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

3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

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.

Example 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's Included

1 small bottle of water is included with lunch
3 glasses of local wine or 2 glasses of local wine + 1 glass of local beer
Enjoy an ancient typical Roman pastry and dive into Rome's culinary history
2-course meal based on the market restaurant daily specials.
1 guided tasting of local cheeses + 1 tasting of walking cold cuts + 1 snack based on local products from a local farmer + 1 typical dessert at the end of the meal

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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 activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

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.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Supplied by Food Tour fra i sapori autentici di Roma con Sabina, la tua Chef e Guida Locale

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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