The 10 Walking Food Tours in Italy We Would Book

1.Pasta Experience Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 660 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $72Our pick

Walk Bari’s old town with a guide such as Alessia, Barbara, Chiara, or Vincenzo, then make orecchiette in a local woman’s home. You’ll taste the pasta with tomato sauce and a glass of wine, with time for landmarks, alleys, and local stories along the way.

“Paco was great. Shared interesting info and showed us many things. Pasta making with Donna Carmela was so much fun! Eating Gelato was tasty too. the Pasta making, eating and sharing wine together was so nice. Great tour, I highly recommend. Loved meeting sweet Nonna and hearing stories about the "criminal " activity of making Pasta. a really fun tour!”

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2.Bari Walking Tour with Pasta Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 270 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $52Best value

Explore Bari Vecchia with guides such as Barbara, Anna, or Alessio, visiting Basilica San Nicola, the cathedral, castle, and lively piazzas. Then learn to shape orecchiette with a local host and enjoy a small pasta and wine tasting. The two-hour tour suits first-time visitors and families.

“Pasta making with Porzia. Fantastic. She taught us how to make orecchiette and then made lunch for us. Thank you Porzia for this wonderful experience.”

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3.Best of Rome Walking Tour and Master of Pizza Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 40 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $104

Start at Piazza di Spagna with a guide such as Sara, Nina, Simone, or Chris, then walk to the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and other central sights. Finish by stretching dough, adding toppings, and baking your own Roman pizza. The guide may translate during the class.

“Excellent walking tour and guide. However, event did not play out as described. It's billed as a tour that starts near the Spanish Steps and concludes in the same place. Due to an unforeseen emergency, on the tour side of the house, the Pizza making class was cancelled, however, a pasta making class was offered instead. Actually, that would have been fine, however, the walking tour concluded at Piazza Navona at 1640, with no further information about the 1830 pasta making class or its location. At this point, not wanting to interrupt what was a very nice afternoon we opted out of any additional confusion and the pasta making class.…”

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4.Little Italy Food and Drink Walking Tour: Pizza, Pasta & Piazzas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $94Top rated

Spend about 2.5 hours walking San Diego’s Little Italy with a small group of up to 15. Guides such as Bleu, Anna, Ben, Amy, Kirk, and Bianca have led the tour, pairing neighborhood stories with pasta, pizza, a slider, drinks, and gelato.

“We had an amazing time and met an awesome couple that came along with us as well. It was a nice birthday treat and we found more places to explore in San Diego.”

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5.San Diego Pizza & Gelato Walking Tour in Little Italy Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $79

Walk about one mile through San Diego’s Little Italy with guides such as Wade or Kyle, tasting full pizza slices at two local pizzerias and gelato at two dessert stops. You’ll also see the Little Italy Fountain, food hall, Waterfront Park, and neighborhood landmarks.

“We had a nice walk through Little Italy in San Diego and had some amazing pizza and gelato! Our tour guide Wade was very friendly.”

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6.Walking tour in the Heart of Rome and Pizza Class in a Very Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $137

Start at Piazza Barberini for a guided walk past Rome’s key sights, including Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Then make pizza from dough to toppings at a local restaurant, with dessert, a drink, and recipes included.

“With the enthousiastic guide who has a great knowledge of ancient Roman history, we crossed several highlights of the city. At the end of the tour we made our own pizzas, from dough to toppings. As it was our first day in Rome it was a lovely experience to discover the centre and to eat a real roman Pizza!”

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7.Knead, Walk and Taste Rome with Pizza Class in Trastevere

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Starting at 5 pm, you’ll make Roman-style pizza in a family-run Trastevere restaurant with guidance from local hosts including Natallia and Mimmo. The 3.5-hour evening includes beer, supplì, cacio e pepe, focaccia, a neighborhood walk, and artisanal gelato.

“Every time I visit Rome the first thing on my itinerary is one of Gourmetaly’s experiences! Trastevere is one of the best food hot spots in Rome, but nothing will compare to the pizza you will make in this class! My friends and I still talk about how awesome this day was! I recommend it to everyone who asks me what they should do in Rome, because the skills you learn are gifts that keep on giving once you return home. Worth every penny!”

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8.Private Pizza and Gelato Walking Tour in Rome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $52

Follow a private guide through central Rome for pizza by the slice, two gelato tastings, and a walk through Trastevere, Piazza Navona, and Campo de' Fiori. Guides such as Eleonora and Francesca add food stories and local context. Vegetarian options are available, but gluten-free diets cannot be accommodated.

“Elona? Was great. Showed us two amazing pizza places and two gelato places. She had really good knowledge of the cooking process and gave us interesting insights into the Roman food culture. The first gelato place was great but the second one was a bit meh”

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9.Trastevere Rome Walking Food Tour: Pasta, Wine and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $123

Walk through Trastevere with a local guide, tasting Roman favorites such as supplì, trapizzino, carbonara, maritozzo, traditional pastries, wine, spritz, gelato, and coffee with sambuca. Groups are limited to eight, and private upgrades offer more time with your guide.

“It was our first day in the city and we were excited about our first visit to Rome. Marie took time to share lots of stops for unique food and drinks in Trastevere. She provided great history and insight. My wife and I highly recommend this!”

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10.Walking Tour & Pizza Making

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $127

Walk from Piazza Navona past the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, and Campo de’ Fiori, then learn to make Roman pizza with a local piazzaiolo. This private, three-hour experience combines sightseeing, a two-course meal, bottled water, and a hands-on cooking class.

“While everything worked out ok and tour guide was sweet I would not recommend this experience. The pizza experience we expected was cancelled so the tour guide was able to locate a replacement tour at a restaurant on a commercial streRead more”

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