Venice Guided Food Tour with Traditional Cicchetti and Wine
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Venice Guided Food Tour with Traditional Cicchetti and Wine

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Venice Guided Food Tour with Traditional Cicchetti and Wine
From $117.00
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Flexible booking and cancellation options.

What you’ll do

This tour provides a great introduction to the distinct flavors of Venetian cuisine. Make your way to meet your guide and the other members of this small-group or private tour. Soak up the historic character and sample cicchetti such as tuna balls with tomatoes and polenta topped with seafood. Stroll over to the Cannaregio neighborhood and duck into an 18th-century watering hole on the bustling Strada Nuova. Sink your teeth into some of the bar’s famous cod cicchetti or fried mix fish. From here, cross the Grand Canal on a traghetto passenger ferry at the historic, open-air Rialto Market, where many Venetians shop for daily fresh produce and seafood. Step into more bars in central Venice, each with unique atmospheres and specialty cicchetti. Taste different varietals of regional wine and toast your Venice vacation with a glass of sparkling Prosecco. At the end of your tour, say farewell to your tour guide and fellow food lovers at the iconic Rialto Bridge.
Highlights
  • Visit the city’s best cicchetti bars, famous for their Venetian tapas-style dishes.
  • Savor small plates of local specialties (7 Cicchetti dishes and 1 dessert) like seafood with polenta, black ink calamari, fried mix fish
  • Sip 5 glasses of wine and enyoj the most famous Venetian drink
  • Hop aboard a ferry gondola and glide across the Grand Canal like a local
  • Get personalized attention on small group (or private) walking tour for just 12 people or fewer.
  • This tour is carbon neutral, operated by a B Corp certified company committed to using travel as a force for good.
Itinerary
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This tour is the perfect introduction to Venice, giving you an overview of the city’s unrivalled history and a taster of its world-famous cuisine. We are starting our tour in one of the most historical squares in Venice. It’s chimneys are iconic as are one of the few lefts in the city and the Round Church of La Maddalena is part of the masonic history of Venice.
2
We will start or walking tour at the wide Strada Nova walking street in Canareggio. It is a great place to see a nice mixture of authentic Venetian life & lifestyle.
3
We will walk in the Cannaregio neighbourhood, one of the few remaining residential areas of Venice, known for being a popular after work meeting spot for thirsty locals. We will 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.
4
We cross the Grand Canal as part of the tour in the traghetto (ferry) gondola boat. It’s an experience to cross the Grand Canal of Venice and see how the life goes by in the “highway” of the city.
5
Once in Rialto, we will stop at a small eatery, 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).
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We will introduce you a new bar small, owned by two Venetian brothers with passion for local sourced food and organic wines. Expect that you will try local sandwich called Tramezzino (local sandwich) and Venetian Spritz.
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A few secret and 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.
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The tour will end at the iconic Rialto bridge, 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.
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Our next foodie stop is a historic local spot that will help you better understand the culture of Cicchetti bars in Venice and how to enjoy this experience. Expect local dishes that are served since 15th century such as cod cooked in two different ways. Let us know which one you like the most!?
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Here we are going to stop to a small bar/restaurant owned by three brothers which are also three musicians. Full of musical instruments this lovely bohemian style bar offers amazing wines from Veneto region and flavoury cicchettis with fresh seasonal products! Expect meet and cheese Cicchetti and on the last stop expect Lasagna or Risotto or Pasta in the other. Finish with well-deserved desert – Tiramisu.
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The tour will end near the iconic Rialto bridge, where we will introduce you to the bar that is completely without plastic. Expect to taste Risotto or Lasagne or Pasta. finally, also the desert – some Italian lift me up – Tiramisu. Your guide will be happy to help you with recommendations for continuing the fun or with directions to help you back to your accommodation.

What’s included

Join a local Venetian English-speaking guide

Taste 7 Cicchetti dishes and 1 dessert

Discover magical Venice with a local by your side

Cross the famous canal on a traghetto gondola ferry

Drink 5 Glasses of Local Wine and 1 Venetian Spritz

Get personalised tips for the area's best bars and eateries.

Notes

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children must be accompanied by an adult

There may be a change of itinerary according to opening times of bars and restaurants along the way depending on how crowded they are. However, all the bars you are taken to are of the same standard, so you will not be missing out if the itinerary does change.

You will pick up some responsible travel tips that will help you to be a greener traveller while you’re in the city

This tour was created as well- balanced and thoughtful gastronomy experience (Cicchetti Dishes) and features visits to establishments that are not always able to cater to all dietary requirements. This tour is suitable for vegetarians, lactose free, and gluten free (non-celiac) customers.

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

Please note that this tour covers 2 km (1.2 mile) of walking.

From $117.00
Calendar iconWhen are you going
Cancellation Policy
Flexible booking and cancellation options.