Top Sorrento Food & Drink

Get a true taste for southern Italy on this 5-hour culinary experience from Sorrento. Led by a local guide, travel to a pizzeria, cheese factory, and family-run farm for tastings of their top products, including homemade bread, lemonade, and extra virgin olive oil. Learn the secrets behind Italian family recipes and try your hand at pizza making, Neapolitan style. Top it all off with coffee, dessert, and a limoncello digestivo before returning to your original departure point in Sorrento.

Eat your way around Sorrento, the sun-splashed city near the Amalfi Coast on this small-group guided food tour. Stroll the streets of charming Sorrento with your guide, stopping at family-run restaurants, delis, and markets to indulge in an array of local edible delights. Eat everything from homemade gnocchi to buffalo mozzarella to prosciutto and gelato. And then wash it all down with locally made beer, wine, and limoncello. Participants on this small-group tour are limited to just 12, ensuring you receive plenty of personalized attention from the guide.

Learn the secrets of traditional Italian pizza making with an authentic “"pizzaiolo" during a pizza making session in the Sorrento hills. You’ll learn how to select the best ingredients and then be guided through the entire pizza making process from start to wood-firing finish. You’ll taste your own creation as well as sampling slices from a variety of different pizzas and enjoying a libation or two.

Spend three delicious hours learning how to cook Italian cuisine in Sorrento. Led by an experienced chef, this cooking class provides instruction on making dishes such as handmade gnocchi, meatballs, eggplant parmesan and tiramisu. When you're finished, enjoy your creations. Wine is included. Select from three menu categories when booking: fish, meat or vegetarian.

Learn how to make pasta in the true Italian way at Chez Barone Cooking School. Located in a villa, this cooking class introduces you to Sorrentine and Neapolitan cuisine. After you've helped to prepare the meal, sit down to enjoy your creations with a wine tasting. Booking in advance ensures you won't miss out on a sold-out experience.

TUI COLLECTION-This tour pairs the rugged crater of Vesuvius with Lacrima Christi; a wine rich in mythical history, grown on the very slopes of the fire mountain herself. This volcanic soil rich in minerals is responsible for the high-quality products it produces. We will first take you up the mountain, you will travel by bus to the 1000m mark, from there you will hike the rest to the crater. The views from the top are straight out of the top drawer, so be sure to remember your camera. To top off this tour we will go to one of the local vineyards where you will have a tour of the winery, a light lunch and of course all washed down with the winery's very own wine. Highlights -Enjoy a reserved area of the vineyard and taste the vineyards top range wines – The Black Label -All fresh products in the lunch are produced on the vineyard@ 0KM

Learn to prepare traditional Italian dishes from a professional chef in a four-hour cooking class. Choose from two convenient start times, depending on your schedule. Prepare fresh pasta, a main course, and dessert during the hands-on culinary experience. With the help of your teacher, you can easily follow along step by step.  Finally, enjoy your three-course creation with complimentary prosecco, wine, or limoncello.

Immerse yourself in the art of Italian pizza-making during this cooking class in Sorrento. Learn from your chef/guides, pros at rolling and tossing dough and picking out the freshest ingredients. Have fun learning the techniques, tasting olive oil and limoncello, and finally sitting down to feast on the pizzas you made.

Most people know that the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii, but not many realize that it also left behind fertile slopes that today host lush vineyards. With this unique tour, see both sides of the volcano’s legacy with a stop to visit the archaeological ruins of Pompeii followed by a tour and tasting lunch featuring Lacryma Christi wine and Neapolitan dishes at a family-run winery nearby.

Get a taste of Italian culture, literally, during a 4-hour cooking class in Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi in the Amalfi region. Your setting is a farmhouse at Fattoria Terranova, where you'll learn the secrets of making pasta and then enjoy lunch with wine.

Indulge your inner foodie and get off the beaten path on this guided excursion in Sorrento. Meet up with a knowledgeable local guide at Piazza Angelina Lauro and explore beloved local restaurants while enjoying generous complimentary samples. Savor delicious dishes like parmigiana di melanzane and oven-baked ricotta cheese, sip wine and limoncello, and finish the night with a tasty dessert.

Sorrento is one of Italy's towns most loved by visitors. To get a truly authentic taste of local life, you need to understand its food culture. This walking tour offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in Sorrento and its cuisine by tasting street food, visiting a cheese farm, sampling local wine and seafood, and toasting with a glass of Spritz.

Take home a souvenir from Sorrento in the form of new Italian cooking skills. This 3-hour cooking class is a great way to discover the taste of Italy and the Mediterranean. Learn from the instructor how to make Amalfi Coast classic dishes and then sit down and enjoy the feast you just prepared complete with a glass of local wine, some limoncello or a soft drink. Upgrade the tour to include a transfer to and from Sorrento.

Learn the secrets to preparing classic Sorrentine dishes like a real Italian “nonna” (grandmother) with this home cooking class in the heart of Sorrento. Connect with a local cook for a hands-on lesson on how to turn out perfect pasta or gnocchi and sauce from scratch, a traditional meat or fish course, and even dessert. Sample the dishes you've prepared over a celebratory meal to cap off your experience.

Head to Italy’s Irpinia region on a day-long wine tour from Sorrento. Led by a private sommelier-guide, the experience visits two prestigious wine estates in Campania’s rugged Apennine Mountains. Sip on the estates’ signature produce — wine made with the local fiano and aglianico grapes — and enjoy a total of three varietals at each winery. It’s a great way to taste and learn about Campania’s often-unsung wine, and see stunning mountain scenery at the same time.

Take a gelato-making class at the famous Gelateria David School in Sorrento. Discover the ingredients and techniques that go into making the delicious and creamy ice cream. Make your own production of gelato with the owner of the shop and get an official certificate of attendance after your class. Leave with your favorite flavor from the gelateria window and newfound knowledge about gelato.

Prebook this Capri Island tour from Sorrento, and avoid the stress of last-minute planning. This tour combines a guided aspect with independent exploring, so you can get the most out of your trip. First, wander the island of Capri at your own pace, and then cruise the surrounding waters, taking in views of the area’s highlights including the famous grottos. Plus, you will have the option to upgrade your day with a trip to the Blue Grotto.

Discover the famous beauty of one of Italy’s most iconic shorelines with this full-day tour of the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento. Travel in an air-conditioned mini-coach along spectacular coastal roads, stopping to visit the region’s three most popular and beautiful villages—Positano, Amalfi, and Ravello. With tips from your knowledgeable guide, enjoy leisure time in each town to stroll narrow cobblestone streets and shop for unique handmade goods.

Visit one of the premiere vineyards and wineries in the Neapolitan countryside. Learn about the grapes as you stroll amongst the vines, and admire beautiful views of the gulf before enjoying a 4-course lunch paired with matching wines.

Combine a trip to the UNESCO-listed ruins of Pompeii with a walk up to the crater of Mt. Vesuvius. The group day trip includes round-trip transportation, plus tours of each site. After a relaxed stroll around the archaeological site at the ancient city of Pompeii, take a short hike up to the rim of the volcano to meet a mountain guide and peer into the crater’s rim.

See a perspective on the Amalfi Coast that most visitors miss—and bypass the crowds—on a full-day boat tour of the coastline. Following pickup from your Sorrento accommodation, transfer to your vessel and set sail: with just a small group for company, enjoy an intimate sightseeing experience. Admire the one-of-a-kind views before disembarking at Positano and Amalfi, where you have free time to explore independently. A light lunch is also served on board.

Hop on a traditional wooden boat in Sorrento and set sail in the Gulf of Naples to the island of Capri. Explore the famed Blue Grotto and the Gardens of Augustus (at own expense), and learn about the history of the place on the boat ride over from your skipper. This small-group tour is limited to just 12 participants, ensuring you'll have plenty attention from your guide.

Thanks to its cliffside villages, Mediterranean seascapes, and historical significance, the World Heritage Site-listed Amalfi Coast is a must-see while in Italy. Sightseeing from the deck of a boat offers the best views and the ultimate relaxation while providing an overview of the area. This full-day cruise and sightseeing tour is limited to 15 passengers for an intimate experience and includes stops with free time to explore at Li Galli Island, Amalfi, and Positano.

The ancient ruins of Pompeii are among the most famous in the world and they have the crowds to match. This half-day express tour from Sorrento ensures a hassle-free visit with round-trip transport by train, skip-the-line entrance, and a guided tour of the Pompeii archaeological site.