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Ready to taste the best food in Lucca? Satisfy your cravings for local food and culture with highlights along the way, together with a foodie host. Enjoy 10 delicious and typical tastings that range from sweet to savory as well as drinks on a tasty food tour in Lucca.

Destination

Lucca, Italy

Category

Food Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Italiano, Français, Polski, Español

Included

• Private Guide
• 10 Local Food & Drink Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 4 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

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 the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at St Martin Cathedral, next to the main entrance - Lucca to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience 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. 10 Tastings

   This tour includes 10 food and drink tastings. Your local host has hand-picked each one of the tastings based on their love for food, and knowledge of the city. Enjoy only the most authentic bites the city has to offer!

4. The Classics

   A food tour in Lucca would not be complete without the most typical and beloved dishes in town. Enjoy a bite of the ultimate classics Tordelli Lucchesi and Buccellato and taste them in their true local flavor!

5. Locals’ Favorites

   Discover more of the local cuisine by trying some of the ultimate locals’ favorites food treats. Try unique food, typical of Lucca picked by your local host and hear why they love it so much!

6. Typical Drinks

   With drinks included as part of the tastings this real experience comes with a real local spirit! Your local host will quench your thirst with a selection of drinks like coffee, unique beverages, and alcoholic (or non-alcoholic) cocktails, wine and beer

7. City Highlights

   This tour is more than just food, it’s a cultural experience! In between food stops, discover city highlights for a well-rounded experience that will satisfy your appetite for Lucca. From food, drinks, must-sees and local hot spots; this tour has everything on the menu!

8. Vegetarian Alternative

   Looking for a vegetarian alternative? It’s possible! The tour has been created with alternative tastings to fit your preferences. Just let your host know!

9. Special Diet or Allergies?

   If you follow a special diet or have an allergy to a specific food, let your host know! They’ll make sure to take that into consideration so you can have an enjoyable and safe experience

10. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? 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.

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.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Lucille🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

27 May 2025

Donald🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

21 May 2025

Sara is a wonderful guide. She is knowledgeable, personable and fun. She provided great information on the history and architecture of Lucca, in addition to explaining the local delicacies. Our only suggestion would be to include a greater variety in the foods sampled.Wonderful Guide

Santina

(About local Sara)

15 May 2025

We spent 3 hours on a food tour with Sara. Even before the tour she was extremely flexible with our timing and the need to change days. She also met us at our apartment instead of the more distant meeting place. Sara has a great sense of humor and, along with some Lucca history, she taught us about little tidbits of local lore. We tasted some Lucca specialties along with gelato and chocolates. She also brought us to an artisan shop where the proprietor was actually working at her old fashioned loom making some of her beautiful wares. We really appreciated the touch of local color. We finished the tour with a light lunch of Tordelli Lucchese and delicious Frontanoio soup. A tour with Sara would be especially good for history buffs!Delightful guide

Pamela

(About local Sara)

13 April 2025

We spent a lovely three hours with Sara being shown points of interest and delicious morsels in Lucca. Sara explained in immaculate English the historical significance of places, buildings and ornamentation on them, as well as taking us to some delightful shops, cafes and restaurants. Her lovely, kind personality and humour made the whole experience so much more entertaining. We would highly recommend Sara as a guide and this tour in particular. Fun and informative

Gail🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

19 October 2024

Maria Lucrezia was a wonderful and fun guide on our first full day in Lucca. She shared so many interesting stories of the city’s art, architecture and ancient history - and the tastings !! She made perfect selections. All the proprietors we met were as welcoming as she was. It was a perfect day. Highly recommended. Grazie Mille, Maria Lucrezia!Wonderful introduction to Lucca

Margaret

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

16 October 2024

She is an exceptional guide! Kind, social and fascinating! Loved the experience! 10/10/10!Outstanding and charming!

Scott🇮🇹 Italy

(About local Sara)

7 September 2024

Sara was a wonderful guide for our private group of 4. She was friendly, knowledgeable and spoke excellent English. She was also good fun and soon tuned in to our Northern Irish humour ! I would certainly recommend the tasting tour of Lucca and indeed any tour that Sara leads. Thanks again Sara for a great day in Lucca. Sara - Lucca

Carrie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

3 August 2024

Our tour with Maria Lucrezia was a highlight of our trip. I'm so glad we scheduled at the beginning of our visit to Lucca. She was warm, knowledgable, and a lot of fun! The blend of food experiences, sightseeing, history, and just getting the lay of the land was perfect. We felt ready and excited to explore further on our own afterward. All of the ideas she gave us, from fabulous restaurants and gelato, to climbing to the top of a couple of medieval towers, to visiting the Roman house museum, to walking the walls around the town, and I could go on, were just wonderful. Thank you, Maria Lucrezia, for being such a special moment in our trip to Italy!!A Perfect Introduction to Lucca!

Sam🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

17 July 2024

We had a fabulous tour with Maria Lucrezia. She was very knowledgeable, personable and easygoing, while tailoring the tour to what our little group was most interested in. We learned a lot of interesting things about Lucca’s past and present and enjoyed many delicious foods and drinks. Thank you Maria Lucrezia!!Definitely recommended!!

Kathy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

2 July 2024

Sara was amazing! I can’t recommend her enough. She is so knowledgeable not only about the area but weaves in historical stories and insights that bring the town to life. Sara shares her family’s rich history in the area to help make it personal. She is simply fantastic!!10!

Unknown

(About local Sara)

1 July 2024

Sarah was our guide for a walking tour in Lucca, Italy. She was, simply put, outstanding! So knowledgeable, shared incredible information we would never have gathered on our own. And she has cultivated great relationships with local businesses that she shared with us. I would recommend her again and again. Thank you, Sarah.Excellent tour in Lucca

Amy

(About local Sara)

1 July 2024

Our group of three generations really enjoyed our Tasting tour of Lucca. Sara was an awesome guide providing history, humor and great recommendations. She was personable and engaging with everyone in our group. We would definitely choose Sara for future tours.Sara was great!

David🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

1 July 2024

I am really sorry but my wife and I found the experience to be very, very disappointing. We have booked a number of these food tours over the last 15 years and have found them to be progressively expensive but equally, worse value for money. Maria Lucrezia was very pleasant, very knowledgeable and easy company with good English. However, the key objective of our previous bookings had been to try local food in authentic restaurants we would have known about ourselves. On this occasion, we each had a single cappuccino, a single scoop of ice cream with whipped cream topping, a triangle of chickpea pizza dough, half of one chocolate, two thimbles of digestivo, three teaspooons of olive oil, four teaspoons of balsamic vinegar, a look in the cellar of a wine shop, one glass of red wine and we shared a portion of tortellini with ragu. My wife and I scored a 4 because Maria Lucretia was a good guide but the food experience itself was a 1.

Jennifer🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

29 May 2024

Maria exceeded our expectations for the food and history tour. She told us interesting stories about the history of Lucca and included recent events as well. She included personal facts and told us about the daily life in Lucca. We all enjoyed the tour and food we ate. I texted her when we arrived in the city and she arrived early to start our tour because we had to end early. She was very accommodating. The places she chose for us to eat at had a good mix of food-she varied the sweet and savory flavors. I highly recommend. Wonderful tour in Lucca

Keith

(About local Belinda)

16 May 2024

Belinda was an awesome tour guide! A great mix of history, architecture and of course wonderful Lucca foods. Had a great time. Hats off to Belinda.Awesome Lucca Tour with Belinda

Dermot🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

19 April 2024

Maria was entertaining, enthusiastic, and very knowledgeable about all things Lucca. We had been to Lucca a few times before but Maria told us many things about Lucca and its history we hadn't heard about before. Stopping occasionally to try a local delicacy along with 'chance' encounters with artists, wine sellers etc made for a very memorable experience. Couple all of this with brilliant restaurant recommendations and suggestions for places to visit it was a really great way to get to know Lucca and its locality. Highly recommend booking a tour with Maria!!Educational and Enjoyable!

Kelsie 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

6 April 2024

If we could make it an 11 we would! In spite of it being a rainy day, we had an incredible day of sunshine with Sara. Her knowledge, passion and personality captured our attention and hearts. If you want to enjoy a day of storytelling and tasting a wonderful selection of Lucca’s specialties, you must go with Sara. Extraordinary experience with Sara

Nils

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

3 April 2024

It was a nice and delicious Tour with many local places and food. We had the private tour. Very good if you start your journey to find the best restaurants and historic spots.Very friendly

malcolm🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sara)

2 February 2024

When we go to a new city, we like to do a guided walking tour - ideally with food tasting - to orientate ourselves and get a feel for the place. We did this in Lucca with Sara. She was wonderful. She was knowledgeable about Lucca, both the history and the present (including little known sites, shops and restaurants), and imparted that knowledge with charm and panache, and a great sense of fun and humour. Our morning flashed by, even extending into the afternoon. Thankyou very much Sara. And for other readers, we highly recommend Sara. (I only reduced the price-value rating to 8 because I never give out 10s - Sara herself is a 10*)Introduction to Lucca

rachelmhowes🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sara)

23 October 2023

Sara is a wonderful guide. She's incredibly knowledgeable and personable and created an itinerary for us that kept us - mom and dad - and our two boys engaged in local history while enjoying delicious gelato, local delicacies and wine along the way. We could not have asked for more - she was the best and we highly recommend her.Just Wonderful!

Unknown

(About local Sara)

19 October 2023

I'd even make sure you see specifically if Sara was available. This service is amazing. I wouldn’t ever do any other way

Rich🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

1 October 2023

We took a food tour with Sara, and had the best time. Sara is bright, fun, engaging, and her mastery of the English language is impressive: we understood every word that came out of her mouth! She told stories about Lucca and its history and mythology; pointed out major attractions, gave us recommendations for shopping and dining (all of which were quite good), and introduced us to many of the best foods of Lucca: the best gelato we have ever had, delicious chocolates, liquers, a wonderful gluten free flatbread, etc. It was a delightful way to get oriented to Lucca and to have some great foods on our first full day here. This is only our 4th food tour, but we now consider food tours to be the best way to spend part of the first day in any city that offers food tours. And this tour was probably the best of the 4 we have taken. I highly recommend With Locals tours, and very highly recommend Sara as the guide to use in Lucca!A wonderful experince!

James

(About local Sara)

27 September 2023

On less than 24 hours notice, Sara agreed to organized a delightful tour of the walled city of Lucca showcasing the unique foods, and wines of the regions. In many of the establishments we met the passionate owners and witnessed their preparations for us. Food, wine and many treats. Sara was so knowledgeable about Lucca and shared much of its history with enthusiasm and humour. We had a wonderful time while there. Lucca food tour

Diane

(About local Sara)

6 June 2025

We were fortunate to have a very engaging and knowledgeable guide , Sara. She showed us parts of Lucca, we would never have discovered on our own. Very informative and we loved the trivia about people and buildings. As there were only two of us, the price is expensive but we enjoyed the experience.A perfect guide Great tour of Lucca

Marjolein🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

31 May 2025

Knowledgable guide

Robin

(About local Sara)

29 May 2025

Lucca is a fabulous city! Sadly we had fairly heavy rain for our evening tour, however Sara was amazing! She was able to guide us to sheltered spots so that she could share her intriguing stories with us. Her knowledge of the history and culture of the areas was so enjoyable! I hope we have the opportunity to visit Lucca again- we would definitely book a tour with Sara again! Beautiful evening!

Wendy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

25 May 2025

Fun, informative, easy paceMaria is the best

Carol🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

16 May 2025

The rain could not dampen our informative, personal and breath-taking walking tour with Maria. Perfect guide to this charming, historical town. I highly recommend Maria.Walking Tour with Maria

Hubertina

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

15 May 2025

Maria was a wonderful guide. We had a wonderful tour with her through the city and she introduced us to some special bread and told us a lot of fun and interesting stories about the city. I would highly recommend her for this tour when you are new to the city. We were very satisfied. Wonderful Guide with Maria Lucrezia

Unknown

(About local Sara)

15 May 2025

Sara guided us through Lucca for over 3 hours and did a fantastic job at providing a highlight of the town. She is knowledgeable, funny, and goes the extra mile to ensure you have a good experience. She even did a little extra research for us on a very niche topic we were interested in. Wonderful Private Tour!

Diane🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

13 May 2025

We spent a couple hours with Sara yesterday getting an overview of Pisa, spending more time focused on the areas outside the Field of Miracles. While that tourist Mecca is gorgeous and interesting, we also enjoyed learning about everyday life of locals in Pisa. Sara is a great spokesperson for her city and her love for it shines through all of her stories. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Sara a bit and spending time in her lovely city. Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Diane🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

13 May 2025

We spent about 3 hours today with Maria getting to know Lucca. She was friendly, funny and detailed in her explanations of the history of this storied city. We enjoyed spending time with her and highly recommend this tour and, more importantly, this guide if you find yourself in Lucca or the surrounding area. She is wonderful!Fantastic Guide in Lovely City

zcisneros12

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

10 May 2025

Maria was awesome. Very knowledgable and friendly. We really enjoyed our time in Lisa and we are glad we had her. We would have missed a lot without her Pisa travel

Stephanie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

8 May 2025

Sara was a wealth of knowledge and was able to deliver interesting facts with a sense of humor that kept everyone engaged. I will definitely reach out to Sara next time I am in the area to new places in the Tuscan region. Amazing guide!

Mimo

(About local Sara)

30 April 2025

We all enjoyed our afternoon with Sara! She was engaging, witty, clearly intelligent and well-informed, and willing to adjust in the moment to our specific interests. Her professionalism shone through - in how she communicated with us, in the pacing of the tour, and in her balanced presentation of the history and culture of Lucca. Despite our jet-lagged brains, intermittent rain, and the press of other visitors, we concluded the tour with a deeper understanding of Lucca during the Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance eras. It was a great introduction to the city and it continued to feed our curiosities as we explored Lucca during the week of our visit. Thank you Sara!A Great Introduction to Lucca

Leslie

(About local Sara)

27 April 2025

We loved Sarah! She helped us learn about Pisa in a fun, humorous, and engaging way. We enjoyed her tour so much, we joined another the following day. She gave us excellent recommendations for the area and answered all our questions with ease. Highly recommend!The absolute best!

Renate🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Sara)

27 April 2025

We had the pleasure of taking a 3 hour tour in Lucca with Sara! She did an excellent job to show us the ancient parts of lucca, shared a lot of fascinating facts and little-known details about Lucca and it's friendship with the neighbouring town of Pisa ;-) Our big group - though no everybody spoke fluently english - was impressed and delighted. She took care of everybody though we were may and was flexible and kind. Thank you, Sara, for making this tour so memorable for all of us. We can highly recommend her.Perfect to get acquainted with lucca

Caja🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Sara)

27 April 2025

We LOVE Sara! What do you do with teenagers in Pisa besides eating lots of pizza? You ask Sara to explain all about her city! The history, the drama, the secrets that can be found on and in the old buildings and our favourite 🤩 the food. Local biscuits, cecina, gelato. We’re sold on all of them and no complaints from the teenagers either 😉It made oir trip to Pisa really special!

Dorice

(About local Sara)

20 April 2025

If only we had booked a tour with Sara on our first day in Lucca! We then would have booked her for every day of our two week trip in Italy. Sure, her family would miss her but we’d be happy as clams laughing everyday as she shared funny stories and customs of her fellow Italians. We have been to Italy a dozen times and grown up in Italian American families but still Sara could tell us stories never heard before - so many tiny but spicy details that make any travel experience richer. Obviously we loved Sara for her depth of knowledge , her sense of humor, her light touch and her ability to tailor a tour to match our varied interests and abilities. You will love her too! Our best day!

peter

(About local Sara)

12 March 2025

Sara had perfect English and had organised an interesting morning showing us the highlights and hidden gems of Lucca.10

Matt🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sara)

28 January 2025

“We had the pleasure of having Sara as our guide during our tour of Lucca. It was brilliant, Sara’s passion for the city and its history was clear from the start. She brought the history of Lucca to life. We loved discovering hidden gems throughout the city that we would never have found on our own. Her knowledge and storytelling made the tour feel like a journey through time. We’d highly recommend Sara to anyone visiting Lucca — she’s the perfect guide to uncover the city’s secrets! Excellent

Charles🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

21 December 2024

Maria was flexible, friendly and very knowledgeable. Being a native of Lucca really added to the experience and stories she had. We highly recommend her. Great local knowledge

SCOTT🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

12 November 2024

Sara knew so many interesting Lucca tidbits, as well as insights about Lucca citizens. She clearly is a big fan of the entire area. We learned a lot and could probably have toured with her more. Thank youLucca expert

Tatyana🇺🇸 United States

(About local Belinda)

6 October 2024

We spent few hours in Lucca with Belinda! Her knowledge, love for her city and her sparkling personality made this tour a special one. We highly recommend her as a guide!Great experiance in Lucca with Belinda

Holly

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

1 October 2024

Delicious food with a top-notch history tour!!Extraordinary!!

Casey🇲🇺 Mauritius

(About local Sara)

28 September 2024

Sara was a delight! She was organised, prepared, efficient, interesting with a great knowledge of the town and history of Lucca. We so enjoyed our tour with her and highly recommend her services! Wonfeful personalised tour

Hedda🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Sara)

23 September 2024

We had a wonderful tour with Sara! She was engaging, knowledgeable and funny. Her insight into the history of Lucca made for a fascinating morning! Sara also recommended some great local restaurants and we are eating our way through all of them. Grazie mille Sara! Lucca with Sara

Jill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sara)

19 September 2024

My husband and I had never been to Lucca, but had heard wonderful things about it from friends. We went on a private tour with Sara, and spent an enchanting few hours with her exploring the city. She was so knowledgeable about the history of the city, and her humor in telling us stories about what we were seeing added so much fun to the facts. We loved the way she would talk about the history of a place and then relate it to present day. We ended our tour with a delicious lunch at a restaurant she had reserved for us in the heart of the city. I highly recommend taking a private tour; and don’t forget to ask for Sara!!Lucca with Sara was Magic!

Rosie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sara)

19 September 2024

Super friendly Sara showed us around the walled city of Lucca, sharing her knowledge of how the city was built from roman and medieval times to current day. Walking us to historic churches and areas of the town we would not have found, pointing out historic details and telling the many stories of the rich history of Lucca! Enjoyed tasting local delicacy and appreciated and tried (!) the restaurant and café recommendations. A wonderful afternoon, thank you Sara.Wonderful afternoon in Lucca Sara!

Deborah🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maria Lucrezia)

17 September 2024

Our guide, Maria, was amazing! She was so helpful throughout the entire process. Her knowledge was inspiring! We also found her to be kind and patient - would recommend her anytime! Amazing experience