Verona Food Tours & Cooking Classes
Verona eats well and quietly: risotto all’Amarone, pastissada de caval, the horse stew the city is not shy about, tortellini from Valeggio, and the wines of Valpolicella and Soave in every osteria, an hour from Venice by train. Compare the top-rated food tours and cooking classes below, then read our notes.
Formats: food-and-wine walking tours with a full meal across four or five stops; sunset food tours ending with gelato; pasta and tiramisù classes near the Arena; chef-led classes with gelato; wine tastings on a terrace above the city.
What you will taste: risotto all’Amarone, bigoli with duck ragù, pastissada de caval, Monte Veronese cheese, soppressa, tortellini di Valeggio, pandoro at Christmas, and Valpolicella, Ripasso and Soave.
Price and time: 50 to 100 dollars for a three-hour food tour or class.
Food tours
Verona’s centre is compact and its food tours are meal-length walks: a cheese and soppressa board at a wine bar, a plate of bigoli or risotto all’Amarone at an osteria, the horse or donkey stew for the curious, gelato, and Valpolicella at every stop, with Piazza delle Erbe, the Arena and Juliet’s balcony passed on the way. The funicular versions end above the city at Castel San Pietro. Three hours, and dinner is done.
Cooking classes
The city’s pasta and tiramisù class is one of the most-reviewed in Italy: egg pasta by hand, a sauce, tiramisù and wine near the Arena, at a price under most Venice classes. Chef-led versions add gelato; home classes cook the Veronese repertoire.
Wine
Verona is the base for Valpolicella and Soave, both under half an hour away, and the in-town tastings on the terraces above the Adige are a fine alternative to a day in the hills; see Valpolicella and Amarone wine tours.
Frequently asked questions
Is Verona worth a day trip from Venice for food?
Yes: an hour by train, cheaper than Venice, and the wine country is on its doorstep. A night is better.
What is Verona’s signature dish?
Risotto all’Amarone, and for the brave, pastissada de caval. Pandoro, the Christmas cake, is Veronese too.
Are there cooking classes in Verona?
Yes, and the pasta and tiramisù class near the Arena is among the best-reviewed in the country.
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