Venice · MARKETS
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This is the shortlist we would hand a friend: the 15 market tours worth booking in Venice, each with its price, its traveller verdict, and the one thing to know before you commit.
Venice street food tour with a Rialto market visit. Sample cicchetti, regional cheese, cakes, and biscuits with a local guide.
“It’s a great afternoon out exploring Venice. The food is good but just exploring and hearing about the history of Venice was sooo good! Highly recommended.”
Walk Venice with tastings at the Rialto Market, sip Veneto wines, sample cicchetti and tiramisu, and hear Marco Polo and Casanova stories.
“Seeing a new side of Venice that I had never seen before.”
Venice Rialto market + cooking class with a local chef. Buy fresh ingredients, make pasta or gnocchi, tiramisù, spritz. Small group.
“My wife and I would highly recommend the market tour and cooking class with Filippo! He is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced local chef that was engaging and answered all of our questions. He made the entire group feel at home, which made this one of our favorite memories from our trip to Venice!”
Rialto Market food and wine tour in Venice with cicchetti, Italian wines, a local guide, and sights from Rialto Bridge to Marco Polo.
“We were in a group of six with our guide Dennis. We tried a large variety of food and wines, learned some things about Venice’s history, areas and foods, and had a really fun time!”
Private 2-hour Venice walk through Rialto Market and San Polo with cicchetti, wine, and Rialto Bridge secrets.
“Exceptional guide and experience. We had a fabulous time on this walking tour. Guide was so engaging, fun and knowledgable. Highly recommend this tour. We did it our first day which was such a great start to our memorable visit to Venice. Fun to meet and spend time with the others on the tour. The time to stop and enjoy the wine and appetizers with the group was such a nice added feature.”
Tour Rialto Market, cook tiramisu and handmade pasta with a local chef, then enjoy lunch with unlimited wine in Venice.
“We had the best time with Lorenzo! The visit to the market was really informative and we learned so much about the different foods and the regions they come from. We brought our teenage kids with us and they had a great time as well! The course was taught well and appropriate for teenagers through adult! Lorenzo was funny and entertaining, and we had the best meal at his guidance!”
Private Rialto Market walk and pasta-focaccia cooking class in Venice with Massimo, including meal and wine. Optional lunch at Rialto.
“This was absolutely the best tour we had in Italy. We felt that Massimo invited our family to his family meal. It will be a forever memory of our time in Venice.”
A private 2-hour Venice food tour with Rialto Market stops: cicchetti, prosecco, cheese, seasonal bites, plus a gondola ride.
“The people in our tour were great. The tour guide Ludovica was perfect. She kept us moving and we had plenty of food from start to finish. I would recommend this tour to everyone. Everything tasted great and we were all full. We had many local Venetian foods. Great way to experience the city. Thanks for the wonderful experience.”
Shop Rialto Market, cook fresh pasta and tiramisu with an Italian chef, and enjoy unlimited wine and a 3-course meal in a small group.
“Lorenzo met us at Rialto Market. As we walked through the market, Lorenzo shared great information about where the different types of fish, meats and produce came from. He asked our likes/dislikes as he shopped for the ingredients for the meal we were going to prepared. He adjusted the menu using the information he gathered from us and the availability of ingredients. We then walked through Venice to Lorenzo’s flat where we enjoyed wine from a local winery as we prepared fresh pastas with Bolognese we all helped make, fresh fish, tiramisu and homemade sorbet made from fresh peaches from the market. We then sat down to enjoy a wonderful…”
Taste Venice cicchetti with Prosecco, tour the UNESCO Rialto Fish Market, then cross the canal by gondolino with a 6-person guide.
“Giulia was an amazing tour guide as we saw Venice and experienced the food and culture through her native eyes. The parts of Venice she was able to show us were the best because they were truly authentic, as she lives the culture every day. Seeing Venice through her eyes was a unique experience to capture the delicious foods, beauty of Venice and way of life in this beautiful city. Giulia was kind, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable in the rich history she shared as well as favorite culinary foods and stops along the tour that are true hidden treasures of Venice. If you are planning a trip to Venice, this…”
Rialto Market food tour in Venice with wine tastings, lunch, and local stories in a small group walk around Rialto’s best food spots.
“Eating new foods. Seeing parts of venice I would not have explored on my own. Our guide, Anna, was knowledgeable, cheerful and patient.”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian sailor, then cook fresh pasta and focaccia at his home with wine and seafood.
“Fantastic afternoon. Just my daughter and me for a very fun, educational cooking experience with Max. He showed us around the amazing seafood market, taught us some interesting Venice history and helped us select the seafood we would cook, At his home we picked fresh herbs and bay leaves from a giant bay leaf tree. We made focaccia and handmade fresh pasta, which we used in a delicious prawn and citrus seared tuna dish. Our lunch included a variety of local cheeses and prosciutto, as well as prosecco and wine from his father's vineyard. Max is a lively and fun person, and he shared many interesting stories about his life…”
Small-group Venetian market walk and hands-on pasta cooking. Make 3 dishes, eat together with wine and limoncello, then go home full.
“We had an amazing time on this tour! Lorenzo was really easy to get along with and his English was amazing so easy to follow instructions. Really unique and fun tour, and the food was amazing!”
Rialto market sights, about 15 cicchetti tastings, wine-bar stories, and a seasonal lunch over 3 hours in Venice. Led by Anna.
“Anna une guide extraordinaire des commentaires justes et très approprié Ce tour le 1e à faire et à ne pas manquer Merci wncore”
Private Venice cooking class and Santa Margherita market walk with Laura. Learn risotto and tiramisù, then eat with wine.
“Great time. Laura was great and we had fun walking around the market. Once we started cooking we had fun and learned more about the culture.”
