Which Florence Food Tours Fit Your Appetite?

If one listing deserves the top of your shortlist, it is the Winner 2026 Florence Sunset Food and Wine Tour by Eating Europe. It carries a 5.0 rating from 5,911 reviews, the largest review count on this site by a wide margin, at $128.96 per person for three and a half hours in the Oltrarno.

The cheapest way in is the Florence: City Highlights and Street Food Walking Tour at $45 per person. For that you get a 2.5-hour walk with Pink Umbrella Tours that mixes street food tastings with the main sights, rated 4.9 across 103 reviews, with free cancellation if plans change.

For a full seated course rather than tastings on the move, the five classic tours are the ones to read closely. They run from $69.39 for Do Eat Better's full Tuscan meal up to $124 for Cooking Italy's four-hour walk with Fiorentina steak and wine, and every one of them ends the route sitting down.

A group that wants the guide to itself has three options in the private and specialty band, from $130.14 to $167.77 per person. Christy's private food and wine tasting tour and Withlocals' ten-tasting walk both put a local expert in front of your party alone, while Tuscany Flavor builds a whole route around coffee, chocolate and gelato.

Still torn between a quick street-food walk and a long dinner circuit? The five formats pull in different directions on budget, pace and appetite, so it pays to line them up side by side before committing to one. Compare all five formats before you book.

Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way 14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinner 14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinner Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson Private Tour, Transport Included Private Tour, Transport Included Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery Stop Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery Stop 5 Stops, Chianti And Vin Santo 5 Stops, Chianti And Vin Santo Full Itinerant Meal, Wine Included Full Itinerant Meal, Wine Included

Narrow The Florence Food Tours List To Your Evening

Three taps are all it takes to rebuild the shortlist below from the same 22 listings. Filter by format, price or duration and the list reshuffles around what your evening actually looks like.

1. What kind of food experience are you after?
2. What are you happy to pay per person?
3. Do you want a well-known tour or a quieter one?

This is a starting shortlist of three well-reviewed tours, not the full list. Answer a question below to rebuild it around your plans.

Key Takeaways

  • The roster holds 22 tours across five formats, with published from-prices running from $45 to $259.10 per person.
  • The best-reviewed listing on the site is the Winner 2026 Florence Sunset Food and Wine Tour by Eating Europe, rated 5.0 from 5,911 reviews at $128.96 per person.
  • Twenty-one of the 22 listings allow free cancellation, and exactly one, the Original Florence Street Food and Market Tour by Streaty, does not.
  • Three market tours fold in a hands-on cooking class, and they are the longest days on the roster at 4 to 5 hours.
  • The tours set off from meeting points scattered across the centre, the Oltrarno and Sant'Ambrogio, all close enough to reach on foot from the Duomo.
  • A few listings do not publish a group size, and this page says so plainly rather than guessing a number.
Chart comparing the five Florence food tour formats by how many tours sit in each and the from-price range within each format

5 Kinds Of Florence Food Tours, Compared

Five formats cover everything here: street food walks, classic tours with a sit-down course, market tours, evening food and wine walks, and private or specialty tours. The difference is mostly pace and posture. Street walks eat standing up in under three hours, classic tours end seated, market tours shop where Florentines shop, and evening walks stretch into dinner with wine poured along the way.

CategoryBest forTypical lengthFromLead tourPickup
Street Food Walks This is the most affordable way into eating Florence with a guide, and the most-reviewed walk in the category carries a 4.8 rating across 1,869 reviews, so it suits first-time visitors and anyone short on time. 2 to 2.5 hours $45 Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way Meet at the start point
Classic Food Tours Built for travellers who want a full meal rather than a string of small bites, and the category's most-reviewed option carries a 4.9 rating across 725 reviews. 2.5 to 4 hours $69.39 14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinner Meet at the start point
Market Tours Best for visitors who want the market first and the cooking after: shop the stalls with a guide, then turn the haul into a meal, with the category's strongest option rated 5.0 across 265 reviews. 3 to 5 hours $79.27 Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks Meet at the start point
Evening Food and Wine Walks Built for travellers with one free evening in Florence, this group includes the site's most-reviewed listing, the sunset food and wine tour rated 5.0 across 5,911 reviews. 3.5 hours $128.96 Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson Meet at the start point
Private and Specialty Tours Suits families and small parties who want the route, the pace and the stops to themselves; the best-reviewed option here is rated 5.0 across 66 reviews. 2 to 3 hours $130.14 Private Tour, Transport Included Hotel pickup on 1 of 3
Paper-wrapped schiacciata panini stacked on a wooden street-food counter in Florence, Italy, with the Duomo's marble facade blurred behind. Street Food Walks Six guided walks through the historic centre, from $45 to $69.80 per person, each lasting 2 to 2.5 hours, with tastings eaten standing up between the markets, the Duomo and the Oltrarno. This is the most affordable way into eating Florence with a guide, and the most-reviewed walk in the category carries a 4.8 rating across 1,869 reviews, so it suits first-time visitors and anyone short on time. Seated table in a Florence trattoria, Italy, with a sliced Florentine steak, bread and a glass of red wine. Classic Florence Food Tours With a Sit-Down Course Five guided walks from $69.39 to $124 per person, running 2.5 to 4 hours, each pairing market and shop stops with a seated course of Tuscan food and wine. Built for travellers who want a full meal rather than a string of small bites, and the category's most-reviewed option carries a 4.9 rating across 725 reviews. Produce and cheese stalls inside a covered food market in Florence, Italy. Market Tours Five tours built around Florence's working markets, from $79.27 to $259.10 per person, running 3 to 5 hours, with three options pairing the market walk with a hands-on cooking class. Best for visitors who want the market first and the cooking after: shop the stalls with a guide, then turn the haul into a meal, with the category's strongest option rated 5.0 across 265 reviews. Evening street table in the Oltrarno district of Florence, Italy, with small plates and wine glasses under warm light. Evening Food and Wine Walks Three evening walks pairing Tuscan wine with dinner stops across Florence, each running about three and a half hours, from $128.96 to $170.37 per person. Built for travellers with one free evening in Florence, this group includes the site's most-reviewed listing, the sunset food and wine tour rated 5.0 across 5,911 reviews. Artisan chocolate shards and two cups of gelato on a worn wooden counter inside a gelateria in Florence, Italy. Private and Specialty Tours Three private tours, from $130.14 to $167.77 per person, running 2 to 3 hours for your group alone, including one built entirely around coffee, chocolate and gelato. Suits families and small parties who want the route, the pace and the stops to themselves; the best-reviewed option here is rated 5.0 across 66 reviews.

Street Food Walks

Six street food walks make up the biggest band, priced from $45 to $69.80 per person and running 2 to 2.5 hours. This is eating on the move: schiacciata, cured meats, cheese and a glass of wine, taken standing at counters and bakery windows, with routes starting around the Duomo, San Lorenzo and the central market.

Most-reviewed listings here

Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way

Food Raphael Tours and Events runs this 2.5-hour walk, from $49, meeting under the obelisk at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana. · 2.5 hours · small group · Run by Food Raphael Tours and Events

4.8 1,869 verified reviews

Food Raphael Tours and Events leads this 2.5-hour walk through the centre, rated 4.8 across 1869 reviews and priced from $49 per person. The group meets at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana, under the obelisk in the middle of the square, then works through market and street tastings: olive oil, balsamic, truffle and local dishes, with wine along the way. Free cancellation applies.

from $49per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery Stop

Likely to sell out

Hili srl runs this 2.5-hour street food walk, from $63 per person, meeting outside the entrance to the Medici Chapels. · 2.5 hours · small group · Run by Hili srl

4.9 1,035 verified reviews

Hili srl runs this 2.5-hour walk, rated 4.9 across 1035 reviews and priced from $63 per person. The meeting point sits outside the entrance to the Medici Chapels, a short stroll from the San Lorenzo market quarter. Tastings cover pasta, truffle, oils, charcuterie and wine, plus a bakery stop and gelato to finish. Free cancellation applies.

from $63per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Guided Sightseeing, Drinks Included

Tasty Tours - Italy Food Tours runs this 2 hours 30 minutes walk, from $53.24 per person, meeting at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana. · 2 hours 30 minutes · small group · Run by Tasty Tours - Italy Food Tours

4.8 259 verified reviews

Tasty Tours - Italy Food Tours pairs street food tastings with guided walking of the city, over 2 hours 30 minutes. The tour is rated 4.8 across 259 reviews and costs from $53.24 per person. Groups meet at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana, 50123 Firenze, with drinks included alongside the food. Free cancellation applies.

from $53.24per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Sightseeing, Cantucci With Vin Santo

Francesca Tours runs this 2.5-hour walk, from $51 per person, meeting at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana by the central obelisk. · 2.5 hours · Run by Francesca Tours

4.8 254 verified reviews

Francesca Tours blends street food with guided sightseeing across the old city, rated 4.8 from 254 reviews and priced from $51 per person for 2.5 hours. The meeting point is Piazza dell'Unita Italiana, by the obelisk in the middle of the square. Tastings run from pasta and focaccia to salami, gelato and cantucci with Vin Santo, with wine poured along the way. Free cancellation applies.

from $51per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Budget Walk, City Highlights

Pink Umbrella Tours runs this 2.5-hour walk from $45 per person, meeting at the obelisk in Piazza dell'Unita Italiana. · 2.5 hours · Run by Pink Umbrella Tours

4.9 103 verified reviews

Pink Umbrella Tours combines city highlights with street food on a 2.5-hour walk, the lowest from-price in this lineup at $45 per person. It carries a 4.9 rating across 103 reviews. The group gathers at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana, at the centre by the obelisk, and the ticket covers tastings of Florentine recipes. Free cancellation applies.

from $45per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Skip-The-Line Antico Vinaio Stop

CAF Tour and Travel - Gray Line Florence runs this 2-hour tour, from $69.80 per person, meeting at Piazza di San Giovanni 14R. · 2 hours · Run by CAF Tour and Travel - Gray Line Florence

4.9 59 verified reviews

CAF Tour and Travel - Gray Line Florence keeps this one tight at 2 hours, from $69.80 per person, rated 4.9 across 59 reviews. The walk starts at Piazza di San Giovanni 14R, 50129 Firenze, steps from the baptistery. Five gastronomic stops are included, with wine tasting and a skip-the-line stop at All'Antico Vinaio, the celebrated sandwich shop. Free cancellation applies.

from $69.80per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Classic Florence Food Tours With A Sit-Down Course

The five classic tours, from $69.39 to $124 per person over 2.5 to 4 hours, all build toward a proper seated course. Tastings happen along the route, but the centrepiece is a table: Fiorentina steak with Tuscan wine on the tour guy's walk, or a full Tuscan meal spread across stops on Do Eat Better's three-and-a-half-hour version.

Most-reviewed listings here

14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinner

Likely to sell out; small group, max 12

The tour guy runs this 3.5-hour food walk, from $80 per person, meeting in Piazza della Signoria by the Cosimo I monument. · 3.5 hours · small group, max 12 · Run by the tour guy

4.9 725 verified reviews

The tour guy packs 14 food tastings and 4 wines into a 3.5-hour walk, finishing with a sit-down dinner built around Florentine steak. It holds a 4.9 rating across 725 reviews, from $80 per person. Groups meet at Piazza della Signoria, by the Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I. Free cancellation applies.

from $80per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

5 Stops, Chianti And Vin Santo

Intrepid Urban Adventures - Florence runs this 2.5-hour tour, from $100.60 per person, meeting at Piazza della Repubblica. · 2 hours 30 minutes · small group · Run by Intrepid Urban Adventures - Florence

4.9 521 verified reviews

Intrepid Urban Adventures - Florence runs this tasting walk through the historic centre, 2 hours 30 minutes long, rated 4.9 across 521 reviews and from $100.60 per person. The meeting point is Piazza della Repubblica, 50123 Firenze. Five food stops feature regional wines including Chianti and Vin Santo. Free cancellation applies.

from $100.60per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Full Itinerant Meal, Wine Included

Do Eat Better Experience runs this 3.5-hour tour, from $69.39 per person, meeting at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana under the obelisk. · 3 hours 30 minutes · small group · Run by Do Eat Better Experience

4.8 493 verified reviews

Do Eat Better Experience runs this 3.5-hour walk as a full itinerant meal rather than a tasting hop. Groups move through at least four stops around the historic centre, with wine poured along the way. It starts at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana, under the obelisk, and costs from $69.39 per person, rated 4.8 across 493 reviews.

from $69.39per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

4-Hour Fiorentina Steak, All Included

Likely to sell out

Run by Cooking Italy, 4 hours, from $124 per person; the meeting point varies with the option booked and is confirmed at booking. · 4 hours · small group (private option available) · Run by Cooking Italy

5.0 349 verified reviews

Cooking Italy builds this four-hour tour around a proper sit-down progression: truffle pasta, aged balsamic, a Fiorentina steak and wine, all included in the ticket. The meeting point varies with the option booked and is confirmed when you reserve. It runs from $124 per person and holds a perfect 5 across 349 reviews.

from $124per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

10+ Tastings, Cheeses And Wines

5+ bookings last month; small group, max 12

Secret Food Tours, 3 hours, from $115.95 per person; several meeting points to pick at booking, ending at the Duomo. · 3 hours · small group, max 12 · Run by Secret Food Tours

4.9 250 verified reviews

Secret Food Tours promises more than ten tastings on this three-hour walk, from coccoli and lampredotto to Tuscan cheeses and seasonal produce. You pick from several meeting points at booking, and the route ends at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. From $115.95 per person, rated 4.9 across 250 reviews, with free cancellation.

from $115.95per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Market Tours

Five market tours, from $79.27 to $259.10 per person, work the city's two surviving working markets: Mercato Centrale by San Lorenzo and Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio on the east side. Three of the five, including MaMa Florence's 4.5-hour outing, carry the shopping straight into a cooking class and a meal you cook yourself.

Most-reviewed listings here

Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks

5+ bookings last month

This Eating Europe market tour runs 3 hours, from $111.21 per person, meeting at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini. · 3 hours · small group · Run by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe

5.0 265 verified reviews

This three-hour Eating Europe walk starts at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini and works through the Central Market with 9 food tastings and 6 drinks, local wines among them. It costs from $111.21 per person and carries a 5 rating across 265 reviews. Free cancellation applies.

from $111.21per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

All-Inclusive Market Walk

Streaty Food Tours leads this all-inclusive 3-hour outing, priced from $93.47, with the meeting point at Piazza dei Ciompi 9. · 3 hours · small group · Run by Streaty Food Tours

5.0 168 verified reviews

Streaty Food Tours opens this three-hour walk at Piazza dei Ciompi 9 and keeps everything all-inclusive: a vegetarian welcome treat, Tuscan cheese, charcuterie, seasonal produce and water. Rated 5 across 168 reviews, from $93.47 per person. The listing shows no free cancellation, so read the terms before booking.

from $93.47per person Check Price & Availability →

Market Shop, 4-Course Pasta Class

A market walk and four-course pasta class from MaMa Florence Cooking School, 4 hours 30 minutes, from $259.10 per person. · 4 hours 30 minutes · Run by MaMa Florence Cooking School

5.0 22 verified reviews

MaMa Florence Cooking School pairs a guided market shop with a hands-on, four-course lunch: an appetiser, three pastas and dessert, with wine and prosecco alongside. The whole thing runs 4 hours 30 minutes, starting at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini. From $259.10 per person, rated 5 across 22 reviews, free cancellation included.

from $259.10per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Cook Your Lunch, Unlimited Wine

Market tour plus a four-course lunch cooking class with CHEFACTORYINTOUR SRLS, 4 to 5 hours, from $102.93 per person. · 4 to 5 hours · small group · Run by CHEFACTORYINTOUR SRLS

4.7 21 verified reviews

CHEFACTORYINTOUR SRLS runs this market tour plus cooking class from Piazza di San Lorenzo 22r, over 4 to 5 hours. You cook your own four-course lunch, with unlimited wine and coffee or tea to finish. From $102.93 per person, rated 4.7 across 21 reviews, and free cancellation applies.

from $102.93per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Chef-Led Sant'Ambrogio Market Shop

small group, max 12

A chef-led tasting walk through Sant'Ambrogio Market by Ciao Florence Tours Srl, 3 hours, from $79.27 per person. · 3 hours · small group, max 12 · Run by Ciao Florence Tours Srl

5.0 7 verified reviews

Ciao Florence Tours Srl keeps this one small and personal: a local chef leads the market shop at Sant'Ambrogio, then the cooking and tasting that follow. It runs 3 hours from Cucineria La Mattonaia on Via della Mattonaia. From $79.27 per person, rated 5 across 7 reviews, with free cancellation.

from $79.27per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Evening Food And Wine Walks

Three evening walks, each three and a half hours long and priced from $128.96 to $170.37 per person, turn the route into dinner. The most-reviewed listing on the whole site sits in this band: Eating Europe's sunset walk, rated 5.0 from 5,911 reviews, with seasonal Tuscan tastings, wine windows and a Negroni demonstration in the Oltrarno.

Most-reviewed listings here

Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson

Booked 10+ times in 12 hours; Top 5% booked in Florence in the last 48 hours

Eating Europe evening walk, 3 hours 30 minutes, from $128.96 per person, meeting at Piazza Santo Spirito, 50125 Firenze. · 3 hours 30 minutes · small group · Run by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe

5.0 5,911 verified reviews

This 3.5-hour evening walk by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe starts at Piazza Santo Spirito and carries its 2026 award title on the listing. From $128.96 per person, it has a 5 rating across 5911 reviews. The ticket covers 9 to 10 Tuscan bites, four wines, a prosecco toast, a cocktail lesson and gelato.

from $128.96per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Oltrarno Dine-Around, 6 Drinks

10+ bookings last month

Walks - Italy & Spain runs this 3.5-hour Oltrarno dine around from $130.14, meeting at Piazza Santo Spirito. · 3 hours 30 minutes · small group · Run by Walks - Italy & Spain

4.9 302 verified reviews

This 3.5-hour evening walk by Walks - Italy & Spain moves between restaurants across the Oltrarno, the artisan quarter on the south bank of the Arno. The ticket covers 8 or more food tastings plus 6 drinks, from $130.14 per person, and the meeting point is Piazza Santo Spirito. It holds a 4.9 rating across 302 reviews, with free cancellation.

from $130.14per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

VIP Steak Dinner, Truffle Pasta

5+ bookings last month

Evening steak dinner with wine, 3 hours 30 minutes, from $170.37 per person, with free cancellation. · 3 hours 30 minutes · small group · Run by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe

5.0 293 verified reviews

Eating Europe's VIP dinner tour builds a full evening around bistecca alla Fiorentina, with 7 tastings including truffle pasta and gelato plus 5 drinks over 3.5 hours. It starts at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, steps from the Medici Chapels, and costs from $170.37 per person. The tour carries a 5.0 rating across 293 reviews and free cancellation.

from $170.37per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Private And Specialty Tours

Three private and specialty tours, from $130.14 to $167.77 per person over 2 to 3 hours, buy you a guide who answers only to your group. Two are general food and wine walks with a local expert; the third, run by Tuscany Flavor, is built entirely around caffè, chocolate and gelato, a route that doubles as dessert.

Most-reviewed listings here

Private Tour, Transport Included

A 3-hour private tasting walk hosted by Christy, a local expert, from $167.77 per person, meeting at Piazza Sant'Ambrogio 3R. · 3 hours · private · Run by Christy

5.0 66 verified reviews

Christy, a local expert, leads this fully private 3-hour food and wine tasting tour, so the route and pace bend to your group rather than a fixed schedule. It meets at Piazza Sant'Ambrogio 3R, beside the market in the Sant'Ambrogio quarter, and costs from $167.77 per person with tastings and transport included. The tour rates 5.0 across 66 reviews and offers free cancellation.

from $167.77per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Private Coffee, Chocolate, Gelato

A 2-hour private sweets walk by Tuscany Flavor, from $130.14 per person, meeting at the church of Sant'Ambrogio. · 2 hours · private · Pickup included · Run by Tuscany Flavor

5.0 20 verified reviews

Tuscany Flavor runs this private 2-hour tour for travelers who would rather skip the wine and go straight to espresso, artisan chocolate, pastries, and gelato. The meeting point is the church of Sant'Ambrogio, and the price starts from $130.14 per person. It rates 5.0 across 20 reviews, with free cancellation on the listing.

from $130.14per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

Private Walk, 10 Tastings

Likely to sell out

A 3-hour private walk by Withlocals, from $147 per person, meeting on the steps of the Sant'Ambrogio church. · 3 hours · private · Run by Withlocals

4.9 14 verified reviews

Withlocals pairs your group with a local host for a private 3-hour walk built around 10 tastings, from $147 per person. The meeting point is the steps of the Sant'Ambrogio church, right by one of the city's two working food markets. It rates 4.9 across 14 reviews and includes free cancellation.

from $147per person Check Price & Availability → Free cancellation

What Florence Food Tours Include, Side By Side

Read the matrix below by column rather than by row. What the ticket actually covers comes first, then whether drinks are named in the listing, the group size where one is published, the cancellation terms and whether pickup is offered, so the trade-offs between similar-looking tours sit next to each other.

TourTicket coversDrinksGroupFree cancellationHotel pickupFrom
Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $49
Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery Stop tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $63
Guided Sightseeing, Drinks Included tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $53.24
Sightseeing, Cantucci With Vin Santo tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions group size not stated on the listing up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $51
Budget Walk, City Highlights tastings taken at each stop check the listing before booking group size not stated on the listing up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $45
Skip-The-Line Antico Vinaio Stop tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions group size not stated on the listing up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $69.80
14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinner a seated or full meal, not tastings alone drinks named in the inclusions small group, max 12 up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $80
5 Stops, Chianti And Vin Santo tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $100.60
Full Itinerant Meal, Wine Included a seated or full meal, not tastings alone drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $69.39
4-Hour Fiorentina Steak, All Included tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions your party only up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $124
10+ Tastings, Cheeses And Wines tastings taken at each stop check the listing before booking small group, max 12 up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $115.95
Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $111.21
All-Inclusive Market Walk tastings taken at each stop check the listing before booking small group non-refundable listing meet at the start point $93.47
Market Shop, 4-Course Pasta Class market visit, then you cook drinks named in the inclusions group size not stated on the listing up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $259.10
Cook Your Lunch, Unlimited Wine market visit, then you cook drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $102.93
Chef-Led Sant'Ambrogio Market Shop market visit, then you cook check the listing before booking small group, max 12 up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $79.27
Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $128.96
Oltrarno Dine-Around, 6 Drinks tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $130.14
VIP Steak Dinner, Truffle Pasta tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions small group up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $170.37
Private Tour, Transport Included tastings taken at each stop check the listing before booking your party only up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $167.77
Private Coffee, Chocolate, Gelato tastings taken at each stop drinks named in the inclusions your party only up to 24 h before the start included $130.14
Private Walk, 10 Tastings tastings taken at each stop check the listing before booking your party only up to 24 h before the start meet at the start point $147

What Makes Florence Worth Eating Your Way Through

Florence rewards eating on foot because almost everything worth tasting sits inside a compact centre where the markets, the bakery-lined streets and the Oltrarno's wine bars are all strung together by lanes you would want to walk anyway.

A narrow Florentine street with a guide leading a small group past a bakery display window filled with bread and pastries
2222 tours, five formats, one page
5tour formats, street walks to private classes
$45.00 to $259.10published from-price per person, low to high
2 to 5hours, shortest walk to longest class
13,006published reviews behind these listings
11real meeting points, all inside walkable Florence

When To Go On Florence Food Tours

Florence eats in seasons, and the tour calendar follows them. Winter brings lampredotto and ribollita to the forefront, spring fills the market stalls around Sant'Ambrogio with artichokes and fresh pecorino, summer pushes everything toward evening walks with wine, and autumn is when the tastings get richest. Demand stays steady across the year, so booking a few days ahead is wise in any month.

Autumn table with white truffle, cheese wedges and a corkscrew

Winter

December to February

Winter is the quiet window. Crowds thin around the Duomo and San Lorenzo, which makes the street food walks easier to book close to your date, and the food turns warm: coccoli, lampredotto, and slow-cooked dishes replace the lighter summer plates. The evening food and wine tours still run, and a heated enoteca in the Oltrarno is a fine place to end one.

Spring

March to May

Spring is when the markets look their best. Sant'Ambrogio and the Mercato Centrale fill with peas, artichokes and the first local cheeses, and outdoor tables reappear in Piazza Santo Spirito. The walking tours cover more ground comfortably in the mild air, and the market tours with cooking classes, like the MaMa Florence half-day, make the most of the season's produce.

Summer

June to August

Summer heat changes the shape of a food tour. Midday walks around the stone streets near Piazza della Signoria can be punishing in July and August, so the evening listings come into their own: the sunset food and wine tour and the Oltrarno dine around both start as the air cools. Gelato stops, which several tours include, need no selling in this weather.

Autumn

September to November

Autumn is the eating season. Porcini, chestnuts, new olive oil and the white truffle window all arrive in the markets, and the classic food tours lean into heavier plates: Fiorentina steak, ribollita, aged pecorino with Tuscan reds. It is also peak visitor season in Florence, so the most-reviewed listings fill early and the shoulder weeks of late September and October reward booking ahead.

What You Will Actually Eat On Florence Food Tours

What follows is not a generic Tuscan food roundup. These four items appear by name in the operators' own inclusion lists: lampredotto and coccoli on the street food walks, bistecca alla fiorentina as the centerpiece of three listings, cheese and charcuterie boards bought at the markets, and gelato or cantucci with Vin Santo as the closing course. The comparison table shows exactly which tour includes which.

A lampredotto stall with a vendor slicing meat into a bread roll
Street Food Walks

Lampredotto And Coccoli

Lampredotto is the Florentine street food, the fourth stomach of the cow, slow-cooked and served in a bread roll with salsa verde. Coccoli are its frequent companion on the street food walks: fried dough balls, salty and warm, usually with stracchino and prosciutto. Both appear by name on several listings in the street food category, and the guides on those walks will tell you which stall does each best.

Classic Food Tours

Bistecca Alla Fiorentina

Bistecca alla fiorentina is the course three listings on this roster build themselves around. The classic food tour with local steak and Tuscan wine, the Cooking Italy guided tour with Fiorentina steak and wine, and the VIP dinner tour all place a T-bone from the grill at the heart of the meal. It is a shared, cut-at-the-table course, and the guides explain the sourcing from Chianina cattle while it arrives.

Market Tours

Tuscan Cheeses And Charcuterie

The market listings name their cheese and cured-meat stops directly. Boards of pecorino, both fresh and aged, alongside finocchiona and prosciutto are bought at the stalls of the Mercato Centrale or Sant'Ambrogio rather than pre-arranged in a restaurant, which is what separates the market tours from the classic walks. The Eating Europe Central Market tour and the chef-led Sant'Ambrogio walk both work this way, tasting as they shop.

Evening Walks

Gelato And Cantucci With Vin Santo

The tours end sweet. Gelato appears on the street food walks, and cantucci with Vin Santo is the traditional closer on several of the classic listings: hard almond biscuits dipped into the sweet wine until they soften. It is a small ritual, but the guides treat it as the proper last course, and the evening tours often pair it with a final glass in an Oltrarno bar before the walk back across the river.

The Florence Food Tours Map

The meeting points cluster tightly. Almost every tour on this roster starts inside the walled historic centre, within a short walk of the Duomo, Piazza della Repubblica or San Lorenzo, so you are rarely more than ten minutes on foot between two starting positions. The two outliers sit south and east: the Oltrarno tours around Piazza Santo Spirito across the river, and the Sant'Ambrogio market walk in its own quarter just beyond the centre.

Where Florence food tours start, drawn from the operators' own meeting points A schematic of central Florence with the Arno running west to east. Each pin marks a real meeting point printed on an operator's listing, geocoded from OpenStreetMap, and links to the best-reviewed tour that starts there. Not to scale. FLORENCE HISTORIC CENTRE THE ARNO Piazza dell'Unita Italiana: 5 tours start here, Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way the most reviewed Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini: 3 tours start here, VIP Steak Dinner, Truffle Pasta the most reviewed Piazza Sant'Ambrogio: 3 tours start here, Private Tour, Transport Included the most reviewed Piazza Santo Spirito: 2 tours start here, Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson the most reviewed Medici Chapels: 1 tour starts here, Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery Stop the most reviewed Piazza di San Lorenzo: 1 tour starts here, Cook Your Lunch, Unlimited Wine the most reviewed Piazza di San Giovanni: 1 tour starts here, Skip-The-Line Antico Vinaio Stop the most reviewed Piazza della Repubblica: 1 tour starts here, 5 Stops, Chianti And Vin Santo the most reviewed Piazza della Signoria: 1 tour starts here, 14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinner the most reviewed Piazza dei Ciompi: 1 tour starts here, All-Inclusive Market Walk the most reviewed Cucineria La Mattonaia: 1 tour starts here, Chef-Led Sant'Ambrogio Market Shop the most reviewed

The schematic is not to scale; treat it as a guide to clustering, not distances. Each pin opens the tour that starts there, with the full listing details, price and meeting instructions on the live booking page.

Filter And Sort All Florence Food Tours

All 22 listings can be filtered and sorted in one place. Narrow by format, whether a street food walk, a market tour, an evening dine around or a private tour, then sort by what the ticket covers, by from-price or by rating. The published prices run from $45 to $259.10 per person, and the ratings run from 4.7 to a perfect 5, so the filters do real work in separating a quick two-hour walk from a four-course evening.

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Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail LessonFlorence Food Tours by Eating Europe Evening Food and Wine Walks Walking tastings 3 hours 30 minutes $128.96 ★ 5.05,911 reviews Check availability
Market Tastings, Wine Along The WayFood Raphael Tours and Events Street Food Walks Walking tastings 2.5 hours $49 ★ 4.81,869 reviews Check availability
Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery StopHili srl Street Food Walks Walking tastings 2.5 hours $63 ★ 4.91,035 reviews Check availability
14 Tastings, 4 Wines, Steak Dinnerthe tour guy Classic Food Tours Full meal included 3.5 hours $80 ★ 4.9725 reviews Check availability
5 Stops, Chianti And Vin SantoIntrepid Urban Adventures - Florence Classic Food Tours Walking tastings 2 hours 30 minutes $100.60 ★ 4.9521 reviews Check availability
Full Itinerant Meal, Wine IncludedDo Eat Better Experience Classic Food Tours Full meal included 3 hours 30 minutes $69.39 ★ 4.8493 reviews Check availability
4-Hour Fiorentina Steak, All IncludedCooking Italy Classic Food Tours Walking tastings 4 hours $124 ★ 5.0349 reviews Check availability
Oltrarno Dine-Around, 6 DrinksWalks - Italy & Spain Evening Food and Wine Walks Walking tastings 3 hours 30 minutes $130.14 ★ 4.9302 reviews Check availability
VIP Steak Dinner, Truffle PastaFlorence Food Tours by Eating Europe Evening Food and Wine Walks Walking tastings 3 hours 30 minutes $170.37 ★ 5.0293 reviews Check availability
Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 DrinksFlorence Food Tours by Eating Europe Market Tours Walking tastings 3 hours $111.21 ★ 5.0265 reviews Check availability
Guided Sightseeing, Drinks IncludedTasty Tours - Italy Food Tours Street Food Walks Walking tastings 2 hours 30 minutes $53.24 ★ 4.8259 reviews Check availability
Sightseeing, Cantucci With Vin SantoFrancesca Tours Street Food Walks Walking tastings 2.5 hours $51 ★ 4.8254 reviews Check availability
10+ Tastings, Cheeses And WinesSecret Food Tours Classic Food Tours Walking tastings 3 hours $115.95 ★ 4.9250 reviews Check availability
All-Inclusive Market WalkStreaty Food Tours Market Tours Walking tastings 3 hours $93.47 ★ 5.0168 reviews Check availability
Budget Walk, City HighlightsPink Umbrella Tours Street Food Walks Walking tastings 2.5 hours $45 ★ 4.9103 reviews Check availability
Private Tour, Transport IncludedChristy Private and Specialty Tours Walking tastings 3 hours $167.77 ★ 5.066 reviews Check availability
Skip-The-Line Antico Vinaio StopCAF Tour and Travel - Gray Line Florence Street Food Walks Walking tastings 2 hours $69.80 ★ 4.959 reviews Check availability
Market Shop, 4-Course Pasta ClassMaMa Florence Cooking School Market Tours Cooking class included 4 hours 30 minutes $259.10 ★ 5.022 reviews Check availability
Cook Your Lunch, Unlimited WineCHEFACTORYINTOUR SRLS Market Tours Cooking class included 4 to 5 hours $102.93 ★ 4.721 reviews Check availability
Private Coffee, Chocolate, GelatoTuscany Flavor Private and Specialty Tours Walking tastings 2 hours $130.14 ★ 5.020 reviews Check availability
Private Walk, 10 TastingsWithlocals Private and Specialty Tours Walking tastings 3 hours $147 ★ 4.914 reviews Check availability
Chef-Led Sant'Ambrogio Market ShopCiao Florence Tours Srl Market Tours Cooking class included 3 hours $79.27 ★ 5.07 reviews Check availability

Which Florence Food Tours Start Near You

Pick your meeting point before you pick your tour. If you are staying near the station, Piazza dell'Unita Italiana is the busiest starting spot on the roster; near the Duomo, several walks begin within a few streets. Cross the Ponte Vecchio and the Oltrarno listings start around Santo Spirito, while the Sant'Ambrogio walk begins at the market itself. Filter by start point and see what leaves from where you already are.

FLORENCE HISTORIC CENTRE THE ARNO 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

11 meeting points, 22 tours. Meeting points spread across the centre around the Duomo and San Lorenzo, across the river into the Oltrarno, and over on the Sant'Ambrogio side; two listings set the place at booking and confirm it then.

What Travellers Say About Florence Food Tours

Small group of diners with wine glasses raised in a toast at an outdoor evening table
“It was a great tour of several different business or restaurants. We enjoyed meeting the owners of each and learned about each of their specialties. We met people from all over in our group and sampled wines, cheeses, pasta, meats and gelato - all were delicious!”

Amy_S, operator-listing review of Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson

“Amazing experience! Great food and drinks. Mara was personable, fun and knowledgeable. So much fun! Definitely recommend this tour!”

Nancy_H, operator-listing review of Oltrarno Dine-Around, 6 Drinks

“Brilliant tour brought to life by our amazing tour guide Tina. Tina was knowledgeable, passionate and great fun! The vendors were generous, friendly and so welcoming. Best tour!”

Karen_C, operator-listing review of Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks

“Our guide Alice kept the pace steady and informative. She fed us lots of food samples and the history of Florentine favorites. Most of all she was considerate of our jet lag and how tired we were so made sure we were near seats. Good overview of Central Market.”

Calvin_C, operator-listing review of All-Inclusive Market Walk

“This tour was very enjoyable! Our guide Ciara was very knowledgeable and pleasant. She provided so much information about the food and Florence in general. The food selections were great, and the stops were all so charming with very friendly staff. Definitely recommend this tour.”

Laurie_K, operator-listing review of 5 Stops, Chianti And Vin Santo

“Fantastic dinner experience. Three couples. Very friendly. Gennaro, our guide, was excellent! We learned so much about Florence while enjoying its best flavors. Highly recommended.”

Rob_S, operator-listing review of Full Itinerant Meal, Wine Included

“Francesco is very knowledgeable and very personable. We visited different places that were off the beaten path that most tourists wouldn’t know about. We tasted a variety of food that was delicious.”

Tom_B, operator-listing review of Guided Sightseeing, Drinks Included

“Christy was a wonderful guide and definitely a local expert! She spoke excellent English and was very easy to understand. She took us to all local, mostly family owned businesses and local fresh markets. Would definitely recommend!”

Morgan_G, operator-listing review of Private Tour, Transport Included

“Wow! What a tour!! Francesco was an amazing guide and super knowledgeable. Learned so much in addition to the delicious foods. And so much food to eat. I don’t think I’ll be hungry again for days! Each food had great history and stories. Saw good sites along the way too. 5 stars. Thanks Francesco!”

Stacy, United States, operator-listing review of Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way

“Gabriel was a fantastic guide and we loved the tour. We tried so many different foods and really enjoyed the mercato centrale and the small shops and cafes too, finishing with a lovely authentic gelato. We wouldn’t have found all these things on our own so thank you so much Gabriel!”

Jackie, United Kingdom, operator-listing review of Pasta, Truffle, Gelato, Bakery Stop

“Kat went above and beyond. The food and wine were amazing but the history and tour of the city along the way was priceless. Thank you, Kat!”

Bryan, United States, operator-listing review of 4-Hour Fiorentina Steak, All Included

These are real reviews published by travellers on the operators' own booking listings after booking these tours. We did not ask for them, collect them or edit them, and we quote them as written.

Where To Stay In Florence

Stay inside the walls and every meeting point is walkable. The historic centre around the Duomo and San Lorenzo puts you within minutes of most starts, and the Oltrarno, across the Arno around Piazza Santo Spirito, keeps you close to the evening tours while being quieter at night. Either base means no buses or taxis before a tour, which matters when a 2.5-hour walk ends with wine and you would rather stroll home.

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Hotel Collodi

Via Taddea 6, San Lorenzo, 50123 Florence

★ 8.9 · 352 reviews

The street behind Mercato Centrale, roughly 150 m from the market doors, so the classic San Lorenzo food tour starts about two minutes from the front step and the tripe and lampredotto stalls are the closest thing to a hotel breakfast.

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Mid-range

Hotel Spadai

Via dei Martelli 10, Duomo, 50129 Florence

★ 9.5 · 1,513 reviews

Sits on the short street that runs from the Duomo up to San Lorenzo, which puts both of the main food-tour gathering points within a few hundred metres: about three minutes to the cathedral steps and five to Mercato Centrale, with no bridge or bus in between.

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Luxury

Hotel Savoy, a Rocco Forte Hotel

Piazza della Repubblica 7, historic centre, 50123 Florence

★ 9.4 · 124 reviews

A five-star on Piazza della Repubblica whose own ground-floor restaurant, Irene, is a Florentine dining address in its own right, and the square is a two hundred metre walk from the Duomo and under a kilometre from both Mercato Centrale and Sant'Ambrogio, so every tour meeting point is reachable on foot.

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Florence Food Tours: Questions People Ask

Which Florence food tour should I actually book?

By the numbers, the Winner 2026 Florence Sunset Food and Wine Tour by Eating Europe leads the roster: a 5.0 rating across 5,911 reviews, from $128.96 per person for three and a half hours. It is the most-reviewed listing here by a wide margin. If a full evening at that price is more than you want, the street food walks from Food Raphael Tours, at 4.8 from 1,869 reviews and from $49, cover the same ground in a shorter format.

Is the food and drink included in the price?

Yes. Every listing on this site prices its tastings into the ticket, so the from-price you see is the price of the food. What varies is the drink policy: the street food walks with wine, the classic tours with Tuscan tastings and the evening tours all name wine in their inclusions, while a few shorter walks are food-only. The drinks column in the comparison table states which listings name drinks and which do not.

Can I cancel a Florence food tour booking?

On 21 of the 22 listings, yes, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start time. The one exception is the Original Florence Street Food and Market Tour by Streaty, an all-inclusive market walk that is non-refundable once booked. Check the cancellation terms on the live booking page before you commit to that one, especially if your travel dates are not yet fixed.

Where do the Florence food tours meet?

Most listings name a specific meeting point in the historic centre, and Piazza dell'Unita Italiana comes up more often than anywhere else, sitting handily between the Duomo and the station. Some operators instead confirm the exact spot when you book, usually by message through the listing. Either way, start points tend to sit a short walk from anywhere inside the old walls.

Small group or private food tour in Florence?

Private listings here run from $130.14 to $167.77 per person, against small-group walks starting at $45. What the gap buys is a guide to yourselves: Christy's tasting walk with a local expert, Tuscany Flavor's coffee and sweets route, or the Withlocals ten-tasting itinerary. Not every listing publishes a group size, so if headcount matters to you, ask through the live booking page first.

Which Florence food tours include a cooking class?

Two of them do, and both are market tours. MaMa Florence pairs a guided market visit with a four-course pasta cooking class, running four and a half hours from $259.10 per person. CHEFACTORYINTOUR's version adds a four-course lunch class to its market walk, over four to five hours, from $102.93. The Sant'Ambrogio market tour, led by a local chef, stays with shopping and tastings, three hours from $79.27. All three sit in the market-tours category.

Can a food tour in Florence replace a full meal?

Several listings build toward a proper seated meal. The Cooking Italy tour finishes with Fiorentina steak and wine over four hours, Do Eat Better's full Tuscan meal runs three and a half, and the MaMa Florence market tour ends in a four-course pasta class. Street-food walks sit at the other end, with tastings taken standing or on the move between stops. Evening wine tours fall in between, usually with table service at each venue.

How far ahead should I book a Florence food tour?

Ten of the 22 listings here carry a note from the operator about frequent sell-outs or strong booking demand, and those notes come from the operators themselves. The review counts show why: the sunset food and wine tour by Eating Europe carries 5,911 reviews and the busiest street food walk 1,869, so check the live listing and book ahead. One cushion: 21 of the 22 listings offer free cancellation, so an early booking costs little to change.

Florence Food Tours, Answered

Below are the questions travellers ask most about eating their way through Florence, from whether a tour counts as dinner to how far ahead to book. Each answer draws only on the tours listed here, their prices, durations and review counts. Where a question needs more room, the answer links to a fuller guide.

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Choose Your Florence Food Tours

Pick the format that fits your appetite. A two-and-a-half-hour street food walk suits a first afternoon, a four-hour steak tour fills an evening, and a market visit with a cooking class takes half a day. Compare the listings side by side, weigh the from-price and duration on each, then book on the operator's live page. Every listing here is bookable now, and all but one carries free cancellation if plans change.

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Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson

Sunset Walk, Prosecco, Cocktail Lesson

5.0 5,911 verified reviews

Booked 10+ times in 12 hours; Top 5% booked in Florence in the last 48 hours

3 hours 30 minutes · Sunset walk from Santo Spirito · Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe

This 3.5-hour evening walk by Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe starts at Piazza Santo Spirito and carries its 2026 award title on the listing. From $128.96 per person, it has a 5 rating across 5911 reviews. The ticket covers 9 to 10 Tuscan bites, four wines, a prosecco toast, a cocktail lesson and gelato.

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Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way

Market Tastings, Wine Along The Way

4.8 1,869 verified reviews

2.5 hours · Most-reviewed street walk · Food Raphael Tours and Events

Food Raphael Tours and Events leads this 2.5-hour walk through the centre, rated 4.8 across 1869 reviews and priced from $49 per person. The group meets at Piazza dell'Unita Italiana, under the obelisk in the middle of the square, then works through market and street tastings: olive oil, balsamic, truffle and local dishes, with wine along the way. Free cancellation applies.

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Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks

Central Market, 9 Tastings, 6 Drinks

5.0 265 verified reviews

5+ bookings last month

3 hours · Nine tastings, six drinks · Florence Food Tours by Eating Europe

This three-hour Eating Europe walk starts at Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini and works through the Central Market with 9 food tastings and 6 drinks, local wines among them. It costs from $111.21 per person and carries a 5 rating across 265 reviews. Free cancellation applies.

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