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

Follow your senses on a 3-hour walking tour of authentic markets and street food vendors in Florence. After a traditional café breakfast to start the day, see where Florentines shop at the bustling Sant'Ambrogio market. Follow your foodie guide through the maze of vendors hawking fresh fish, cheeses, salami and produce, stopping to sample local specialties like ‘lampredotto’ and learn about ingredients used in traditional Tuscan cooking. Sip Chianti wine at a ‘vinaino’ shop, and finish with bites of more local delicacies at a gourmet deli.

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.

Immerse yourself in Florentine culinary culture with this private food-focused tour. Spend two hours with your private group—this tour is a great option for families—tasting the top Tuscan treats, such as pastries, snacks, espresso, and more. Visit several local food markets to see where the freshest meat and produce are sold; you can even purchase some with the expert haggling help of your 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.

Most of tourists spend their time having bites at the touristy market of San Lorenzo. We take travelers to the real Florentine food market of Sant'Ambrogio, where locals have their daily shopping and fill up their belly with some tasty and sometimes challenging bites!Your guide will explain you seasonal recipes and give you insights on locals' daily life. You will have the chance to try foods not available in restaurants and often not even mentioned in guidebooks. We offer whatever is local, seasonal and traditional. no tourist traps of any kind!All guides are local. They present their own city from locals' perspective without filters of any kind.

An authentic and significant experience led by a real florentine food and wine lover. Your friend in Florence will guide you and explain the right way to pair food and wine in order to get the best of them!

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.