Food Tours in Venice: 5 We Would Put the Money On

1.Eat Like a Local: Venice 3-Hour Small-Group Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,137 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $107Our pick

Follow a local guide through Rialto, San Polo, Santa Croce, and beyond for about three hours of Venetian food. You’ll stop at bacari, pastry shops, a sit-down restaurant, and an artisan gelateria for roughly 15 tastings, including cicchetti, seafood, pasta or risotto, cured meats, wine, coffee, and gelato. Guides may include Anna, Marianna, Greta, Sara, Carlo, or Mercedes.

“This tour was well organized but flexible enough to allow a couple to catch up with the group. The tastings were all chosen with care to ensure an authentic experience and there was enough food and wine for all. Come with an adventurous palate and be open to tasting anchovies. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.”

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2.Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,613 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $57Best value

Spend 2.5 hours walking from Campo San Bartolomio through Rialto, San Polo, and Dorsoduro while tasting cicchetti, gelato, biscuits, and other Venetian specialties. Guides such as Tone, Ana, Denis, and Vanessa add local history and food tips. Vegetarian options are available, but vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free diets cannot be accommodated.

“We loved trying different the different foods of the area! Walking through the streets of Venice was amazing!! Tone gave great insight of the area.”

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3.Venice Like a Local: Food, Wine & Spritz Tour with Traghetto Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,858 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $107

This 2.5-hour Venice food walk starts in Cannaregio and moves through Strada Nova, Rialto, and San Polo. You will taste seven cicchetti, four local wines, a Venetian spritz, and dessert, with a short traghetto crossing along the way. Guides may include Olympia, Georgia, Giovanna, Alessia, Alice, or Irena.

“The tour was great - food and drinks were generous and delicious, and our guide “Ludo(?)” was amazing as well!”

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4.Venice Bacaro Food Tour: Eat and Drink like a Venetian

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,137 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $83

Spend about three and a half hours eating and drinking through Venice’s Cannaregio area with a local English-speaking guide. Visit several bacari for cicchetti, spritz, Prosecco, wine, mozzarella in carrozza, baccalà mantecato, and artisan gelato. Guides such as Beatrice, Emma, Letizia, and Marina are praised for their warmth and local tips.

“Food was excellent. Had wine at each of the 4 stops. Only one restaurant had seating for us. Did not like standing outside to eat and drink, although the weather was nice.”

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5.Eat, Drink and Repeat: Wine and Food Tasting Tour in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,060 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $114

Start at Campo San Giacomo di Rialto and stroll through lesser-known Venice neighborhoods with guides such as Anna, Martina, Georgia, or Carlo. Expect about six food and wine stops, regional pours from Prosecco to Amarone, Venetian dishes, local stories, and enough food for lunch or dinner. The route usually lasts two to three hours.

“This was a wonderful tour. Georgia was very informative and fun to be with. She took us to some tasty local establishments. The group size was not too large. I highly recommend the 515 pm time frame as it allowed us to see some of the evening activity.”

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