Turin: Sweet & Chocolate Walking Food Tour with Tastings

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 12

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Chocolate, pastries and Bicerin in Turin’s elegant streets

You’ll taste your way through Turin’s historic streets with a local foodie guide—sampling gianduiotto chocolates, delicate pastries near Largo Vittorio Emanuele II, sipping Bicerin in an old café by Piazza San Carlo, and finishing with creamy gelato in a lively piazza. Expect laughter, stories, and a real sense of Piedmontese café culture along the way.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Turin sweet and chocolate tasting tour

Start near Giardino Sambuy with chocolate tasting
Pastry tasting near Largo Vittorio Emanuele II
Taste Bicerin near Piazza San Carlo
Enjoy Cremino or Gianduiotto chocolate at Piazza Castello
Conclude with gelato tasting in Piazza CLN

The Experience

“You have to try this one,” our guide grinned, holding out a tiny chocolate wrapped in gold foil near Piazza Castello. I’d already lost count of how many sweets we’d tasted by then—Turin’s famous for chocolate, but I didn’t expect the first bite to melt so slowly, all hazelnut and cocoa. The city felt different after that—lighter maybe? Or maybe it was just the sugar rush. There was a couple arguing gently over which pastry was best at the next stop; our guide just shrugged and said, “This is normal here.” I liked that.

We wandered through quiet streets that smelled like coffee and rain (it had drizzled earlier), stopping at places I would’ve walked right past on my own. At Largo Vittorio Emanuele II, the pastries were almost too pretty to eat—layers and glazes, not too sweet. I tried saying “gianduiotto” properly; Li laughed and corrected me twice. It’s harder than you think. The best part was sipping Bicerin near Piazza San Carlo—a glass of layered espresso, chocolate, cream—warm in my hands while people hurried by outside. Our guide told us Dumas wrote about it once; I wonder if he got whipped cream on his nose too.

The last stop was gelato in Piazza CLN. By then the sun had come out again and the square buzzed with kids chasing pigeons and old men arguing over football scores. My pistachio cone dripped onto my sleeve (of course), but honestly I didn’t care. Turin’s sweet side isn’t just about what you eat—it’s how people linger over coffee or joke with strangers at the counter. I still think about that first chocolate sometimes when I’m stuck in traffic back home—you know?

What’s included

Your day includes guided tastings at four different stops across central Turin—chocolates near Giardino Sambuy, pastries by Largo Vittorio Emanuele II, traditional Bicerin drink close to Piazza San Carlo, and artisanal gelato at Piazza CLN—with water and coffee or tea provided along the way before finishing up downtown.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

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