International Street Food Terracina

The great street food tour arrives in Terracina

The International Street Food is Italy's most important traveling event dedicated to high-quality street food: a national tour that visits hundreds of squares across the peninsula every year. Created and curated by Alfredo Orofino, president of A.I.R.S. (Italian Street Restaurateurs Association), known by the press as the «king of street food». The Terracina stop, in the province of Latina, has become a staple of summer on the Pontine coast: in 2026, the city on the Ulysses Riviera hosted the 54th stage of the tour's 10th edition, with the patronage of the Municipality of Terracina.

A village of taste on Via Pecs

For three days, Via Pecs transforms into an open-air gastronomic village: rows of food trucks and street kitchens, communal tables, and aromas mingling with the sea breeze. Admission is free and the stands remain open from late afternoon until midnight, making the event perfect for a family evening or a night out with friends after a day at the beach.

Specialties from around the world

The heart of the event is the gastronomic offering, entrusted to selected operators representing Italian and international culinary traditions:

• Italy: Abruzzese arrosticini, Neapolitan pizza and fried pizza, Apulian bombette, caciocavallo impiccato, handmade olive ascolane, traditional Roman pasta, and Calabrian and Sicilian specialties;
• World: Argentine and Mexican cuisine, Spanish paella, churros, and Hungarian kürtős;
• Gourmet burgers: smash burgers and sandwiches with Angus, Scottona, and Chianina beef.

Italian and international craft beers

Accompanying the dishes is a selection of craft beers from Italian and European breweries: a tasting journey that is an integral part of the event's philosophy, designed to showcase the independent brewing world.

Alfredo Orofino and A.I.R.S.

Behind the tour is A.I.R.S., the trade association founded by Orofino within Confartigianato to represent Italian street food vendors. The format selects operators based on the quality of raw materials and the authenticity of recipes; the project is also featured on television in the docu-reality «Il Trono del Gusto» aired on Rai 2, hosted by Orofino himself.

Terracina, between the sea and the Ulysses Riviera

The setting is just as enticing as the event: Terracina, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea between Circeo and Sperlonga, is one of the most beloved seaside destinations in southern Lazio. The historic upper town, with the Temple of Jupiter Anxur dominating the city from the top of Monte Sant'Angelo, the port, and miles of beach make the Pontine town the ideal stop to combine a seaside vacation with fine dining. The International Street Food thus fits into the Municipality's rich summer calendar, bringing flavors from all over the world to the Lazio region.