The Taste of Trionfale tour, visits the largest food market in Rome along with a handful of locally loved restaurants. Your introduction to Italian cuisine begins with breakfast at a local Sicilian pasticceria.
Next enjoy the best pizza in Rome at the legendary Pizzarium, recommended by Anthony Bourdain and countless bloggers. Famed baker Gabriele Bonci known as the ‘Michelangelo of pizza,’ creates more than 50 variations each day.
Daily toppings are impossible to predict, but expect to find the highest quality, in season produce. Favorites include the potato and mozzarella and the fig with prosciutto.
Following Pizzarium, visit La Nicchia Cafè gourmet food shop. Here try cheeses and cured meats, truffles, aged balsamic vinegars, olive oils and other treats.
Cheese tastings include Parmigano Reggiano drizzled with 30 year aged balsamic, Gorgonzola dolce and Pecorino Romano. Sample some of the finest prosciutti, including Parma, San Daniele and Cinta Senese. D.O.C.G Falangina wine will be offered to compliment the tastings.
Nothing puts you more in touch with the Roman culture than the Trionfale market, with its captivating characters, colors and sounds. Meet the families running these stalls and learn how to shop like a local.
Sample juicy buffalo mozzarella, melanzane parmigiana and porchetta. The Italian wine labeling system is demystified, with natural wine tastings from vineyards across the country.
Following the market, savor homemade pasta and tiramisu from the locally loved family owned restaurant Il Segreto. D.O.C.G Vermentino wine is offered.
Additional food and wine tastings at all venues are permitted for those who wish to have extra throughout the tour. Receive essential food tips of the city, to ensure your enjoyment of Rome’s best foods, will not end with our Rome food tour.
Taste of Trionfale Tour Highlights
- Enjoy a typical Sicilian breakfast at Pasticceria Siciliana
- Experience the best pizza in Rome from Pizzarium
- 30 year aged balsamic vinegar on Pamigiano Reggiano
- Feel like a local exploring the Trionfale market
- Taste the best cheeses, prosciuttos, truffles and wine
- Homemade pasta dishes with fine wine at a local restaurant
The price includes over 20 food & wine tastings, a bottle of water and an expert English-speaking guide.
The tours takes place regardless of weather conditions.
A healthy appetite
Comfortable walking shoes
High expectations
The tour takes place Monday – Saturday at 10:45 a.m, in the neighborhood of Prati, located close to the Vatican City. The meeting point is La Nicchia Cafe located at Via Cipro 4 L. Your guide will be holding a sign saying ‘The Roman Food Tour’.
The tour ends near to the Ottaviano metro. Our guides can call you a taxi or point you in the right direction of the public transport.
Group sizes are small and intimate to make sure that our guests receive a personal experience.