Sant'Ambrogio Market (Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio) Tours and Tickets

Get an insider’s perspective on Florence’s vibrant food scene during this scenic tasting tour through the Tuscan Renaissance city. Join your private foodie guide to go behind the scenes and discover the food favorites most beloved by locals. Sip on an authentic Italian espresso, haggle over fresh pasta at the bustling Sant’Ambrogio market, and sample regional delicacies like Tuscan street food and the best gelato in Florence.

Enjoy a guided visit through the markets of Florence to sample some of Italy's finest culinary products. Meet local food vendors to learn about Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, balsamic vinegar, and prosciutto. Taste traditional porchetta and mozzarella, followed by an Italian cappuccino and some chocolate at a boutique chocolatier before sipping some Italian wine.

Go beyond pizza and spaghetti and learn to eat like a true Florentine on this indulgent street food tour of Florence. Escape the tourist traps and head to less-trafficked neighborhoods and the Sant’Ambrogio market, where the locals shop. Here, try seasonal and specialty dishes you've never heard of and might never find on your own, all while learning about Italian cooking traditions and how eating is a way of life.

Come to discover Florence on our walking morning tour and you will have the perfect introduction to this wonderful town. Our guide will help you grasp the architecture and the food tradition while having a relaxing stroll through some famous roads as well as through unexpected hidden corners! Icing on the cake will be the visit to the food market and the various tastings in authentic stores.

An authentic, friendly and fun experience. I was born into a large family of wine producers. I absorbed the Tuscan culture and I like to share it.

For visitors to an unfamiliar city, it can be difficult to get a real sense of local life. This tour, tailored toward foodies, offers just that. In the company of a local cookbook author, explore a Florence food market then visit her home to prepare a meal to enjoy together.

Create your own movie masterpiece to remember your visit to Florence with this unique filmmaking experience. An expert filmmaker will guide you to memorable sites like Ponte Vecchio and the Duomo, along with local cafes and markets, to capture your Italian experience as you eat, drink, and enjoy your holiday. When you’re finished shooting, you’ll receive an edited video for you to look back and remember your visit anytime.

Sample the finest Tuscan fare on this Florence foodie tour. Delicious gastronomy awaits, beginning at the Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio. See how the locals shop and taste Tuscan cold cuts. Try Lampredotto, the typical Florentine street food at this market. Afterwards, at the Mercato Centrale, taste a selection of cheese, fresh hand made pasta, focaccia and almond cantucci cookies. Learn about Tuscan cooking methods and pick up delicious recipes from your guide.

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are! Nothing could be more true, if you really want to know a city and its local people you can't just visit its museums and admire its palaces and churches, but you should also taste its cuisine! EAT & GO is the right tour to explore the fantastic world of popular gastronomy along the streets of Florence: from snacks and tastings of schiacciata (flat bread) with ham, salami and others to the first courses of the season, passing through the classic lampredotto to the inevitable cantuccini and Vin Santo to be enjoyed at the Market of Sant'Ambrogio... an explosion of tastes and flavors to be discovered in the company of our Food & Wine Guide.

Discover delicious Tuscan foods in Florence on a half-day food tour led by a food-loving guide. Visit places that locals love including the Sant'Ambrogio market, Piazza della Signoria, and Piazza del Mercato Centrale to taste delicatessen meats, cheeses, Tuscan breads, sweet treats, and wines, with enough food tastings to make up a lunch. Top off your food tour with an authentic gelato, which was invented during the Renaissance.

Discover the culinary traditions of Florence during a half-day tour led by your own private guide. Find places that locals love as your guide takes you to historical ‘botteghe’ (small shops) and the Central Market (Mercato Centrale Firenze). Meet vendors whose families have been in the food business for generations as you sample classic savory and sweet dishes including delicatessen specialties, cheeses, and gelato, accompanied by Chianti wine.

Florence is Tuscany’s culinary epicenter, but sometimes it’s hard to tell the authentic dishes from tourist fare. Take a deep dive into the cuisine of both the city and the surrounding region with this private food experience. Join your host at Florence’s Sant’Ambrogio market and then prepare classic Tuscan dishes together at her home just outside the city. Make three or four recipes to sample during lunch along with wine, limoncello, and Prosecco.

Explore Florence flavors in a yummy gastronomic tour! Follow your guide and discover history and curiosities of the city while tasting some of the most famous specialties of Tuscan street food. Your delicious journey will include sweet typical pastry, then you will have the chance to taste a variety of delicious Tuscan food and Chianti wine. Passing through the heart of Florence city centre you will also get to the famous "All'Antico Vinaio", the most reviewed venue in the world in 2014, where you will have the luck to skip the line and taste the most renowned schiacciata (focaccia) in the world! You will discover small shops of fruit and vegetables, traditional bakeries and wine shops who sell glasses of wine from a typical counter directly opened on the street. Enjoy the city centre from a different point of view: walking in the shadow of Medieval and Renaissance monuments, stepping into small hidden squares and narrow alleys, out of beaten itineraries.

I am mainly a mother and housewife who learned to cook from her grandmother and mother as it often happens in Italian families, for 20 years I worked in catering as a chef both in her own business and as an employee. I am a big fan of cooking and I like healthy food, which is why I prefer the market. I like being in contact with people, meeting new ones and sharing my experience with them, in fact I am also a host mother and my home is often a meeting point for foreign students.

The most exclusive food tour where the local guide will take you to the secular culinary traditions of Florence in the most authentic markets; cafes and trattorias to have the richest experience of the most typical local dishes and drink telling you all the stories behind them, far away from the commercial shops that offer lite "taste to sell"!!!