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💡 The Short Version: For a first food walk, book the Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tourad: from €65, 2½ hours, 345 reviews. For a whole meal on foot, the Ultimate Full Meal Austrian Food Tourad is from €94 for 3 hours. The Food and Coffee Tourad is €129 for 5½ hours and includes a seated Austrian lunch. Operators selling direct charge €99.99 (Secret Food Tours), from €109.95 (Do Eat Better) and €135 to €150 (Food Tours Vienna). A Kaiserschmarrn and schnitzel class is from €39. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices and move with the date.
The tours, tastings and classes, compared
| Experience | Length | GetYourGuide from | Operator’s own price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tourad | 2½ hours | €65 | Not listed | A guided walk through the market’s specialities |
| Wiener Sausage Stand Tourad | 2½ hours | €69 | Not listed | Classic and modern sausage stands, dialect terms, history |
| Ultimate Full Meal Austrian Food Tourad | 3 hours | €94 | Not listed | Pretzel, sausage, schnitzel, goulash and Kaiserschmarrn or a dessert |
| Food Tour with 5+ Stopsad | 3 hours | €112 | Not listed | Schnitzel, warm apple strudel and schnapps |
| Food Tasting Tour of Hidden Gemsad | 3 hours | €120 | Not listed | A small group, away from the tourist spots |
| Typical Austrian Food Tour with Coffee House Visitad | 4 hours | €150 | Not listed | A coffee house, a market and a chocolate shop; ages 18 and over |
| Food and Coffee Tour: Market, Lunch & Street Foodad | 5½ hours | €129 | Not listed | Coffee houses, market, a seated lunch and street food; ages 12 and over |
| Evening Food Tour with Dinner, Wine & Cocktailsad | 4½ hours | €165 | Not listed | A full Austrian dinner, wine, coffee-house cake and cocktails |
| Secret Food Tours: Vienna | 3½ hours | Not listed | €99.99 | 5 or 6 stops in the old town, up to 12 people |
| Do Eat Better: Vienna Food Tour | 2 to 3½ hours | Not listed | From €109.95 | At least 4 food stops, up to 12 people |
| Food Tours Vienna: Best of Tour | 2½ hours | Not listed | €135 | 6 tasting locations, 14:30 |
| Food Tours Vienna: Classic Tour | 4 hours | Not listed | €150 | 7 stops, 9:15 |
| Kaiserschmarrn or Schnitzel Cooking Classad | 1 to 1½ hours | €39 | Not listed | A class in a Viennese restaurant; ages 16 and over |
| Schnitzel and Apple Strudel Cooking Classad | 3 hours | €130 | Not listed | Cook a three-course meal and eat it |
| Wiener Schnitzel and Strudel Cooking Classad | 3 hours | €185 | Not listed | Hands-on class of up to 15 |
Market and walking tours
Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tour
From €65 · 345 reviews · 2½ hours
Vienna: Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tourad is the cheapest market tour here, and the one with the most reviews of the market tours. It follows a guide through the Naschmarkt tasting its specialities. The stalls are open Monday to Friday 06:00 to 21:00 and Saturday 06:00 to 18:00, and are shut on Sundays; the market’s restaurants are open Monday to Saturday 06:00 to 23:00 and on Sundays and holidays 09:00 to 21:00, and the Saturday flea market is on the Linke Wienzeile from 06:30 to 15:00 (City of Vienna). Book a weekday or a Saturday morning.
Vegetable stalls at the Naschmarkt. Photo: Dguendel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
Ultimate Full Meal Austrian Food Tour
From €94 · 178 reviews · 3 hours
Vienna: The Ultimate Full Meal Austrian Food Tourad covers a Bretzel, sausage, Wiener Schnitzel, goulash and Kaiserschmarrn or a local dessert, according to the listing, for groups of up to 12. The listing sets a minimum age of 11. It is the cheapest tour here that adds up to a meal.
Kaiserschmarrn with plum compote. Photo: Geolina163, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Food and Coffee Tour: Market, Lunch & Street Food
From €129 · 334 reviews · 5½ hours
Vienna Food and Coffee Tour: Market, Lunch & Street Foodad is the long one: coffeehouse traditions, market bites, a seated Austrian lunch and classic street food, in groups of up to 16, for ages 12 and over. At 5½ hours it is a day’s plan, so give it the day: see 3 days in Vienna.
A Würstelstand, a Viennese sausage kiosk. Photo: Gugerell, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Smaller groups and evenings
Food Tasting Tour of Hidden Gemsad is from €120 for 3 hours in groups of 2 to 12. Food Tour with 5+ Stopsad is from €112 for 3 hours, with Wiener Schnitzel, warm apple strudel and schnapps, for ages 18 and over. Typical Austrian Food Tour with Coffee House Visitad is from €150 for 4 hours, for ages 18 and over, with a coffee house, a traditional market and a chocolate shop. Evening Food Tour with Dinner, Wine & Cocktailsad is from €165 for 4½ hours. Wiener Sausage Stand Tour with Tastingsad is from €69 for 2½ hours, for ages 16 and over; the question at a stand is süß oder scharf?, sweet or hot, which asks about the mustard (Vienna Tourist Board).
Booking direct
Three operators sell tours on their own sites. Their tours are not necessarily the ones above under the same name.
Secret Food Tours: Vienna
€99.99 · 3½ hours · up to 12 people · 10:30
The tour covers 5 or 6 stops in the old town and meets between the Wiener Würstelstand and the Omega watch shop at Seilergasse 1, 1010. It runs with a minimum of two guests, children are welcome and free at 2 years and under, and the operator gives no refunds for weather unless it cancels for extreme conditions (secretfoodtours.com).
Do Eat Better: Vienna Food Tour
From €109.95 · 2 to 3½ hours · up to 12 people
The tour has at least four food stops and meets in Judenplatz under the Lessing monument. All food is included in the price. You can cancel or change up to 24 hours before for a full refund. Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early, because a late group may leave without you. Do Eat Better says it can offer alternatives for allergies and for vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free diets in many cities, depending on local partners, and asks you to email (doeatbetterexperience.com).
Food Tours Vienna
€135 to €150 · 2½ to 4 hours
Food Tours Vienna runs a 4-hour Classic Tour with seven stops at 9:15 for €150, a 2½-hour Best of Tour with six tasting locations at 14:30 for €135 and a 2½-hour brunch tour at 10:00 for €135. Its tastings and drinks are included in the price (foodtoursvienna.com).
Coffee houses, cake and chocolate
For coffee-house tours from €36, see Viennese coffee houses, which also lists the cafés to visit yourself. Vienna: Gerstner K.u.K. Hofzuckerbäcker Baking Show & Tastingad is from €20 for 20 minutes: a live apple-strudel demonstration with a tasting, for up to 25 people. Vienna: Chocolate Workshop in Chocolate Museum with Tastingad is from €47 for an hour, for ages 15 and over and groups of up to 52.
Cooking classes
Traditional Kaiserschmarrn/Schnitzel Cooking Class & Tastingad is from €39 for 1 to 1½ hours in a Viennese restaurant, for ages 16 and over. Cooking Class: Make Schnitzel & Apple Strudelad is from €130 for 3 hours, cooking a three-course meal and eating it. Wiener Schnitzel and Strudel Cooking Classad is from €185 for 3 hours with the chef, in groups of up to 15. A Wiener Schnitzel is made of veal; pork is Schnitzel Wiener Art (Austrian Food Code).
Dinner shows and Austrian specialities
- Austrian Culinary Experience at Restaurant Stefaniead: from €75 for 2 hours, seven Austrian specialities, from Wiener Schnitzel and veal goulash to Tafelspitz and Kaiserschmarrn.
- Johann Strauss Dinner Show at the Praterad: from €99 for 3 hours, a Viennese dinner with Strauss classics in a mirrored tent; ages 19 and over.
- Schönbrunn Palace Evening Tour, Dinner and Concertad: from €147 for 5 hours: an after-hours palace tour, dinner in a traditional Austrian restaurant and a concert in the Orangery.
How to choose
- The cheapest tour: the Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tour, from €65.
- A meal on foot: the Ultimate Full Meal Austrian Food Tour, from €94, or Secret Food Tours at €99.99 direct.
- A market, a lunch and coffee in one day: the Food and Coffee Tour, from €129.
- An evening: the Evening Food Tour with Dinner, Wine & Cocktails, from €165, or the Strauss dinner show, from €99.
- A hands-on hour: the Kaiserschmarrn or schnitzel class, from €39.
- A dietary need: email the operator before you book.
- Not a tour: wine in the vineyards is in Heurigen and wine taverns, and the tables to book yourself are in where to eat in Vienna.
Tours that cross the city rely on the U-Bahn while the S-Bahn through the centre is closed: see Vienna public transport. To fit a tour into a trip, see 3 days in Vienna and what to book before you go to Vienna. Vienna Christmas markets lists the stalls in winter, the best time to visit Vienna gives the weather, and Vienna walking tours compares the other guided walks.
Common questions
How much is a food tour in Vienna?
From €65 for a 2½-hour Naschmarkt tasting, €94 for a 3-hour full-meal walk and €129 for a 5½-hour food and coffee tour on GetYourGuide, up to €165 for a 4½-hour evening tour with dinner. Operators that sell direct charge €99.99 (Secret Food Tours), from €109.95 (Do Eat Better) and €135 to €150 (Food Tours Vienna).
Which Vienna food tour is the cheapest?
The Naschmarkt Food Tasting Tour, from €65 for 2½ hours, has the most reviews of the market tours, 345 on GetYourGuide. The sausage-stand tour is from €69 for 2½ hours, but has 11 reviews.
Is it cheaper to book a Vienna food tour direct?
Not clearly. Secret Food Tours charges €99.99 for 3½ hours and Do Eat Better from €109.95; the GetYourGuide full-meal walk is from €94 for 3 hours and the Naschmarkt tour from €65. Food Tours Vienna charges €135 for its 2½-hour Best of Tour and €150 for its 4-hour Classic Tour.
Do Vienna food tours cater for vegetarians and allergies?
Sometimes. Do Eat Better says that in many cities it can offer alternatives, depending on local partners and the season, and asks you to email. Tell any operator when you book.
Can children join a Vienna food tour?
On most, from about 11 or 12: the full-meal walk lists a minimum age of 11 and the food and coffee tour 12. The food tour with a coffee house visit is for ages 18 and over. Secret Food Tours says children are welcome and free for age 2 and under.
Can I take a cooking class in Vienna?
Yes. A Kaiserschmarrn or schnitzel class in a restaurant is from €39 for 1 to 1½ hours, and a 3-hour schnitzel and apple-strudel class is from €130 or €185 depending on the school.
