings. Meander through charming Florentine lanes, guided by a local expert, whilst savouring well-known dishes and customary Tuscan goodies at eateries collectively cherished by the locals.

The culinary adventure commences in classic Florentine fashion, by indulging in a delightful aperitif paired with stunning cityscapes.

The tastings include a delectable array of top-notch cheese, cured delicacies, truffles, aged balsamic vinegar, and accompaniments, either a glass of dainty wine or a Negroni cocktail.

Venture forth to the next destination to sample an assortment of Florentine street fare including crostini.

Then, partake in a sit-down feast at a favourite local restaurant, featuring homemade freshly prepared pasta garnished with fresh truffles or wild boar.

Conclude your meal with Cantucci con Vin Santo (cookie fingers dipped in sugary wine), an invigorating way to cleanse your palate after supper.

The tour winds up with a hands-on gelato tutorial where you can distinguish authentic gelato from counterfeit ones. You always have the option of freshly made cannoli as substitute.

  • Minimum age requirement for alcohol consumption is 18 years of age
Location
Torre dei Belfredelli sec. XII
Via dei Ramaglianti
If you arrive late please go to Il Ristoro dei Perditempo Borgo S. Jacopo, 48/r, 50125 Firenze FI
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sally_j
Jun 14, 2024
A fabulous way to begin you visit to Florence! - Sylvia was a fabulous guide! The four restaurants were wonderful and the food and wine were plentiful! Sylvia was knowledgeable about Florence and so much fun! This was a great way to start our visit!
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Marc_g
Jun 5, 2024
A very enjoyable evening with excellent food. - The tour leader, Chiara, provided excellent details about each course as well as history about the areas each restaurant was in.
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Sanghee_l
Jun 2, 2024
Delicious meal. - We enjoyed this food tour. Our guide took us to several places to try Florence food and it was delicious. Lots of wine along the way if you can handle. Our guide was very attentive to everyone’s need. My son was 12 years old but he enjoyed the tour. Come with empty stomach. Lots of food. Highly recommend!
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Ashley_b
Jun 1, 2024
Guilia ROCKED Florence food and wine this tour!!! - We had an AMAZING time on this food tour and we would highly recommend it! Our tour guide was Guilia and she was super funny and kind and gave great tips and history of Florence. It was the perfect way to begin our stay in Florence, this way we could get the "lay of the land" and a true insider's view to help with our remaining time there. We started at a lovely bar on the river with tables next to the windows for the views. There, we had Prosecco, followed by bread with olive oil, bruschetta with some traditional tuscan toppings and the 2 famous, traditional riboletta dips. We also got to have plates of traditional meats and cheeses with some really fancy, LEGIT balsamic vinegar with a little tutorial on how to spot real balsamic vinegar, versus the ones with fillers and additives. Next, we got to go see one of the infamous "wine windows"; long line for others, but not for us! Guilia had taken our orders ahead of time (white wine, red wine or aperol spritz were the options), and a famous Negroni was also and option, but that one was picked up inside and not at the window. We went inside for a nice sit at our reserved table. Snacks were provided there as well. Guilia gave a history of the wine windows while we sat inside and sipped our beverages. Next, we went to an old horse stable that was turned into a landmark restaurant 100s of years ago (and still owned by the same family) for incredible Florentine steak and salad. AND...There were vegetarian options to the vegetarians in our group at all of our stops...Guilia was very, very accommodating to the whole group, the whole time. Finally, we stopped at a great gelato place and again, even though there was a long line, Guilia had us look at the menu, choose our flavors (we were each allowed two flavors) and then poof...we were handed our cups or cones from the counter-person. We left with super full bellies, loads of fun memories and new friendships...and a great start to our stay in Florence!! The value of this tour was incredible. All of the food, appetizers, Prosecco, red wine, white wine and dessert were all included. Our family of four could not have purchased half of the food and wine we got on this tour for this price. Kudos to the tour company, but especially to Guilia for creating such a special experience for our family. We can't wait to do it again on our next trip to Florence.
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David_s
May 20, 2024
Excellent, high quality food tour - This is an excellent food tour filled with a lot of good food and drinks. Catarina was a great host and made us feel very welcome, her knowledge of the area and local foods was excellent. Everything we tried was very high quality. The overall amount of food and drink was substantial, my wife and I left very full and satisfied. We highly recommended this tour.
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Robert_f
May 1, 2024
Florence food - Giuila, was an excellent tour guide. Her knowledge was very helpful explaining local foods and customs. We really enjoyed the places she picked, so much so we went back and had another meal. The topper of the night was her favorite gelato store.........Fantastic.
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Aboli_a
Apr 29, 2024
Highlight of our time in Florence. Do this tour!! - Every time I do a food tour, I think “this was the best one yet”, but this Florence Food Tour really was the very best. Our guide Caterina did such a wonderful job with our group, even politely and professionally managing some extremely rude tourists we ran into at one of the stops. The food was tremendously good and presented by Caterina with such love and attentiveness to our needs. Highly highly recommend this tour. I’m not even a big fan of steak and this was both the best steak I’ve ever had and also there were lots of other delicious things to enjoy.
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Mark_m
Apr 16, 2024
Amazing Florence Food tour with truffle pasta, steak and wine - HIGHLY RECOMMEND! The variety and quality of food on this tour was outstanding! Our tour guide was amazing and the wine was certainly abundant. We especially liked the location of the tour, a section of Florence we had not visited before.
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John_g
Apr 13, 2024
Delicious food, great guide - Restaurants delicious and your guide awesome. The wine was free flowing as promised. In the description..
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Angela_y
Apr 8, 2024
Do this tour — so yummy!!! - I did this tour my first night in Florence and I am 100% happy I did. Jaime was amazing — jovial, lovely, and spoke excellent English and Italian. All the food and drinks were excellent— I am still dreaming about the truffle pasta and steak. Also, we got a lot of recommendations for places to go in Florence. Fantastic tour!
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