Top 9 Dessert 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, chocolate decorating, and an Aztec-style hot chocolate. Use a professional tempering machine, make three full-size bars with your choice of toppings, take them home, and receive a signed BO-YO certificate. Museum entry is included.

“Definitely recommend!! Great activity and lots of toppings and flavours to choose from. You also get a hot chocolate at the end. Informative, tasty, and fun!”

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2.Vienna Coffee, Cake & Pastries Tour with Local Stories

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 470 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $160Top rated

Spend three and a half hours tasting Vienna with guides such as Maria, Patrick, or Wolfy. Visit a family bakery, Naschmarkt, and old-town cafés for cakes, coffee, chocolate, ice cream, Austrian pastries, and an unexpected savory meal, while learning to use Vienna’s public transport.

“Okay, so maybe I just missed it in the description of the tour, but I didn't expect to get fed actual food after the cakes and pastries! It was delicious but I would have paced myself better, haha! Maria was great. She took us around Vienna to some great pre-booked spots (yay, no waiting) and shared a bit about the history and culture of the place/food before we dug in. We wandered around Vienna using both foot and public transportation, which was really easy/fun, and she gave great recommendations at the end for other places for drinks/food (including one we took her up on which ended us with a great…”

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3.Chocolate workshop in Chocolate Museum Vienna “BO-YO”

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 352 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $56

At Chocolate Museum Vienna BO-YO, an English-speaking instructor guides you through tempering, molding, and decorating three chocolate bars, then prepares Xocolatl, an Aztec-style hot chocolate with chili, vanilla, and cinnamon. The 75-minute workshop requires no cooking experience and includes museum admission. Children from age 3 can attend with an adult.

“It was fun but bare bones. Not sure how the chocolate bars will taste or travel. Just given a paper bag to put them in. No wrapper.”

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4.2.5-Hour Viennese Coffee, Cake, and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 44 reviews · 2h 30m · from $82

Spend 150 minutes with a guide such as Tina or Monika, visiting coffeehouses, a roaster, and a chocolate shop near Naschmarkt. You’ll taste three Viennese coffee specialties, two local sweets, chocolate samples, and traditional Oblaten wafers. The small group, capped at eight, keeps the pace personal.

“Our tour guide, Tina, was amazing! She was very knowledgeable and we had a great time!”

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5.Vienna Private City Tour: Palaces, Churches & Sacher Cake Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 41 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes to 3 hours (approx.) · from $94

Walk Vienna’s historic center with a private English-speaking guide, visiting the Hofburg, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, churches, Roman ruins, and more. The route suits groups of up to eight and ends with coffee and Sacher cake on the full option. Guides including Aida, Elisabetta, and Anna are known for clear storytelling and flexible pacing.

“Elisabetta was an outstanding guide for our tour in Vienna. Her deep knowledge of the city’s history, combined with really interesting anecdotes and thoughtful details, truly brought the past to life. She has a gift for storytelling that made us feel like we were reliving key moments in Vienna’s and Austria's rich cultural and imperial history. I highly recommend this tour, and Elisabetta in particular.”

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6.Strauss Exhibition incl. LED Concert Show / Coffee + Strauss Cake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $32Best value

Spend about 2 hours and 20 minutes exploring 2,000 square meters at Vienna’s House of Strauss. Your mobile ticket includes interactive exhibits, an audio guide app, a 15-minute multimedia show when available, and coffee or a hot drink with one of three Strauss cakes at Casino Kulinarium. Bring headphones for the app.

“What a fabulous initiative for House Of Strauss. Introducing Strauss in a slide presentation wasn’t boring, the owners have really worked hard to make this tour interesting. Upstairs was super fun with lots of interactive activities to explore & play. Staff very helpful, l would totally recommend.”

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7.Dessert Tour with Pastries, Cakes & Hidden Cafes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $119

Spend 3.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Maria, Patrick, Julia, or Verena, tasting krapfen, cakes, strudel, crepes, dumplings, and a savory Viennese meal. You will ride the metro and tram through several districts, visit local cafés and Naschmarkt, and learn how Vienna’s sweets fit into daily life.

“Maria was a wonderful guide to some of the best coffee, pastries, and meals in Vienna. She introduced us to areas that we never would have discovered on our own, and provided interesting details about the culture and traditions. Dinner was the best meal we have had, so far! Plus, Maria explained how to use public transportation and took us to places using the subway and tram. It was a wonderful experience that we’ll never forget!”

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8.Bratislava From Vienna By Bus With Coffee & Cake

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $74

Travel independently by Slovak Lines from Vienna Hauptbahnhof to Bratislava, then meet a local guide for a one-hour Old Town walk. You will have free time for lunch, shopping, and sightseeing, plus coffee and cake in a local café. The small group is capped at 15 people, and a 20% UFO observation deck discount is included.

“Bus connection was relatively easy to navigate. Meeting up with guide was a bit confusing-but able to ask others for directions and we successfully found her. She was a fantastic guide, full of information, answered all questions , gave time for photographs. The old city is breathtaking. Would go back again.”

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9.Highlights Private Tour, Palaces & Sacher Cake

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 5 reviews · from $134

You’ll explore central Vienna with a private English or Italian-speaking guide, including Aida, who tailors the walk to your interests. See the Opera, Hofburg, Spanish Riding School, Jewish Quarter, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and Mozart’s House, then enjoy coffee and Sacher cake. The tour lasts three hours and is wheelchair accessible.

“EXCELLENT GUIDE Aida made contact with us via WhatsApp prior to the tour so I felt reassured that she knew we would be meeting her and that the tour was arranged. Aida was delightful, so knowledgeable and engaginging. She showed us hidden gems of the city we would never have found if we had just followed a guide book, but where it was a private tour we could ask questions freely and she sensed our love of history and tailored the topics accordingly. It might seem an extravagance but I would say that if you want to get the most out of the city then a personal tour really gives…”

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