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💡 The Short Version: For a first food experience, book a street-food walk: 2½ hours, from £30.17 to £41.14, on foot through Trastevere or Campo de’ Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto. Choose a tasting with wine (3 to 4 hours, £46.71 to £65.57) to sit down and eat more, and a cooking class (2 to 3 hours, from £29.57) to learn to make pasta and tiramisu. The one on GetYourGuide with the most reviews is the Pasta and Tiramisu class near the Vaticanad, from £29.57 (4.9 stars from 8,428 reviews). Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price on 30 September 2026 and move with the date.
The tours and classes, compared
| Experience | Length | From | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street food walkad | 2½ hours | £31.50 | A walk through Trastevere and Campo de’ Fiori, tasting as you go |
| Eat Like a Local street food tourad | 2½ hours | £30.17 | A walk round Campo de’ Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto |
| Small-group food tour with winead | 3 hours | £65.57 | More than 10 specialities with local wines, in Trastevere |
| Gourmet tour with dinnerad | 3½ to 4 hours | £46.71 | Tastings from pizza and pasta to gelato, with wine |
| Pasta and Tiramisu classad | 2½ hours | £29.57 | Cook with a chef near the Vatican, then eat, with wine |
| Pasta class on Piazza Navonaad | 2 hours | £29.57 | Handmade fettuccine, eaten with drinks on the square |
Street-food walks
The walks are all about 2½ hours on foot, between stalls and counters. Supplì, a fried rice croquette with a melted mozzarella centre, and pizza feature on most.
Trastevere and Campo de’ Fiori
From £31.50 · 4.9 stars from 4,448 reviews · 2½ hours
Rome: Trastevere & Campo de’ Fiori Street Food Walking Tourad takes a guide through the two neighbourhoods, tasting street food, with a stop at a bakery open since 1870 for Roman pizza. A meal is included, and cancellation is free.
A vegetable stall at the Campo de’ Fiori market. Photo: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
The historic centre and the Jewish Ghetto
From £36.64 · 4.8 stars from 4,218 reviews · 2½ hours
Rome: Street Food Tour with Local Guidead goes round the Jewish Ghetto and Campo de’ Fiori, tasting supplì, cured meat, pizza and gelato.
Campo de’ Fiori and the Ghetto, at a lower price
From £30.17 · 4.9 stars from 1,374 reviews · 2½ hours
Rome: Eat Like a Local Street Food Tour - Historic Centread covers Campo de’ Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto, with supplì, pizza and gelato. It is the lowest-priced food tour here.
Trastevere on foot
From £41.14 · 4.8 stars from 1,921 reviews · 2½ hours
Rome: Trastevere Street Food Walking Tour with Local Expertad stays in Trastevere and passes the Santa Maria church and the Ponte Sisto. A meal is included, and cancellation is free.
Food and wine tours
These are longer, and you sit down to eat.
Small group, with wine
From £65.57 · 4.9 stars from 3,704 reviews · 3 hours
Rome: Small-Group Guided Food Tour with Wine in Trasteveread serves more than 10 Roman specialities with local wines. It has a private option and free cancellation, and takes bookings up to an hour ahead.
Gourmet tour with dinner
From £46.71 · 4.9 stars from 2,746 reviews · 3½ to 4 hours
Rome: Gourmet Food Tour with Dinner & Barolo Winead covers pizza, pasta, truffles, cheese, cured meats, aged balsamic vinegar, street food and gelato, with Prosecco for the tastings. It has a private option and free cancellation, needs six hours’ notice, and is wheelchair-accessible.
The fountain on Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
20+ tastings in Trastevere
From £55.71 · 4.9 stars from 1,772 reviews · 4 hours
Rome: Food Tour in Trastevere with 20+ Tastings and Free-Flowing Winead offers two tour options in the neighbourhood, with a meal included.
Cooking classes
A class stays in one kitchen: you make the dish, then eat it.
Pasta and Tiramisu, near the Vatican
From £29.57 · 4.9 stars from 8,428 reviews · 2½ hours
Rome: Pasta & Tiramisu Class with Fine Wine by the Vaticanad teaches homemade pasta and tiramisu with a local chef, in a restaurant near Vatican City. It is the most-reviewed class here.
Three dishes, near Piazza Navona
From £44.57 · 4.8 stars from 3,172 reviews · 3 hours
Rome: 3-in-1 Fettuccine, Ravioli and Tiramisu Cooking Classad makes fresh fettuccine, ravioli and tiramisu from scratch, hands-on, with a meal at the end. It has free cancellation and is wheelchair-accessible.
Pasta on Piazza Navona
From £29.57 · 4.8 stars from 2,982 reviews · 2 hours
Rome: Authentic Pasta Cooking Class on Piazza Navonaad is a two-hour handmade fettuccine class, with the dish eaten with drinks on the square. Cancellation is free, and it takes bookings an hour ahead.
Pasta and tiramisu, near the Spanish Steps
From £38.14 · 4.8 stars from 2,128 reviews · 2 hours
Rome: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class near the Spanish Stepsad ends with fine wine and a limoncello.
Tiramisu and pasta, near the Colosseum
From £50.14 · 5.0 stars from 372 reviews · 3 hours
Rome: Tiramisu and Pasta Cooking Class near the Colosseumad suits solo travellers, couples and families, with a private option and free cancellation.
How to choose
- Want to taste as much as possible in an afternoon: a street-food walk, 2½ hours.
- Want to sit down with wine: the Trastevere tasting (3 hours) or the dinner tour (3½ to 4 hours).
- Want to cook: the Vatican class for the price and the reviews, Piazza Navona for the shortest, the Colosseum one for a class with a private option.
- Check cancellation on the tour you book: some list free cancellation, and GetYourGuide’s listing shows it.
To book a table yourself, where to eat in Rome ranks the trattorias, pizza counters and gelato shops by how many independent sources name them. The 3-day Rome itinerary puts a food walk in Trastevere on the first night, and Rome in one or two days fits one round the sights. For what to book before you fly, see what to book before you go in Rome.
Common questions
How much is a food tour in Rome?
From £30.17 for a 2½-hour street-food walk through Campo de' Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto, to £65.57 for a 3-hour small-group tasting with wine in Trastevere. Longer tastings with wine and dinner run from £46.71 to £55.71. These are GetYourGuide's lowest 'from' prices on 30 September 2026, and they move with the date.
How long is a food tour in Rome?
The street-food walks are 2½ hours. The tastings with wine are 3 to 4 hours, and the dinner tour is 3½ to 4.
Which is better in Rome, a food tour or a cooking class?
A food tour walks you between several places and tastes many dishes; a cooking class stays in one kitchen and has you make pasta and tiramisu, then eat them. The classes here are 2 to 3 hours and start at £29.57.
Where are Rome's food tours?
Mostly in Trastevere, across the Tiber from the centre, and in the historic centre round Campo de' Fiori and the Jewish Ghetto. The cooking classes are near the Vatican, Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps and the Colosseum.
Can you cancel a food tour in Rome?
Several list free cancellation on GetYourGuide: the Trastevere street-food walk, the small-group Trastevere tasting, the gourmet dinner tour and the Piazza Navona pasta class among them. Check the terms on the tour you book.
