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Food tours are one of my favorite ways to get to know a city. The best ones have tour guides that not only introduce you to must-eat dishes but also tell you about the local history along the way. There’s no shortage of food tours in Rome. However, Eating Europe is known for leading some of the best food tours in the Eternal City. Eating Europe’s Twilight Trastevere Rome food tour is a fantastic way to introduce yourself to the city by exploring one of its tastiest neighborhoods.
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Trastevere Food Tour Review
We met our guide for Eating Europe’s Trastevere food tour on Isola Tiberina, a small island in the middle of the Tiber River. It’s convenient for meeting up since there’s a spacious piazza. Each food tour group has a maximum of 8 people.
Our guide, Amin, then led us into Trastevere. Trastevere means “across the river” in Latin, so it was appropriate that we entered the neighborhood by crossing the bridge.
The first stop on our tour was the famed Da Enzo al 29. Their seasonal menus feature dishes where everything is produced within an hour of Rome.
Book your hotel in Rome now!Da Enzo doesn’t take reservations. As you can imagine, there was a long queue when we arrived, but thanks to being part of the food tour, we had special tables set aside.
This is one key advantage of a food tour like Eating Europe’s. You can get easier access to some well-known restaurants. While it’s, of course, not the same as having a full meal, you at least get a taste of what they offer.
We enjoyed a toast of Prosecco to kick off our adventure, along with burrata and tomatoes, bacalao croquettes, and fresh salads.
Our next stop showcased just how well Eating Europe incorporates history into its Trastevere food tour. Spirito DiVino is a restaurant and wine cellar located in a former 10th-century synagogue. The cellar is even older, dating back to the 1st century BC, making it even older than the Colosseum.
In addition to a spectacular wine selection, Spirito DiVino has a great menu of traditional Roman dishes. One of the highlights is their pork shoulder stew. It’s based on an old recipe translation from the days of Julius Caesar.
Our first couple of food tour stops were seated at restaurants. The second portion of the tour was a nice change of pace to keep us moving. The next few stops focused more on street food in Trastevere.
These stops included street food pizza, porchetta sandwiches, and suppli, the Roman version of arancini, but with gooey, stretchy cheese inside. Note that the stops and dishes on each food tour can change based on the season.
The suppli paired well with Peroni. In addition to delicious food, our food tour with Eating Europe also included wine, beer, or non-alcoholic drinks.
Amin did an excellent job of ushering our group through the streets of Trastevere, which can be busy most nights. We never felt rushed, plus every restaurant or shop we visited was welcoming. None of them felt touristy, even though we were, of course, visitors on a tour.
These are beloved local spots. For example, the meat and cheese shop we visited for porchetta has been run by the same family for over 100 years. They’ve earned the nickname “King of Porchetta.”
After the street food portion of the tour, it was time to sit for a while at our longest stop of the evening, the beloved local restaurant called Rione 13. Rione 13 has some of the best pasta in Rome. I enjoyed their cacio e pepe and amatriciana, served out of massive pans on their lovely outdoor patio.
In addition to learning about the history of Rome and Trastevere, we also learned about Italian cuisine throughout our food tour.
One key fact is that pasta cooked al dente is better for you, as it has a lower glycemic index than pasta cooked longer. So not only does the pasta taste better when it’s not all mushy, but you can enjoy it more and worry less about what you’re eating!
Full of pasta, pizza, and assorted other Trastevere delicacies, we weren’t quite done yet. Our final stop before saying goodbye was at one of my favorite gelaterias in Rome, Fatamorgana.
Amin also gave us tips on how to spot other quality gelato shops.
I highly recommend Eating Europe’s Trastevere food tour. It’s a great experience if you’re not only a fan of excellent food but are also interested in a deeper adventure where you learn about what you are eating and the history of the city and neighborhood.
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If this Eating Europe Rome food tour isn’t what you’re looking for, there are many other tours in the city. Check out these other excellent food tour options. There are even classes where you can learn how to make pizza, tiramisu, gelato, and more!
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