The Tour Guy’s Prati Evening Walking Food Tour: Amazing Eats In Rome’s True Foodie Neighborhood!

Oh wow!!! This is a foodie’s dream tour and then some! Concentrating on the neighborhood of Prati which is lined by the outer walls of The Vatican, you get the coveted opportunity to eat where the locals do, not just in a tourist neighborhood! 

You start off with a fabulous tasting that includes hand picked wines and salumeria items curated by the owner of the La Nicchia Cafe. (Ladies, get here early as the salon two doors down has the cheapest hairstyling and nails in all of the Rome!) You will also get to shop rare items sold by the La  Nicchia Cafe which includes world class balsamic vinegar, local honey and truffle spread made in small batches and which are very reasonably priced!

The next stop is an over 100 year old salumeria called Paciotti that has been in a family for five generations. There will be all sorts of prosciutto and other fine cold meats and cheeses served. There are literally over a thousand savory food and drink items to choose here! The counter staff will offer you samples in addition to what is being offered as part of the Prati food tour.

The owners are hysterically funny and you will get a bit of a “show” from them that includes getting a bottles of wines and prosecco popped in an unusual way! Several different types of wines hand picked by your host Stephanie Weber (who lives in Prati) will blow you away upon tasting them! 

Also in the mix is a pizza place called Bonci owned by a Michelin starred chef that people line up for hours to get into–but you won’t have to! Two different types of pizza will be waiting for you and you will eat them outdoors just like the locals. 

Also included in this unforgettable tour is a fabulous local and highly authentic resto called Il Segreto. You get several pasta choices as well as prechosen apps that the table shares. The service here was fast and friendly and the atmosphere was that of a neighborhood eatery yet sleek and modern. The prosciutto we tried was amazing and the Cacio E Pepe that I ordered was possibly the best that I’ve ever eaten!

The Walking Food Tour Of Rome ends with a legendary gelato spot called Pompi (started in 1960) that will make you go back for seconds and thirds. You can see the wide array of flavors above and the staff is just so nice here. There were so many unusual flavors with Italian names and they were happy to explain what each flavor was in English to me.

The Roman Food Tour features leisurely walking so people on any fitness level can do it–and it is undoubtedly the best food bargain in all of Rome. Eating in all these places on your own would actually cost much more than the price of the tour ticket, which is about $152. To book and learn more about what is featured, go here: https://thetourguy.com/tours/rome/prati-evening-walking-food-tour.

Article by anne241

Hardcore NYer who loves to enjoy the good life here in the Big Apple and beyond!

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