Taste of Rome: Food Tour with Local Guide

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Language
English
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Explore Rome's culinary delights in a 3-hour tour. Wander charming streets with a local guide and savor pasta, desserts, and gelato, all while admiring historic monuments. Book now!

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

Experience Details

Did you dream about walking though the charming alleyways of Rome and exploring amazing Roman food like in the movies? Take this great 3-hour mouth-watering adventure with our local expert guide and taste all the typical and home made Roman foods combined with a pleasure walking through impressive historic monuments. You will explore some of the most famous and traditional Italian finger foods and main courses and taste a large variety of specialties, from pasta to desserts and real italian ice cream.

What You Get

Bottled water
Wine or soft drinks
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Vegetarians can be accommodated if advised in advance. Please note this in the 'special requirements' field on booking.
  • Transfer from your hotel to the meeting point is NOT INCLUDED in the price. Taxi or buses are a convenient option
  • This tour is NOT suitable to participants with severe allergies to nuts and dry fruits.
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • We cannot accommodate vegan, gluten or dairy free diets.

What You’ll Experience

Food Tours of Rome (Pass By)

Our guided 3-hour Taste of Rome Walking Food Tour lets you experience Rome like a local, in an authentic neighborhood where people live, eat and have fun after working hours.
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Campo De' Fiori

Try real roman pasta, street snacks and real ice cream in ancient surroundings. The tour highlights includes: Italian cheeses, prosciutti and salami with wine; Roman’s most popular street food: Rome’s 2 most famous pasta dishes with wine; Last but not least top-rated gelato in Rome run by a local family from many years. The tour will take place at the Campo dè Fiori area! Known to locals as the “heart of Rome”, is the city’s original foodie neighborhood and where the most famous open market of the city takes place during the day. The guided tour continues to the old city center of Rome and Pompey theatre. You will visit famous Ancient Roman ruins and other historic buildings.  If you choose the morning slot you’ll visit our local market and meet the vendors who have been there for generations! If you take the evening tour you will taste the most delicious pasta you’ve ever had, just like romans do!
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
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Piazza Navona

All that admiring the layers of Rome’s architecture from the Empire’s greatest temple ruins, to Baroque masterpieces and stunning Renaissance fountains. You’ll also be sampling everything from classic Italian dishes to a typical Roman snacks all combined with stories and insights into Rome’s history and culture, while exploring the city’s most fascinating offbeat landmarks.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
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Area Sacra di Largo Argentina

This tour is perfect for people that wanna have a first overview of the city center of Rome and get to know some of the best addresses for eating with an expert local guide. End this experience indulging a delicious artisanal gelato!
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Piazza Farnese, Roma Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale Lazio, Italy, IT, 00186

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Please meet your guide at Piazza Farnese next to the fountain in the middle of the square. The guide will be holding a sign written "FOOD TOUR".
End Point

Largo di Torre Argentina, Roma Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale Lazio, Italy, IT, 00186

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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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What People Are Saying
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Great food tour!
June 03, 2025
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The host for this experience was wonderful. She presented a lot of different foods and explained the history of them. The great part of the tasting was that it was in the back room of a restaurant...read more

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Great Guide. Great Customer Service!
May 27, 2025
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Their customer service is top-notch, the guide was sick, and we received notice, the morning of our tour and they re-booked us quickly and efficiently. Our guide, Andre was fantastic. Knowledgeab...read more

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Food wasn’t quite what was expected but the tour guide was great!
May 05, 2025
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Our tour guide Fabrizia was great. The food wasn’t brilliant as basically pasta and a Slice of pizza. So if you’re looking for culinary delights, this isn’t for you, There was a lot of information ...read more

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Fabrizia was amazing!
May 03, 2025
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Fabrizia was amazing! She was so knowledgeable and fun. She brought us to amazing places where we had the best food and left very full! She had sure everyone had something they would love and you c...read more

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Great tour, great food, great guide!
April 13, 2025
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This was an excellent tour that took us near the big sights, but slightly off the beaten path. Our guide, Marco, was outstanding. Knowledgeable about the history and the food, and easily answered q...read more

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