Street food and pasta in Rome

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Street food and pasta in Rome — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

I’ll show you what and where local people eat, Supplì, pizza, pasta and more! You will see that is possible to eat well without spending a lot.

Let a local lead you through this delicious experience if you want to learn why pizza and mortadella are so typical of Rome, why Romans are so proud of their Supplì, or why there is a dessert called "my little spouse."

Churches, bridges, and squares would serve as the backdrop for this tour, and your guide will tell you about the secrets and tales that each of them holds.

The tour can be personalized, for example if you want to find out what’s the best gelato in Rome I’ll bring you there!

I will do my best to show you the most delicious places in Rome and that also mean to avoid expensive touristic trap. Good quality not always mean expensive prices!

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Marica Petrichella

Ages: Children (6–12 years) · Youth (13–29 years) · Adults (30–69 years) · Seniors (70–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: tour guide
Included: Alcoholic beverages: One glass of house wine or one no alcoholic drink
Included: Lunch: Pasta
Included: Appetizers and street food snacks

Not included

Not included: All items not specified in “what is included”

Itinerary

Trastevere

Passing by

Trastevere is a long-standing neighbourhood, considered by roman people as one of the places in the city centre of Rome to preserve typical roman feature: buildings, food and people all concur to create the picturesque Italy of your dream!
Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere

5 min

Walking by the main square of the neighbourhood to reach our food tour destination we'll see the ancient church of Santa Maria, shining under the light with its golden mosaic façade.
Stop 3

20 min

The king of the roman street food.. The supplì! This place made supplì as roman grandmothers used to do, juicy and filled with mozzarella cheese, you can't miss it.
Stop 4

20 min

Here you'll have a taste of "pizza and mortazza" , typical roman sliced pizza with a kind of salami. The reason why roman people create this kind of pizza goes back in time and only few people know about it. The tour leader will satisfied your curiosity!
Isola Tiberina

Passing by

As crossing the bridge to reach the bakery where we'll have a typical roman dessert, we will pass by Isola Tiberina, an island on the Tiber with the shape of a boat. The tour leader will narrate the unexpected legend behind this particular construction!
Stop 6

20 min

After supplì and pizza, the dessert is a must. In this long-standing bakery you will taste the famous maritozzo, sweet bread filled with cream. Roman dessert 100%!
Campo De' Fiori

Passing by

You will see another very local night life place and your guide will tell you some curiosity about this square.
Stop 8

one hour

One of the best carbonara of Rome is made at this restaurant together with a particular kind of fried vegetables. Tradition and gastronomy are strictly linked and the tour guide will lead you through it. You can choose between one pasta (amastriciana,carbonara or cacio e pepe + fried artichokes+ water)