The 15 Best Food Tours in Austria

1.Chocolate Workshop in Chocolate Museum w/ Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,802 reviews · 1h 30m · from $55Our pick

At Chocolate Museum Vienna, an English- or German-speaking chocolatier guides you through tastings, professional tempering, three decorated chocolate bars, and an Aztec-style hot chocolate. You take home your creations, receive a BO-YO certificate, and explore the small interactive museum afterward.

“Really enjoyed the chocolate making, me and my friend both adults went and it was very fun. There were a range of ages from small kids to adults and all enjoyed the workshop. As well as making 3 chocolate bars you made hot chocolate which was so rich and yummy!”

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2.Vienna for Food Lovers: Cafés, Markets & Austrian Cuisine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,063 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $159Top rated

Spend six hours tasting Vienna with a local English-speaking guide such as Maria, Christoph, Patrick, or Mary Ann. Visit cafés, markets, a sausage stand, and neighborhood restaurants while learning to use public transport and read Austrian menus.

“Tour was lovely. Christoph was amazing - he has a great humor . Food was excellant. Had a taste of everything Vienna has to offer. Better not make a reservation for that night after the toor as you might not be hungry. Special thank you for the tip of Altes AKH christmas market. It was just what I expected and more. Small and Less crowded. Good Food. Good punch . Frank Sinatra in the background and snow.”

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3.Wachau Valley Wine Tasting Bike Tour from Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 829 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $163

Leave Vienna by train for Krems, then cycle about 25 kilometers along the Danube through vineyards and villages. Your guide leads tastings at two wineries, with time for Dürnstein, a castle-ruins hike, lunch, and perhaps a swim. Standard bikes are included, but electric bikes are not provided.

“A great way to see the Austrian country side and meet some of the local people. Wonderful wine and food experience! This was a more physically intense excursion than I anticipated, but that was welcomed.”

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4.Gerstner KuK Hofzuckerbäcker Baking Show & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 823 reviews · 20 min · from $23

At Gerstner’s Schönbrunn Palace bakery, an English or German-speaking pastry chef stretches strudel dough to near-transparency, explains the traditional filling, and serves you apple strudel with Viennese coffee. The lively show usually runs longer than its advertised 20 minutes.

“The chefs were entertaining and the apfelstrudel was excellent”

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5.Authentic Vienna Food Tour inc. lunch, street food, 3 drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 749 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $171

Spend five hours eating across Vienna with an English-speaking local guide. Taste pastries, chocolate, lunch, street food, wine or beer, and Viennese coffee while visiting Naschmarkt, Favoriten, Brunnenmarkt, and Neubau. Small groups have up to 12 people, with private pickup available on private tours.

“If you want a true food experience this is a must tour. You will stops at spots that you would walk buy if you did not know they existed.”

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6.Wachau Valley Small-Group Tour and Wine Tasting from Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 540 reviews · from $230

Leave Vienna in a luxury eight-seat vehicle for Dürnstein, family-run wine taverns, Austrian white-wine tastings, and Wachau scenery. From May to September, add a 70-minute Danube cruise. In winter, the cruise is replaced by admission and a guided visit to Melk Abbey.

“We had Carmello as our guide and he was wonderful. His knowledge of wine was outstanding and he easily shared it with us over the course of the day. The tour had just the right mix of a beautiful wine tasting in the garden of a small familRead more”

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7.Bratislava City Tour with Food Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 451 reviews · from $73

Travel from Vienna to Bratislava by Slovak Lines bus, then meet a local guide such as Daria, Maria, or Eva for a one-hour walk past the Opera, Michael’s Gate, Primate’s Palace, and Man at Work. Choose coffee and cake, lunch, or lunch with beer tasting, then enjoy four hours on your own.

“Our trip was great! Having everything organised for us made things so easy so we could focus on exploring a new city. Our guide Daria was so friendly and knowledgeable. She made our trip very enjoyable! Cake and coffee was a nice touch. The only thing that went wrong was that the seats on our bus didn’t exist! But this was no big deal.”

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8.Wine Tasting Experience in a Private Wine Cellar

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 413 reviews · 30 - 150 minutes · from $22

Meet your English or German-speaking guide, such as Bernie or Cornelius, in a private Vienna cellar. Taste three or four Austrian wines with regional cheese, meats, bread, and other bites while learning how Roman-era traditions shaped the city’s vineyards.

“Very informative and very fun!! Great experience. A must try!”

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9.Wachau Valley Day Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 399 reviews · 9 hours · from $234

Spend nine hours with a small group of up to eight, touring Wachau Valley from Vienna with guides such as Marco, Regan, and Camillo. Taste Austrian whites and local apricot specialties, explore Dürnstein, cruise from Spitz toward Melk in summer, or tour Melk Abbey in selected winter and shoulder-season periods.

“We had a great day despite it being quite rainy. Enjoyed the vineyards, boat ride and Durnstein. Kudos to Felipe to a job well done on his first day guiding solo.”

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10.Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 289 reviews · 2h 30m · from $76

Spend 150 minutes exploring Vienna’s Naschmarkt with a guide such as Christina, Monika, Michael, or Gabriele. Taste regional and international specialties at several stands, learn how foods are made and stored, and get personal advice for eating well in Vienna. Drinks cost extra.

“I loved the fact that it was only the 2 of us and she had very interesting stories to tell us with each tasting”

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11.Stiegl Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 278 reviews · 1h 30m · from $29

Visit Stiegl-Brauwelt for a 90-minute guided tour in English or German. Explore the museum, watch a 270-degree film, see the brewhouse and bottling line, taste three Stiegl beers, and collect a brewery gift.

“We had a great time learning the history of Stiegl brewery and sampling some different types of beers. Our guide was extremely informative. We toured on a Friday so the brewery was not actually working. We would have like to have seen that. Overall it was a great e”

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12.Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 222 reviews · from $11Best value

You’ll tour the hand-carved Casino Keller in Bad Ischl with a German-speaking guide, see Ice Age traces and Carlo Battisti’s paintings, then visit the in-house brewery. The cellar is cool, dark, and packed with local history. Drinks cost extra, and children under six cannot join.

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13.Austrian Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $145

Join sommelier Stylianos Stavridis for a two-hour English-language tasting in Vienna’s 2nd district. You’ll sample six Austrian wines, learn about local grapes and production, and pair the pours with cheese, cured meat, and bread in a small group of up to eight.

“An excellent review of Austrian wines and winemkaing/culture in general. The information is dense but our guide made it fun and a very entertaining learning experience.”

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14.Traditional Kaiserschmarrn Cooking Class & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 179 reviews · 1 hour · from $45

Spend one hour at Edlingers Tempel, a traditional Austrian restaurant in central Vienna, learning to prepare Kaiserschmarrn. An English or German guide explains the dessert’s link to Sisi, demonstrates the cooking method, serves your fresh portion with drinks, and gives you the recipe to take home.

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15.Hidden Wine Cellars Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 172 reviews · 2h 30m · from $116

Meet near Stephansplatz for a 150-minute guided walk into three private Vienna wine cellars. Taste three local wines with Viennese delicacies while guides such as Raymond, Stefan, and Stephan explain the city’s wine past. Expect stairs, a small group, and commentary in English and German.

“Really interesting, great wine and history around the city. Would really recommend it.”

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