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Basket of fresh produce in Tuscany Italy
Basket of fresh produce ready to be transformed into pasta sauce in Italy

Enjoy an Eating Italy Food Tour of Florence (+ a 15% discount)

Posted May 1, 2017, Updated October 13, 2019 //  by Michele Peterson

If you love food and want to experience some of Italy’s best regional cuisine, you should consider including a Florence food tour as part of your itinerary. 

After all, a visit toItaly isn’t complete without sampling Tuscan cheese, sipping Chianti, munching on cantucci (also known as biscotti) and exploring delicious regional dishes such as bistecca alla Fiorentina, panzanella (the renowned summer salad with sun-ripened vegetables and chunks of bread) and  lampredotto (cow stomach).

Tuscan wine and cheese on a Florence Food Tour
Enjoy Tuscan wine and cheese on a Florence Food Tour

There’s no better way to discover the best of these Florentine regional specialities than with a local guide. 

I’m a huge fan of Eating Italy’s (also known as Eating Europe) culinary walking tours in Rome so I was thrilled to learn they’ve launched new food tours in Florence. All of their tour guides are locals who know and love food. With Eating Italy, the guides also know many of the families who have been producing the ingredients for and preparing these regional  dishes for generations.

You can easily add a food tour in Florence on a day trip from Rome, But whether you’re planning to visit for just one day or stay for a week, adding a food walking tour to your Florence itinerary is the ideal way to soak up some local Tuscan flavour in a short period of time.

Here’s what to expect on an Eating Europe food tour in Florence in 2019:

Eating Italy Florence Food Tours – The Other Side of Florence

During the Other Side of Florence Food Tour, you’ll begin your food walking tour near the Carraia Bridge over the Arno River, exploring Oltrarno a bohemian neighbourhood with a rich artisanal heritage and contemporary, hip vibe that’s away from the tour bus crowds.

This Florence food tour features food and wine tastings at eight different stops. You’ll get to sample Tuscan cheeses such as pecorino made with milk from local farms, using centuries-old techniques and processes handed down over the centuries.

A tasty food stop during the new Eating Europe tour of Florence
A tasty food stop during the new Eating Europe food tour of Florence

Other treats include finocchiona, a fennel-spiced salami and Italian cantucci (cookies). You’ll also enjoy a tutoured tasting Chianti, produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany.

Unlike other walking tours where wine might not be included, Eating Europe’s food tours are all-inclusive which means you don’t pay extra for wine and spirits featured in their tours.

Florence Sunset Food Tour

Florence is absolutely magical when the sun begins to set and the crowds disappear. If you’re looking for things to do at night in Florence, you might be interested in Eating Europe’s new Florence Sunset Food Tour.

This 3.5 hour food tour begins at sunset and features the best restaurants and wine bars in Florence. You’ll learn how to make a Negroni,  Florence’s most famous cocktail and nibble on artisanal truffle cheese and cured local meats.

Tuscan cheese in Florence
Sample Tuscan cheese while in Florence

Watch a live demonstration of how to cook the famous Florentine steak, the Bistecca alla Fiorentina and then eat it. Another classic food experience in Florence is sipping vin santo along with biscotti. This is also included in the Florence Sunset Tour at no extra cost.

If you’re a solo traveller, a culinary walking tour is one of the best ways to experience Florence if you want to explore the city and don’t want to eat or hang out in bars alone.

During my solo visit to Rome, I participated in the Twilight Trastevere tour offered by Eating Italy Food Tours and it was fun to be with a group at Rome’s best and most happening bars.

RELATED: Get more travel ideas for 5 Great Vacation Ideas and Trips for Solo Travel 

Authentic Florence Home-Cooking Class

This 4.5 hour  Florence Home Cooking Class begins with shopping for ingredients in the tiny shops and markets of the bohemian neighbourhood of  Oltrarno. Then, you’ll  have a hands-on cooking class in a local chef’s Tuscan home.

Making pasta in Italy Credit Jonathan Borba
Try making pasta while in Italy Credit Jonathan Borba

During the class you’ll learn how to make various types of pasta, you’ll sample appetizers, sip wine and then craft your own panna cotta dessert.  Your foodie experience will wrap up with a leisurely Tuscan lunch with your group.

Like all other Eating Italy tours, this Florence cooking class is all-inclusive which means you don’t pay extra for the wines enjoyed with lunch.

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How to Get Our Special Eating Italy Discount Code

Is a food tour worth the money? Sipping rare wines, browsing markets and chatting with producers and shop owners during a food tour offers a tasty immersion into Florence’s culture, history and local life. It’s  an experience you can’t create on your own.

Eating Italy Food Tours of Florence Italy

Explore Florence on one of Eating Italy’s new food tours

Eating Europe’s guide’s also know Florence’s major sights and landmarks. Florence is well known for its incredible museums, churches and galleries such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia and other top things to see and do in Florence.

So that means you’ll soak up some history while exploring  the city’s culinary scene – the best of both worlds.

Eating Europe has generously offered a 15% Eating Europe Food Tours Discount Code for subscribers to A Taste for Travel.

You can use the 15% discount on any of the Eating Italy Florence Tours or any of the Eating Europe tours available in Rome, London, Prague and Amsterdam.

Join hundreds of other food fan subscribers by signing up for the FREE A Taste for Travel newsletter. Your privacy is important to us and your email will never be shared.

Once you subscribe you’ll receive an email with access to a special subscriber-only page where you’ll find the Eating Italy Food Tours Discount Code.  If  you need help subscribing, just contact us at info@atastefortravel.ca

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About Michele Peterson

Dividing her time between Toronto, Mexico and Guatemala (or the nearest tropical beach), Michele Peterson is an award-winning writer, blogger, editor and publisher who specializes in travel, cuisine and luxury lifestyles. Visit her website at www.michelepeterson.com

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  1. Sabs

    May 1, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    I have never done a food tour before, but it looks like fun!

  2. Kevin Wagar

    May 2, 2017 at 11:57 am

    You can’t go to Italy without experiencing the legendary food! What a great way to do it!

  3. alison abbott

    May 2, 2017 at 5:25 pm

    Food tours are the best for getting to know a new destination. It would be awesome to take one in Florence, even though I’ve been there twice, I would love to see an insiders food trail. I’m sure Eating Italy certainly knows many hidden gems.

  4. Irene

    May 2, 2017 at 7:14 pm

    Love all the expressions of people obviously satisfied with their foodie experience!:-)

  5. Riely

    May 2, 2017 at 11:49 pm

    Experiencing a cultures signature dishes is one of the things I look forward to most when travelling. A Food Tour of Florence would be incredible! Thanks for sharing.

  6. Maria

    May 3, 2017 at 9:00 am

    I’ll be in Italy later this year and would like to do a food tour. This sounds great!

  7. Eulanda

    May 3, 2017 at 11:51 am

    We were just looking at their food tours a few months ago! It’s one of our favourite things to do when we visit a new city! Thanks for sharing!

  8. Judy Freedman

    May 7, 2017 at 3:13 pm

    Yum! I’m definitely going to check out these food tours the next time I go to Rome or Florence. Just booked a food and wine tour in Santonrini.

  9. Carol Perehudoff

    August 17, 2018 at 9:47 pm

    We are planning a trip to Italy this fall. Food tour here we come.

  10. Carol Perehudoff

    October 25, 2018 at 1:08 pm

    I’m just planning our trip to Italy and a food tour is definitely on the horizon – Florence by taste sounds great. Thanks for the tips.

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Dividing her time between Toronto and Mexico, publisher Michele Peterson’s work has appeared in Lonely Planet’s cookbook Mexico: From the Source , National Geographic Traveler, Fodor’s Guide to Oaxaca and more than 100 other publications. 

Here at A Taste for Travel — along with a team of expert travel writers, photographers and culinary adventurers — she travels the world scouting out the most fascinating food experiences to help readers plan their own vacations or create recipes at home. 

Her writing has been recognized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO),  the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) and Destination Ontario.

Best Canadian Blog 2016

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