Palermo: Food Tours & Cooking Classes at a glance
- Our pick: Palermo Street Food Tour Capo & Vucciria Markets Local Guide, € 74 per person (3h, 4.91★ · 2,414).
- Top rated: Sicilian Cooking Class Palermo: Cook in a chef's home, € 99 per person (3h, 5.00★ · 237).
- Best value: Palermo Ballarò Market & Street Food Tour with Tastings, € 45 per person (3h, 4.98★ · 171).
Price per person across the 37 options priced per person: € 45–€ 225 (median € 99). With 100+ reviews: 17 of 38.
Of the 38 options: 36 with live guides in English, 38 with free cancellation, 36 with instant confirmation, 3 with hotel pickup, 27 kid-friendly, 9 private and 32 bookable last-minute.
How we rank: quality, number of reviews, availability, booking conditions and relevance to the topic. In the comparison table, our top 3 comes first. Prices are per person, except options priced per group: that price is for the whole group, and the per-person figure assumes the group is full. “Top rated” = the highest score among options with at least 100 reviews.
Palermo: Food Tours & Cooking Classes
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38 options
The 15 best
Ranked by quality, reviews, availability and booking conditions.
Palermo Street Food Tour Capo & Vucciria Markets Local Guide Walk Palermo's Capo and Vucciria markets with a local guide, tasting 10 street foods (arancini, panelle, pani ca' meusa) plus wine and seasonal dessert. Every day · 10:30, 11:00, 17:30 and 18:30 · All ages ★ 4.91 (2,414 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 74 per person
Palermo Street Food Tour: Small Group with Local Guide Join a local food expert for a three-hour walking tour through Palermo's historic center, sampling panino ca' meusa, arancina, sfincione, cannoli and granita at four stops. Every day · 11:30, 15:00 and 18:30 · All ages ★ 4.92 (1,624 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 62 per person
Palermo Pizza & Gelato Cooking Class: Make & Taste Learn to make Palermo pizza and gelato from scratch in a 3-hour hands-on class with a professional chef, then enjoy your creations with wine and soft drinks. Every day · 11:00, 15:00 and 18:30 · All ages ★ 4.96 (961 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 50 per person
Palermo Night Street Food Tour & Vucciria Market Three-hour walking food tour through Palermo's backstreets with local guide. Includes 7-8 street foods, beer, wine, and dessert. Small groups, Teatro Massimo start. Every day · 17:30 and 18:30 · All ages ★ 4.88 (639 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 74 per person
Palermo Food Tour: 10+ Tastings in Markets & Streets Taste arancini, cannoli, pasta alla Norma and local wine on a 3.5-hour Palermo food tour through Vucciria and Ballarò markets with an expert guide. Every day · 10 start times, 09:30 to 14:30 · All ages ★ 4.97 (883 reviews) Duration: 3h 30m Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 76 per person
Palermo Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class: Learn Italian Recipes Learn to make fresh pasta and tiramisu in a Palermo restaurant kitchen with a live English-speaking guide, then enjoy your creations with wine pairings. Every day · 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00 · All ages ★ 4.89 (741 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 59 per person
Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food: Markets and Cathedral Walk through Palermo's old markets with a local guide, tasting street food at Capo Market and a traditional friggitoria before visiting the UNESCO-listed Cathedral. Every day · 10:30 · All ages ★ 4.89 (646 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 46 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo: Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato Learn to make arancine, fresh pasta and cannoli from a professional Sicilian chef in Palermo, with market visit or gelato demo included. Every day · 09:00 and 15:00 · All ages ★ 4.97 (408 reviews) Duration: 5h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 48 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class Palermo: Cook in a chef's home Learn Sicilian cuisine in Andrea Matranga's private Palermo home. Four-course seasonal menu, local wine, and lunch included. Small groups. Every day · 18:00 · From age 13 ★ 5.00 (237 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 99 per person
Palermo: Sicilian Cooking Class in Villa with Garden & City Views Learn to make fresh tagliatelle and cannoli in a Palermo villa overlooking Conca d'Oro. Includes aperitif, wine, and recipes to take home. Every day · 10:30 and 16:30 · All ages ★ 5.00 (194 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 115 per person
Palermo Ballarò Market & Street Food Tour with Tastings Palermo street food tour through Ballarò Market with local guide. Includes 6 tastings, espresso, arancine, sfincione, cannoli. Small groups, 2+ guests required. Mon–Sat · 10:30 and 11:15 · From age 4 ★ 4.98 (171 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 45 per person
Palermo Street Food Tour: Taste Traditional Sicilian Dishes Walk through Palermo's historic center tasting panino con la milza, panelle, Pasta alla Norma and Sicilian cannoli at carefully chosen stops. Every day · 11:30 and 18:30 · All ages ★ 4.91 (223 reviews) Duration: 3h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 69 per person
Palermo: Fresh Pasta & Tiramisù Cooking Class with Lunch Roll up your sleeves in Palermo and make fettuccine, ravioli, and tiramisù from scratch. Includes all ingredients, a welcome aperitif, and a relaxed shared meal. Every day · 16:30 · All ages ★ 4.99 (108 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 85 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo: Market to Table Start your morning at Palermo's Mercato del Capo, pick seasonal produce with your guide, then cook a four-course Sicilian meal in an air-conditioned. Mon–Fri · 10:00 · From age 7 ★ 4.99 (323 reviews) Duration: 4h 30m Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 98 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class Palermo: 3-course menu from scratch Learn to cook Sicilian pasta, starters and desserts in Palermo, then enjoy your meal with local wine in a small group class. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 4.98 (128 reviews) Duration: 3h 30m Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 109 per person
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Palermo: Sicilian Pasta & Tiramisu Class with Wine Learn to roll fresh pasta by hand and make tiramisu in a local Palermo home. Small group (max 12), 3 hours, includes aperitivo and wine. Taught by Cesarine home cooks. Every day · 10:00, 11:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 18:00 · All ages ★ 4.90 (124 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 79 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo: Learn 4 Dishes Learn to cook four Sicilian dishes in a historic Palermo home with a local cook, starting at the market to buy ingredients, then preparing caponata. Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri · 09:30 ★ 4.90 (67 reviews) Duration: 4h 30m Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 170 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo: Make Fresh Pasta Learn to make three fresh pasta dishes in a Palermo kitchen, then taste them with Sicilian sauces in the garden. Includes aperitif, water and coffee. Every day · 10:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (49 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 86 per person
Sicilian Wines and Cheeses Tasting in Palermo: 6 Wines, 6 Cheeses Taste 6 Sicilian wines paired with 6 local cheeses in a 17th-century palazzo apartment near the Cathedral. Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri · 11:30 and 17:00 · From age 18 ★ 4.78 (45 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 120 per person
Cooking Class in Palermo: Fresh Pasta & Tiramisù Make fresh pasta and tiramisù from scratch in a Palermo chef's kitchen, using grandmother's tools and local market ingredients, then eat what you've cooked with wine. Every day · 11:00 and 17:00 · From age 18 ★ 5.00 (41 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT · FR ✓ Free cancellation. from € 99 per person
Capo Market cooking class Palermo: Sicilian dishes & limoncello Start at Capo Market at 10:30 am, pick fresh ingredients with the chef, then cook a full Sicilian menu. Appetizer, pasta and dessert. Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri · 09:30 · Pickup available ★ 4.92 (36 reviews) Duration: 4h ✓ Free cancellation. from € 165 per person
Palermo Street Food Tour with Chef & Wine Tasting Private food tour in Palermo led by chef Fulvio. Ballarò and Vucciria markets, arancine, panelle, pane ca meusa, cannolo and zibibbo wine. Small groups, Teatro Massimo start. Mon–Sat · 10:30 ★ 4.68 (34 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 79 per person
Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class in Palermo: Learn to Cook Learn to make two pasta dishes and tiramisu from scratch in a Palermo home with a local Cesarina, then eat what you've cooked with wine and coffee. Every day · 6 start times, 10:00 to 19:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (26 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 89 per person
Palermo Rooftop Cooking Class: Learn Sicilian Recipes Cook a complete Sicilian menu on a 7th-floor terrace overlooking Palermo, then sit down to eat what you've made with wine pairings and a local chef's. Every day · 10:00 and 18:00 ★ 5.00 (26 reviews) Duration: 4h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 129 per person
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From € 85 per person · 2 h to 4 h
Palermo Food & Wine Tour: Pasta, Market & Local Tastings Full-day Palermo food tour with local guide. Vucciria Market, Teatro Massimo area, 3 wines, lunch with 2 pastas, cheese and cannoli. Family-run spots only. Next departure: 15 Feb 2027 · All ages ★ 4.97 (127 reviews) Duration: 4h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 99 per person
Palermo Home Cooking Class: Learn 3 Sicilian Dishes Three-hour hands-on cooking class in a local Palermo home where you learn starter, fresh pasta and dessert from an Italian home cook. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 4.94 (16 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 145 per person
Baglio di Pianetto Winery Tour from Palermo: 4 organic wines Tour the Baglio di Pianetto estate northwest of Palermo, taste 4 organic wines from Palermo and Etna terroirs. Tue–Thu · 10:00 and 14:00 · Hotel pickup · From age 18 ★ 4.93 (14 reviews) Duration: 4h Live guide: EN ✓ Free cancellation. from € 180 per person
Sicilian Pasta Cooking Class in Palermo: Make 3 Pastas & Dessert Learn to make three types of Sicilian pasta and a dessert in a 17th-century palazzo apartment overlooking Palermo Cathedral, then eat what you've made with local wine. Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri · 09:30 ★ 4.50 (10 reviews) Duration: 4h Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 160 per person
Sicilian Dinner & Tarot in Palermo: Wine, Food & Cards Dine on a seventh-floor Sicilian home with panoramic city views, eat a four-course menu of local dishes, sip fine wine and limoncello. Every day · 19:00 · From age 6 ★ 5.00 (9 reviews) Duration: 3h ✓ Free cancellation. from € 99 per person
Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo: Private Market-to-Table Learn to cook four Sicilian dishes in a private class held in an 18th-century home near the Vucciria market, starting with a morning shopping trip for fresh ingredients. Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri · 09:30 ★ 5.00 (4 reviews) Duration: 4h Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 827 per group
Bagheria Dining Experience: Show Cooking & 4-Course Menu Cook alongside a Cesarine host in Bagheria and eat what you make: a 4-course dinner or lunch with wines, in a real home kitchen, not a restaurant. Every day · 12:00 and 19:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (4 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 85 per person
Palermo Market Tour & 4-Course Dinner at a Local's Home Three and a half hours in Palermo: visit the local market with a home cook, then prepare and enjoy a 4-course Sicilian dinner at her home with wine and coffee. Every day · 10:30 · All ages ★ 5.00 (4 reviews) Duration: 3h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 139 per person
Palermo gelato, pastry and espresso walking tour: Private tasting Private gelato, pastry and espresso walking tour in Palermo with a live guide. Taste seven items across authentic bars and pastry shops near Teatro. Every day · 10:30 and 15:30 · All ages ★ 5.00 (15 reviews) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 145 per person
Private Sicilian Wine & Cheese Tasting in Palermo Private wine and cheese tasting in Palermo with a sommelier guide: walk past monumental sites. Mon–Sat · 10:30 and 18:00 · From age 18 ★ 4.92 (12 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 169 per person
Learn Italian Aperitivo in Palermo: Five Nibbles & Local Wine Learn to prepare five elegant nibbles paired with Sicilian wine in a local home in Palermo, then enjoy them together as the sun sets. Every day · 18:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (3 reviews) Duration: 2h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 105 per person
Pizza cooking class in Palermo: Make Margherita and sfincione Learn to make traditional Italian pizza from a master pizzaiolo in a real Palermo pizzeria, then eat what you've made with wine. Every day except Saturday · 17:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (7 reviews) Duration: 2h 30m Live guide: EN · DE · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 207 per person
Small-group street food tour in Palermo: Taste local shops Walk through Palermo's artisanal food shops with a local guide, tasting typical street food at three stops over three hours. Groups stay under a dozen. Every day · 10:00 and 17:00 · All ages ★ 5.00 (1 review) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT ✓ Free cancellation. from € 99 per person
Sicilian Wine Tasting from Palermo: 5 Wines with Food Pairing Taste five premium Duca di Salaparuta wines at a winery founded in 1824 near Palermo, paired with Sicilian street food, hotel pickup included. Mon–Fri · 10:30 and 14:30 · Hotel pickup · From age 6 ★ 5.00 (1 review) Duration: 3h Live guide: EN · IT · FR · ES ✓ Free cancellation. from € 225 per person
The top 12 of 38 options, side by side
✓ 2026-11-14| Option | Price | Duration | Rating | Days and times | Guide languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo Street Food Tour Capo & Vucciria Markets Local GuideOur pickGroup of up to 12 | € 74 per person | 3h | 4.91★ · 2,414 | Every day · 10:30, 11:00, 17:30 and 18:30 | English |
| Sicilian Cooking Class Palermo: Cook in a chef's homeTop ratedGroup of up to 7 | € 99 per person | 3h | 5.00★ · 237 | Every day · 18:00 | English, Italian |
| Palermo Ballarò Market & Street Food Tour with TastingsBest valueGroup of up to 12 | € 45 per person | 3h | 4.98★ · 171 | Mon–Sat · 10:30 and 11:15 | English |
| Palermo Street Food Tour: Small Group with Local GuideGroup of up to 12 | € 62 per person | 3h | 4.92★ · 1,624 | Every day · 11:30, 15:00 and 18:30 | English, Italian |
| Palermo Pizza & Gelato Cooking Class: Make & Taste | € 50 per person | 3h | 4.96★ · 961 | Every day · 11:00, 15:00 and 18:30 | English |
| Palermo Night Street Food Tour & Vucciria MarketGroup of up to 12 | € 74 per person | 3h | 4.88★ · 639 | Every day · 17:30 and 18:30 | English |
| Palermo Food Tour: 10+ Tastings in Markets & StreetsGroup of up to 12 | € 76 per person | 3h 30m | 4.97★ · 883 | Every day · 10 start times, 09:30 to 14:30 | English |
| Palermo Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class: Learn Italian RecipesGroup of up to 12 | € 59 per person | 3h | 4.89★ · 741 | Every day · 12:00, 15:00 and 18:00 | English |
| Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food: Markets and CathedralGroup of up to 14 | € 46 per person | 3h | 4.89★ · 646 | Every day · 10:30 | English, Italian |
| Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo: Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato | € 48 per person | 5h | 4.97★ · 408 | Every day · 09:00 and 15:00 | English |
| Palermo: Sicilian Cooking Class in Villa with Garden & City ViewsGroup of up to 12 | € 115 per person | 3h | 5.00★ · 194 | Every day · 10:30 and 16:30 | English, Italian |
| Palermo Street Food Tour: Taste Traditional Sicilian DishesGroup of up to 12 | € 69 per person | 3h 30m | 4.91★ · 223 | Every day · 11:30 and 18:30 | English, Italian |
By what you need
- Private (9): Private Pasta & Tiramisu Class in Palermo: Learn to Cook (€ 89 per person) · Palermo Home Cooking Class: Learn 3 Sicilian Dishes (€ 145 per person) · Baglio di Pianetto Winery Tour from Palermo: 4 organic wines (€ 180 per person)
- With pickup (3): Capo Market cooking class Palermo: Sicilian dishes & limoncello (€ 165 per person) · Baglio di Pianetto Winery Tour from Palermo: 4 organic wines (€ 180 per person) · Sicilian Wine Tasting from Palermo: 5 Wines with Food Pairing (€ 225 per person)