Best Food Tours in Catania — Our Top 13

1.From Catania: trek on Mount Etna, Lava Cave & tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 563 reviews · 7 hours · from $68Our pick

Travel from Catania to Mount Etna in a small group of up to eight. Walk around extinct craters and fresh lava fields, enter Grotta Lunga with a helmet and lamp, then taste Etna wine, honey, olive oil, and local treats in Ragalna. Guides such as Lorenzo, Carmelo, Tommaso, and Simone bring strong local knowledge.

“Ee had Enzo as our guide and we honestly couldn't fault him: so knowledgeable, so fun, so considerate. He was the best! We'll definitely use this company again for our next hike up Etna in the hopes Enzo will be guiding us again. Wine tasting was good, 2 wines, various oils, jams and chutneys, then a couple of hoeny followed by 3 liqueurs. We couldn't help but grab a few goodies to head home with. Cave was fun! I wish we'd had maybe 5 more minutes there but I understand it was busy. Etna is freezing! The advice to bring a jacket is there for a reason!! Overall it was…”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 345 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71Top rated

Spend three hours walking through Catania with a local guide such as Gisella, Allegra, Davide, or Barbara. Visit the fish market, taste arancini and other Sicilian street foods, enjoy seasonal fruit, dessert, and three drinks, while learning about the city’s food, architecture, and traditions. The group is limited to 12 people.

“Be sure to go hungry to this tour. The food just gets better and better. Our guide was funny and knowledgeable and the pace was great.”

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3.Catania: Street Food Guided Walking Tour

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

Spend three hours walking central Catania with a local guide such as Luca, Allegra, Giuseppe, or Kate. Stop at five food venues for arancini, caponata, fried fish, cipollina, cannoli, and granita, with water and one alcoholic drink included. Expect generous portions, city history, and plenty of walking between the Fountain of the Elephant and Roman-era sights.

“Tour was great. Our guide, Giuseppe, was wonderful. Enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and personable.”

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4.Catania: Guided Street Food Walking Tour

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

Walk Catania with a local guide such as Alessandra, Anna, or Giovanni, stopping for arancini, cipollina, fried fish, horse-meat meatballs, selz, and Sicilian sweets. Morning tours include the fish and food markets. Evening tours replace those stops with bruschette, wine, and a walk by the Benedictine Monastery.

“It was exceptional. Serena was amazing not just about the nice choice of food (v yummy by the way !) but also what she explained abt Catania historically & generally. Would recommend this tour strongly .”

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5.Catania Sicilian Street Food Tour: Small Group by Do Eat Better

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 293 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $56

Join Do Eat Better for a three-hour Catania food walk capped at 12 people. Meet at the Elephant Fountain, then taste caponata, fried fish, cipollina, cartocciata, and cannoli or granita. Guides such as Luca, Giuseppe, and Kate add local history and practical food tips. Expect generous portions, one drink, and plenty of walking.

“Giuseppe is the most Passionate tour guide. Great stops. He’d done his homework well and took us to the best stops!!”

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6.Mt Etna and Wine tasting tour from Catania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $128

Travel from Catania to Mt Etna with an English-speaking guide, walk volcanic trails and the Silvestri craters, enter a lava cave with helmets and lamps, then visit Enoteca Dell’Etna for wine and local food. Pickup is available in central Catania, and optional cable-car, 4x4, quad, and bike activities cost extra.

“Lory was a fantastic guide, informing us of interesting facts along the way and regarding Mt Etna. You could feel her passion for Mama Etna. The tour was filled with wonderful surprises. The winery was top notch and well worth the money!”

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7.Private tour of Etna and Winery Visit with Food and Wine Tasting from Taormina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 221 reviews · 5 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $393

You’ll ride from Taormina, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni, or nearby to Mount Etna in a private, air-conditioned car. Expect volcanic craters, changing weather, a honey and olive oil stop, and a family winery lunch with four Etna wines. Guides such as Omar, Corrado, Alessandro, and Massimo have tailored walks and added lava caves when conditions allowed.

“Massimo made our day extra special. Not only did he provide excellent information about Mount Etna and provide great conversation but he also went out of his way to help us find Sicilian Limoncello and a snacks for later. He is highly recommended. Great day of sightseeing at Mount Etna and wine tasting at a beautiful winery all rolled into one with options to buy goodies and souvenirs.”

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

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at Piazza Duomo for a 2.5-hour small-group walk through Catania’s Pescheria and city centre. Expect granita, arancini, fried fish, cannoli and other Sicilian specialties, plus stories about local life and history. Guides may include Dora, Luca, David, Maria or Caterina. Vegetarian diets can be accommodated, but not vegan or gluten-free diets.

“Dora was informative, easy to wngage with. Nice intro to Catania & ideas for day trips. Flea mkt on a Sunday was fun.”

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9.From Taormina: Private 3 Etna Wineries with Food & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 71 reviews · from $296

Spend 6.5 to 7 hours visiting three Etna wineries by private air-conditioned car. Taste ten white, rosé, and red wines with bruschetta, pasta, cheeses, meats, and olives. Guides such as Massimo, Roberto, Marco, and Samuela explain the wine, villages, lava, and Sicilian countryside in English, Italian, or Russian.

“Marco was our guide and was nothing short of amazing! Pickup was on time and he even brought us fruit from his garden. The wineries were all beautiful. Overall a great experience, I would recommend!”

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10.Catania: Street Food Walking Tour

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

Meet Sam or Irene at Piazza del Duomo for a three-hour walk through Catania’s markets and Old Town. You’ll taste arancino, granita, seltz, cannolo, and other local bites while hearing stories about Sicilian food and city life. The tour runs in English, Italian, or French.

“Very fun and easy way to get to know a bit of Catania history and local food culture. Sam was funny and great and highly recommend this tour!”

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11.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 three hours of Catanian food and culture. You’ll visit the fish market, try seasonal bites, fruit, arancini, street food, dessert, and beer or wine, then explore a hidden lava tunnel and historic sights. Guides such as Gisella, Davide, and Greta have led recent tours.

“Relaxing tour, lovely Guide (Greta), lovely food in a lovely City 😀”

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12.Street food tour of Catania by night

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

Start at Piazza del Duomo at 6 pm and walk with a local guide through Catania’s fish market, Piazza Mazzini, and Via dei Crociferi. You’ll sample arancini, fritters, deli foods, Catanese barbecue, cipollina, dessert, wine, and beer in a small group of no more than 12 people. Guides such as Gisella and Agata add local food and city stories.

“This was a wonderful time. We tried a variety of foods and the walk was very easy. We were not rushed that allowed us to enjoy everything. Our guide provided an historical insight to thr foods and Sicily.”

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13.Catania Street Food Tour

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

Spend three hours walking Catania’s center with an Italian or English-speaking guide. Visit Piazza Duomo, the fish market, Via Crociferi, Piazza Stesicoro, Piazza Carlo Alberto, and the port area while tasting arancini, cipollina, seltz, horse-meat meatballs, cannolo, and granita. Guides may include Alessandra, Smid, Serena, or Anna.

“Serena, la guida, molto brava! per il prezzo pagato mi aspettavo le porzioni intere invece che a metà. Inserirei probabilmente un paio di tappe in più. Su 63 € del biglietto, di food saremo sui 10/15 euro,, Un po’ poco.”

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