The 15 Best Street Food 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.Street Food Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 326 reviews · 3 hours · from $56

Spend three hours walking Catania’s historic center with a local guide such as Luca, Allegra, Giuseppe, or Kate. You’ll make five food stops for arancini, caponata, fried fish, pastries, cannoli, granita, water, and one alcoholic drink while seeing the Fish Market and major sights.

“Giuseppe did a fantastic job! He was engaging, passionate, and easy to follow. He truly cared that we will have a great experience and gave us space to eat while sharing a lot about Sicilian culture. A great experience, would recommend this tour and him a 110%!”

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3.Guided Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 300 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Spend three hours walking Catania with a local guide such as Alessandra, Anna, or Serena, stopping for arancini, horse-meat meatballs, fried fish, cannoli, and more. Morning tours include the fish and food markets, while evening tours add wine and the Benedictine Monastery area.

“We loved the food tour, our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend.”

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4.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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5.Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 60 reviews · 3 hours · from $50Best value

Walk Catania’s Old Town with a local guide such as Sam or Irene, stopping for arancino, granita, seltz limone e sale, cannolo, and other local bites. The three-hour route begins at Piazza del Duomo, includes the fish market, and suits visitors who want food, stories, and city sights together.

“Amazing tour among the old town, passing by the most delicious spots for some local bites. Sam has been a wonderful guide, accomodating requests and pace and available to share with us tips and suggestions. The bites: appetizers with local cheeses and meat, arancino and cipollina, seltz (refreshing) and granita. Highly recommended!”

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6.Underground and Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 56 reviews

Meet Oreste or Matilde at Piazza Stesicoro for a 2.5-hour small-group walk through Catania’s underground sites, Roman remains, market stalls, and cathedral area. Expect volcanic caves, an ancient funeral chapel, the Amenano river, local snacks, and a mandarino e limone at a kiosk.

“Lots of great information. Very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend!!”

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7.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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8.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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9.Street food tour of Catania by night

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $82

Meet your local guide at 6 pm in Piazza del Duomo for a small-group walk through Catania’s fish market, food stalls, and historic streets. Expect arancini, cipollina, fritters, Sicilian barbecue, dessert, beer, and wine, with guides such as Agata and Gisella adding local stories.

“Gisella took us on a fun, tasty, and adventurous (for me) food adventure. Plus she easily made our diverse group a “family” for a few hours. She combined knowledge and humor as she guided us to off the beaten path tasting experiences. The pace was fast enough to keep our interest yet easy enough for this septuagenarian ‘grandpa.’ I had a great time.”

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10.Guided Tour of Etna with Farm Visit & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 30 reviews · 7 hours · from $81

Start with hotel pickup in Catania, then climb to Rifugio Sapienza at 1,920 meters for Etna’s craters and lava flows. Walk with a multilingual guide, enter a lava cave with helmet and torch, and finish at an organic farm with wine, honey, oil, and local foods. An optional high-altitude trip costs extra.

“Francesco,la nostra guida,è stato molto professionale e simpatico.Con le sue spiegazioni ci ha insegnato tutto quello che c’era da sapere sull’Etna.Ottima anche la degustazione vini con piatti locali”

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11.Catania Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 26 reviews · 3 hours · from $74

Spend three hours walking central Catania with an Italian or English-speaking guide. Taste arancini at Pasticceria Savia, market cheeses, olives, seltz, horse-meat meatballs, cannoli, and granita while seeing Piazza Duomo, Via Crociferi, and the Roman amphitheater.

“Alessandra was very friendly and informative. The food was delicious and there was lots of it! We would highly recommend”

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12.Catania Night Street Food & Backstreet Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 3 hours · from $75

Meet your English-speaking guide at Piazza del Duomo, then follow Catania’s backstreets through the Pescheria area for arancini, grilled meat, fritters, fish, baked specialties, beer or wine, and a seasonal dessert. Guides such as Agata and Giselle add local history and practical city tips.

“We had an absolutely fantastic experience with our tour guide Giselle! What truly stood out were the fascinating stories she shared along the way. It was clear she not only knew the area like the back of his hand but also had a real passion for it. Her storytelling added so much depth and richness to the tour—it wasn’t just sightseeing, it was an experience. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide.”

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13.Catania Street food tour by night

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours · from $70

Start on baroque Via Crociferi, then follow a local guide through Catania’s old center, the Benedictine monastery, La Pescheria, Piazza Duomo, and Via Etnea. Tastings include wine, arancino, seafood or horse meat, kiosk drinks, and a seasonal Sicilian dessert.

“Great food and informative about historical sites along the way”

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14.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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15.Sicilian Soul: Winery Tour, Wine & Food Tasting in Catania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $55

Meet at Tenuta del Gelso near Catania for a 90-minute tasting led in Italian, English, or French. Tour an 1800s Palmento or garden, then pair three Sicilian wines with cheeses, salami, olives, preserves, bruschetta, and pane cunzato.

“We were very well received by a charming guide who gave us an informative and very pleasant tour, including tastings of local products.”

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