Venice Food Tour - Eat like a Venetian

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Venice Food Tour Do Eat Better Experience

3 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Feel like a local when you follow your guide to Venice’s in-the-know bars and restaurants—and enjoy an indulgent tasting tour as you explore the city—on this small-group, evening excursion. Meet your guide in central Venice, and come hungry: as you wend your way between different bars and eateries, you’ll try everything from spritzes and crostini to cicchetti (Venetian small plates) and gelato. As you go, learn more about daily life in Venice from your guide.

This small-group tour is limited to 10 people to keep things personal
Follow your guide to a number of locals-frequented bars and restaurants
Enjoy a generous range of drinks and snacks as you explore
Learn about Venetian traditions and cuisine from your guide

What's Included

Dinner
Alcoholic Beverages
Bottled water

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Campo S.S. Giovanni e Paolo, 6363, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
Near front door

End point

Fondamenta de la Misericordia, 30121 Venezia VE, Italy

What To Expect

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo) (Pass By)

Ponte Cavallo (Pass By)

Fondamenta Dei Ormesini (Pass By)

Rio Terà Farsetti (Pass By)

Rio Terà Lista di Spagna (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Tracy_M

Micol was a great tour guide! She took us to try 5 different places that we never would have found on our own. Each stop had a choice of drink and cichetti to snack on. Lots of hidden alleyways and taste for how the locals live. Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, the food, drinks, and the fun engaging conversation with Micol. I highly recommend for anyone wanting to get out of the tourist areas and explore!

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Best food tour

SUSAN_B, Apr 2024

Our best tour so far whilst in Italy! Beatrice was the best host and lead us on an amazing journey through some small little eateries with beautiful samples of food and wine! Great group of people joining us! Thank you again Beatrice!

Nice food and drink tour

John_V, Apr 2024

Fun tour with a group of tourists drinking and snacking with Valentina. Met some great people and tried great food and drinks. Valentina did a nice job of leading us.

Really fun night with great food!

Pamelyn_S, Apr 2024

We had a great tour with Emma. There was a nice variety of food and drinks and Emma provided detailed explanations at each location that helped us understand the different types off food. Everything was delicious!

We loved this tour!

Seth_M, Apr 2024

Emma helped provide an amazing experience. We loved getting to spend time with other travelers and the food/drink were excellent! The tour gets you outside of some of the more touristy areas for a more authentic experience. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Venice!

Truly eat like a Venetian

Nick_M, Apr 2024

Emma was a fantastic guide. We had lots of tasty bites, and delicious drinks. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to experience what it is like to eat like a Venetian.

Perfect experience

Joel_M, Apr 2024

We went to several different stops on our tour. All of them providing different varieties and experiences , and all of them excellent . Our guide Valentina has a perfect personality for a tour guide . We enjoyed her knowledge, charisma, and fun loving attitude. She adjusts to your pace and is easy to talk with. We would encourage anyone who is traveling to Venice to make this one of their first tours. It is a springboard of knowledge that will propel you to a better trip!

Great fun, highly recommend!

Kamil_Z, Apr 2024

Thank you Emma for a fantastic evening. We really had a great time and picked up some fantastic tips for eating in Venice. We actually went to 4 out of the 5 places visited again the next day as they were so good. Highly recommend taking this tour, it was really good fun and Emma was so personable.

Great food tour

Michelle_B, Apr 2024

Our guide, Valentina, was great! We enjoyed our food and drinks at each stop and it was a great way to see the city with someone who knows their way around. We explored and learned about local culture and food.

Great Food Tour

Koby_K, Apr 2024

Such a great experience! Valentina was a great guide and very informative. The food was delicious and would highly recommend this tour.

Learning about Venice through food.

TheThirdoftheFifth_G, Apr 2024

Our host Anita was great! She is very knowledgeable and personable every bit of food or deink we had she explained the historical and chiral significance to Venice. My only siggestion would be to inclide more filling foods to the roster. We went out to get more food after the tour as we were still hungry.

If you’re a foodie, this tour is for you!

Ann_M, Apr 2024

Sarah our guide was so sweet and knowledgeable! She took us to places we otherwise would have never found and tried new foods and drinks that were AMAZING! If you find yourself going to Venice, definitely recommend! Our group made it all the more fun

Very fun!

Ronda_S, Apr 2024

Emma made this a wonderful tour, taking us to great neighborhood spots with delicious food. We got a real feel of Venice. Also, we spent the evening with a small group (six) of really fun people, and Emma made certain that everyone tasted food and drink that they liked. This is a very worthwhile tour!

Amazing tour!

Katelyn_D, Mar 2024

Our tour guide (Emma) was phenomenal! She brought us to places that I never would have found, which all were busy with locals. Everything was delicious and I liked that our tour group had input over some of our stops.

Highly recommend

Rachel_M, Mar 2024

We had a wonderful time with Valentina-thank you! There was a lovely variety of food and different styles of places. Valentina was so enthusiastic and it was a great welcome to Venice for us. Highly recommend,

Truly a wonderful experience

Samuel_B, Mar 2024

A fantastic tour for trying drinks and cicchetti away from the big tourist spots. Valentina was a great guide who accommodated the needs of my allergies and made sure everyone had a good time.

not quite better eating

Anna_B, Mar 2024

Tour guide was very helpful and communication was good. However, tour should be advertised as Venetian street food. Not “eat better.” None of the foods were as fresh as the picture. While it was fun, would have preferred to spend the money on a nice fresh sit down dinner.

Great way to experience Venice like a local

Tracy_M, Mar 2024

Our host Valentina was...

Lisa_C, Mar 2024

Our host Valentina was wonderful! We really enjoyed the tour! There was plenty of food and drinks. Would highly recommend!

Fun food experience.

Nicole_W, Feb 2024

I loved our guide Anita! She was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I enjoyed getting to try and taste some foods out of the ordinary for me although I didn’t enjoy everything. However, I loved the fried ham and cheese and the gelato!

Venice sunset food tour

liza_i, Feb 2024

This was a very cozy tour of just my family of three and another lovely couple from Ireland. We all got along famously and our tour guide, Marta, was so nice, knowledgeable not only about the food and wine we consumed but the history of the establishments and areas we visited. Would recommend to friends and family.

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