Sorrento Food Tours & Tastings
Sorrento is the base for the coast and a food town in its own right: walnut and lemon groves, gnocchi alla sorrentina, the fish of Marina Grande, and the limoncello factories on the edge of town. This is our Sorrento page. Below are the top-rated food experiences in and around the town, then our notes on what to do here besides the cooking classes.
Top-rated food experiences in Sorrento
Ways in: cooking classes at the farms above town; limoncello tours; walking food tours of the centre and Marina Grande; olive oil and cheese tastings on the peninsula; ferries to Positano and Amalfi.
What to eat: gnocchi alla sorrentina, spaghetti with Nerano-style courgettes and provolone del Monaco, fried anchovies at Marina Grande, a walnut nocino, delizia al limone.
Food tours and tastings in Sorrento
Walking food tours cover the old town’s delis, the cloister, a limoncello tasting and a descent to Marina Grande for fish, in two to three hours. On the peninsula behind the town, olive oil mills and cheese makers, provolone del Monaco above all, run tastings; some tours combine oil, cheese and wine with a farm lunch. The cooking classes are the main event and have their own page: Sorrento cooking classes.
Getting around from Sorrento
The Circumvesuviana train reaches Naples in about 80 minutes, or under an hour on the faster Campania Express, with Pompeii on the way. Ferries run to Positano in 30 to 40 minutes and Amalfi in about 40, April to October; Capri is 25 minutes. The SITA bus does the coast road for those who like the drama. Farm classes collect you in town.
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How we choose
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FAQ about Sorrento Food Tours & Tastings
Frequently asked questions
Why Sorrento for food?
Because everything on the coast is reachable from it, and the town has its own lemon, its own gnocchi and a fishing harbour.
Is Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast?
Technically no; it is on the Sorrentine peninsula on the Bay of Naples side. In practice it is the coast’s gateway and where most visitors sleep.
How many days in Sorrento?
Three: a cooking class, a ferry day to Positano and Amalfi, and Pompeii or a wine tour.
What is Sorrento’s own dish?
Gnocchi alla sorrentina, baked with tomato, mozzarella and basil, and the lemon in everything.