Venice Food Tours: Cicchetti & Bacaro Tours
A Venice food tour is a bacaro crawl: five or six wine bars in Cannaregio, the Rialto or Dorsoduro, a cicchetto and an ombra at each, with a guide who knows which counters are still run by the family that opened them. Compare the top-rated tours below, then read our notes on neighbourhoods and formats.
Top-rated food tours in Venice
The best food tours to book in Venice
The most booked food tours in Venice, compared. Venetian food tours are bacaro crawls: cicchetti (small bites) and an ombra of wine or a spritz in the old wine bars, often around the Rialto.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings | 2.5 hours | 4.8 (3,059) | The most booked | Check availability |
| Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings | 3 hours | 4.9 (1,885) | An evening with wine | Check availability |
| Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti and Wine | 3 hours | 4.9 (608) | A cicchetti crawl | Check availability |
| The Ultimate Food Tour with Wine and Spritz | 3 hours | 4.9 (496) | Wine and spritz | Check availability |
| Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour | 4 hours | 5.0 (392) | The market | Check availability |
| Sightseeing Walk with Cicchetti Street Food | 2.5 hours | 4.8 (195) | Sights and food | Check availability |
Our pick: the Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings, rated 4.8 from 3,059 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
The street food tour with a local guide is the most reviewed and the best value. For a slower evening with wine, take the sunset walking tour with food and wine. If you love markets, the Rialto market lunchtime tour has a perfect score.
Formats: cicchetti and wine tours at sunset; street food walks with a market visit; Cannaregio and Jewish Ghetto food tours; “eat like a local” tours crossing the Grand Canal by traghetto; wine-bar tastings of Veneto wines.
What you will taste: baccalà mantecato, sarde in saor, polpette, fried mozzarella in carrozza, a slice of pizza-like focaccia, fritto misto in a paper cone, tramezzini, and wines from the Veneto and Friuli, with a spritz to start.
Price and time: 45 to 100 dollars for two and a half to three and a half hours; evening tours cost more and include more wine.
Which neighbourhood
Cannaregio is the classic: the long fondamente of the north side, the Jewish Ghetto, and a run of bacari where Venetians still outnumber visitors. The Rialto has the oldest bacari in the city around the market, and tours here start with the Pescheria if they run in the morning. Dorsoduro and the Zattere have the student bars and the sunset. San Polo and Santa Croce are the quieter middle. A good tour keeps to one or two of these; anything that promises San Marco is walking you past tourist bars.
What a good tour does
Five or six bacari, a cicchetto or two and a glass at each, at least one sit-down plate such as a risotto or a pasta, a traghetto crossing of the Grand Canal on the standing gondola ferry, and a guide who explains the ombra, the saor and why the fish is what it is. Groups of eight to twelve. The most-booked tours have thousands of reviews at high averages and are the safe first choice.
Timing
Bacari fill from six; the sunset tours are the best. Morning tours pair the market with early cicchetti. Sunday is weak, since the Rialto market is closed and many bacari rest.
How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
Where to eat in Venice: the dishes to try, the places locals go and what to drink, in our Venice food guide.
FAQ about Venice Food Tours: Cicchetti & Bacaro Tours
Frequently asked questions
Is a cicchetti tour enough for dinner?
Yes; twelve or more cicchetti and a plate across three hours replaces dinner comfortably.
What is an ombra?
A small glass of wine, the traditional bacaro pour, a couple of euros each.
Are Venice food tours vegetarian-friendly?
Partly: many cicchetti are fish, but polpette, cheeses, vegetable crostini and fried snacks carry a vegetarian route with notice.
Which food tour is best in Venice?
On GetYourGuide the most booked is the Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastings, rated 4.8 from 3,059 reviews. Also highly rated: the Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings and the Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti and Wine. The table above compares them by length, rating and who they suit.
What does a food tour cost in Venice?
In October 2026 prices on GetYourGuide started from about €46 per person, and most of the top-rated options cost between €46 and €98. Longer experiences with a meal, private options and day trips cost more. Check the listing for the live price.