Ultimate Rome food tour:
Testaccio Market and family-run favorites
Destination
Rome, Italy
Duration
3.5 hours
Tour size
Max 12
Language
English
Overview
Testaccio is the neighborhood Romans go to when they want to eat well and run into someone they know. Walk its market, sit at its counters, and taste the food that's kept this close-knit quarter fed for generations.
- •Eat breakfast the Roman way with espresso and a maritozzo at a neighborhood pasticceria
- •Taste hand-cut prosciutto, three Italian cheeses, and wood-fired bruschetta at Testaccio Market
- •Sit down to oxtail and wine at a trattoria where six generations of the same family have cooked it
- •Hear the story of quinto quarto, the nose-to-tail tradition born in Testaccio's own slaughterhouse
- •Pick your gelato where the zabaione is still frozen by hand, stirred over ice
What's included
- 14 tastings, including a pasta lunch with wine
- Espresso or macchiato
- Beer and wine across multiple stops
- Local foodie guide
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What to expect
A Roman morning: coffee at the counter
Your Rome food tour starts the way every Roman morning does, standing at a pasticceria counter with an espresso and something sweet. The family behind this one has been here since 1971, baking fresh maritozzo every morning. The maritozzo, a soft brioche split open and filled with cream, has been a Roman staple since the Middle Ages.
Testaccio Market: where the neighborhood shops
Your guide walks you through Testaccio Market the way locals move through it, stall by stall. You'll stop for baked pizza, then taste tomatoes from a family farm. At the prosciutteria, the owner slices prosciutto by hand. You'll taste it alongside fresh ricotta, mozzarella, and aged pecorino Romano. You’ll also order a panino at the market's busiest sandwich counter for a bite into Rome's original street food.
If you have dietary requirements or allergies, let us know when you book and we'll work with our partner venues to adapt your tastings. See the FAQs for more details.
"When I walk guests through the market, the vendors say hello by name. The regulars stop to gossip. It still feels like a village in here."
Fernanda,
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