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Do you want to taste some bites of Roman food specialities? You are in the right place! Chef Gianni grow up in his family restaurant and now he is ready to prepare for you traditional food.

Destination

Rome, Italy

Category

Home Dinners

Duration

3 hours

Cuisine

Italian

Available languages

English, Italiano

Included

• Meals

Excluded

• Pick-up for more than 3 people
• Pick-up at Piramide Metro Station for max 3 people: Total 15€ two ways and 10€ one way

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Giovanni F. and Claudia.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at approximately Via Portuense, Rome to start your culinary journey.

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2. Example menu

   This is what our dinner could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Bites

   Different cheeses, vegetables, cured meats, other bites like panzanella, bruschette ....

4. Coffee

   How can you give up a good coffee to finish dinner?

5. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the menu? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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Reviews from guests

Manisha🇬🇧 United Kingdom

2 March 2023

Felt at home with Giovanni and Claudia, such a wonderful experience. Delicious food and warm company.Such a lovely time!

Valgerdur🇮🇸 Iceland

9 December 2024

It was a great pleasure to have dinner at Claudias and Giovannis house. Hand made pasta and meatballs - absolutly wonderful. The conversation was fun, easy and so interesting. We know so much more about Italian way of living. Thank you so much Claudia and Giovanni, it was a pleasure to meet youA beautiful italian dinner

Peter🇺🇸 United States

3 December 2024

I really enjoyed my time with Giovanni and Claudia! The food was good and the company was better. I speak Italian and my wife doesn't and they seamlessly were able to handle transitioning between languages without having her feel left out. 10/10 would do it again.Wonderful Experience

Sue🇺🇸 United States

17 September 2024

We had such a nice time with Claudia and Giovani! The food was absolutely delicious (thank you Giovani)…and fun conversation!! It was just a beautiful evening!A Lovely Evening

Redgy🇧🇪 Belgium

16 July 2024

we had a nice evening with this couple, Giovanni was the cook ! We had delicious Carbonara, chicken with sweet paprika and of course Tiramisu. We were the only guests, what makes that you are free to ask everything you want ! They were really nice and very helpfull. Thank you for the nice evening !Nice couple, fine evening

Ilene🇺🇸 United States

4 June 2024

We had a wonderful experience with Giovanni and Claudia. We learned to make gnocchi and enjoyed our work with a delicious meal! Giovanni and Claudia were so welcoming and we had such a lovely evening together!Wonderful experience!

fernando🇧🇷 Brazil

13 May 2024

Great guys, good English, excellent food, superb experience. Giovanni knows everything about pasta. Ask him. Claudia is a sweet.I learned everything about pasta culture

Marc🇩🇪 Germany

21 April 2024

Claudia and Giovanni welcomed me into their home with open arms. It was very interesting to experience the process of making pasta by hand. Claudia and Giovanni shared their experiences of living in home and told lots of interesting anecdotes about cooking as well as their city. A very nice evening in an italian home

Gretchen

26 March 2024

Claudia and Giovanni were absolutely delightful! He was so talented and very patient as he taught our family how to make homemade gnocchi while we talked about life in Rome, family, hobbies, etc. We then enjoyed a fabulous meal with great food, wine and company. I highly recommend making this a part of your time in Rome!Amazing dinner!

jenprocter

22 February 2024

Claudia and Giovanni were such welcoming hosts and dinner was Amazing!! Homemade pasta, Chicken Cacciatore and Giovanni’s Tiramisu for dessert - and the wine was flowing! Do not pass up this truly Roman experience!Great experience, food and hosts!!

Cari🇺🇸 United States

17 January 2024

Claudia and Giovanni are such welcoming hosts and make visitors feel like friends. Giovanni's carbonara, flat meatballs (a Roman specialty!), and homemade tiramisu were delicious. They both were great conversationalists and Claudia took extra care to write down the locations of Caravaggio paintings I was curious about. Their love of travel and appreciation of those who travel makes for an especially great dinner time visit. Delicious food, wonderful company

Karen🇺🇸 United States

30 November 2023

My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful and warm experience with Giovanni and Claudia learning to make gnocchi. We would highly recommend this to anyone interested in an authentic Roman meal with a lovely couple who made us feel welcome into their home. We enjoyed a delicious meal and great conversation and we're just so glad we took this opportunity. Thank you, Claudia and Giovanni!A Warm Experience in Rome

Ryan🇺🇸 United States

27 November 2023

Claudia and Giovanni were amazing hosts from the homemade pasta carbonara to the apricot torte. I highly recommend this experience for anyone whether it’s your first time to Rome or you’ve been there 100 times this is a lovely couple who welcome you into their home and give you an amazing dinner while share amazing stories and give you some fantastic tips about the local sites and culture.Fantastic experience

Carol🇺🇸 United States

27 November 2023

Excellent food including the best tiramisu we have had yet! Giovanni and Claudia were great hosts, and they engaged our whole family in conversation about Rome. We loved hearing not only what it’s like to live in Rome but also about typical schooling, government, and jobs in Italy. Excellent dinner and conversation

Mike🇺🇸 United States

9 November 2023

Our evening with Claudia and Giovanni will remain one of our most treasured memories of all our trips to Rome. We had a wonderful experience learning how to make gnocchi from a professional who is also a patient teacher, and all throughout enjoyed a great conversation with these delightful hosts. The time flew by, the food was delicious, and we will definitely plan another evening with Claudia and Giovanni when we have the opportunity.A delightful evening with gracious hosts

Nathalie🇧🇪 Belgium

2 November 2023

It is our second visit at Claudia and Giovanni and again we received a fantastic welcome. This time we learned how to make pasta. It feels like you are part of their family. Very warm and sweet family with a lot of patience ;-) laughter and humor. A place to remember and go back to!!Feeling at home!!

Rob🇺🇸 United States

2 October 2023

Claudia and Giovanni were exceptional hosts and even better pasta makers!! We arrived early and they greeted us with open arms. We had scheduled making tortellini for our dinner with these great locals. Giovanni showed us how to make everything from scratch and was patient with us while we made our main course and learned the fine art of tortellini! We laughed and talked all evening with them. We could not have asked for a better meal and with better company! We made great memories and can’t wait to try our new skills when we arrive home! Thank you Claudia and Giovanni for a wonderful evening!Pasta made easy

Erol Daniel🇷🇴 Romania

30 May 2023

Claudia and Giovanni we're very lovely and friendly, the food was great. I strongly recomand.Amaizing experience

Nina🇨🇭 Switzerland

22 April 2023

Wir haben auf unterhaltsame Weise gelernt wie man köstliche Kartoffelgnocchi selber macht. Anschließend durften wir sie auf zwei verschiedene Arten genießen und uns dabei mit den Gadtgebern unterhalten. Es war ein gemütlicher Abend und unseren Kindern hat es auch gefallen.Schöner Abend

Stephen🇺🇸 United States

23 March 2023

My wife, son and I had a wonderful time being hosted by Claudia and Giovanni for the evening! They picked us up at the train station and brought us to their home where we made gnocchi and had fun chatting and learning about Italian culture. They had a college student staying with them who joined us as well, which was great. Very good time and our 12 year old son is inspired to keep cooking at home. If you’re truly looking for unique, personal experiences that are off the beaten path, consider this!Fun Making Gnocchi at an Italian Home

Michael 🇺🇸 United States

13 March 2023

If you are visiting Rome, spend a dinner with Claudia and Giovanni. Their warmth and kindness created a delightful evening of cooking (we watched) and conversation. The food was excellent and the experience was priceless. Don't miss this opportunity to relax with these real Romans. Fantastic welcome!

Sara🇺🇸 United States

11 March 2023

This is a belated review, nearly a year after our trip, but I'm posting because last night we actually made the gnocchi at home from the recipe they gave us, and it took me straight back to memories of this beautiful evening. The recipe works! And our conversation with Claudia and Giovanni was memorable and fun. Our favorite evening in Rome

Richard🇺🇸 United States

13 January 2023

we signed up for a "withlocals" dinner at the home of giovanni and claudia in rome. they are lovely people and great hosts. our whole family of picky eaters (2 adults and 2 children) enjoyed all of the tasty and authentic roman food. we loved traveling to their neighborhood and learning about roman life. if a dinner at their home is available during your stay in rome, it's an opportunity not to miss. home-cooked roman food with great hosts

Marie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

5 December 2022

Our evening spent with Giovanni and Claudia was very enjoyable indeed. It was such a privilege to dine with two romans! Both were very welcoming, like old friends. Giovanni clearly loves cooking and the food was very tasty. The conversation was wide ranging and it was a great way to explore Roman life in a less than conventional but authentic feeling way! Thank you Giovanni and Claudia. Meeting Sweet Locals

Tara🇺🇸 United States

21 November 2022

I am so glad we gave WithLocals a try! Claudia & Giovanni were such amazing people! We had a great night. Food was delicious & we shared many laughs. We were celebrating my birthday so they went above & beyond to make me feel special. They even adjusted the menu to meet my dietary needs:) I would do it again in a heart beat! A Once in a Lifetime Experience!

Susan🇮🇹 Italy

16 November 2022

If you are traveling to Europe you have to download the WithLocals app! You can eat dinner with Giovanni and Claudia at their home. They even modified for my dietary needs 😊 It was an unforgettable night! They have their own organic 🪴 so my salad was so fresh! Everyone else had pasta for an appetizer … yes pasta first! 2nd course was chicken with sweet peppers from their 🪴 & a side of roasted potatoes. Dessert was a bowl of tropical fruit 🍎🍌🍊 AND gf/Df wafers with a Christmas 🎄candle for my birthday 🥳 Best surprise ever! Followed by cappuccino & green tea! Delicious:)  We had so much fun and feel like we have known Giovanni and Claudia for many years. What an unexpected and delicious treat!! Authentic Local fare and hospitality.

Mariya🇺🇸 United States

9 November 2022

We had a great evening with Claudia and Giovanni, they were amazing hosts and made us feel welcomed. We will definitely be making their gnocchi at home! I would definitely recommend this experience!Amazing evening

Mannie🇦🇺 Australia

5 November 2022

Our cooking class consisted of gnocchi and pasta making. This was our request at the time of booking the experience. During the evening we learnt so much about using the right ingredients, the preparation process, the different types of pasta shapes, etc. It was a hands on experience that allowed us to prepare and cook dinner for all to enjoy at the end. The satisfaction we got from knowing we had produced an incredible tasty and authentic meal was rewarding in itself. This class surpassed our expectations. We met one of the loveliest people you could possibly ever meet. And we really mean that. Giovanni and Claudia made us feel at home and as if we were part of the family. They went above and beyond in ensuring we had an amazing evening. If you are looking to learn how to cook an Italian dish from an authentic Italian chef that oozes passion when he talks, then this is a experience not to be missed. We shared lots of stories, laughter, had a glass of wine and ate the different dishes that we had prepared ourselves during our class. This was an amazing night in Rome. Italian cooking the right way

Victoria🇺🇸 United States

31 October 2022

My nephew and I had a great time learning to make gnocchi with Claudia and Giovanni. They were very welcoming and hospitable; they made us feel at home. Would definitely recommend!!!Great experience

Konnor🇨🇦 Canada

31 October 2022

I wanted to book a cooking class for my wife and I during our honeymoon in Rome, but my wife has peanut and nut allergies so a public class was not an option. Giovanni and Claudia were able to accommodate for that in a private class and we had a great time. They are very kind hosts and we had a lot of fun cooking and dining with them. We also learned a lot about Roman and Italian cooking, culture, and history.Great meal, and great hosts!

Sheryl🇺🇸 United States

11 October 2022

We had the best time with Claudia and Giovanni. Claudia graciously accommodated our party of five. We were warmly welcomed into their charming home and we felt like we were part of their family by the end of the evening! Giovanni showed us how to make two kinds of pasta, one stuffed with spinach and ricotta, tossed with butter and sage and the other tossed with tomato and basil. Perfection! Giovanni shared the recipe with us before leaving and we are hoping to be able to recreate this meal in our own home upon returning from our trip. After making pasta we had an added bonus of having two students join us for dinner and it felt like we were at a traditional Sunday Italian meal with a big family and so much good food. This experience is one of the highlights of our trip and we highly recommend this for others.Our new Roman family!

AMY🇺🇸 United States

9 October 2022

Our dinner hosts, Giovanni and Claudia, were fabulous! We ate the most authentic Italian meal in their lovely home. We highly recommend spending an evening with them. You will be glad you did! An absolute A+ experience with a wonderful Italian family ! Thank you very much Giovanni & Claudia. Sia and Amy ~ Florida, USAThe Best and most Friendly experience!

Michelle🇺🇸 United States

19 September 2022

Claudia and Giovanni were such welcoming people. Great conversation and very helpful in organizing how we traveled to arrive to their house. It was great learning how to make gnocchi with Giovanni. One of our party members is lactose intolerant but they tailored the recipe so that we could eat a great meal still. We learned hands on skills of how to make gnocchi. Great meal, great activity, and great company! Wonderful couple and great experience!

Koen🇧🇪 Belgium

12 September 2022

This was a real local experience. Why go to a restaurant of you can join a nice couple in their home to enjoy a great diner. Giovanni is a great cook and both of them excellent company. Excellent food in great company

Andrea🇺🇸 United States

20 August 2022

My sister and I enjoyed our time cooking with Claudia and Giovanni! They were extremely friendly and accommodating and made us feel comfortable. We cooked gnocchi together then enjoyed it on their patio. It was a nice experience and a beautiful home cooked meal. Gracie Mille!! Fun Cultural Experience :)

Christian🇬🇧 United Kingdom

18 August 2022

Claudia and Giovanni are warm, friendly, and welcoming. They were generous hosts and prepared a lovely meal that was perfect for a hot summer evening. I greatly enjoyed getting to know them learning more about themselves, and Rome, throughout the evening. If you're looking for a personable and friendly experience while in Rome I highly recommend visiting them.A lovely dinner in Rome

Marie-Hélène🇫🇷 France

17 August 2022

Claudia & Giovanni were great hosts for my family. My kids enjoyed making fresh gnocchis and our hosts made us feel like part of the family. Delicious and a great way to get to know locals. Overall a great evening! I recommand to anyone who wants to see another side of Rome. All the bestFantastic hosts in Rome

Nathalie🇧🇪 Belgium

12 July 2022

Meg🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 July 2022

A lovely evening eating wonderful food, much of which had been grown by them. Fantastic hosts who looked after us so well. Recommend Great experience

Duane🇨🇦 Canada

2 July 2022

Giovanni and Claudia were amazing hosts! we had a great time. The accommodated our picky 10 year old with plain pasta and plain chicken, she loved it!! we got to enjoy a home made pasta dish to start, followed by a super tasty chicken dish. Very authentic Italian! We had dinner on their huge patio!! As great as the dinner was the conversation was even better :). Don't miss this opportunity to meet Giovanni and Claudia.Highlight of Rome visit!

Amy🇺🇸 United States

25 June 2022

We had a lovely evening with Claudia and Francesco. We loved getting to know our new friends and the dinner was amazing. Francesco even shared his recipes. Wonderful Authentic Italian Dinner

Malte🇩🇪 Germany

5 June 2022

We really enjoyed the hospitality, the good food and the conversations we had with Claudia and Francesco! They were really great hosts. Although we were late due to public transport issues, they waited for us and picked us up at the train station. The food was typical Roman, it was freshly made by Francesco while Claudia entertained us with a lot of useful insider Information about rome. It’s just a 9/10 because my athletic brother wasn’t totally full after the meal (but he never is) 😂 Et Stacazzi! But the wine and sambuca made up for it! Was a wonderful night we all enjoyed! Great experience! Totally worth it!

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

1 June 2022

My friend Trina and her three kids are in Rome on vacation and I booked dinner with Francesco and Claudia and it was such a treat! They have a wonderful patio that was perfect for hosting us in this unusually hot weather Rome is having. It was also awesome for the three kids run around while we all chatted. It was so lovely to meet both of them and their son, who helped prepare the delicious meal. They accommodated for the kids and that was appreciated-they ate every bit of their meals, as did we. The conversation was really wonderful and we enjoyed meeting another guest that rode in from The Netherlands too. We appreciated them helping us get to our Uber too because it’s not always easy to find a ride for 5. They are a sweet family and we were grateful to have a home cooked meal and such good laughter and conversation. “It was amazing!”-11 yr old-we all agree!

Kayli🇺🇸 United States

18 May 2022

My husband and I absolutely loved our time with Francesco and Claudia. The gnocchi making was fun (and tasty!), the wine poured often and the people fantastic. They truly cared about our experience and went above + beyond to make it memorable — giving us personal recommendations and even driving us home at the end of the night. We can’t wait to try to make the gnocchi recipe (that they graciously printed out for us) in our own home upon our return!Fantastic Night of Good Eats!

ספיר

25 April 2022

Claudia and Francesco are lovely couple we enjoyed so much and cooked a wonderful gnocchi in their beautiful home. If you in Rome the cooking class with Claudia and Francesco is experience you have to put in your "to do list" Excellent

Inga🇬🇧 United Kingdom

16 April 2022

We (family of five from Scotland) can highly recommend an evening with Claudia and Francesco (Gianni). They are wonderful hosts. The experience will be one of our most memorable from our trip to Italy. Do not hesitate to book. The logistics of getting to Claudia and Francesco’s home is simple and the relatively short ride on public transport is well worth it. The opportunity to make your own gnocchi is not to be missed. Francesco’s accompanying food is fantastic. Very authentic and obviously made with great care. All in all a fabulous taste of Italy! Fabulous. Not to be missed!

Joseph🇺🇸 United States

8 April 2022

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and dining with Francesco and Claudia at their home. It was like dining with family. They picked me up at the train station, we had excellent conversation, they served a wonderful meal and then drove me back to the entrance of the city center. It was my favorite meal in Rome. Highly recommend. Thank you both for your kind hospitality.Outstanding Experience

Emily🇺🇸 United States

16 March 2022

My best friend and younger brother and I cooked with Francesco and Claudia. We met them at a train station and they picked us up to go to their home. It was so fun! We made gnocchi and had several different sauces, ate salad, and dessert. Francesco and Claudia are so nice and hospitable! Making the gnocchi was a simple recipe and we were all able to roll out the gnocchi and participate in the cooking process. I would highly recommend this experience. It is a great way to learn something new, get to know the city, and enjoy a cultural experience. Thank you to our Italian parents!!Our Italian Parents!

Lina🇺🇸 United States

13 March 2022

The hosts were amazing, the food was incredible, the ambiance was very cozy and comfortable! They please you in every way so you can feel at home, great experience, I hope in another time repeat this amazing experience with them. Thank you for such a pleasant experienceBest Dinner ever!

Jurrien🇳🇱 Netherlands

23 February 2022

Francesco is the chef and knows everything about making gnocchi (and other Italian food), but most important is that both Francesco and Claudia are very kind and hospitable. Had a great night with nice food, wine and people!Very kind and skilled couple