Italy · DINNER EXPERIENCES
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 dinner experiences justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Review of Venice’s candlelit galleon dinner cruise, with lagoon views, multi-course food, seating tips, accessibility advice, and honest value notes.
“It was a fantastic ride around Venice and the surrounding islands with delicious food in-between the stunning scenery. Would do it again!”
Make fresh Roman pasta, taste family-produced Frascati wines, and explore a historic cellar in this personal half-day escape from Rome.
“It was not worth it! Would not recommend. You’ll make one simple pasta and will get one glass of wine. This is not at a home but in a small enclosed room.”
Taste Roman classics, wine, pasta, baccalà, and gelato on a three-hour small-group walk through Trastevere.
“Davide was an excellent tour guide! Great evening with great food! We were served meats and cheese, baccala, pasta, saltimbocca, and gelato on our four stops on the tour.”
Review of Hard Rock Cafe Venice with a $36 set menu, priority seating, canal views, food choices, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Staff were welcoming and friendly, Food was great , would highly recommend”
Make Roman pasta, taste Frascati wines, and explore a historic cellar on this warm, affordable half-day trip from Rome.
“Started with wine tasting and history about the wine, then we made the pasta and they made us a dish with the pasta we made! Was very very good! Highly recommend”
Learn Palermo’s sfincione, pizza, and chocolate gelato in a friendly three-hour class with dinner, wine, recipes, and family appeal.
“We had a great time at this cooking class! Chef Marcello was funny and great with the kids (5 and 11), and we learned a lot about how to make pizza and gelato both in the class and in the future at home. The food was delicious and the wine (and soda) was abundant. We also appreciated the souvenir photo we were given. The price was incredibly reasonable for everything included, and it was a great time for all. The kids even asked if we could do it again for dinner the next night. Highly recommend!”
Review of Rome’s evening minivan tour with pizza, gelato, hotel pickup, and landmark photo stops, including value, timing, food, and guide quality.
“This tour was definitely "A TO DO" experience when in Rome. Roberto, our guide for the evening, was knowledgeable and entertaining. He pointed out all the sites and provided ample time for photo stops at THE important monuments in Rome AT NIGHT! You can always see the monuments during the day but at night these same places have an all new awe inspiring personna. Definitely a MUST DO activity! Thanks again Roberto!”
Learn to cook four Tuscan courses in Florence, then enjoy dinner with wine, a small group, expert chefs, and recipes to take home.
“The instructors and the food were wonderful!! We were disappointed that so many had to share the same work station, but it was a fun experience.”
Taste 10+ Roman specialties on a three-hour Trastevere food tour with wine, pizza, pasta, gelato, and a local English-speaking guide.
“Everything about this tour exceeded our expectations, especially our guide Alessandra. At each stop she shared her vast knowledge of Roman foods and culinary traditions with us along with her personal family recipes. We sampled exceptional cheeses, wine, meats, suppli, pizza, pasta, and gelato from several multi-generational Trastvere businesses whose owners were there to greet us. The pride they each had in their product was evident in every bite we took. If you plan to visit Rome, do this food tour on your first day so you can find and enjoy the best food in Italy for the rest of your stay.Read more”
Hear famous Italian opera arias in Rome’s Waldensian Church, then enjoy a traditional four-course dinner near the Pantheon.
“This experience was beautiful. The performance was wonderful and the performers themselves were very welcoming to their audience. The performers allowed the audience to amerce themselves in a world of italian music. The room was filled with lovely vocals and cheer from the audience. The dinner after the performance was great. The location provided for dinner was wonderful. The menu provided was absolutely delicious. We left with great memories and I would highly recommend to try this experience for yourself.”
Pair a Tuscan dinner in Piazza della Signoria with an intimate Three Tenors concert in a historic Florentine venue.
“the three tenors and their partners were amazing! It was extremely warm in the church, it's understood that it's August and very hot during these months, but more fans were needed.”
Explore Verona through pastries, local dishes, Amarone, legends, hidden corners, Juliet’s balcony, and a panoramic funicular ride.
“Right amount of food/wine (not too much). Informative about food and some Verona highlights. Pace accommodated our group.”
Make orecchiette, share a Salento dinner, and taste local wine at a welcoming family home near Lecce.
“Great evening with a lovely family, 20 minute drive from Lecce!! Can recommend highly, wonderful hosts and a chance to meet other travellers from all parts of the world !”
Review of a Siena and Chianti evening from Florence, with two wineries, Tuscan dinner, wine tastings, transport, tips, and honest value advice.
“Fantastic tour, Ana was great. Winery was beautiful and wine was great. Siena is such a beautiful town”
Review of Rome’s Pantheon wine-pairing dinner, with four Italian wines, Roman dishes, a private cellar aperitivo, and practical booking advice.
“Alex was the perfect guide; very knowledgeable and simpatico. Would definitely sign up for anything he offers.”
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