Streaty Florence: An Authentic Local Food Market Tour and Cultural City Experience
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98 Ratings
Firenze
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: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Licensed guide service
  • 2 glasses of wine
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop off
  • 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 a glimpse into the everyday life of the locals.

You will get the opportunity to sample foods that are not typically available in restaurants and are often overlooked in travel guides. We promote locally-sourced, seasonal, and traditional foods exclusively, with absolutely no tourist gimmicks!
We promise a thorough cultural city experience. As part of this gastronomic tour of Florence, participants will also gain knowledge about the history, traditions, and local arts of the city.

All of our guides are natives of the city. They portray their city with a local’s perspective and without bias.

  • Not recommended for travellers with limited walking and standing capacity
  • Vegan option NOT available
  • Gluten-free option NOT available
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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Juliets257
Dec 10, 2023
Eat like a local, highly recommend. Fun and informative - Fabulous tour with Alice. Eat like a local and get a culinary guided tour of the city. Pick fresh produce from the market and have it freshly prepared ready to eat outside. Alice took us to very local places and we really enjoyed going where we wouldnt have necessarily gone to ourselves. Alice told us the history of the food we were eating/drinking and the people who prepared it for us. A fun and informative tour, highly recommend.
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Catherine
Nov 22, 2023
We had the best time with Stefano. - Stefano was wonderful and took us on a great food tour of Street Food of Florence. History paired with beautiful places to see in Florence and a wide variety of tasty treats. Highly recommended. Be sure to go and go hungry.
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Gilman_w
Nov 14, 2023
Tuscan Food Tour - Alice was a fantastic guide. Took us to a food market serving authentic Tuscan meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Tried lampredottato which was tasty but it may not for everyone. Gave an informative tour around the neighborhood of Santa Croce. Very friendly host. Enjoyed it immensely and highly recommended for all foodies.
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F4394zujessicah
Nov 8, 2023
Alice is a gift to Florentine foods! - Absolutely amazing tour. Alice was our tour guide and she was astonishing, kind, and helpful. So knowledgeable about all things Florence and beyond, which included more than just food. Our tour took us to a market and had the most amazing fresh foods picked from the stands and prepared for us in the open air. Then we ate at a street cart, visited a panini shop for cocolli, and rounded out the tour with gelato! And some Chianti of course. No question was left unanswered and we had the best time. Worth every euro! And just to make it clear…Alice is the BEST!!
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974chaes
Oct 28, 2023
Alice was the best tour guide ever!! - The very first thing I want to say is that ALICE OUR TOUR GUIDE WAS AMAZING!!! She started off the tour by saying she was planning to take us around Florence as if we were her close friends and she was personally taking us to see the places that she loves and regularly goes. And she truly made good on that promise! There were only 6 of us in the group, 3 couples, so it was very intimate and felt like a very personal experience. As we got to know Alice, it was clear that she loves Florence (having grown up here) and she had such a passion for the places we were visiting and the work that she was doing. She showed us some amazing foods that are well-known as must-try dishes in Florence - we particularly loved the cinghiale (wild boar) and the lampredotto sandwich!! She was so fun and knowledgeable, and we all had such a great time thanks to her. Would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone!! It was a really lovely experience.
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Knitsandlifts
Oct 25, 2023
Don't miss this amazing tour! Eat like a local. - We loved our Streaty Food Tour with Alice! We tasted a variety of foods from local eateries including coccoli, wines, cheeses and meats, local foods we wouldn't have tasted and of course, gelato! Alice was knowledgeable, kind and fun to tour with. All four of us enjoyed tasting the foods and learning about them and the local culture. The price of the tour was more than fair. It was a delightful experience! Highly recommend.
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70brittv
Oct 18, 2023
Amazing foodtour!! - We had an amazing experience with Stefano! The food and the stories were amazing, the wine was great too. We had a very small but cosy group so interactions were very easy. Highly recommend!!
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Danielaabarrantess
Oct 12, 2023
Great tour and local food!! - Streaty Tours was an amazing way to see the city and eat like a local! Our guide was Alice and she was so informative and really fun to talk to! We tried foods from the market, local bakeries and foods I would have probably not tried if it weren’t for this tour. I highly recommend it especially if you love food! Such a fun experience and one of our most memorable moments here!
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Jocelyn_z
Oct 7, 2023
Amazing experience! - Martina was knowledgeable and absolutely charming! We learned so much about real Florentine food and the differences between it and other foods from Italy. All the tastings were amazing and we felt like it was a very good sampling of non-touristy items. Highly recommend.
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Salm44
Oct 7, 2023
Foody Florence with Stefano - We really enjoyed the tour with Stefano. He was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and funny. He even sang us a song after some persuasion!
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