Testaccio Market & Neighborhood

You’ll be meeting your private local guide at Testaccio, passing by its former slaughterhouse, which was, for nearly 100 years, the quarter’s bloody beating heart, to make your way over to the Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio, the neighborhood’s bustling farmer’s market.

Here, you’ll pass by a jostling selection of food stalls and pay witness to locals as they go about their daily shopping. Your guide will then introduce you to trusted vendors, who have been there for generations, including local fishmongers, butchers, farm-to-market organic produce sellers, street food kiosk owners, cured meat and cheese vendors, bakers, and pasta makers.

Between tastings of Pecorino cheese, rustic pizzas, and steaming plates of freshly cooked pasta, you’ll gain a deeper insight into Roman cuisine and just how eating seasonally and cucina povera are crucially connected to market-fresh produce and Roman traditions.