Small-Group Lake Como Local Food Tour with Wine
Description
Discover Como through its flavors on our city food tour, a journey through the charming streets of this lakeside city. Taste the dishes locals love, from hearty traditional flavors to the finest wines and specialties of the Lombardy region. Every stop is carefully chosen to introduce you to authentic Como culinary traditions, showcase the best local eateries, and create an unforgettable food experience. Your guide is a passionate local “Foodie,” a friendly expert who shares insider tips, explains each dish, and reveals the history and stories behind every bite. Do Eat Better Experience tours combine high-quality gastronomy with an immersive cultural walk, offering a true taste of Italian life. To ensure a personal, authentic experience, we welcome only small groups, so every guest receives our full attention and guidance. Please note that the tour is always run in English and Italian; other languages available upon request.
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Itinerary
You will meet your local expert at the meeting point. Let's begin the food adventure!
Starting from the Cathedral of Como, our food tour begins at the first stop, where we’ll savor a selection of high-quality cured meats, perfectly paired with a glass of local wine, all served in a charming, historic wine shop.
In Como, locals have a beloved tradition: enjoying pizza by the slice right in the heart of the city! To truly eat like a local, a stop for this delicious, quick pizza is an absolute must.
As we continue, we will taste one of Como’s most traditional dishes: polenta uncia or polenta with braised meat. A true queen of the table in the Como area and throughout the Alps, polenta is made by cooking a mix of corn and buckwheat flour and served either with tender braised meat or with melted butter and local cheeses, as in the classic polenta uncia. We’ll also try the famous sciatt—crispy, golden pancakes with a gooey, stringy cheese center, a crunchy delight that perfectly complements the heartiness of the polenta.
As we conclude the tour, you’ll enjoy a seasonal delight, a warm, velvety zabaione with chestnuts or a refreshing artisanal ice cream, depending on what the moment calls for. Both are served with a rich, aromatic coffee, because in Italy, no meal or food tour is truly complete without a perfectly brewed espresso to finish.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please be aware that the guide may speak both in English and Italian during the tour
- For safety reasons, guests with severe or life-threatening food allergies are unfortunately unable to participate in this experience.
Reviews(276)
Giorgia was our tour guide. She was wonderful! Very knowledgeable of the area of Como and local cuisine. We enjoyed it so much, we went back to all the places on the tour to experience the food again!
Wonderful experience with a very knowledgeable local guide, Greta. Highly, highly recommend! She chose wonderful restaurants with amazing food.
Great tour. Greta was both knowledgeable and personable and make it a great experience.
Chiara the guide was very engaging, personable, and Intune with a multiaged group thats hard to please
We were a multi-generational group of 10, a generally hard to wrangle group. Chiara was fantastic - engaging, lighthearted, intelligent, and perceptive in reading the group. The food we tasted was delicious, and we would not have ordered the dishes we lived without her instruction.
It was a perfect tour of food drinks and great conversation. We ate some great food in some really cool off the beaten path places. This was at the end of our trip to Como and we saw all new places which was great. Giorgia was a fantastic guide. Would definitely recommend!
We had a lovely time with Greta around Lake Como! She was very energetic and personable - sharing facts about Italian history, and answering any questions we had about the local area. The food was authentic and delicious. The perfect pace and number of stops.
The tour was great, our guide (Gretta5Como) was lovely and knowledge and the food was delicious and bountiful. This is a great wadi to see the heart of Como.
Greta was our guide. She was absolutely amazing! She gave us so many helpful tips for what to do in the area. She was so easy to talk to and because it was just my family of 4 on our tour, we received such personal attention. Greta is so knowledgeable and taking this tour was the perfect way to learn all about the food of Lake Como and the area. Would highly recommend!
We enjoyed our food tour in Como City. Our guide Mario was knowledgeable about the area and very helpful at the different places we stopped for food. We especially enjoyed the wine shop stop! And the food was all good.
