11 Wine and Food Pairings in Rome the Drive Pays For

1.Rome by Night – Ebike Small Group Tour – Food and Wine (Option)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,275 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $71Our pick

Ride through Rome with guides such as Bruno, Elias, Duarte, and Philippe, stopping at Monti, the Capitoline Hill, St. Peter’s Square, Campo de’ Fiori, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and the Colosseum. Expect four hours on an e-bike, city traffic, cobblestones, photo stops, and an optional food-and-wine break with cheese, cured meat, bread, and wine.

“We had the best time on our tour. A really lovely way to see the city pockets. Very informative! Loved our guide Elias.😊”

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2.Trastevere Guided Food and Wine Tour with 20+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,022 reviews · from $146

Spend four hours eating through Trastevere with an English-speaking guide such as Marta, Fran, Silvia, or Leila. Visit four local venues for more than 20 tastings, including trapizzino, aged balsamic, truffles, fresh pasta, wood-fired pizza, wine, and artisanal gelato. Come hungry, wear comfortable shoes, and expect a full meal rather than a few token samples.

“The best tour and tour guide! Marta was great! We had a great experience and she interacted with our entire group . Well worth our time !!”

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3.Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Campo Dei Fiori Market Food and Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 320 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $107

Start at Campo de' Fiori with market tastings, then walk through Piazza Navona to the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain. Expect at least seven stops for prosciutto, cheeses, pizza, pasta, tiramisù, coffee, gelato, wine, beer, and soft drinks. Guides such as Maria, Matteo, Andrea, and Fabrizia bring history and practical Rome tips to a small group of up to 15.

“Barbara was wonderful. The best and most knowledgeable guide. She took us to so many fantastic places for food and wine. In fact she recommended 2 of the absolute best fancy restaurants for dinners during our stay!”

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4.Rome Pantheon: Fine Food & Wine Pairing Dinner with Sommelier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 283 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145

Start near the Pantheon with prosecco, cured meats, and cheese, then walk to Casa Bleve for a small-group dinner. A sommelier such as Alex, Alessandro, Clelia, or Anastasia explains four Italian wines alongside Roman pasta, meat, and dessert. The cellar may be unavailable during restoration, so confirm the current setup before booking.

“I loved this experience. Alex was. Extremely knowledgeable and very friendly. We ate delicious food and paired the wines perfectly. It was a wonderful evening in Rome!!”

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5.Trastevere Wine Tasting with Food Pairing and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 168 reviews · 1.5 - 3.5 hours · from $34Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at a Trastevere wine bar or Trapizzino, taste Italian wines with cheeses, meats, bruschetta, pesto, truffle honey, and aged balsamic, then walk 10 minutes for gelato. Guides such as Marta, Silvia, Fran, and Vivien add local food knowledge and practical Rome tips.

“we had Tone as our winetasting guide. the did a remarkable job giving us detailed information on wines and the pairing with food. highly recommend the experience”

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6.Trionfale and Prati Food and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 115 reviews · 2 hours · from $77

Meet your English-speaking guide at Santa Maria delle Grazie al Trionfale for a two-hour walk through Prati and Trionfale. You will taste cheeses, salumi, suppli, Roman pizza, pastries, fruit, olives, pistachio cream, and Lazio wines, with most of the food served at Trionfale Market before finishing near St Peter's Square.

“Sam was very interesting to listen to. The food and wine was great and there was A LOT, especially the wine. We had three rounds of red wine, we asked for smaller amounts on the second round because it was hard to finish a whole cup before the next round, and they gave us 2/3 cup instead, true Italian portions. We didn’t have breakfast and all of us felt full after all the food samples, there was pizza, suppli, cheese, olives, salami, veggies/fruits, pastries, and some samples of pistachio cream, SO GOOD.”

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7.Italian Food and Wine Guided Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 92 reviews · from $66

Meet your English-speaking foodie guide at La Nicchia Cafe near Cipro Metro for three hours of Italian tastings at three gourmet venues. Expect pizza, gelato, buffalo mozzarella, truffle, Parmigiano Reggiano, olive oil, pesto, and free-flowing DOCG wine. Guides such as Irene, Tina, Edoardo, Giorgia, and Liis add food stories, humor, and practical Rome tips.

“This experience was amazing and much fun. Amazing food and wine would definitely recommend it to everyone. Thank you for this beautiful experience on my last day in Rome.”

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8.Trastevere Food and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 54 reviews · from $84

Spend 3.5 hours eating through Trastevere with a guide such as Anna or Andrea. Taste aged cheeses, Parma ham, Roman pizza at Ivo, DOCG wines, and Chef Günther’s unusual gelato, including gorgonzola and pear. The group is limited to eight, and the tour returns to its starting point.

“Amazing experience. All delicious food and awesome to get insight from a local. Great stories and recommendations! Couldn’t recommend more.”

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9.Food Tasting and Wine Pairing & Tiber River Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · from $108

At Cantina Fabullus in Trastevere, Ginevra guides you through regional cheeses, cured meats, breads, olives, Roman pizza, dessert, and five Italian wines in a 1st-century Roman cistern. Add a separate 24-hour Tiber boat ticket for views of St. Peter’s Basilica, Castel Sant’Angelo, and Tiber Island.

“Our guide was super she has so much knowledge and everything was so delicious !!! Thank you for everything”

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10.Vatican Street Food and Wine Tour with Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 2 hours · from $79

Spend two hours walking the Prati and Trionfale districts near the Vatican, sampling pizza, cheeses, cured meats, fried rice balls, pastries, and Lazio wines at the Trionfale farmers market. Guides such as Bruno, Barbara, Martina, and Gabriel add local history and useful food tips. The tour ends at Piazza del Risorgimento.

“Our guide was knowledgeable, laid back and very responsive to our questions. It was fun and worth booking!”

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11.Local Food and Wine Tour in Trastevere & Heart of Rome

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 29 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Join a small group of up to eight for six food stops across Rome’s Campo de’ Fiori, Jewish Quarter, and Trastevere. You’ll taste cheeses, salumi, wine, supplì, arrosticini, Roman pasta, and gelato while guides such as Antonio, Maria, Mary, and Elisabetta connect each dish to Rome’s past and present.

“Mary was an excellent guide. She was very informative and correlated history with food.”

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