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Our most recommended Venice Food & gourmet tours

Venice: Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

1. Venice: Hard Rock Cafe with Set Menu for Lunch or Dinner

Skip the line and enjoy priority access to Venice’s famous Hard Rock Cafe. Dine in style at the heart of one of Europe’s most charming and beautiful cities! Take your pick of delicious full-menu options: Gold Menu (2-course): Choice of main -  • Legendary burger • Moving Mountains burger • Grilled chicken sandwich • Chicken caesar salad • Twisted mac, chicken, and cheese pasta • BBQ pulled pork sandwich • Tupelo chicken tenders Dessert - • Brownie Diamond Menu (3-course): Choice of starter - • Caesar or house salad • Nachos to share (1 per every 3-4 guests) Choice of main - • Legendary burger • Moving Mountains burger • Smoked BBQ combo • Grilled salmon • Twisted mac, chicken, and cheese pasta • Steak salad • BBQ chicken Dessert - • Chocolate cake Choice of one beverage: • Soft drink, coffee, or tea  

Venice: Full-Day Prosecco Wine Tour and Tasting

2. Venice: Full-Day Prosecco Wine Tour and Tasting

The vineyards of the Prosecco region, just an hour’s drive from Venice, spread out in front of you as you travel along country roads. On this full-day tour, the first winery you’ll visit is a family business, located near Conegliano. Tour the cellars, and see the wine press and fermentation room before enjoy a number of glasses of Prosecco. Later in the morning, stop at a waterfall beside an old mill in Refrontolo. As you continue your drive, enjoy the beauty of the hills covered in Prosecco grapes. There will be a number of stops before lunch so you can get out and take a walk through the vineyards. Lunch will be at a traditional trattoria, overlooking vineyards, where you’ll have a choice of dishes from the Veneto region. Not far from the town of Valdobbiadene you’ll stop to visit the second winery of the tour, where an expert will explain the steps of the wine-making process, from picking the grapes to bottling. Enjoy hearing how this popular sparkling white wine is actually made.

Venice: Prosecco Wine Tasting Tour

3. Venice: Prosecco Wine Tasting Tour

Discover the origins and history of Prosecco's most famous sparkling Italian wine on this full-day tour. Meet your wine expert guide in Piazzale Roma, close to the historical center of Venice, and enjoy the drive towards the region where prosecco is produced in a comfortable van. During your trip, you will pass by the original region of Prosecco, Conegliano Valdobbiadene, a complex of small towns and expanses of vineyards. Visit 2 traditional wineries to learn all the secrets of Prosecco production and have 2 wine tasting sessions. First, stop at a family-run winery for a guided tour of the vineyards. Enjoy a tasting session paired with a light lunch with local products like cheese, salami, bread, and seasonal vegetables. After lunch with a view, head to the second winery to meet the winemaker for a guided tour of the production. Learn more about the Charmat method and a second wine-tasting session. At the end of this trip to the magical world of Prosecco land, return to the starting point.

Venice: Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti Dishes and Wine

4. Venice: Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti Dishes and Wine

This tour is the perfect introduction to Venice, giving you an overview of the city’s unrivaled history and a taster of its world-famous cuisine. Your adventure begins in the Cannaregio neighborhood, one of the few remaining residential areas of Venice, known for being a popular after-work meeting spot for thirsty locals. Take a gentle stroll around and chat about its 1,000-year history and your local guide will offer suggestions on other things to see and do during your stay.   A ride in a traditional, stand-up traghetto gondola is next, as you cross the Grand Canal the way the locals do. Once in Rialto, the food tasting can begin! The first stop is at a small eatery near the market, owned by a group of young locals with a passion for experimenting with traditional recipes, giving them a modern twist. Expect dishes such as black ink calamari, polenta with seafood, or seasonal vegetables (served in elaborate dishes).  The second foodie stop is a historic spot that will help you better understand the Venetian culture of 'bacari' and how to enjoy this experience while you’re flying solo around the city.  A few secret, hidden spots near the Rialto are up next, which will demonstrate the importance of moving just one street away from the tourist hordes, to get a little slice of Venice to yourself. The tour will end at the iconic Campo San Bortolomio, which is surrounded by great restaurants and shops. Your guide will be happy to help you with recommendations for continuing the fun or with directions to help you back to your accommodation.

Venice: Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings

5. Venice: Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings

Eat your way around Venice on a tasting tour of some of the city's eateries, and see historical monuments along the way. Follow your foodie guide through the historic Rialto Market alongside the Grand Canal. End at Campo Santa Margherita square, surrounded by local restaurants and farmers’ markets. Meet your guide in the San Marco district. Cross the Rialto Bridge to visit the Rialto Market and marvel at the colorful fruit and vegetable stalls. Experience everyday life in the city as the locals come to purchase fresh fish and other ingredients. Next, go to Campo San Polo and enter the Basilica dei Frari. Pass the square of Campo San Bartolomeo, where the locals like to gather. Along the way, taste a wide range of food specialties, from regional cheeses to buranelli biscuits and traditional cakes. Sample some sweet tiramisù in the city where it was invented, and experience the unique culture of cicchetti, the tapas-like snacks loved by Venetians served in typically cozy bàcari (bars). End on the Campo Santa Margherita in the historical sestiere (district) of Dorsoduro near the university.  

Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

6. Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

Enjoy an intimate, half-day food and culture tour of Venice, and see the major sights of “La Serenissima,” as well as some hidden treasures along the way. Visit osterias, trattorias, pastry shops and wine bars to sample the typical fare of the Veneto. Meet your guide close to the Rialto Bridge, and stroll through a market overflowing with fish, fruit and vegetables of every shape and color. Cross the Rialto Bridge to an interesting 18th-century osteria famous for its cicchetti (tapas-like snacks unique to Venice). Drink a toast of regional wines and prosecco, and savor bite-sized morsels bursting with regional flavors. Continue to the Campo San Bartolomeo to see Marco Polo’s house and the haunts of Casanova. Pass beautiful churches and hear wonderful trivia, such as the origins of the Bellini cocktail. Go to the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo to enjoy an authentic tiramisu with coffee, and experience a Venetian specialty where the Italian coffee culture was born. As you search for olives, pillows of polenta, and mouthwateringly marinated seafood, your guide will provide suggestions on excursions for the rest of your time in Venice. Come with an appetite, as this food tour is a meal in itself!

Venice: Private Food Tour – 10 Tastings with Locals

7. Venice: Private Food Tour – 10 Tastings with Locals

Eat your way through Venice's culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 10 of the best food items beloved by the locals: from savory to sweet and local drinks; this tour leaves every foodie satisfied. Enjoy gelato and spritz and taste them in their authentic, local flavor. Each tasting is typical of the local cuisine and hand-picked by a local guide passionate about food.  Visit Contarini del Bovolo Stair, the fish market, the Church of Frari, and other remarkable spots in between food stops and learn their history and cultural relevance from your knowledgeable guide. 

Venice: Local Secrets of Venice Tapas & Wine Walking Tour

8. Venice: Local Secrets of Venice Tapas & Wine Walking Tour

Enjoy a variety of local Venetian cichetti and 3 wines on this walking tour. Meet your local guide at the first traditional bacaro (bar). Learn a bit about the city of Venice and sample some traditional cichetti (Italian-style tapas) along with 1 wine of your choice. Your guide will explain the unique combination of ingredients as well as the wine you're tasting. Then make your way through hidden alleyways, over bridges, and alongside beautiful canals to discover the real Venice off the tourist track as you make your way to the second bacaro. Along the way, your guide will tell you some interesting and fun stories about Venice that only locals know. Enjoy more cichetti and wine at 2 hotspots. Your knowledgeable local guide will reveal more secrets about this amazing floating city. The tour vibe will be very friendly and enthusiastic, but most importantly your guide will ensure you get the most out of the history of the city and, of course, of the food and wine culture.

Venice: Guided Aperitivo Food Tour

9. Venice: Guided Aperitivo Food Tour

Explore the quaint alleys and historic streets of Venice on a 3-hour food tasting tour. Along with your foodie guide, taste some of the city’s best dishes and learn the history of this beautiful city along the way.   Dive into the genuine and friendly mood of the city and join the lively aperitivo hour (a social cocktail hour). Sample local specialties based on the availability of fresh ingredients. Start with a glass of Spritz, the cornerstone of the Venetian aperitivo. This cocktail was invented in the 20s by adding sweet Aperol to sparkling water and wine.   Then, try a high-quality Prosecco along with crostini, toasted artisanal bread. You’ll also taste some of the following Venetian specialties: risotto, mozzarella in carrozza (deep fried mozzarella sandwich), codfish with cornmeal, and melanzane alla parmigiana (aubergines with tomato sauce and mozzarella).   To finish, enjoy one of the best espressos in town along with amazing artisanal chocolates in the city’s most famous confectionery.

Venice: Chocolate Tasting Experience

10. Venice: Chocolate Tasting Experience

We’ve all heard about wine and food tastings, but how about a chocolate tasting? Chocolate tasting is not unlike a wine tasting. Each type of chocolate bar contains its own set of unique flavors. Since the cacao bean is the source of all chocolate, its flavors can be imparted by a multitude of variables, such as weather, soil conditions, and post-harvesting processing. With so many variables affecting the flavor of just one chocolate bar, it’s really important to taste chocolate carefully so that you can extract the fullest flavor potential. From Monday to Saturday, from 11:00 AM to 05:00 PM, you can taste the delicacy produced in the laboratory and trace the history of chocolate. This experience is perfect for either you and your spouse or for a group of friends. Your mission is to discover the deliciousness that chocolate has to offer. Dragées, chocolate covers, pralines, and truffles are just some of the many products you will find and taste in this wonderful shop.

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based on 1,138 reviews

A fantastic day spent with Francesca tasting local meats and cheeses for lunch with some superb local prosecco wines. A beautiful visit to the first vineyard with a fascinating introduction on the way to the region and prosecco wine making from our incredible guide! Fascinating to learn about the grape varieties and history of prosecco production limited to these regions specifically. We purchased some from the shop it was so good! Our second stop was another vineyard and we could see the whole fermentation and bottling process aswell. Along with more prosecco tasting of course!! Our guide was incredible. She has an incredible wine knowledge. But she also supplemented our fascinating food and drink experience with an incredible passion for local history and points of interest. Fantastic views of the Conegliano and Veneto region. All in all an incredible day. Highly recommend and will use the company again for other tours in other cities they cover. Thank you Francesca and your team!!

We meet our tour guide Francesca who gave us some background on Venice and her own life. Then got to know the rest on the tour too on the 30 mins drive to the first winery. There were 5 of us on the tour. You are shown around both vineyards visited and food was given with plenty Prosecco in both. Our tour guide Francesca was amazing really friendly and great knowledge of Prosecco and the area. Would definitely recommend this tour. Thanks a mill for a great time. Cin cin.

I really enjoyed my tour with Miriam. We went to 2 amazing wineries that served Prosecco. I also got to see lots of beautiful scenery. Highly recommend!

The tour was entertaining and we had received some interesting information.

Amazing ! Will do it again when i return to Venice super !