Florentine Food Tour: Local Market Delights

Experience the real Florentine food market of Sant’Ambrogio on a guided tour. Taste local, seasonal, and traditional food while learning about history and culture from a local perspective.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza Santa Croce - Admire the church of Santa Croce and learn interesting facts
  • Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio - Explore the market and have tasty bites of daily street foods
  • Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio - Pass by and admire
  • Mercato di Piazza dei Ciompi - Walk through the food benches, learn interesting facts and taste local specialities…
What's Included
  • Walking Tour guided by Local Expert
  • 7+ Street Food bites (makes a meal!)
  • Seasonal fruit or veg shopped at the market
  • Gelato
  • Cantucci cookies & Dessert wine
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Extra food or drinks
Additional Information

Many visitors primarily dine at the popular tourist destination, the San Lorenzo market. However, we guide tourists to Sant’Ambrogio, the authentic food market in Florence where natives perform their daily grocery shopping and enjoy a variety of delicious, and occasionally adventurous, food items!
Your tour guide will discuss seasonal dishes and provide…

Location
Piazza di Santa Croce, 19
Piazza di Santa Croce
Meet us in Piazza Santa Croce 19. Your tour guide will be carrying a red bag with the Streaty logo printed on it.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Rachela553
Jul 24, 2025
Must do in Florence - Best walking food tour I’ve ever been on. We were fortunate enough to only have three of us and our 8 month old baby. Everyone was incredibly welcoming to our son and even offered him food of his own so he loved it. Would highly recommend, so much food and all different so you get your moneys worth very quickly. Tina was great taking us around and really looked after us.
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Mckenna
Jul 22, 2025
First Family trip to Italy - We tried a great variety of local Florence dishes! Our tour Giulia was very nice and knew so much about the history in Florence. She was very helpful with suggestions!
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Alexaw565
Jul 22, 2025
- Giulia was amazing!! We had a great food tour and all the stops were delicious! She was so fun and inviting! Great tour! 10/10!
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Amysr170go
Jul 15, 2025
Eat Like a Local (and learn some cool things too!) - Our guide, "Alice" was so knowledgeable and personable. She made the tour interesting and fun! Loved all of the tastings! The market was incredible! So much beautiful fresh produce, cheese and meat. It's hard to say which food tasting was the best because everything we sampled was so good.
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Chaplains
Jul 14, 2025
Informative, walking, eating experience with friends. - Streety never disappoints! This is absolutely the best way to get familiar with a foreign town, and at the same time, eat things you would never experience. Angelo our guide was fun and told us so much history about the food traditions of Palermo.
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Climber483999
Jul 3, 2025
Amazing food tour with Giulia. - We had a wonderful food Tour with our native guide, Gulia. She was an absolute delight, and was full of knowledge about the city and its culture. We enjoyed that she took us to some more off-the-beaten-path spots for food.
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Peggy_k
Jun 19, 2025
Great street food tour! - Our guide Tina was wonderful! Very knowledgeable, friendly and fun. Our first stop was a bakery with "true" biscuits and wine to dunk them. There were some unusual tastings which most of the group enjoyed. The final stop was gelato of course, and it was delicious.
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775taigas
Jun 14, 2025
Tina was awesome! - Tina was amazing and very vibrant! Would love to do it again! Thank you for the wonderful tour! Very happy with everything we done!
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Sam
Jun 11, 2025
Great tour with an amazing host - Alice was a truly amazing guide and helped us have a wonderful experience! We felt like we really got to try some authentic Florentine food and eat like the locals. It was a relaxed walk through the various neighbourhoods with Alice sharing her expert knowledge as we went, giving recommendations of places to come back to after the tour ended, as well as answering questions about the local area and Florence as a whole. Great tour and couldn't recommend Alice as a guide any stronger, she was fantastic!
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623andrea
Jun 8, 2025
Must-do tour in Florence! - Our family had an incredible experience on this food tour in Florence with Alice (pronounced, “a-LEE-chay”). From the very beginning, her warmth, energy, and passion for her city were contagious. As a native Florentine, Alice brought a personal touch to everything—sharing not just food, but the deep cultural roots and stories behind each bite. One standout moment was trying a traditional Florentine sandwich made with beef and tripe, dripping in its juices and spices — rich, savory, and reminiscent of a Chicago Italian beef, but easily ten times better. It’s the kind of local specialty we never would’ve found (or tried!) on our own, and Alice’s context made it all the more memorable. Beyond the food, she gave us insightful tips on where to eat, shop, and explore - gems only a true local would know. Her storytelling added beautiful layers of history and tradition, helping us see Florence through her eyes. This wasn’t just a tour - it was a heartfelt introduction to the spirit of Florence, and Alice was the perfect guide. Highly recommended to anyone looking to experience the city in a meaningful and delicious way. Grazie mille, Alice!
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From $92
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).