Guided food tours in Venice worth your time, with operators we’d actually book.
Guided food tours in Venice worth your time and money. operators we would actually book.
Route: Rialto Market and cicchetti tasting, San Polo bacari
Walks of Italy runs the canonical Venice food tour with a Rialto Market stop and San Polo bacari crawl, 9 tastings, 5 drinks across 6 stops and morning market access only on AM tours.
Route: Hidden bacari, cicchetti and Venetian spritzes
Devour Tours runs the Cicchetti Tour Venice with hidden bacari stops, seven tastings and a gelato finish, the canonical bacari-crawl food tour with a local guide.
Route: Private Hidden Venice with Rialto Market and cicchetti tasting
Avventure Bellissime's private Venice food tour combines hidden Rialto-side bacari with a Pescheria market walk, run by a small local-only guide team.
Route: Rialto market food and cicchetti tasting tour
Do Eat Better Experience runs the Rialto Market food tour with cicchetti stops, a smaller-group format with a focus on the morning market vendors before the bacari crawl.
Route: Hidden Venice food tour with bacari, cicchetti and wine
Context Travel's Hidden Venice food tour is led by historian-led guides through bacari and cicchetti spots, with a strong focus on Venetian food-history context.
Route: Cicchetti and bacari tour with a Venetian chef-guide
Monica Cesarato's tour is run by the Venetian cookery teacher and food writer, the canonical local-guide cicchetti crawl with a deep dive into bacaro etiquette.
Route: Cicchetti and wine tour of Venice
Urban Adventures runs the Cicchetti and Wine tour with three to four bacari stops, the more budget-friendly cicchetti crawl operator with public-group sizes up to 12.
Peak food season in Venice is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Venice rewards trust.