Rome: Chef Guided Weekend Food Tour and Market Visit with Lunch

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
2 - 10 guests
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Language
English
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Explore Rome's authentic culinary scene with a local chef. Discover market sights, meet producers, and enjoy a traditional Lazio lunch. Immerse yourself in Roman food culture firsthand.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Exclusive weekend market food tour led by a local Chef guide and passionate foodie in love with Italian traditional recipes. Amidst mouthwatering tales and stories, your guide will take you on a culinary journey through the truest and most genuine gastronomic Rome. You will enjoy the unique taste of local cuisine thanks to delicious guided tastings and traditional Lazio and Roman recipes, served in the market's delightful outdoor courtyard.

An exclusive and unique experience for food lovers, a total immersion in the culinary heart of Rome and Lazio. You will have the opportunity to:

- discover genuine ingredients and products of rare goodness

- meet local producers and taste delicacies of ancient tradition, jealously protected and preserved

- discover recipes and secrets of the Roman cuisine.

Immerse yourself in the joyful atmosphere of one of Rome's liveliest markets.

Sample Menu

DESSERT
For a sweet start
Enjoy an ancient Roman pastry and learn about its fascinating story from your Chef guide.
STARTER
Cheese tasting experience with a local cheese maker
Cheese tasting with a local cheese maker paired with 1 glass of wine.
DESSERT
Sweet treat
1 serving of a traditional local dessert to end the tour with a sweet goodbye.
STARTER
Walking tasting of local cold cuts
Tasting of cured meats
MAIN
Lunch with local recipes
2-course lunch from the market kitchen daily specials paired with 1 glass of local wine or beer and 1 small bottle of water.
STARTER
The farmer's snack
Meet a farmer and taste delicious local products: bruschette with homemade vegetable preserves paired with 1 glass of wine.

What You Get

Bottled water
1 small bottle of water is included with lunch
Alcoholic beverages
3 glasses of local wine or 2 glasses of local wine + 1 glass of local beer
Breakfast
Enjoy an ancient typical Roman pastry and dive into Rome's culinary history

Good To Know

  • Please note that cross-contamination cannot be avoided. Guests are kindly requested to communicate food allergies or intolerances in advance. Vegetarian options are available upon request.
  • Cheese tasting can include raw milk cheeses. Upon request, pasteurised milk cheeses are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for those who have difficulty standing
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

What You’ll Experience

People born and bred in Rome love shopping at the Saturday market. This is a tradition that still endures and is deeply felt. You will have the opportunity to live this unique experience with a local Chef Guide. To start with you will be treated to a Roman traditional pastry that will give you the right boost to experience an unforgettable tour. This will be followed by a food walk among the stalls of one of Rome's most genuine markets, where local producers sell unique products that are often impossible to find elsewhere. The walk will be marked by tastings and meetings with the proud local producers. The market is located just a stone's throw from the core of ancient Rome, between the Roman Forum and the Circus Maximus, a place of rare beauty, and stands on a space that housed the old fish market in the 1800s. After the walking tour you can enjoy a lunch of typical recipes prepared by a renowned Agrichef and her staff. You can enjoy a tasty traditional lunch in the outdoor courtyard of the market, which every weekend hosts passionate foodies from around the world. Enjoy the culinary wonders of ancient Rome.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Resti della fortezza dei Frangipane, Piazza di Sant'Anastasia, Roma Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale Lazio, Italy, IT, 00186

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Meeting point in the small square in front of the market entrance. Look for the smiling guide who wears an ID badge around her neck and is waiting for you!
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $403.02 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: July 19, 2025
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