Welcome to Italy Foodies!
— a travel site for foodies and buongustaios (that’s Italian for foodies)!
If you love food and Italy — and food in Italy — you’re in the right place! Here you’ll find tasty food travel in Italy, from food tours and cooking classes to regional Italian foods, local culinary experiences, wine travel in Italy and more.
You’ll find amazing restaurants hidden culinary gems, the traditions behind the dishes, and recipes you can make at home. Plus travel tips, etiquette, and helpful info on the local Italian food culture to help round out a great trip. So, browse the guides below and start planning your trip to Italy!
Traditional Food in Italy
Do you love Italian food? Get to know the regional local foods of Italy in our Italy Food Guide featuring 26 must-try Italian foods from the hearty alpine foods of northern Italy to the frutti di mare in southern Italy and other staple foods of the Mediterranean Diet.
Learn more about the local ingredients in Italian cuisine, traditional Italian dishes, popular streets foods in Italy, and which are the best Italian cities for food.
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Food and Wine Tours
An organized food or wine tour in Italy with a knowledgable guide is always a great idea, and there are countless tours from which to choose.
From full and half day tours, to week-long immersive experiences, there’s an experience for every taste, budget, and style.
Here you’ll find slow food tours and experiences we have personally taken as well as other top-rated small group tours.
New On The Blog
Want to try the Christmas food in Italy? This guide brings you a traditional Italian Christmas with typical dishes, Italian Christmas desserts, regional Italian Christmas food from north to south, and the best places to try it when you go!
Want to experience cicchetti in Venice? It’s a great way to taste the traditional foods of Venice. This Guide to Venice cicchetti has what’s typical on a cicchetti menu, where to try the best cicchetti bars, and who has the best cicchetti tour in Venice.
We’re sharing our family recipe for Sicilian Eggplant Caponata, a classic Sicilian appetizer that’s big on flavor and simple to make — plus it’s versatile enough to serve as an appetizer or added in with your favorite pasta!
There are so many things to do in Turin for foodies from exciting food tours, Barolo wine tours, and exploring Piedmont’s most unique local food. Turin is a foodie city, and still undiscovered, so get there soon!
A complete Genoa Food Guide to traditional Ligurian food and things to do for foodies including food tours and more. See what food in Genoa is really all about!