Catania Food Tours & Fish Market
Catania eats under the volcano: La Pescheria fish market shouting from seven in the morning, the pointed arancino, pasta alla Norma named after its most famous son’s opera, horse-meat grills on Via Plebiscito, and granita for breakfast. Compare the top-rated food tours and classes below, then read our notes.
Top-rated street food tours in Catania
The best street food tours to book in Catania
The most booked street food tours in Catania, compared. Tours run through the fish market (La Pescheria) and the old town, tasting arancini, cartocciate, horse meat sandwiches, granita with brioche and Etna wine.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Food Guided Walking Tour | 3 hours | 4.9 (634) | The most booked | Check availability |
| Guided Street Food Walking Tour | 3 hours | 4.6 (337) | A second option | Check availability |
| Walking Tour with 3 Underground Sites and Street Food | 2.5 hours | 4.9 (70) | History too | Check availability |
| The Original All-Inclusive Street Food Market Tour | 3 hours | 4.9 (49) | The fish market | Check availability |
| Street Food Walking Tour | 3 hours | 4.5 (65) | Budget | Check availability |
Our pick: the Street Food Guided Walking Tour, rated 4.9 from 634 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
The street food guided walking tour is the most reviewed and has the best score. The all-inclusive street food market tour starts at the fish market. For history as well, the walk with three underground sites and street food visits Catania below the lava.
Formats: street food walking tours through the fish market and the baroque centre; private fish-market-and-centre tours; underground Catania with street food; all-inclusive tours with wine; cooking classes with pistachio ravioli or arancini.
What you will taste: arancino al ragù, cipollina, pasta alla Norma, raw seafood at the Pescheria, horse-meat polpette, cartocciata, granita with brioche, and a glass of Etna Rosso.
Price and time: roughly 55 to 110 dollars for two and a half to three hours.
La Pescheria
The fish market behind Piazza del Duomo runs Monday to Saturday from about seven until early afternoon, best between nine and eleven, and is closed on Sundays and during the feast of Sant’Agata, 3 to 5 February. Swordfish, tuna, sea urchins and the day’s catch are sold at the shout, and around it the produce and cheese stalls spread through the lava-stone streets. Every food tour starts here in the morning.
The food
The arancino, masculine and cone-shaped in Catania in honour of the volcano, filled with ragù or with aubergine alla Norma. Pasta alla Norma, fried aubergine, tomato and salted ricotta, named after Vincenzo Bellini’s 1831 opera. The cipollina, a puff-pastry pocket of onion, tomato and cheese. Horse meat, grilled on the street along Via Plebiscito in the evening, as polpette or steaks. And granita, best in Catania and Acireale, eaten with a brioche col tuppo for breakfast from May to September.
Cooking classes and day trips
Catania’s classes teach pistachio ravioli from Bronte, arancini and pasta alla Norma in three hours, and are cheaper than Taormina’s. Etna is an hour away: see Etna wine tours. Taormina is 50 minutes by train, Syracuse an hour and a quarter; see Taormina cooking classes and Syracuse food tours.
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How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
Cook it yourself: compare cooking classes in Catania.
FAQ about Catania Food Tours & Fish Market
Frequently asked questions
When is the Catania fish market open?
Monday to Saturday mornings, roughly seven to two; closed Sunday and for Sant’Agata in early February.
Is Catania or Palermo better for street food?
Palermo has more of it; Catania has the fish market and the arancino. Do both if you can.
Do I have to eat horse?
No; tours offer it as an option, and the rest of the route is fish, rice and pastry.
Which street food tour is best in Catania?
On GetYourGuide the most booked is the Street Food Guided Walking Tour, rated 4.9 from 634 reviews. Also highly rated: the Guided Street Food Walking Tour and the Walking Tour with 3 Underground Sites and Street Food. The table above compares them by length, rating and who they suit.
What does a street food tour cost in Catania?
In October 2026 prices on GetYourGuide started from about €42 per person, and most of the top-rated options cost between €42 and €95. Longer experiences with a meal, private options and day trips cost more. Check the listing for the live price.