Meet your local guide in central Florence and begin your 3-hour gourmet tour of the city! Italians usually start their morning at a café with a strong cup of coffee, so follow your guide to a typical Italian coffee bar, where you can try two types of delicious coffee and learn about the local roasting process. Continue to an old delicatessen founded in 1885, where you’ll enjoy a panino tartufato, a delicate, truffle pté sandwich made with the truffles for which the deli is famous. As you continue to your next food stop, listen as your guide illustrates the history of Florence’s most important squares where Florentines used to buy their food. Learn about typical local dishes and ingredients, but don’t expect detailed how to’s – Italians would never give away their secret family recipes!Your tour continues to a local wine shop, known as an enoteca, where you'll savor two Tuscan wines, accompanied by delicious regional cheeses and local meats. While you enjoy your tasting, learn about the origins of the food and wine from your guide. Top it off with something sweet at the final stop of your tour, one of Florence's best gelato shops where you’ll indulge in freshly made gelato!
To understand how Italians prepare their delicious plates, take a trip to the San Lorenzo Central Market, one of the main shopping centers in Florence known for fresh, locally grown ingredients. Taste some of the region’s best balsamic vinegars and extra virgin olive oils with crostini, traditional toasted Italian bread. At the end of your Florence food walking tour, you’ll leave feeling like a local.
Small-Group Florence Food Walking Tour
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Tour Information
Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Instant Confirmation
- Lowest Price Guaranteed
- Duration: 3 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
9:30am
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Return Details :
Basilica di San Lorenzo, Piazza di San Lorenzo, 9, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
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Cancellation Policy : This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Discover the gourmet delights of Florence on a 3.5-hour small-group walking tour that includes 8 Food Tasting Stops! Follow your expert guide through the city and eat and drink like the locals. Sip rich Italian coffee, browse a typical Florentine delicatessen, explore the San lorenzo Central Market, visit a wine shop and sample the best gelato in town!
This small-group walking tour is limited to twelvepeople to ensure a more personalized experience.
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Itinerary:
Meet your local guide in central Florence and begin your 3-hour gourmet tour of the city! Italians usually start their morning at a café with a strong cup of coffee, so follow your guide to a typical Italian coffee bar, where you can try two types of delicious coffee and learn about the local roasting process. Continue to an old delicatessen founded in 1885, where you’ll enjoy a panino tartufato, a delicate, truffle pâté sandwich made with the truffles for which the deli is famous. As you continue to your next food stop, listen as your guide illustrates the history of Florence’s most important squares where Florentines used to buy their food. Learn about typical local dishes and ingredients, but don’t expect detailed how to’s – Italians would never give away their secret family recipes! Your tour continues to a local wine shop, known as an enoteca, where you'll savor two Tuscan wines, accompanied by delicious regional cheeses and local meats. While you enjoy your tasting, learn about the origins of the food and wine from your guide. Top it off with something sweet at the final stop of your tour, one of Florence's best gelato shops where you’ll indulge in freshly made gelato!
To understand how Italians prepare their delicious plates, take a trip to the San Lorenzo Central Market, one of the main shopping centers in Florence known for fresh, locally grown ingredients. Taste some of the region’s best balsamic vinegars and extra virgin olive oils with crostini, traditional toasted Italian bread. At the end of your Florence food walking tour, you’ll leave feeling like a local.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Food and wine tasting
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Customers who have not reached Italy's legal drinking age of 18, will not be served alcohol
Traveler Reviews
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Enjoyed seeing the sites and sampling the foods. We enjoyed our guide and meeting other travelers. We would recommend to others.
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This was a great tour with Brian as our guide. We loved all the different tastings at the various special places we stopped at.
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Compared to other food tours, this experience gave us a miniature experience and sample of food in Florence. Much of it could have been self-guided given the level of engagement of our guide. She was OK. She appeared tired. We had hoped for more historical understanding of the food, more interesting facts about the region, and more stories about the neighborhoods and buildings we were around which is why we participated. I also would have appreciated being REMINDED to bring my own water, have it SOLD at the meeting point Fat Tire office, or POINTED TO water fountains during the tour, because 1) it was a heatwave 2) there wasn’t water after each tasting. Regarding the sampling, it was a snapshot, which is the purpose of these tours. However, it was more sweet than it was savory. There could be more balance. The amount of food sampling provided was far less than other tours I have experienced. The only majorly interesting part was at the market place with the specialists of the oil and truffle shop. This was what they normally do, and not the guide herself. This was the most thorough and educational part of the experience that gave us insight about the world truffles a olive oil, and quality control. This we could have done ourselves without Fat Tire. Given past positive experiences with Fat Tire Bike tours in other cities, this was a bit disappointing as it did not hold up to the quality of it’s past products.
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Fantastic tour guide, explained regional special dishes, cultural and historical distinctions, and truly unforgettable food and wine tastings. We were so lucky to find this tour it made our time in Florence feel inviting and particularly authentic.
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Our tour guide was excellent. We learnt a lot but some of the food was not great for what we paid!!!
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Overall an amazing tour. Definitely exceeded our groups expectations. More food than we expected. Definitely do not attend this tour after eating.
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Tour very organized and ran on time. Our guide Nora was so personable and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the places she took us too. All the food and wine was delicious. We also learned so much. Group was with my elderly parents and young children and pace was fine for everyone. Worth the price and would book again!
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This was the best food tour ever! Veronica was so fun, informative, and sweet. She gave us lots of good tips on how we could enjoy the rest of our time in Florence as well. The food was amazing! My family rated this as one of our highlights of our entire trip to Italy. I highly recommend this food tour!
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fransesca (with blue eyes) was a wonderful host who provided a great tour filled with some knowledge and history as well as great engagement ..strongly recommend this tour and host
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Kristina was both informative and fun. We learned about Florence’s food, wine, culture, and the city itself.
