Florence Street Food Tour: Sightseeing with Central Market Visit and Local Delicacies Tasting
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10 Ratings
Firenze
Explore the streets of Florence, taste delicious street food, visit the local food market, and discover the city's main attractions with a professional local guide.
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mercato Centrale - Visit the local market and experience it like the locals. Here you will get to taste extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh baked cantuccini (cookies), and fresh pasta.

  • Piazza San Giovanni - Piazza San Giovanni is one of the main squares of Florence famous for a view of the Battistero and the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.

  • Arco di San Pierino - The Arco di Pierino is a long archway famous for its restaurants. Here you will get to taste pappa al pomodoro, ribollita and gelato, all typical dishes of the cuisine of Florence!

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Truffle tasting
  • Home-made pasta
  • Assortment of traditional Italian sweets: Cantucci, coccoli, gelato
  • Pappa al Pomodoro soup
  • Diverse food tasting experience
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Embarking on this engaging and delicious tour is a must for any first-timers in Florence. Assisted by a proficient local guide, you will walk through Florence’s main sights while savoring the city’s traditional street food - perfect for on-the-go consumption. You will get to feast on a medley of Italian delights such as pasta fresca, pizza, gelato, truffles, and more. All this while soaking in the splendors of The Cathedral, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Basilica of Santa Croce, amongst others. A highlight of the tour is a visit to the bustling local food market - an unfiltered, genuine experience that clearly depicts locals doing their everyday grocery shopping. This tour is an ideal blend of Florentine culture and culinary traditions – a shared passion for food among fellow gastronomers and a refreshing way to experience Italy.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • This tour does not accommodate vegan, gluten or dairy-free diets.
  • In case of allergy to nuts or dry fruits please be aware of possible cross contamination issues.
Location
Piazza dell'Unità Italiana
You will meet the guide in Piazza Unità Italiana, in front of "Grand Hotel Baglioni"
Cancellation Policy

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

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Barbara_z
May 12, 2024
Florence - Excellent and enthusiastic guide. The market, the restaurant and the ice cream place and the bakery have been high standard too. I would definately recommend this experience to anyone.
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Joelleg787
Apr 13, 2024
Great visit ! - Dilara was a very enthusiastic guide always checking that everybody had all their questions answered. We have had a wonderful experience !
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Bryan_c
Mar 10, 2024
Fun and delicious introduction to Florence - We had a great guide Dela who showed lots of enthusiasm as she took us around central Florence. The market tout was my highlight but so was tasting all the local foods from local producers. Gelato at the end of the tour was also delicious!
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Amy_m
Mar 5, 2024
Worth it. - Nice variety of food. Would do it again. Pasta at a family run restaurant where we seemed to be the only tourists there.
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Cruiser575643
Feb 22, 2024
Great tour - We had a great time on this tour. Aurora was very knowledgeable about the food in Florence. We took a stroller and two little ones and she was very accommodating for our needs.
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Abbysoma01
Nov 23, 2023
See Florence through your tastebuds - We loved walking through the neighborhood and tasting food at out of the way places. Our guide Marie Lisa (I know I am butchering her name) was wonderfully full of information. The food was all delicious.
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Ian_h
Oct 30, 2023
Must do - This activity is definitely recommended. You get to see the central.parts of Florence and experience various foods that you would not discover on your own. You will also get to hear about some of the sights in Florence. The guide was vibrant and enthusiastic about her town and culture.
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Alison
Sep 7, 2023
Great way to experience Florence! - This tour was one of the highlights of our vacation. As first-time visitors to Florence, we thought this was a great way to get oriented to the city. We learned lots of interesting facts about Florence, got to taste a variety of traditional street foods from different vendors along the route, saw magnificent buildings, statues, museums to return to later, and had ample opportunity to talk with fellow guests, food vendors and our guide. Ended with a great stop for authentic gelato, which was very welcome on a steaming hot day! We would highly recommend this tour - our guide Dilara was friendly, knowledgeable, and made sure everyone was enjoying the food, culture, and history of Florence. We really appreciated the extra time and attention Dilara spent with each guest group at the end of the tour, advising on what they should see next and how to get there. Great experience!
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April_w
Aug 6, 2023
Awesome - Mara Lisa was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable and super friendly. She gave us lots of advice on things to see and try! Loved the tour! Lots to see and awesome food to try!
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Rshaivitz
May 17, 2023
Valentina was a great guide - Valentina was a friendly and knowledgeable guide. The only thing I would change would have been more time walking through the market.
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