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Food tours in Venice

Venice Food Tours Guide 2026

Eating your way through Venice: guided tours, hands-on classes, and self-guided routes that deliver.

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This guide covers 5+ food tours and culinary experiences in Venice — Rialto Market & Bacari Cicchetti Walk, Venice Culinary Experience — Cooking Class and Cannaregio Bacari Crawl (Ombra Tour) top the list. Every recommendation carries its practical details: typical costs, the best time to visit, and what to know before you commit.

Venice travel guide — where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Top food tours

Guided experiences that show you Venice through its food.

Food tour

Rialto Market & Bacari Cicchetti Walk

3 hours€65-90 per person guided (~$71-$98); self-guided ~€20 (~$22)

Includes: Walk the Erbaria and Pescheria stalls beside the Rialto Bridge · Taste three or four cicchetti at traditional San Polo bacari · Drink a small glass of house wine, the classic Venetian ombra · Sample lagoon specialities such as baccalà mantecato and sarde in saor
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Venice Culinary Experience — Cooking Class

3-4 hours€80-110 per person (~$87-$120)

Includes: Shop for ingredients at the Rialto Market with the instructor · Make fresh pasta, risotto and cicchetti by hand · Sit down to eat the full meal with wine at the end of class · Learn the basics of Venetian lagoon cooking in a small group
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Cannaregio Bacari Crawl (Ombra Tour)

2-3 hours€15-25 self-guided (~$16.50-$27); €70 guided (~$77)

Includes: Stroll the canal-side Fondamenta degli Ormesini in Cannaregio · Visit four or five neighbourhood bacari away from the busiest tourist areas · Try cicchetti with an ombra of house wine or a spritz · Learn about Cannaregio's history on the walk between stops
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Veneto Wine & Prosecco Tasting

2 hours€40-60 per person (~$44-$66) for tasting session

Includes: Taste five or six Veneto wines including Prosecco, Soave and Amarone · Pair each pour with cheese and cicchetti · Hear the guide explain grapes, regions and labels · Sit in a traditional Venetian enoteca near the Rialto Bridge
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Burano Seafood & Risotto Experience

Half day (including travel)€30-60 for lunch (~$33-$66) + vaporetto €9.50 (~$10.50)

Includes: Ride the vaporetto across the lagoon to Burano island · Eat risotto di gò and fried lagoon seafood at a local trattoria · Walk the colourful canal-side houses and lace shops · Try bussolà, the island's traditional butter biscuit
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Cooking classes

Take a piece of Venice home with you.

Class

Acquolina Cooking School

3 hours€75 per person (~$82)

Foodie tips

Get more out of every meal.

Tip

Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.

Tip

Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.

Tip

Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.

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