Florence Oltrarno Food Tour: Lampredotto, Wine Window, and Gelato

Meet your guide at Piazza Nazario Sauro

Your tour begins beside Gelateria la Carraia in the heart of Oltrarno, Florence's most authentic neighborhood. Look for your guide carrying a distinctive purple Eating Europe bag, ready to lead you away from the Duomo crowds and into the streets where locals actually eat.

Artisan deli for cheese and cured meats

Start with a tasting of pecorino cheese and fennel salami at a family-run deli that's been serving the neighborhood for generations. Your guide explains how Tuscan cheesemakers age their pecorino and why fennel became the signature spice in Florentine salami.

Lampredotto street food stand

Next, try one of Michelangelo's favorite foods: lampredotto, a tender tripe sandwich that's been a Florentine street food staple since the Renaissance. It's an acquired taste for some, but it's authentic Florence through and through, served from a cart just like it has been for centuries.

Traditional trattoria for Tuscan soups and stew

Step into a cozy family restaurant where you'll taste hearty Tuscan dishes like pappa al pomodoro (tomato bread soup) or ribollita (vegetable bread soup), along with wild boar stew. These are the comfort foods Florentines grew up eating, passed down through generations and still made the old-fashioned way.

Historic fiaschetteria and wine windows

Discover one of Florence's unique wine windows (small openings in stone walls where wine was sold during plague times) and sample regional red wines at a historic fiaschetteria. Your guide shares stories about how these traditions survived centuries and why Oltrarno became the neighborhood for wine lovers.