UPDATED FOR 2025

You or anyone headed to Florence during the holidays? The team at Curious Appetite has put together tasty food & drink crawls for Christmas and New Years in Florence!

They will be progressive feasts involving artisan chocolate, holiday cookies and sweet treats, cheese & meat boards, wine, vin santo and dolci. All while exploring Florence’s twinkly streets with an expert guide to explain how these foods connect to the season, peppered with historical sights in between. Read on for more details!

TLDR: Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Curious Appetite is running a Festive Progressive Dining Crawl and a bespoke version of our Aperitivo food & drink tour on New Year’s Eve through Florence’s decked out center. Book the specific dates via our standard experience pages and you’ll receive custom info on your holiday-themed food & drink tour after booking.

Please note tickets will be at a premium to reflect the holiday and are displayed at check-out for the date selected. Each date and theme is linked below which takes you to the listing page. Within which you can book the holiday slot via “Book Now” button within the listing page of experience of interest.

If you have trouble locating your preferred experience on the holiday of choice, drop us a link via bookings(@)curiousappetitetravel(dot)com and we can assist with your holiday food crawl!

*PLEASE NOTE* Tours booked on these dates will not follow the same route or same # of stops or certain inclusions as advertised on the tour page listing, please refer to this page or ask our booking team if you have any qs on specifics.

Festive Progressive Dining Crawl

Christmas Day December 25th and New Year’s Day January 1st

We’ll also be offering our progressive dining crawl in a modified stop format. These spots sell out quick and we encourage you to book now! Tickets are priced at a premium and is an all-inclusive 4hr food and drink tour led by a food historian, Florence expert and sommelier.

Inclusions, 3 stops total over 4hrs (*start time from 5:30pm)

Select aperitivo beverages paired with gourmet canapé bites in a historic bar

Decadent tasting of fresh pastas traditionally served during Christmas (i.e. stuffed meat pastas in broth and/or baked pastas) with sommelier-selected wine pairings
Flavorful, slow cooked meat courses with seasonal vegetable side dishes with red wine and Italian Christmas desserts with after-dinner drinks to conclude
Taking in Florence’s main sights all dressed up in holiday lights as we cover various neighborhoods of the city by foot in between tasting stops

Tickets and booking: https://curiousappetitetravel.com/dinner-crawl-in-florence (premium pricing displayed at check-out)

*Please note for the Christmas Day Dinner Crawl: If 5:30pm is unavailable, please book the 6pm slot

New Year’s Eve Aperitivo Food & Drink Tour in Florence - December 31st

Aperitivo in Italy is- in part- the social ritual of getting together after work, before dinner (or before lunch) and partaking in an aperitif drink (like a prosecco, spritz, negroni, light wine, even alcohol-free bitter aperitifs, etc) along with small appetizer bites in local bars or at home.

This special occassion food tour of Florence is unique since we basically imbibe in aperitivi as we progressively snack and sip at local-loved hidden gems and Florentine institutions but all with a diverse range of traditional beverages and food pairings, which fit in the aperitivo theme/tradition.

On the 31st (New Years Eve) Curious Appetite will be doing a special blended Aperitivo tour.

Inclusions, 4 stops total, 3 hours, kicking off at 4pm:

Get the appetite going with a truffle snack and sparkling wine aperitivo kick-off
Somm-selected wines to ring in the new year paired with a special festive tagliere (cheese aged in wine pomace or chestnut leaves and cold cuts) at a wine bistro that sources local and artisanal salumi and formaggi.
Traditional seasonal breads (like panettone or pandoro - an eight-pointed star brioche bread powdered in sugar) and savory winter specialities at one of Florence’s best and most beloved local cafe bakeries.
Finishing off with craft Negronis and chef-prepared nibbles prepared by award-winning Florentine bartenders. With its herbaceous, spiced flavors plus citrusy notes, a Negroni makes a classic warming NYE drink!

This special occasion small group food tour will include 4 food & drink stops with various wine/cocktail pairings led by a wine & food culture expert. All stops designed to provide a curated guided cultural tour blended with a unique culinary wine walk of the hidden, historic streets of Florence.