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
Highlights
  • Piazza Santa Croce - Admire the church of Santa Croce and learn interesting facts
  • Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio - Explore the market and have tasty bites of daily street foods
  • Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio - Pass by and admire
  • Mercato di Piazza dei Ciompi - Walk through the food benches, learn interesting facts and taste local specialities
  • Museo Casa di Dante - Dive into the cult of Dante, the father of the Italian language
  • Piazza de Cimatori - Pass by and admire
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.

Customer Ratings
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Valerie_s
May 14, 2024
Delicious and fun market tour. - Alicia was a wonderful guide. She was easy to understand, and was excited to share her love of Firenze food with us. It was a genuine experience of an Italian market, with mostly Italian shoppers. The produce was beautiful to see, and delicious to taste. We were able to sit down and enjoy our tastings. I will definitely go back to that market on my own.
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O927llmarinam
May 12, 2024
Wonderful experience in Florence - Alice is an amazing guide! She showed us great and unexpected places und provided us with interessting background information. The market and the ice cream were our personal highlights! But thanks to Alice every stop was great. The tour was interesting and funny at the same time. Alice was more like a friend showing us her favorite spots in Florence. Thank you, everything was perfect!
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Sarah_s
May 11, 2024
Excellent - Alice was fab, funny, knowledgeable and engaging . Immersive experience in local market and enjoyed every stop. Wine was plentiful food choices excellent. Highly recommend .
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C9638vbchelseam
May 10, 2024
Fantastic Street Food Tour - Fantastic food tour! Stefano our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. Would 100% recommend anyone to book a tour with Streaty and will definitely book again when visiting another city in Italy!
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Kelly_t
May 9, 2024
From Tourist to Local Foodies - Our guide, Alice was personable, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We had a really fun day and learned a lot. Headed back to the markets the next day, feeling like locals!
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Private
Apr 30, 2024
A must do for foodies! - We had a wonderful time on our walking amd eating tour of Florence today. Our guide Stefano was excellent at describing both Florence and the food. Everything was delicious (well for 1 of us, the other was not a fan one the item notorious for being an acquired taste - but you cannot leave Florence without tasting it once so you might as well try it during a tour with so much else to enjoy). Definitely worth the time and money, especially early in a multi-day visit so you have Stefano's views on what to eat during the rest of your trip.
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Cttraveler000
Apr 30, 2024
A delicious fun tour! - The food was delicious. Very delicious. But it was also Stefano’s insights and sweet nature that made this tour standout. Thank you for a great day!
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478janisa
Apr 24, 2024
Food, History, Culture and Fun! - Wow!!! Stepheno’s tour was absolutely, hands down the best food tour I’ve taken….and I’ve taken them across several US states, Canada and the Czech Republic. The depth of history, culture and truly delicious food was so wonderful. Stephano’s passion was such a delight. This tour was both a joy and highlight of our time in Florence.
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Jo_b
Apr 22, 2024
Florence market plus - Stephano was a great guide. The tripe sandwich was a little out of the box but my husband loved it and it was fun to try.
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T2997gmstevent
Jun 7, 2024
Street food in Florence - Stephane was an engaged, enthusiastic guide through the saint ambrolio market and nearby streets ending with gelato. More about the experience than learning about street food, but it was fun to taste. Small group of 8 people made it perfect size for walking and hearing our guide
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