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The 15 Best Food & Drink Experiences in Sicily

52 tours  ·  from $35

Markets, kitchens, cellars and somebody’s dining room. The 15 below are priced and timed, with a note on which ones are a meal and which are a walk with tastings attached.

Catania: Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting - Hotel pickup and the hour-long climb
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Catania: Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting

1.Mount Etna Morning or Sunset Day Trip with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4,028 reviews · 6 hours · from $70Our pick

Ride from Catania to Mount Etna in an air-conditioned minivan, then walk around ancient craters, recent lava flows, and a lava cave. Guides such as Leonardo, Daphne, and Emilia add clear volcanic insight. Finish with cantucci, zibibbo wine, and, on sunset departures, golden views over the Valle del Bove.

“We had a really nice trip with a great guide. The tour was perfectly planned and we had some really nice views.”

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Palermo Original Street Food Walking Tour by Streaty - Arancine, fried food, and the full-meal problem
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Palermo Original Street Food Walking Tour by Streaty

2.Palermo Original Street Food Walking Tour by Streaty

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,105 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Top rated

Meet near Teatro Massimo for a three-hour walk through Capo and Vucciria markets, bakeries, bars, and food stalls. Guides such as Angelo, Vinz, Simona, and Alessandro share Palermo stories while you try panelle, arancine, cheese, olives, drinks, and a seasonal dessert.

“One of the best tours I have been on. Our tour guide, Angelo, was not only knowledgeable, but entertaining. A must to eat good food and learn about Palermo.”

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Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour - Starting near Teatro Massimo
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Palermo: Street Food and History Walking Tour

3.Street Food and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,294 reviews · from $54

Join Fabrizio for a three-hour walk through Palermo’s Old Town and Capo Market. Taste sfincione, panelle, crocché, arancine, and cannoli, while learning about Sicilian food, history, markets, and local customs. The tour includes one drink and a Cathedral visit.

“Fabrizio was an excellent guide and a knowledgeable host in his home town, a place he clearly loves. Not only did we try some amazing foods, and visit some interesting corners of the old city, but we got some great stories and insights into the history of Palermo, both ancient and recent. Was a great tour! Highly recommended.”

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From Catania: Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Tasting and Cave - The tasting at Enoteca dell’Etna
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From Catania: Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Tasting and Cave

4.Mount Etna Sunset Tour with Tasting and Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,119 reviews · from $45

From Catania, visit an Etna producer for honey, olive oil, jams, and wine, then explore a lava cave if included and walk around the Silvestri craters at sunset. Guides such as Alessandro, Carmelo, Francesco, and Giuseppe explain Etna’s eruptions in several languages.

“It was brilliant, a great group of people and an amazing and funny guide Carmelo, The tasting was great and the walk was amazing, the caves are pretty interesting too but you don’t see too much of it but learning about it was interesting, a lot more than meets the eye. I would 100% recommend this to anyone who has enough time in Catania”

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Catania: Etna Morning Excursion with Tasting and Pickup - Pickup in Catania and the drive uphill
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Catania: Etna Morning Excursion with Tasting and Pickup

5.Etna Morning Excursion with Tasting and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 820 reviews · from $67

Join a small group of up to eight for a six-hour Etna outing from Catania. Walk the Silvestri Craters at 2,000 meters, enter an old lava cave with a helmet and flashlight, view Valle del Bove and the 1991 lava flow, then taste honey, olive oil, and wine in Zafferana Etnea.

“Zelia, our guide, was excellent! Very knowledgeable and well prepared! Thanks a lot Zelia!”

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Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour with Local Guide & Tasting - Starting at Teatro Massimo
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Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour with Local Guide & Tasting

6.Street Food Walking Tour with Local Guide & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 632 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $52

Meet your English-speaking guide at Teatro Massimo, then walk through central Palermo to Capo Market for sfincione, panelle, crocché, arancine, and Sicilian dessert. Guides such as Francesco, Alessandro, Silvia, and Alessandra add local history and personal stories. Come hungry: portions are generous.

“I travelled to Palermo with 18 friends to celebrate my birthday-Our Sicilian walking food tour with Francesco was an absolute highlight of our trip! From the moment we met him, his warmth, humor, and deep knowledge of Sicilian culture and cuisine made the experience both fun and fascinating. We wandered through charming backstreets and bustling markets, stopping frequently to sample an incredible variety of local specialties — from fresh arancini and panelle to cannoli filled on the spot and perfectly chilled granita. Each stop seemed more delicious than the last, and the portions were very generous — come hungry! Francesco also shared fascinating stories about Palermo’s history, architectur...”

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Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food - Teatro Massimo and Palermo’s grand public face
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Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food

7.Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 617 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $48

Join Fabrizio Cavallaro for a three-hour walk through Palermo’s old center, with tastings at Capo Market and Dainotti’s da Arianna. You’ll see the cathedral, Teatro Massimo, Quattro Canti, and a puppet theater while learning how food, folklore, and history shape Sicilian life.

“Fabrizio was a great and awesome tour guide and very knowledgeable and looks out for us we felt safe as we toured Palermo amidst the traffic and busy streets”

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Palermo: Small Group Night Street Food Tour - Walking toward the old port
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Palermo: Small Group Night Street Food Tour

8.Small Group Night Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 589 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Meet your English-speaking guide beneath the bronze lions of Teatro Massimo, then follow a small group through Palermo’s backstreets and Vucciria. Expect arancini, panelle, croquettes, focaccia, spleen sandwiches, ravazzata, three drinks, and a sweet finish.

“Alessandro was very knowledgable and did a great job entertaining everyone! We loved the stops we went to and enjoyed the food a lot!”

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Palermo: Street Food and Local Market Tasting Tour - Capo and Vucciria, two different windows on Palermo
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Palermo: Street Food and Local Market Tasting Tour

9.Street Food and Local Market Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 540 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Meet your English-speaking guide by Teatro Massimo for three hours of Palermo street food, market walks, local history, and Sicilian drinks. Taste arancini, panelle, sfincione, pani ca’ meusa, seasonal sweets, and more in a group limited to 12.

“It was good. Informative about the local history and current changes in the area. Our guide had been a server at local restaurants and had an appreciation for both the ingredients and methods used to produce the food here in Palermo. We were offered a true diversity of street foods ranging from the advertised to the unexpected.”

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Catania: Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting - From Catania to the slopes of Etna
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Catania: Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting

10.Etna Nature Tour with Hiking, Cave Visit, & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 502 reviews · from $45

Travel from Catania to Mount Etna’s Sapienza Refuge, walk around the Silvestri craters, and learn how lava tunnels form. Depending on your booking, you can enter a cave with a helmet and lamp, ride higher by cable car and 4x4 bus, and taste Sicilian honey, olive oil, wine, jams, and liqueurs.

“Simone was a fantastic guide and shared his extensive knowledge of Mt. Etna and Catania. Would highly recommend.”

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Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour at Sunset - Panelle, crocché, and the taste of Palermo
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Palermo: Street Food Walking Tour at Sunset

11.Street Food Walking Tour at Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 492 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $52

Meet near Quattro Canti for a 2.5-hour sunset walk through central Palermo. Guides such as Alessandra, Federico, Sylvia, and Francesco pair generous tastings of panelle, arancine, sfincione, spleen sandwiches, and Sicilian sweets with stories about Palermo’s streets, food, and past.

“Great tour, great guide and lots of delicious food!”

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Night Street Food Tour of Palermo with a Local -For real foodies! - Olivella and the story of Santa Rosalia
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Night Street Food Tour of Palermo with a Local -For real foodies!

12.Night Street Food Tour of Palermo with a Local -For real foodies!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 486 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83

Start at Teatro Massimo and walk through Olivella, Vucciria, Via Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza Marina, and La Cala. Guides such as Alessandro, Vinz, Martina, and Simona mix Palermo stories with arancini, pastries or gelato, traditional bites, beer, wine, and a full meal’s worth of food.

“Alexandro made the whole experience fun. He also provided some places that we could visit off tour. That was very helpful.”

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Palermo: Guided Bike Tour with Street Food Tasting - Starting near Palermo’s central station
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Palermo: Guided Bike Tour with Street Food Tasting

13.Guided Bike Tour with Street Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 479 reviews · 3 hours · from $47

Join Chiara and the Sicilyland team for a three-hour bike tour through Palermo’s old center, waterfront, and quiet backstreets. You’ll see Arab, Norman, Byzantine, and Spanish architecture, hear the guide through a radio system, and stop for Sicilian specialties such as panelle, arancini, and cannoli.

“on our tour it poured down rain and we had an absolute blast riding around Palermo in the rain... once in a lifetime experience.”

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Palermo: Wine Tasting with Snacks at Bottega Monteleone - Bottega Monteleone’s colorful setting
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Palermo: Wine Tasting with Snacks at Bottega Monteleone

14.Wine Tasting with Snacks at Bottega Monteleone

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 453 reviews · from $50

Meet hosts such as Yuri, Noemi, Angelo, Giuseppe, Caterina, or Alberto at Bottega Monteleone for five Sicilian wines, from sparkling to dessert wine, each paired with a typical snack. Expect two relaxed hours, helpful English or Italian commentary, and enough food for a light meal.

“Tasting was great. All of the wines selected were very good and the host was extremely knowledgeable about each. Snacks were good and plentiful. Definitely no need to eat beforehand.”

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Taormina: Guided Etna Wine Tasting Half-Day Tour - The coach ride from Taormina to Linguaglossa
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Taormina: Guided Etna Wine Tasting Half-Day Tour

15.Guided Etna Wine Tasting Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 444 reviews · 5 hours · from $68

Join a multilingual guide such as Isabella, Simona, or Franco for a half-day ride from Taormina to Gambino Winery on Mount Etna. Taste four Sicilian wines with cheeses, olives, bread, and preserved vegetables, tour the cellar, and enjoy wide views toward the coast.

“Great tour! Bus ride with a lot of info about the sites we passed. And winerie was beautiful, with great view over Catania, taoromina and the ocean. Was given a glass of whine at arrival, and plenty of whine in the tasting (4 glasses, but good amount of whine in the glass), as a Norwegian we like to get a good amount😂. Nice shop where you can by wine, gin or t-shirts from the winery. Absolutely recommend!!”

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