Vegan Food Tour Ortigia offers the city's only exclusively vegan food tour. The 3 hour tour includes visiting some of Ortigia's most popular sites and delicious street food. The guide will also share knowledge of the island's long history and little-known vegan past. Please visit website for tour details, reservations, and pricing. Cooking class on Tuesday morning only. Offers Vegan Street Food Tour, the Vegan Happy Hour Tour, the Vegan Wine & Chocolate Pairing, and the Vegan Cooking Masterclass. Visit website for details. Open Mon-Sun 12:30-15:00, Mon 18:00-19:30, Tue 09:30-11:30, 18:00-19:00, Wed-Sun 18:00-19:30.
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Piazza Emanuele Pancali (at Corso Umberto I Bridge & Via dei Mille), Siracusa, Italy, 96100
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Last update on 23 May 2024 by Napa Valley Vegan
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19 Reviews
First Review by DeniseV
Wink27
Points +15
Wonderful experience in Ortigia! - Edit
Tonia is one of the best guides I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know. Her 3 hour tour is top notch - full of fun and interesting history and stories, at least 4 delicious vegan treats and is great way to learn about the vegan food scene in Ortigia! I wish I’d done her tour on my first day so I could go back and visit some of the places she shared! I’m Whole Food Plant Based, so not strictly vegan, and this tour was perfect - Tonia knows her stuff, and the food she guides you to is absolutely fabulous!
Read morePros: Tonia - fun, knowledgeable, kind and prepared!, The food - fabulous examples of Sicilian food!, The History - it’s a fun walking tour
Cons: None!
Napa Valley Vegan
Thank you Jeri for your amazing recommendation! I had a wonderful afternoon showing you my favorite parts of Ortigia. I am so pleased you enjoyed the experience! 💚🌱 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
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Mr.Grieves
Points +24
Wonderful guide to the vegan side of ortigia - Edit
If you are a vegan visiting ortigia, this is the perfect introduction! Tonia took us on a fun, delicious and interesting tour through the historic island and she doesn't only know the stuff you'll find online. She knows that one super delicious cake in the cosy café that is vegan (but not labeled, because it traditionally is without animal products) and where you can find the best vegan arancini.
Read moreGreat experience, clear recommendation!
Napa Valley Vegan
A big thanks for this wonderful recommendation! It was a pleasure sharing Origia with you and Karin. And every good tour guide should have a few tasty surprises. 😂🌱💚 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
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LangCharters
Points +16
An All-Around Wonderful Experience - Edit
Tonia's Vegan Street Food Tour is an all-around wonderful experience. This is SO much more than a vegan food tour! As we walked around the island, we also got to take in some of the beautiful and historic sights, while Tonia told us about the local history. By the way, she's fabulous! She is funny, insightful, engaging, and more. What is more, it was delightful to witness the fun relationships she has with people at the eateries we stopped at! On that note, the food was fantastic! From sweet to savory, over the course of 3-hours, we got to enjoy a (more than) full-meal treat. We can't recommend this tour enough!
Read morePros: Wonderful host, Excellent food, Beautiful sights
Napa Valley Vegan
Thank you Lang for this amazing review! I had
Read morea wonderful time with you and Kato. And I am so pleased that you had a wonderful time. 🌱💚 Tonia
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AC1493
Points +16
Great tour - Edit
We had a great time on Tonia's tour sampling a nice variety of tasty local food and learning about the local history. Would definitely recommend doing this on one of your first days in Syracuse.
Read moreNapa Valley Vegan
Thanks Aidan! I had a wonderful time meeting you and sharing Ortigia & it’s delish vegan street food with you & Sarah 🌱💚 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
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yxia
Points +23
Wonderful Host & Tasty Food - Edit
Tonia is such a welcoming, friendly, and engaging host. She communicated with me well before the tour. I was late due to bus delays, but she kindly waited for me and assured me that it was okay since it was just the two of us that day.
Read moreI had a great time walking through Ortigia. We stopped along the way for 4 different treats (included in the street food tour), which were all delicious while she shared stories and histories behind the food. I especially appreciated being able to sit down at these places and eat and chat. The overall pace of the tour was very comfortable. I highly recommend this experience!
Napa Valley Vegan
Thanks for this wonderful review! I loved sharing Ortigia and my favorite bits of history with you. Plus eating and chatting are two of my favorite things😂 Wishing you an amazing year of adventures as you explore the world. 🌱💚Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
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JackFrost62
Points +18
Amazing vegan food tour! - Edit
We had a fabulous afternoon with Tonia exploring Ortigia and the local vegan food it has to offer. Tonia's knowledge of the history of Ortigia and how it shaped the local cuisine was really interesting, and the food was delicious 😋
Read moreNapa Valley Vegan
It was such a treat to share my favorite sights and the delicious vegan street food with you & Emily! I am so pleased that you enjoyed the experience. Lovely folks like you make my job so easy. 🌱💚 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
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Swagray
Points +16
Wonderful Tour and Time with Tonia! - Edit
Spending time with Tonia is a treat…add to that the delicious vegan foods you get to sample during the tour makes for such an enjoyable experience! Tonia is a wealth of information about Ortigia and the vegan food scene there. She is very lovely, open, and fun to be with. Don’t hesitate to book your food tour with her!
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Many thanks, Swati! I had so much fun sharing the afternoon in Ortigia with you and your family. I appreciate your kind words and wonderful review. Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia🌱💚
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CJSA
Points +16
A fun tour of vegan food around Ortiga, Siracusa - Edit
Tonia Breuer’s vegan food tour of Siracusa is a great start to explore the culturally rich cuisine and history of Ortiga and Siracusa. Weaving through the tiny back streets, seeking out the hidden great tastes from family owned bars and restaurants offering vegan foods that ,over generations, have melded the cuisine from multiple cultures into a rich tapestry of tastes, using local ingredients, all delicious.
Read moreTonia’s local knowledge and enthusiasm lights up this fun tour of experiences and really is great for vegans and non vegans alike.
Pros: Tonia is fun, knowledgeable and enthusiastic , All tastings on the tour were excellent , Happily adapted tour to meet the needs of our
Napa Valley Vegan
Thanks Colin for this lovely review! Meeting you, your family, and your friends was such a pleasure. I had a blast sharing my favorite street foods, the cultural history, and the dark Siracusan love stories! Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia 🌱💚
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Seajewels
Points +16
Sublime Sicilian Street Food Sampling - Edit
Absolutely fabulous tour with Tonia Brauer of Vegan Food Tour, Ortigia! Three hours of walking, talking, laughing, eating the most delicious vegan food [from hot to cold; savoury to sweet], plus learning about the history of this tiny little island nestled off Siracusa, Sicily.
Read moreTonia is so delightful, and so knowledgeable about this part of the world where she now resides…and she’s clearly done her homework in order to create an inspiring, fact-filled and fun-filled journey. Her real passion for what she does shines through.
Don’t miss out if you are in this part of Italy, vegan or not…this tour is for everyone…
Napa Valley Vegan
Many thanks Seajewels for this lovely review! I am grateful every day that I was able to create my dream job and share it with folks from all over the world. Spending the afternoon with you sharing my favorite food, ancient history, and crazy Greek mythology, was a delight! Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia 💚🌱
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JayJuuu
Points +26
Great experience!! - Edit
The Food Tour was an absolutely great experience ! Tonia is the perfect tour guide and has funny and interesting stories about food and mythology to tell. She also told us a lot about the history of the city.
Read moreThe food was delicious and we came back later to eat in one of the restaurants that Tonia showed us.
We would absolutely recommend to take this tour.
Pros: Delicious food, Great tour guide, Interesting facts
Cons: Everything was perfect!!
Napa Valley Vegan
Janek & Lisa you were just wonderful and I really enjoyed spending time with you both! I am so happy that you enjoyed the tour, the food, and Sicily’s interesting history. Thank you for this lovely recommendation 💚🌱 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
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maddie.spenny
Points +16
Fabulous experience! Delicious food and lovely guide.😄 - Edit
My mum and I had a fantastic time with Tonia on our vegan food tour of Ortigia. I'll start with the FOOD because that's what everyone's here for haha and it really was some of the best vegan food I ate in Sicily. Especially the arancini and fruit tart! My mum is a non-vegan and said she didn't miss not having her regular food at all because it was all so delicious! I really recommend the tour for vegans and non-vegans alike, it suited me and my mum both, as foodies.
Read moreTonia was a wonderful guide - a great storyteller, really friendly and caring, super prepared for everything and very attentive (bringing bottled water for us to stay hydrated in the sun, a rubbish bag, wet wipes for our hands after eating our delicious food, etc). We joked a lot and my mum and I both agreed that it was like spending the afternoon with a friend. The tour itself was relaxed yet informative and very interesting, and Tonia was always open to our questions, and even when she couldn't answer, endeavoured to find out and expand her knowledge. Tonia was well informed about the local landmarks and wider history and culture of Sicily, as well as throwing in some cool Sicilian-based vegan facts! She kindly also offered to take photographs of my mum and I and was a great photographer, which is always nice when you're on holiday just the two or you as it's hard to get photos together. After the tour Tonia kindly took the time to answer my questions about other vegan recommendations in the area - we need to come back already!
Thank you so much Tonia for a wonderful experience, it really was a highlight of our holiday! And thank you for providing a way for people to experience delicious, authentic Sicilian plant-based food 🙏🌿❤️.
Pros: Interesting tour stops, DELICIOUS food, Lovely guide very attentive
Cons: Nothing!
Napa Valley Vegan
Talk about worth the wait! Thank you Maddie for this incredible review. I love offering the tours and the biggest joy I get is meeting amazing people like you & Lyn. 💚🌱 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
Read moreEat, drink & be vegan…
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Raw Morka
Points +355
Great experience - Edit
My boyfriend and I really enjoyed the time spent with Tonia. We visited Siracuse after season so many places were closed down for the winter or refurbishment but Tonia found the other places and let us try some delicious sweet and savoury traditional Sicilian food. Food was amazing and we had a great time because Tonia is such a lovely person. It was like going out with a friend to try out some lovely vegan food. Thanks Tonia for a great afternoon!
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Thanks, Paulina, for this lovely review. I had so much fun meeting and sharing Ortigia with you and Dziugas! Even off-season, you can always count on me to track down vegan food! LOL😂 💚🌱 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
Read moreEat, Drink, & Be Vegan!
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Vegines
Points +161
Greatest tour ever!!! - Edit
Tonia is very warm and friendly. She knows a lot about the city, especially about it's history and myths. The three hours did feel like one because time flew so fast during the tour. Thanks to Tonia we also got the chance to try the best caponata and ice cream we have ever tasted!!! It was simply delicious 😍
Read moreBig recommendation for this Food Tour 🎉
Pros: Interesting facts, Great food, Super friendly Guide
Napa Valley Vegan
Thanks for this incredible review! The time did fly by, and I am so happy that you loved the food. It was a pleasure to meet you both. 🌱💚 Tonia, Vegan Food Tour Ortigia
Read moreEat, drink & be vegan...
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MatthiasSchmitz
Points +104
Fabulous introduction into Ortigia’s vegan scene - Edit
If you come here, don’t miss to get a first overview with Tonia about the vegan scene of this lovely old town.
Read moreWe always make us a first impression by scrolling through happy cow, but this tour brings you so much more insight that you shouldn’t miss, especially when you plan to stay a little longer.
After the tour we got an extensive list of recommended places that we passed and many more others. Who would have thought that such a small city has so much to offer?!
This kind of tour should be in any bigger city!
Napa Valley Vegan
Many thanks to you, Matthias, for this lovely review. I had a blast sharing Siracusa's history, Ortigia's mythology, and the island's amazing vegan street food with you and F. You are both wonderful. Happy sailing and happy days to you both! 🌱💚
Read moreEat, drink & be vegan, Tonia
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Caroll
Points +290
Vegan food tour - Edit
In Sicily vegan food can be a hit or miss. I had a lovely afternoon with Tonia who runs vegan food tour Ortigia. A mix of a lovely walking tour and history of the area with delicious vegan food. Highly recommend ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
Read morePros: The pace and the expert guide , The food , The location
Napa Valley Vegan
Thanks Caroll! I had such a wonderful time with you and Steve. I am very pleased you enjoyed the history and the food. I have the best job in the world & it is because I get to meet lovely people like you💚🌱
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Evelin.cederstrom
Points +39
Great vegan food tour - Edit
Had a great time on this food tour with my partner. Tonia took us around Ortigia, sharing some history about the area, whilst stopping at different food places at just the right times. It was a lovely pace and relaxed atmosphere. Would highly recommend to do this at the beginning of your trip to Siracusa, as we did it at the end but would have loved to go back to some of the places again!
Read morePros: Great atmosphere, Amazing tour guide, Delicious food
Napa Valley Vegan
Ciao Evelin, many thanks for this amazing review. I had such a wonderful time showing you and Jack around Ortigia! Your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated. Tonia 🌱💚🤩
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Philipp1992
Points +26
Must have tour for vegans - Edit
We had a really nice time with Tonia in Ortigia. She showed us a lot of restaurants with vegan options and we were able to try some of it like the arancina with pistachios 😁 All the food we ate at the tour was very delicious. She also told us a lot about the history of Ortigia and a cool math fact about Pythagoras and veganism. The tour is absolutely recommended and a good idea to do it in the beginning of your trip to Syracuse.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Historical knowledge, Very friendly
Napa Valley Vegan
Philipp, I really appreciate this excellent review. It was a lot of fun showing you and Lara around Ortigia. I am very pleased that you enjoyed the food and vegan history! Vielen Dank, Tonia 🌱💚
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timchilli
Points +52
Book this tour. You will not regret it!!! - Edit
We felt as though we’d met an old friend in a new city. Tonia greeted us with a smile and effortlessly guided us through local history and vegan eateries dotted around this beautiful island.
Read moreTonia’s depth of knowledge and flexibility really came across - adapting the tour to fit our tastes and the food we sampled was superb.
Such a perfect day with a perfect guide.
Tim & Elise
Pros: Very friendly and knowledgable guide, Wonderful vegan food
Napa Valley Vegan
Tim & Elise,
Read moreThanks for this thoughtful & lovely review. I am delighted that you enjoyed the tour. It was a pleasure spending time with you both! Tonia 🌱💚
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DeniseV
Points +16
Arancini, Panelle and Gelato, oh my! - Edit
It was wonderful!. Who knew Sicily has so much "accidentally" vegan food? Panelle (simple chickpea flour fritters) are my new favorite. Tonia is a delight and her enthusiasm for both veganism, delicious food and Sicily are infectious. She clearly did her homework to find the hidden gems. And we learned more about the history of Sicily and the vegan philosophy of its ancient philosophers. It was truly food for body and mind. And did I mention the panelle?
Read morePros: Tour guide very knowledgable. , Relaxed and well-organized
Cons: Hot! Bring extra water!
Napa Valley Vegan
Many thanks, DeniseV for this incredible review! It was a pleasure to meet you, and I am thrilled you enjoyed the tour & street food. 💚🌱🤗
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