The 15 Best Dining Experiences in Italy

Dining Experiences, Farms, Food, Food & Drink, Limoncello Tastings, Sorrento Tours, Tour Reviews, Wine Tastings in Sorrento, Wine Tours

Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting

/ August 10, 2026

1.Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,524 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Sorrento farm-to-table tour through olive and lemon groves, with olive oil and limoncello tastings, lunch and wine, round-trip transit.

“I think it was the most fun tour I took on my whole two week vacation. It was fun, easy, and the family was so nice. The food and the family farm products were out of this world. One of my favorite was the almond lemcon cake at the end. I still want the recipe please 🙏.”

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Venice: Venetian Lagoon Tour and Galleon Dinner

/ August 24, 2026

2.Venetian Lagoon Tour and Galleon Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,758 reviews · from $124

Candlelit dinner on a Venetian galleon cruise through the lagoon, with Prosecco, wine, and views of Murano and Burano by night.

“Staff were excellent. My wife is in a wheelchair and they were super attentive.”

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Pasta Making & Wine Tasting with Dinner in Frascati from Rome

/ August 10, 2026

3.Pasta Making & Wine Tasting with Dinner in Frascati from Rome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,326 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45

Make Roman pasta from scratch in Frascati, then enjoy DOCG and IGT wine tasting and dinner in a family cellar outside Rome.

“The whole experience was absolutely outstanding. The host was brilliant, really knowledgeable and engaging, especially during the wine tasting and pasta making parts. Getting to make the pasta from scratch and then enjoy it at the end was amazing. The class was shared with other families and couples, which made it even better. It was great getting to know people, hearing about their local interests, and where they were from. Overall, the afternoon was superb. Great value for money and such a fun, authentic experience. I’d highly recommend this to anyone visiting!”

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Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch

/ August 29, 2026

4.Bologna Food Experience: Factory tours & Family-Style Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,201 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $216

Bologna food tour with factory visits for Parmigiano Reggiano, prosciutto and balsamic, plus breakfast and a wine-paired family lunch.

“This tour is well worth the money - the amount of food on offer alone is astounding! For lunch, we started with a beautiful spread of Italian meats, and sides, and then moved onto four courses of pasta followed by dessert! The wine was flowing and the hospitality of the team ensured the experience finished with a bang through karaoke and dancing. Elena was so knowledgeable about all of the processes when giving the tour ensuring we took away plenty of knowledge. We particularly loved learning about balsamic vinegar, and the samples on offer were a huge bonus. I would recommend this to anyone, it’s a great way to meet…”

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Rome Food Tour: Hidden Gems of Trastevere with Dinner & Wine

/ August 29, 2026

5.Rome Food Tour: Hidden Gems of Trastevere with Dinner & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,166 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $52

A 3-hour Rome food tour in Trastevere with wine at four stops, a sit-down Roman dinner, and organic gelato to finish.

“Meeting location description was poor - us and others were waiting in the wrong place. Food was good but not enough of it. Couldn't hear most of what the guide was saying as walking through streets with no microphone or earpieces”

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Venice: Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

/ August 31, 2026

6.Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,102 reviews · 1 day · from $36

Hard Rock Cafe Venice with priority seating and a set menu. Get good value in a prime gondola location, plus an easy Rock Shop stop.

“The service was good, they got us seated straight away and the food came out pretty quick and was nice, there was a lot of food! We even had an extra drink and they didn’t charge us, we enjoyed the day.”

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Rome: Pasta Making with Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati

/ August 10, 2026

7.Pasta Making with Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 979 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $35

Make Roman pasta from scratch and taste two Frascati wines in a family cellar, plus a wine cave visit and dinner in Lazio.

“My partner and I had an amazing time with Rosa learning how to make pasta. This is a great option for a couple or group that wants a variety of things. We had a mixture of history, wine tasting and education and finally pasta making. It felt more intimate and authentic than some of the ones in the city center and was an easy train ride! Highly recommend.”

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Palermo: Pizza and Gelato Cooking Class with Dinner and Wine

/ September 5, 2026

8.Pizza and Gelato Cooking Class with Dinner and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 951 reviews · 3 hours · from $71

Learn Palermo pizza and chocolate gelato, then eat your creations with wine. 3-hour class includes recipes and certificate for $71.

“Highly recommend these cooking lessons! There were four of us attending and everything was explained so clearly and thoroughly. Even my mum, whose English isn’t the strongest, understood absolutely everything without any trouble. That really says it all. Lidia and Marcello are absolutely wonderful – warm, patient and genuinely passionate about what they do. We picked up so many useful tips that we’ll actually use at home (not just the fancy-chef kind you forget the next day!). If you’re thinking about booking, just do it. It’s such a brilliant experience from start to finish.”

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Night Tour of Rome with Local Pizza Dinner and Gelato Experience

/ September 8, 2026

9.Night Tour of Rome with Local Pizza Dinner and Gelato Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 780 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $237

Rome by night with hotel pickup, Colosseum-to-St. Peter’s sights, plus included Roman pizza and gelato in a small group.

“Not what we expected. It was a rushed tour, hopping in and out of a van to only see things from the distance for a couple minutes. No time to relax and properly see the sites.”

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Tuscan Cooking Class and Dinner in Florence

/ September 10, 2026

10.Tuscan Cooking Class and Dinner in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 732 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83

Hands-on Tuscan cooking class in Florence with a pro chef, 4-course menu, wine dinner, and take-home recipes. Small group, 4 hours.

“Fun night and the food we made was great. Our group took.all the cooking jobs so I just watched. Otherwise it was fine.”

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Rome: Small Group Trastevere Food Tour with Dinner

/ September 11, 2026

11.Small Group Trastevere Food Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 719 reviews · from $132

A small-group Trastevere food and wine tour with 10+ tastings, Roman pizza, a sit-down dinner, and gelato, guided in English.

“Was a fab experience, Anna was a great guide, very charismatic, energetic and knowledgeable and took us to some hidden gems. Learnt so much also and good with kids also. A highly recommended experience.”

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Rome Food Experience Max 6 People Group Tour | w/Private Option

/ September 23, 2026

12.Rome Food Experience Max 6 People Group Tour | w/Private Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 516 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $216

Rome aperitivo walk for up to six, with Jewish ghetto bites, pizza by the slice, Pantheon-area pasta, and gelato, plus drinks.

“We had a family of six with our guide from LIV Tours, AJ. What a wonderful afternoon we had with both the food and the local history. The food was excellent and AJ was delightful. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone.”

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Rome: Italian Opera Concert and Traditional Dinner

/ September 28, 2026

13.Italian Opera Concert and Traditional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 453 reviews · 2 hours · from $94

A Rome opera concert inside the Chiesa Valdese, then dinner at Enoteca Corsi. Intimate arias, great acoustics, and a handy walk.

“I signed up for this because I wasn't able to pack a tuxedo and otherwise attend a "real" Italian opera. I more than half-expected mediocrity in both music and dining, but it was something different to do. How WRONG I was! Both singers and the piano player were PHENOMENAL! The dinner; while not the top 5 star meal we enjoyed in Italy, was actually one of the highlights of our trip! We chatted up other people from the show and made some fast friends! In all, this was an absolute blast and was one of the highlights of our whole trip! Highly recommend!!”

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Heart of Florence: Dinner and Three Tenors Concert Ticket

/ October 4, 2026

14.Heart of Florence: Dinner and Three Tenors Concert Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 400 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $88

Tuscan dinner in Piazza della Signoria, then an intimate Three Tenors style concert at Cattedrale dell’immagine, Florence.

“Gorgeous setting and the music and singing was lovely. Enjoyed.”

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Naples: Street Food Experience With 6 Stops

/ October 5, 2026

15.Street Food Experience With 6 Stops

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 392 reviews · 2 hours · from $33Best value

Naples street food walk in La Pignasecca with 6 tastings, spritz, cuoppo seafood cone, and dessert with limoncello or espresso.

“It turned out that it was just myself and my guest for this tour. Despite not having other participants, I felt like Stefano kept up his energy for us. He was so knowledgeable and the food was delicious!”

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