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

Go beyond pizza and spaghetti and learn to eat like a true Florentine on this indulgent street food tour of Florence. Escape the tourist traps and head to less-trafficked neighborhoods and the Sant’Ambrogio market, where the locals shop. Here, try seasonal and specialty dishes you've never heard of and might never find on your own, all while learning about Italian cooking traditions and how eating is a way of life.

Start your flavorful journey through Florence, following a knowledgeable guide. Experience the Tuscan Street food while finding out the city's secrets. Savor sweet pastries that embody Tuscan culinary heritage and learn about their traditions. Delight in a variety of mouthwatering dishes paired with Chianti wine. Each bite tells a story of craftsmanship and passion. Discover "All'Antico Vinaio," the world's most reviewed venue in 2014, and, skipping the line, indulge in their famous and heavenly schiacciata (focaccia). Venture into hidden treasures, exploring fruit and vegetable shops, traditional bakeries, and wine shops with counters on the streets. See Florence's vibrant tapestry, walking amidst medieval and Renaissance monuments, uncovering hidden squares and narrow alleys. Let the flavors transport you through time, embracing the past and present. Indulge in the pleasures of the palate, allowing Florence to reveal its secrets, one delicious bite at a time.

FLORENCE AND FOOD, what better combination to discover the city? Walking among scents and flavours, tasting wine, traditional biscuits and entering the still authentic market where Florentines go to do their shopping: this is what living Florence means! Attention! The tour starts with a minimum booking of two participants!

Discover the history and great food of Florence with this walking tour of the historic center. The experience is available as a small-group tour for those who want to avoid the larger crowds, or as a private tour for those who want a guide for a personal group of family and friends. Choose your option, then discover the stories and flavors behind sites like Piazza della Signoria and the Sant’Ambrogio Market.

For foodies, an exploration of delicious Italian cuisine is high on the bucket list. On this tour, you'll be taken away from the busy tourist haunts to see how locals live and go about their day in Florence, as well as visiting their favorite restaurants. Visit markets where skilful butchers cut steaks into masterpieces, revel in the never ending choice of wines at an authentic wine shop, and bite into unforgettable desserts that are distinctively Florentine — tasting Italian flavors has never been more satisfying.

Join a talented local chef born and raised in the heart of the most authentic food market of Florence on an unforgettable food tour among the stalls of Sant'Ambrogio grocery market. Eat your way through the Cradle of the Renaissance and get to know the staples of Tuscan cuisine together with an outstanding starred chef. Prepare to embark on a journey back to the roots of a true Florentine chef who grew up in Sant’Ambrogio district, who will unveil to you all the secrets of a thousand-year culinary tradition.

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.

Guests will visit the market with me with a brief history of the place and local traditions, the origin of the products and the choice of quality, we will choose the products that we will use in the kitchen.

Embark on a culinary adventure starting at the Fish Loggia, where your local guide awaits. Meander through the vibrant streets of Sant’ Ambrogio to Florence's oldest and liveliest food market. Delight insights from the artisans as you savor the finest olive oil, balsamic vinegar and their renowned crostini—a tantalizing prelude to awaken your appetite. Immerse yourself in the world of formaggio: learn about the nuances of local cheeses paired with truffle honey and white wine. We settle beside a market stall to indulge in a hearty spread of cured meats, fresh vegetables, and red wine. Then you'll be introduced to the first dessert: Almond dipping biscuits paired with sweet wine. A brief stroll takes us to one of Florence's most highly rated street food spots, to sample a local delicacy: Coccoli with stracchino cheese and prosciutto… This curated food tour offers a perspective on local cuisine, steering clear of classic dishes like pasta/pizza to show the region's culinary diversity.

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.

Daily, in an elegant and typical neighborhood (Sant’Ambrogio) in the heart of Florence a special event is going on: a food stroll with a tasting experience. Enjoy a 3-hour experience, where you will meet your Food Ambassador and toast with some Tuscan wine and crostini. Furthermore, you will visit a local bakery and taste some Tuscan bread, then you will taste two main courses (including a pasta dish). But keep in mind that those are just a couple of stops: you will be led through a five-course meal with their paired wine, with an amazing gelato at the end. How can you find out which dishes will be tasted? By joining the experience, of course!

Italian cuisine is strongly regional and every city has its own specialties. Sample Florence’s hearty flavors on this guided small-group food tour with a little sightseeing thrown in. Taste schiacciata flatbread with Tuscan cold cuts on the Piazza della Signoria; savor a warming ribollita (bread and vegetable soup); brave the lampredotto tripe sandwich with a glass of wine; and finish with cantuccini cookies and Vin Santo dessert wine.

Florence has long been celebrated as a hub of artistic and artisanal excellence, renowned for its fine craftsmanship and dedication to quality. From leatherworking and ceramics to perfume-making and marbled paper, the city's workshops showcase a diverse array of traditional and contemporary crafts, each with its own unique story to tell. Immerse yourself in the creative process with live demonstrations led by master artisans. Watch as they deftly manipulate materials, shaping clay, hammering metal, or stitching leather with precision and expertise. Participate in hands-on activities, such as pottery throwing, jewelry making, or leather stamping, and experience the thrill of creating something beautiful with your own hands.

Cooking in a Local's Home with Seasonal Ingredients, in a Typical Italian Neighborhood in The Heart of Florence We will tour the farmer’s market where you will learn about seasonality, Italian butchery, salumi & cheese. We will create a personalized menu choosing what’s in season that day to create two fresh pastas and two sauces. After, designing our seasonal menu we will go back to my place, a classic Florentine apartment, in the heart of Sant’Ambrogio for a taste of local life. During this hands on experience you will make two pastas, two sauces, tiramisu for dessert and taste some Tuscan bites on some Tuscan bites along with prosecco/spritz while we cook so we don't get angry. This class is vegetarian friendly. Once we’re done cooking, we’ll enjoy the dreamy pasta we’ve created with wine pairing, followed by our tiramisu for our lunch.

For visitors to an unfamiliar city, it can be difficult to get a real sense of local life. This tour, tailored toward foodies, offers just that. In the company of a local cookbook author, explore a Florence food market then visit her home to prepare a meal to enjoy together.

With our help, you will discover very popular corners of the city , in particular of the Sant'Ambrogio district, its market. The Sant'Ambrogio market is one of the oldest in the city, where we can savor the genuineness and Italian tradition. Our merchants will help us choose quality products that we will use in our dishes during the lesson. We will also collect some vegetables from our Urban Garden, products that grow in a biodynamic and natural way in the center of Florence, cool right? We will learn to transform a raw material in amazin meal by respecting its nature and its characteristics to taste it to the fullest.

The most exclusive food tour that will take you to the secular culinary traditions of Florence in the most authentic markets—cafés and trattorias—where we will enrich our five senses to have the best experience Led by our expert guide, who shares a passion for food and a deep knowledge of the local culinary scene, We'll uncover hidden gems, sample mouthwatering delicacies, and discover the untold stories behind each bite. this tour offers a unique opportunity to savor the essence of Florence and immerse yourself in its culinary soul., where every dish is a revelation, and every meal is an adventure. Get ready to eat, drink, and experience the flavors of Florence and Italy

Sample the finest Tuscan fare on this Florence foodie tour. Delicious gastronomy awaits, beginning at the Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio. See how the locals shop and taste Tuscan cold cuts. Try Lampredotto, the typical Florentine street food at this market. Afterwards, at the Mercato Centrale, taste a selection of cheese, fresh hand made pasta, focaccia and almond cantucci cookies. Learn about Tuscan cooking methods and pick up delicious recipes from your guide.

I am mainly a mother and housewife who learned to cook from her grandmother and mother as it often happens in Italian families, for 20 years I worked in catering as a chef both in her own business and as an employee. I am a big fan of cooking and I like healthy food, which is why I prefer the market. I like being in contact with people, meeting new ones and sharing my experience with them, in fact I am also a host mother and my home is often a meeting point for foreign students.