The 7 Best Market Tours in Catania

1.The Original Catania Street Food and Market Tour by Streaty

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 345 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71Our pick

Spend three hours tasting Catania with a local guide such as Gisella, Allegra, Davide, or Barbara. Visit the fish market, try arancini and other filling street foods, enjoy two alcoholic drinks, and finish with a seasonal dessert while learning about the city’s food, churches, and past.

“Gisella is beyond personable and knowledgeable. Such a pleasure learning from her and a fun tour! Snacks foods were delightful and filling and the added cultural background really made it worthwhile.”

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2.Volcanic Wine Tasting in a Metropolitan Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 119 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $53Best value

Meet your sommelier at Piazza Scammacca for four volcanic wines, each paired with a small dish from local chefs. Learn how Etna’s soils shape flavor, hear about Sicilian grapes and cuisine, and enjoy a relaxed 90-minute tasting in Catania’s atmospheric market.

“Fantastic evening! We had Andrea as a sommelier - very knowledgeable, friendly and pleasant. Beautiful wine pairing with tasty tapas. Held in a unique room, a part of an old church. 10/10 experience, would absolutely recommend and will definitely visit again.”

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3.Catania Street Food Tour: Fish Market & City Centre

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 104 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $55

Meet your English-speaking guide in Piazza Duomo for a 2.5-hour walk through Catania. Taste arancini, fried fish, cannoli, granita, and other Sicilian specialties while exploring Pescheria and central sights. Guides may include Dora, Luca, David, Maria, or Caterina.

“The guide was fantastic. Really knowledgeable, and showed us some sights and parts of the city we would not otherwise have seen. She also made great choices of eateries whose food was authentically Sicilian with friendly service. Highly recommended.”

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4.Market Tour and Cooking Class with Chef Riccardo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $169

Meet Chef Riccardo at Sikelia coffee shop for a Catania market visit, seasonal ingredient shopping, wine tasting, and a hands-on three-course Sicilian cooking class. With Sally and a group of up to eight, you’ll finish with lunch, coffee, and wine at their home, weather permitting.

“These are the most wonderful people. The food was amazing, and walking through the market was really cool. We felt more like friends than customers and it was such an amazing experience.”

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5.The Original Fish Market and Street Food Tour of Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 3 hours · from $81

Meet your English-speaking guide at Piazza del Duomo for a three-hour walk through Catania’s fish market, side streets, food stalls, and a hidden lava tunnel. You’ll taste fish, arancini, seasonal fruit, local street food, dessert, and beer or wine while learning about Sicilian life.

“Gisella was an amazing guide, the focus was on the food but she also provided insights about the history of the city and as a local mixed in personal anecdotes, great experience!”

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6.Cooking class, visit to the Catania market and light lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $94

Start at Catania’s historic market with an Italian or English-speaking guide such as Alexandria, select local ingredients, then make fresh pasta and traditional sauces before a light lunch with appetizers and dessert. Groups are limited to 10 and the class lasts three hours.

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7.Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $218

Start at 10:00 am in Catania with your private Cesarina, visit a local market and traditional food shops, then cook a three-course Sicilian meal at home. You will prepare the food from start to finish, learn local techniques, and sit down with red and white wines.

“All the images of market tour & cooking class are based around the vibrant fish & meat markets of Sicily. Likewise the indicative recipes were fish & meat dishes yet we saw none of this. We had previously been advised of the time and placRead more”

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