Siena Food Tours: 5 Ways to Taste Siena, Compared

Siena food tours come in every shape: a walk through the old town from tasting to tasting, a short lesson on Tuscan wine, a pasta class in a trattoria, and wine tours at wineries just outside the city. So we compared the five best-reviewed on Viator so you can pick the one that fits your time and your taste, not the one that shows up first.

Updated September 2026. Ratings, review counts, prices and inclusions read on each Viator product page in September 2026.

Siena food tours compared

How we chose: food and wine experiences based in Siena, rated 4.5 or higher across at least 40 reviews on Viator, checked in September 2026. In addition, prices are the lowest listed per person at that date and can change.

Which Siena food tour to choose

• You want to eat your way through the old town: the small-group food tour. In fact, it is the longest tasting walk on this list, with several stops in the old town.
• You only have a couple of hours: Savor Siena, the shortest, with three local wines and a tasting of local foods.
• You want to cook: the pasta and tiramisu class, which ends with the meal you made.
• You care most about wine: one of the two winery tours. Of the two, the longer one has more reviews, a sommelier and a light lunch; the shorter one pours five organic wines at a winery close to the historic center.

The five Siena food tours in detail

Siena small-group food tour

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The Siena small-group food tour visits artisan food shops, market stands and eateries in the old town with a local guide, in a group of up to 12. Along the way, the tastings include charcuterie boards, pici, a local pasta, and ricciarelli, Siena’s almond cookies. Overall, it takes about three hours and travelers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 244 reviews. Prices start from about $85 (checked September 2026).

Savor Siena

Savor Siena combines a short lesson on Tuscan wines and food with a walk through the old town. First, you taste three local wines, including a historic white, a Chianti Classico and a dessert wine, with cheeses, cured meats, extra-virgin olive oil, bread, jams and honey. It takes about two hours, in a group of up to 12, and travelers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 40 reviews. Prices start from about $70 (checked September 2026).

Pasta and tiramisu cooking class

The pasta and tiramisu cooking class with wine takes place at Trattoria Fonte Giusta, on Via Camollia in Siena, at lunch or dinner time. First, it starts with a glass of Prosecco, and you eat the fresh pasta and tiramisu you make, with wine. It takes about three hours, in a group of up to 25, and travelers rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 155 reviews. Prices start from about $86 (checked September 2026).

Wine tour and tasting with lunch

The small-group wine tour and tasting near Siena visits organic vineyards and a historic cellar outside the city. Then a sommelier guides the tasting of at least four local wines, served with a light Tuscan lunch. It takes about three hours and travelers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 399 reviews, the most of any experience on this page. Prices start from about $99 (checked September 2026).

Winery tour and tasting

The winery tour and wine tasting in Siena goes to a winery near the historic center, with a walk through the vineyard and the cellar, an explanation of its organic production, and a meal of local produce with five organic wines. In total, it takes about two and a half hours, in a group of up to 12, and travelers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 77 reviews. Prices start from about $87 (checked September 2026).

Plan the rest of your time in Siena

If you are coming for the horse race, read our Palio di Siena guide. Also, from Florence, compare the day trips to Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa and the Chianti wine tours. Finally, for the region, see our Tuscany travel guide.

Sources: ratings, review counts, prices, durations, group sizes and inclusions read on each Viator product page (product codes 51159P42, 122116P2, 12438P33, 64690P1 and 64690P3), checked September 24, 2026. Featured photo: GodeNehler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best food tour in Siena?

In short, it depends on what you want from it. For a meal’s worth of tastings on foot, the small-group walking food tour; for a short introduction to Tuscan wine and food, Savor Siena; to cook, the pasta and tiramisu class; for wine, one of the two winery tours. In any case, all five have a rating of 4.7 or higher on Viator (checked September 2026).

How long is a food tour in Siena?

Between two and three hours for the experiences on this page: for example, about two hours for Savor Siena, two and a half for the shorter winery tour, and about three for the walking food tour, the cooking class and the longer wine tour.

How much does a food tour in Siena cost?

From about $70 to about $99 per person for the five experiences on this page, as listed on Viator in September 2026.

Can I combine a food tour with the Palio?

Yes, but plan it for another day than the race: on Palio day, the historical parade and the race fill Piazza del Campo for hours. For the details, see our Palio di Siena guide for the dates and the times of the day.