Ortigia Street Food Tour: Sicilian Wines & Market Tastes
Eat your way through Ortigia's market and alleys with a local guide
A small-group walking tour of Ortigia in Syracuse, Sicily, where you taste street food specialties and local wines guided by a Sicilian expert. You'll sample bruschetta, arancini, pane cunzato and other seasonal dishes paired with wine, explore the market and charming alleys, and pass landmarks like the Temple of Apollo and the Cathedral before finishing with granita.
Step-by-step itinerary
Ortigia street food and market tour
- Meet local Sicilian guide
- Explore vibrant Ortigia market
- Taste bruschetta and pane cunzato
- Sample arancini and seasonal dishes
- Enjoy Sicilian wine pairing
- Visit Temple of Apollo and Cathedral
- Discover ancient ruins and piazzas
- End with refreshing granita
The experience
The tour starts in Ortigia's vibrant market, where your local guide points out the day's best ingredients and the vendors who know them. You taste your way through the neighborhood (bruschetta, arancini, pane cunzato, a parmigiana or other vegetable dish) each one paired with a glass of Sicilian wine chosen to match what you're eating. The alleys narrow and open onto piazzas. You pass the Temple of Apollo and the Cathedral without the usual crowds because you're moving at the pace of someone who lives here, not someone checking boxes.
Between tastings, the guide weaves in the history and stories that explain why Ortigia eats this way: the seafood, the Arab and Norman influences, the traditions that have held. You avoid the tourist traps by walking where locals walk and eating what they eat. The tour ends with a refreshing granita, the Sicilian way to finish a morning of eating.
What’s included
- Parmigiana or other vegetable dish.
- arancini.
- bruschetta of the day.
- pane cunzato.
- three Sicilian wines.
- pinza Siracusana.
- Sicilian granita.
Information
Lasts 3h, runs Monday to Saturday at 10:30, from € 69 per person, with a live guide in English, in groups of up to 12 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.
Prices and times updated 3 days ago
Operated by Streaty Food Tours
Is this one for you?The small-group format keeps the pace relaxed and the guide's attention on the people eating with them, so you taste without feeling rushed and hear stories that explain what you're tasting, not a hurried market sprint, but a morning the way someone who lives in Ortigia would spend it.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 10 years); Infant (under 6): free.
What exactly do I taste on the Ortigia street food tour?
You sample bruschetta of the day, arancini, pane cunzato, a parmigiana or other vegetable dish, pinza Siracusana, and Sicilian granita, with three glasses of Sicilian wine paired throughout the tastings.
Does the tour visit the Temple of Apollo and the Cathedral?
The Temple of Apollo and the Cathedral are landmarks you pass and see during the walk through Ortigia's alleys and piazzas, though the focus is on the food and the neighborhoods rather than detailed stops at each site.
How long is the street food tour?
The tour takes three hours, a half-day commitment that gives you time to move through the market, taste at a relaxed pace, and explore the alleys without rushing.
Is the guide English-speaking?
Yes, the guide leads the tour in English and is a local Sicilian expert who knows the market vendors, the food traditions, and the history of the neighborhood.
Ortigia Street Food Tour: Sicilian Wines & Market Tastes
3h · EN
from € 69 per person
≈ US$ 79 in your currency