Bestseller3,036 reviews
2.5 hVenice: Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings
★ 4.8 · 3,036 reviews
- Two and a half hours, Cicchetti tastings with a local guide
- Guided tour
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$51$20.40 / hour
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Venice food tour: cicchetti walks, dinners and wine
The Venice food tour with the most reviews here is the street food walk: $51 for two and a half hours with a local guide. Its listing covers the Rialto Market, cicchetti tastings and sights along the way such as Basilica dei Frari, and 3,036 reviews put it at 4.8. It suits a first afternoon in the city. Four other listings put food at the centre: a candlelit galleon dinner cruise on the Venetian Lagoon at $134, a Prosecco Hills winery day with lunch at $212, a private cicchetti walk at $335, and a gondola ride with a gala dinner at $1,680.
Quick answer
The short answer. For one Venice food tour, book the street food walk at $51: the Rialto Market, cicchetti and a local guide in two and a half hours, with 3,036 reviews at 4.8. For dinner rather than tastings, the galleon cruise at $134 has 2,427 reviews at 4.8. For wine, the Prosecco Hills day at $212 is rated 5.0 across 158 reviews.
Venice food tour options at a glance
- Street food walk
- $512.5 hours, 3,036 reviews
- Galleon dinner cruise
- $1343 hours, 2,427 reviews
- Prosecco Hills wineries
- $2127 hours, lunch in the title
- Private cicchetti walk
- $3352 hours, 3 reviews
- Gondola and gala dinner
- $1,6802.5 hours, 17 reviews
- Most reviewed
- 3,036 reviewsstreet food walk, 4.8
- Highest rating
- 5.0Prosecco Hills, 158 reviews
- Rialto Market
- On both walksshared and private
The walk most people book
What the street food walk covers
The street food walk is the cheapest food tasting tour Venice has on this page, at $51, and the one with the numbers behind it: 3,036 reviews at 4.8. Its listing describes a guided walk with a local guide, a visit to the Rialto Market, cicchetti along the way and historical highlights between tastings, Basilica dei Frari among them.
The listing compares cicchetti to tapas, which tells you what to expect: small bites in a tasting walk rather than one long meal. In other words it is a Venice food tasting walking tour, with the Frari on the same route. The title promises a local guide, so if you want a Venice local food tour without paying for a private one, this is the listing.
No listing here uses the word bacaro. The nearest thing to a Venice bacaro food tour on this page is this walk, or the private one, which tastes small bites at various venues.
Five listings
The best Venice food tours, by what is on the plate
Five listings where food is the point, in order of price.
- Street food walk — $51, 2.5 hours
The Rialto Market, cicchetti and the Frari with a local guide. 3,036 reviews at 4.8. Its listing calls it a Venice street food tour.
- Galleon dinner cruise — $134, 3 hours
A candlelit dinner on a galleon through the Venetian Lagoon, the chef’s specialities, and San Marco Square seen from the water as night falls. 2,427 reviews at 4.8.
- Prosecco Hills wineries — $212, 7 hours
Out of the city to two local wineries, with a tasting before and after a traditional lunch at a family-owned osteria. Rated 5.0 across 158 reviews.
- Private cicchetti walk — $335, 2 hours
Cicchetti at various venues and the produce on display at the Rialto Market, for your group only. 4.5 from three reviews.
- Venice food tour with gondola ride — $1,680, 2.5 hours
A gondola along the Grand Canal, past bridges and passages, then dinner in an elegant setting; the title places it in a Venetian palace. 4.7 from 17 reviews.
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Live prices and ratings. The street food walk is the cheapest and the most reviewed of the five.
2,427 reviewsRated 4.8
3 hVenice: Venetian Lagoon Tour and Galleon Dinner
★ 4.8 · 2,427 reviews
- Three hours, Lagoon cruise with dinner on board
- Water activity
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$134$44.67 / hour
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Rated 5.0158 reviews
7 hVenice: Prosecco Hills Wineries Tour with Tastings and Lunch
★ 5.0 · 158 reviews
- Seven hours, Two Prosecco wineries with lunch
- Guided tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$212$30.29 / hour
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3 reviewsRated 4.5
2 hPrivate Tastes & Traditions of Venice Food Tour
★ 4.5 · 3 reviews
- Two hours, Private cicchetti tasting walk
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$335$167.50 / hour
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17 reviewsRated 4.7
2.5 hVenice: Gondola Ride and a Gala Dinner in a Venetian Palace
★ 4.7 · 17 reviews
- Two and a half hours, Gondola ride, then dinner in a palace
- Water activity
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$1,680$672.00 / hour
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Food tours of Venice compared by price and hour
Cost per hour is worked out from the fixed duration on each listing.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice: Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings | 2.5 h | $51 | Cicchetti tastings with a local guide | $20.40 | 4.8 · 3,036 |
| Venice: Venetian Lagoon Tour and Galleon Dinner | 3 h | $134 | Lagoon cruise with dinner on board | $44.67 | 4.8 · 2,427 |
| Venice: Prosecco Hills Wineries Tour with Tastings and Lunch | 7 h | $212 | Two Prosecco wineries with lunch | $30.29 | 5.0 · 158 |
| Private Tastes & Traditions of Venice Food Tour | 2 h | $335 | Private cicchetti tasting walk | $167.50 | 4.5 · 3 |
| Venice: Gondola Ride and a Gala Dinner in a Venetian Palace | 2.5 h | $1,680 | Gondola ride, then dinner in a palace | $672.00 | 4.7 · 17 |
Food and wine
Where the wine comes in
Only one of the five listings names wine in its description, so this matters if a glass is the point. If what you want is a Venice food and wine tour, that listing is the Prosecco Hills day: two local wineries, a tasting before lunch and another after it, and a traditional lunch at a family-owned osteria. It is a seven-hour day out of the city at $212, and 158 reviews put it at 5.0.
The cicchetti walks do not list wine among the tastings, and the two dinners do not say what is poured, so check the inclusions on the listing before you count on a glass with the meal.
Which to book
Which to book if…
- …your budget is about $50
The street food walk at $51 is the only food listing near that figure; the next costs $134.
- …you want an evening out
As a Venice evening food tour, the galleon dinner is the one built around nightfall: a three-hour candlelit cruise at $134.
- …you want wine with your food
The Prosecco Hills day at $212: two wineries, tastings and lunch, seven hours.
- …you want your group only
The private cicchetti walk at $335, two hours, three reviews so far.
- …it is a special occasion
The gondola ride and gala dinner at $1,680, with 17 reviews at 4.7.
Is it worth it?
Are food tours in Venice worth it?
On the numbers, the street food walk is the easy yes: $51 for two and a half hours, a market, tastings and a guide, rated 4.8 across 3,036 reviews.
The galleon dinner is worth it if you want the meal and the water together: $134 for three hours and 2,427 reviews at 4.8. The gala dinner is a different scale of spend at $1,680, with 17 reviews behind it, so book it for the occasion rather than for the food alone.
For a walking food tour Venice offers two options here: the shared street food walk and the private cicchetti walk. The private one costs $284 more and has three reviews, so the shared walk is the safer first choice.
The Prosecco Hills day is one of several days out of the city, from the Dolomites to Amarone wineries, compared on their own page.
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Venice food tour questions, answered
What are the best food tours in Venice?
Going by reviews, the street food walk: $51, two and a half hours, 3,036 reviews at 4.8. The galleon dinner cruise comes next with 2,427 reviews at 4.8, and the Prosecco Hills winery day has the highest rating, 5.0 across 158 reviews.
What is the best food tour in Venice for a first visit?
The street food walk. It is the cheapest at $51, it covers the Rialto Market and cicchetti with a local guide, and it passes sights such as Basilica dei Frari on the way.
How much does a Venice food tour cost?
From $51 for the street food walk to $1,680 for the gondola ride and gala dinner. The galleon dinner costs $134, the Prosecco Hills day $212 and the private cicchetti walk $335.
How long is a Venice food tour?
Two hours for the private cicchetti walk, two and a half for the street food walk and for the gondola and gala dinner, three for the galleon dinner, and seven for the Prosecco Hills day.
Is there a Venice food tour cicchetti and wine lovers would both enjoy?
Not in one listing. The cicchetti walks list food, not wine, and the Prosecco Hills day lists wine tastings and lunch. Book the street food walk and the Prosecco day on different days if you want both.
Do the food tours visit the Rialto Market?
Both walks do. The street food walk visits the Rialto Market, and the private cicchetti walk stops to look at the produce on display there.
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