4 Food Tours in Venice to Build a Day Around

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

Walk from Rialto through San Polo, Santa Croce, and possibly Cannaregio or Castello, stopping at eight local bars, shops, and restaurants. Expect coffee, pastries, cicchetti, five to six fish tastings, cured meats, cheese, pasta or risotto, wine, cookies, and artisan gelato with an English-speaking local guide.

“Great introduction to Venetian food, drink and culture. Marianna was informative, fun, kind and so proud to show us her hometown. We ended the tour so full from all the food and drinks and buzzing from such a fun experience. It exceeded our expectations. Thanks Marianna!”

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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

You’ll walk Venice from Campo San Bartolomeo to Campo Santa Margherita, stopping at five local eateries for cicchetti, biscuits, gelato, and other Venetian specialties. Guides such as Tone, Ana, and Denis add food lore and city history, with vegetarian choices available.

“Chantelle was great and the whole experience was fantastic.”

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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

Walk from Cannaregio to Rialto with an English-speaking guide such as Georgia, Olympia, or Giovanna. Stop at family-run bars for seven cicchetti, four wines, a Venetian spritz, dessert, and a short traghetto crossing. Expect about 2 km of easy walking in a group capped at 10.

“The tour guide Alice was great! Very knowledgeable of the cuisine and wines we were experiencing. The food choices(cicchetti) were interesting and all different”

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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 3.5 hours eating and drinking through Cannaregio with an English-speaking guide such as Beatrice, Emma, or Letizia. Visit local bacari for cicchetti, wine, spritz, baccalà mantecato, mozzarella in carrozza, and artisan gelato. Choose a lunch or dinner departure.

“Fun, yummy and very informative! Anita was great! Enjoyed meeting other travelers! A great introduction to Venice!”

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