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, 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 for Food Lovers: Cafés, Markets & Austrian Cuisine

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

Spend six hours eating your way through Vienna with a small English-speaking group and a local guide such as Christoph, Patrick, Maria, or Mary Ann. Visit cafés, markets, a sausage stand, and an Austrian restaurant while learning to use public transport. Expect coffee, pastries, street food, lunch, wine or beer, and enough food to skip dinner.

“Upon arrival at the meeting point, we were split into groups of six people. Each group had its own guide. Our guide, Mary Ann, was remarkable. She took us to five venues (a coffee shop, a community food market, a bakery, a restaurant and a street vendor) over the course of six hours. At each venue Mary Ann briefly explained the history of the place, the food offerings, how the venue fit into the life of the local community, and the local traditions for eating the food. The food was delicious. The staff at each venue was eager for us to eat as much as we wanted and to sample…”

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3.Wachau Valley Wine Tasting Bike Tour from Vienna

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

Travel by train from Vienna to Krems, then cycle about 25 kilometers beside the Danube through vineyards and villages. You’ll visit two wineries, explore Dürnstein, and have free time for lunch, a castle hike, or a swim. Guides may include Sona, Szana, Tim, Nicolas, Felipe, or Sina.

“Excellent way to escape the city and experience the countryside! We had a great time biking to two wineries for tastings. We also stopped at a nearby village for lunch and shopping. Would definitely recommend!”

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4.Gerstner KuK Hofzuckerbäcker Baking Show & Tasting

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

At Gerstner’s bakery beneath Schönbrunn Palace, an English and German speaking pastry chef stretches strudel dough to newspaper thinness, explains the traditional filling, and serves you apple strudel with Viennese coffee. The show usually runs about 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the presentation. You also receive the original recipe.

“Everything was good but I expected a warm strudel it was very cold”

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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 about five hours eating your way through Vienna with an English-speaking guide such as Peter, Maria, Christoph, or Kristof. Visit Naschmarkt, Favoriten, Brunnenmarkt, and Neubau for pastries, chocolate, lunch, street food, coffee, and three drinks. Small groups reach 12 people, with private pickup available.

“I was flying through Vienna and had a 15 hour layover. I was not sure if i could make it on time. Contacted Wolfy and he said he will wait in case I am late and take me to the group, which he did! Such a nice guy. Very responsive via text and accommodating to my needs. Our tour guide was Christofer. Very knowledgeable and intelligent person, every food we had he told us a backstory, very captivating. He also told us so many jokes alongside the stories, it was a perfect way to learn about the food we were eating. 100% would book again when I am back with…”

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

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

Travel from Vienna in a luxury eight-seat vehicle with a guide such as Marco, Camilo, or Tomas. Explore Dürnstein, taste Wachau white wines, eat at a traditional Heuriger, and cruise the Danube from May to September. Winter departures replace the cruise with a guided Melk Abbey visit.

“The description should state the tour only includes vineyards producing white wine. The cruise was a nice touch.”

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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 small-group guide for a one-hour walk past the Opera, Michael’s Gate, Primate’s Palace, and more. You get about four hours to explore alone, with optional coffee and cake, lunch, or beer tasting. Guides include Daria, Maria, Eva, and Jarmila.

“It was amaizing value for money! Clear explanation how to get to Flix bus stop and YouTube video send by Andrey was big help. Special thank you to Darya, our guide. Darya very professional and can feel she loves Bratislava so much. Darya spend more than an hour with the group and paid attention to every person in group. She kindly take me and Indian family to our lunch place and translated our order to make sure we are served properly. Speaking about lunch, I can tell I was impressed with my main meal, fish on the bone with vegetables on the side was delicious. I would advice this excursion…”

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8.Wine Tasting Experience in a Private Wine Cellar

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

Meet a wine expert such as Bernie, Cornelius, or Reinhard in a private Vienna cellar. Depending on your booking, taste three or four Austrian wines with regional cheese, meat, bread, and other small bites, or visit three historic cellars over 2.5 hours. English and German options are available.

“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 in the Wachau Valley with a small group of up to eight. Travel by van from Vienna, taste Austrian whites at two wineries, explore Dürnstein, eat lunch in the valley, and cruise the Danube from Spitz to Melk in summer. Winter departures replace the boat ride with a guided visit to Melk Abbey.

“Well organised, fun and informative guide.. 2 stops covering 10 wine tastings”

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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 and up to seven other participants. Taste foods from Austria and beyond, including falafel and oysters, while learning about preparation, storage, and food culture. Guides such as Monika, Michael, Gabby, and Tina have led this relaxed tour in English or German. Drinks cost extra.

“Monica, our tour guide was wonderful. Gave very informative and useful information. We would highly recommend.”

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11.Stiegl Brewery Tour with Beer Tasting

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

At Stiegl-Brauwelt, explore the brewery museum, watch a 270-degree film, visit the brewhouse and bottling line, and taste three Stiegl beers. English and German guides lead the 90-minute tour. Named guides such as Marcus, Thomas, Anne, and Ana have been praised for making the technical details clear and fun. Expect stairs and no video recording.

“Our guide was so knowledgeable and answered lots of questions on the tour. Had multiple beer tastings which were lovely. Would highly recommend.”

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12.Salzkammergut: Sandstone Beer Cellar Tour

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

Enter Casino Keller with a German-speaking guide and explore 1,500 cubic meters of hand-carved sandstone. Learn how the cellar served as a cold store, see Ice Age traces and Carlo Battisti’s paintings, then visit the brewery. The cellar is cool, so bring warm clothing. Children aged 6 to 10 enter free.

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13.Austrian Wine Tasting

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

Meet sommelier Stylianos at Hollandstraße 10 in Vienna’s 2nd district for a relaxed, two-hour tasting of six Austrian wines. You’ll learn about local grapes, regions, production, and tasting technique while pairing the wines with cheese, cured meats, and bread. The English-language group is limited to eight people.

“It was a wonderful experience. We got to talk about more than just the wine we were tasting. The location was easy to get to walking and via public transit.”

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14.Traditional Kaiserschmarrn Cooking Class & Tasting

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

Spend one hour inside Edlingers Tempel, a traditional Austrian restaurant in central Vienna. An English or German guide shows you how original Kaiserschmarrn is prepared, shares stories about Sisi and the dessert’s origins, then serves your fresh portion with Viennese coffee. You also receive the recipe for home cooking.

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15.Hidden Wine Cellars Tasting Experience

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

Spend 150 minutes walking central Vienna and entering three private wine cellars opened only for the tour. Your English or German-speaking guide, including guides such as Raymond and Stephan, explains Viennese wine and cellar history while you taste three local wines with regional snacks. Expect stairs, a small group, and occasional bilingual commentary.

“Awesome experience - Raymond was our guide - he spoke perfect English and narrated to He tour very well.”

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