Top Sicily Food & Drink

Take a half-day cooking class with a local chef, Antonio, for a typical experience in a Sicilian home. Learn to prepare delicious dishes and take home recipes to make at home. Possible dishes may include fish or meat, with vegetarian options available with advance notice. Top off your lesson with a 4-course dinner of the foods you helped to make, accompanied by wine, coffee, and limoncello.

Taste your way through the bustling markets and piazzas of Catania on a mouth-watering, half-day culinary tour. Visit fish markets, bakeries, bars and stalls to sample the best Sicilian street food with a local guide. Try regional specialties like ‘arancini’ (stuffed fried rice balls), fizzy drinks, ‘cipollata’ (bacon-wrapped onions), ‘zibibbio’ wine and decadent cannoli. Learn what makes Sicilian cuisine unique from the rest of Italy while discovering some of Catania’s cultural treasures.

Finding the best cannoli bakeries—pasticcerie—in Taormina can be a fun challenge, but it can also turn into fruitless trips between neighborhoods. With this tour, take the guesswork out and let a chef help you prepare cannoli from scratch, using traditional recipes starting with the crusty shell and ending with sweet ricotta cream. When you’re done, taste your creations and receive a “cannoli expert” certificate.

The ideal introduction for first-time visitors, this small-group walking tour of Palermo covers the highlights of the picturesque seaside Sicilian capital. Cover top attractions like Massimo Theater and the Cathedral, and observe a slice of local life with peeks at traditional markets and cafes. Tours end at the storied food market, Antica Focacceria San Francesco, where you’re free to grab a bite on your own.

Explore Mount Etna on tour from Catania! You will be introduced to the landscapes and geology of the Volcano from our naturalistic and passionate guide. Following a hiking route up to 2000 meters, you will have the chance to admire forests, craters, lava formations, and scenic views of the mountain. Snowshoes are provided during the winter season. You will visit a volcanic cave using the equipment provided from us (helmets and torches). At lunchtime we will stop in a nice local Winery. You will have lunch with a rustic appetizer, a first course of typical pasta, tasting three Sicilian DOC wines. During the afternoon we will move to Zafferana Etnea for the visit of a local farm to taste genuine products (honey, creams, marmalades). The tour will be in English and Italian. Upon request also in French or Spanish.

Learn the art of making Sicilian food with this half-day cooking class designed for beginner and experienced cooks alike. Tour a local fish market with a Chef and learn the tricks of the trade for buying fresh seafood. In a restaurant kitchen, don your chef’s apron and learn to make classic dishes like dough, pizza, bread, and pasta and enjoy the many dishes prepared by your class for lunch. 

Travel into the scenic countryside with this wine tour in western Sicily. The itinerary can be customized according to your interests, with both a half-day or full-day option. Visit vineyards and wineries to taste some of the region’s best-known wines, including Marsala or Grillo. Hotel pick-up is included.

On your visit to Italy, you’ll want to try authentic Italian pizza. Learn the secrets of Sicilian Pizzaioli when you prepare pizza from scratch with a professional chef. Enjoy your lesson in a famous pizzeria in downtown Taormina, where you’ll start with kneading dough and end with a delicious bite. Get a glimpse into the life of a local chef, and immerse yourself in Italian cuisine and culture.

Discover the unique production of the grapes that grow on the volcanic lava flows of Mount Etna on this half-day tour. Visit two vineyards and taste a variety of wines from the area and other parts of Italy to compare the tastes. Enjoy a lunch of Sicilian foods such as “pasta alla norma” and see the church built into the volcanic rock as you tour the medieval town of Linguaglossa.

My group walking tour is a mix of history, art, monuments and food tasting. In the first part of the Walking Tour we will visit the old town with its monuments and churches, and in the second part we will explore the big food market where we will taste the famous street food of Palermo (as arancini, fresh juice, cannoli, etc). This group tour is in english and italian. Il mio tour di gruppo e' un mix di storia, arte, monumenti e assaggio di cibo di strada tipico. Nella prima parte del tour visiteremo il centro storico con I suoi monumenti e chiese e nella seconda parte del tour visiteremo il grande mercato all'aperto dove si potranno assaggiare I prodotti tipici dello street food palermitano come l'arancina, le spremute fresche, il cannolo, ecc. Questo tour di gruppo e' in inglese ed in italiano.

Sicily is home to a unique cuisine, different from mainland Italy and often hard to access without the knowledge of a local. With this Sicilian cooking class, enjoy an exclusive glimpse into Palermo’s culinary traditions by exploring one of the city’s oldest markets with a local and then preparing classic dishes at a family-run cooking school. Make four courses and sample what you’ve created during a celebratory meal.

Menu changes every day depending what I will found at market and respect costumer's request. Fish, Vegetable, Meat. We could provide Vegetarian Class, Gluten free and any other exception It includes lunch or dinner 4 courses ,, water, wine, limoncello, espresso or americano, ceramic gift. On request it is possible to have dinner in your apartment or in a restaurant in Ortigia requesting your personal chef who will prepare only for you a typical Sicilian menu, lovingly preparing each dish and explaining the preparation and history of the dish. you will be. I choose the menu based on meat, fish, or vegetarian or a mix of these. the right wine will be paired with limoncello or sweet wine and espresso. The price for person changes according to the menu agreed and chosen with the chef Angelo Ingrassia.

Get off the beaten path and discover the hidden hotspots favored by locals on this in-depth food and drink crawl through Palermo. Hit the cobbled, attraction-packed streets of the old town, passing by top monuments as you sample traditional Sicilian delicacies paired with wine or beer. Top it off with a cannolo or gelato from one of the city’s most atmospheric cafes.

This is a popular tour because it offers a great COMBO: wine experience & visit to Mt. Etna. Travelosophy means excellence. Our tours and activities offer the best in terms of the overall quality of the experiences. We do not offer packages for tourists. We offer authentic experiences. We work with top brands only. The wineries know us and do their best to offer a complete and immersive experience to our guests. Our tours are private. Our transportation is always included and pick-up/drop-off services are fully customizable and offer complimentary water and treats onboard. We deliver full documentation of the booked activity on PDF the day before the departure, with all the details of our trip, included recommendations on weather and clothing. Our activities offer full explanations and are supported by official guides, official sommeliers, and official chefs. They are never in a hurry. Our pace is relaxed and adjusted to our guests' mood. Travelosophy just means excellence.

Discover Catania’s unique culinary tradition during this 4-hour hands-on cooking class. Begin the tour at the historic fish market to select your fresh ingredients for your meal. Then head to the guide’s apartment to prepare a 3-course meal from a menu of Italian specialties such as bruschetta, gratin mussels, risotto, fresh ravioli, swordfish, stuffed squid and more. Then sit down and enjoy your freshly prepared meal that you created.

Tour a traditional olive oil estate and take a cooking class on Sicilian cuisine during this half-day experience in Agrigento. Sample olive oils made on the estate, learn to prepare several classic recipes for lunch, then enjoy a festive meal accompanied by wine.

Learn the secrets of Sicilian cuisine with a friendly local chef. Visit the food market, and buy the freshest ingredients for your cooking class. Enjoy a typical lunch (with local wine) with your friends and family. Your culinary journey across Sicilian cooking traditions will begin at the market; here the chef will show you how to shop, choosing the best seasonal products from land and sea, always opting for the best quality. You will walk along alleys and back streets, tasting the local life. A coffee break with fresh fruit and Sicilian specialties will be offered to you.

On a 3-hour Palermo food walking tour, explore the city center’s squares, monuments and markets with an informative guide as you stop for tastings of street food. Soak up the local culture and learn a bit about Palermo's history while you enjoy samples and meet street food purveyors.

Experience the Mount Etna region to its fullest during this full-day excursion. Reach heights of 2,000 meters as you explore the villages, lava flows, and caves of Europe’s highest active volcano. After your volcano hike, sit down to a delicious Sicilian lunch at a certified DOC winery and sample some of the local wines made right on the volcano before heading back to Catania.

Taste the sweet and salty flavors of gastronomy-filled Trapani on this specialty food tour—on two wheels. Hop a bicycle rental and hit the winding alleys in the historic center, stopping at three tasting stations along the way. Tours cover the fish market alongside the port, plus top historic sights, and include samples of authentic street eats, a glass of wine, and traditional candies.

Escape to the southern Sicilian countryside for an afternoon of wine tasting and dining at the acclaimed Planeta Buonivini winery. Learn about the production process on a tour of the modern winery, built completely underground and integrated into the serene landscape. Taste four local wines along with extra-virgin olive oil, followed by a delicious 3-course lunch of local Sicilian specialties, paired with more Planeta wine.

Treat your taste buds to the delicate flavors of Sicily’s finest wines and cheeses with a gourmet tasting experience in Palermo. Soak up the ambiance of a historic, 17th-century building while sampling a hand-picked selection of six Sicilian wines paired with regional artisan cheeses. While you sip and nibble, learn about the island’s wine appellations and traditional cheese-making processes from a knowledgeable foodie guide.

Syracuse is not just an oasis of culture and art. To live a truly unique and authentic experience, SiciLife has organized an unforgettable Cooking Class for you. The doors of a local chef's kitchen will open to welcome you: here, with your help, he will prepare some of the typical dishes of the Sicilian tradition. However, the Cooking Class will start even earlier with a visit to the Ancient Market of the island of Ortigia where, in the company of our local cook, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the thousand smells and the various colors of the stalls and the shouts of the merchants that customers are fighting for. If you want - with a little extra - you can choose to host the chef directly in the kitchen of your accommodation in order to take advantage of this exciting experience in peace. An engaging experience that will leave in each of our guests an indelible memory of the flavors of a land that never ceases to surprise: this is the Siracusa Cooking Class.

Learn to cook and eat like a true Sicilian with this hands-on pizza cooking class in central Taormina. Stroll through Piazza IX Aprile on the way to a well-equipped chef’s kitchen housed in a medieval stone villa. Learn about the history of pizza from a professional chef, then mix and toss dough and pile on savory sauce and toppings for an authentic Sicilian dish.