Where to Eat in Venice: the 4 Best Market Food Tours

1.Venice Street Food Tour with Local Guide with Local Food Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 822 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $53Our pick

Start near Rialto Bridge and follow a local guide through Venice for 2.5 hours of cicchetti, regional cheese, cakes, buranelli biscuits, and market sights. Guides such as Tone, Tony, Vanessa, Ana, and Denys bring different personalities to the route. Food is included, drinks cost extra, and groups are limited to 14 people.

“Shantal was the best tour guide! She gave little bits of history into the areas we walked through, pointed out a few notable sites, and was very informative about the traditional foods. Each place she took us to was amazing, we even went back to a few the next day because they were that good. We did another food tour in Rome and this one was far more worth the $, we had several stops with multiple tastings and many different options. One of our favorite nights of eating in Italy!”

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2.Venice: Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 383 reviews

Spend four hours walking from San Giacomo di Rialto through the market district and lesser-known lanes, stopping for cicchetti, regional wine, coffee, tiramisu, and other Venetian specialties. Guides such as Denis, Julia, and Ana add local history, food lore, and practical restaurant advice. Vegetarian options are available.

“Giulia was wonderful, very knowledgeable and did a great job managing the group. She was experienced, kind and made everyone feel comfortable. Each stop was charming, and of course the food and wine were next level! Highly suggest this tour!”

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3.Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 278 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $113

Start near San Giacomo di Rialto at 10:45 a.m. for a four-hour walk through Venice’s market district, with seafood, cicchetti, Italian wine, and local stories. Guides such as Denys, Dennis, Julia, Tony, and Tone are praised for friendly service and flexible food choices. Expect a maximum of 14 people, plenty of walking, and no vegan or gluten-free accommodation.

“Well worth the time & money. Excellent guide with lots of extra knowledge. Tone was engaging and clever.”

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4.Private Secret Venice Tour; Rialto Market, San Polo & Food and Wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 220 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $257

Walk from Campo San Bartolomeo through Rialto Market and San Polo with a local English-speaking guide. See old artisan quarters, Carampane, Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, the Grand Canal, and T Fondaco dei Tedeschi, then enjoy wine and cicchetti at a traditional osteria. The tour lasts about two hours and ends near Rialto Bridge.

“A really interesting 2 hour tour. The guide who took us on the tour was excellent. Her stories and information were told with clear and genuine enthusiasm. Experienced a side of Venice I would not have known about without this trip. Only improvement the young lady who represented the tour company and was supposed to meet us, could have been a little more welcoming.”

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