Top Venice Dining Experiences

Beat the crowds at the Hard Rock Cafe in Venice for a rock ‘n’ roll night out complete with stunning canal views. Skip the long line when you arrive and head straight to your table. Enjoy classic American fare surrounded by memorabilia from all your favorite musicians, and customize your experience with your choice of a 2- or 3-course meal.

Pasta is Italy’s iconic dish, and with this cooking experience you can learn how to prepare two varieties of pasta like an authentic Italian “Cesarina” (home cook). Roll out a sheet of pasta dough by hand to make both a fresh and filled variety from scratch, and then whip up a tiramisù with the help of your “Cesarina” teacher. Relax after your hands-on class by sampling the dishes you’ve prepared together.

Eat and drink your way through one of Venice’s most distinctive neighborhoods on a walking food tour through the Cannaregio district, also known as the former Jewish ghetto. Learn about the area’s rich history and culture from a local guide as you stroll through its narrow winding streets, stopping to sample some of the best and most authentic delicacies around, from traditional kosher dishes and wine to creamy risotto and fresh-baked goods. Buon appetito!

Taste your way through the backstreet bars of Venice on this delicious food and wine tour. Follow your local guide to different ‘enotecas’ (wine bars) to discover where local Venetians go to drink and mingle. At each stop, sample regional wines and Prosecco served alongside plates of the popular Venetian appetizers called ‘cicchetti.’ Group size is limited to 12 to ensure a personalized experience.

Taste the flavors of Venice with this gourmet four-course dinner complete with wine pairings! Settle in at a top-rated restaurant in the heart of Venice and relax among a romantic atmosphere. Start your meal off with a local aperitif, and then savor four expertly prepared courses that highlight the unique flavors of Venetian cuisine. A professional sommelier will be on hand to guide you through the wine list featuring Veneto varietals and help you choose pairings to complement each course.

Learn the secret to making great pasta during a private cooking class in Venice, taught by a “cesarina,” or home cook. Follow three regional recipes and discover tricks of the trade. Each participant is equipped with utensils and ingredients at a personal workstation during the 3-hour lesson. You’ll prepare authentic Italian pastas, then taste each delicious dish, accompanied by a selection of local wine. 

Explore Venice without the hassle of researching or planning on a food tour with multiple food and alcoholic beverage tastings, from fresh mozzarella to prosecco. Booking a private tour ensures the full attention of your guide, who provides little-known facts about Venice’s history and robust food scene as well as recommendations for the duration of your visit. A range of departure times is available for your convenience.

Arriving in Venice can be a hectic experience.  Enjoy a stress-free start to your vacation with this one-way, private transfer service. You’ll be picked up by a private water taxi at the Santa Lucia Station, if arriving by train, or the Piazzale Roma bus terminal, and then taken directly to your hotel in Venice or Venice Lido. It’s a convenient, customizable way to start your Venetian visit in comfort and style!

There’s much more to Italian food than pizza and pasta, and this Venice tasting tour offers a delicious introduction to Venetian cuisine. Get an insider’s perspective on where to drink and dine in the city, and sample an array of local specialties including fresh seafood, homemade gelato, traditional Venetian cookies, and regional wines.

Taste your way through the canal city on a street food tour of Venice. Walk through gorgeous squares, see impressive churches, and visit the bustling Rialto Market. See Campo Santa Margherita, the Grand Canal, Basilica dei Frari, San Polo, and much more. Savor Venetian specialties like cicchetti, buranelli, tramezzini, and tiramisu.

Skip the tourist trap restaurants and experience authentic food culture in the heart of Venice. This small-group tour combines eating with sightseeing by taking you to the Rialto Market to sample small bites, as well as local wine and prosecco, then visiting some of the city's top attractions.

As a visitor to an unfamiliar city, it can be difficult to get close to local culture. This tour offers the rare opportunity to do exactly that by having a cooking lesson from a professional chef in her Venetian home .

Learn insider secrets of Italian cuisine with a cooking class in a Venetian home, located in the bustling Polo Quarter of Venice. Choose between a lunch and dinner class and get hands-on experience creating traditional Italian dishes with guidance from a passionate chef. Enjoy the meal you've made, complete with wine.

Discover the wines of Italy’s Veneto region during a tasting in an enoteca in Venice. Meet your local expert at the wine bar and learn about the long winemaking history of Veneto, which dates back to the Roman Empire. Taste several different Veneto varietals served with house-made appetizers as you enjoy the social atmosphere of this small-group tour.

Visit two of the well-known islands in the Venice lagoon and dine on a splendid seafood lunch during this half-day boat tour of Murano and Burano. Explore the islands famous for glass and lace, respectively, traveling by boat through the lagoon. Savor local seafood during lunch in a traditional osteria in Burano.

For a special night out while vacationing in Venice, book an entertaining evening out at the cabaret. A grand magic show, musical performers, and dancers keep you entertained while you dine on a multi-course international dinner with Italian wine. Choose from among three different menus; a welcome cocktail is included.

Don't just sit in a restaurant but be a true Venetian! Let's pick the best fresh fish at the Rialto market, cross the Canal Grande on a gondola and hurry up heading home. Be your own chef at my place in a state of the art kitchen overlooking the canal. Become a venetian! Fish tastes better when it is fresh, seasonal and local, especially if you personally buy it and cook it at home with the tips of a local guy!

Discover the authentic flavor of Venice during a private cooking lesson and dinner with a Cesarine, a member of an exclusive network of local cooks who are preserving Italy’s culinary heritage. Get a taste of true Italian hospitality inside your host’s private home, and help prepare a 4-course menu of Venetian specialties using time-honored recipes. Sit down to share the homemade meal family style, along with wine from the Veneto region, for a meal you won't find it any restaurant.

Explore the culture and cuisine of UNESCO–listed Venice on this food-lover’s dining experience. Take a seat at your table in a Venetian home while your chef—a local sailor—cooks up a storm in the kitchen. Enjoy fresh homemade pasta, fresh fish, and locally grown vegetables across a delicious 5-course Italian seafood feast, and savor the delicious flavors of Venice.

Experience the Italy’s finest Prosecco made in the DOCG wine district and very delicious cheeses produced by family run Fattoria Curto with the cheese shop located in the Prosecco hills. In the morning you will savor the typical “formaggi di malga” (stravecchio, sottofieno, morlacco, smoked ricotta) that a knowledgeable staff create through generations. Then you will enjoy a world of passion visiting two wineries and tasting four different types of Prosecco (Brut, extra dry, millesimato, extra brut) in each winery including a light lunch made of tasty plates of typical local salami and traditional Italian focaccia. You will discover with an English guide all the secrets of the production and of the process of prosecco and cheese. The prosecco wine and cheese tour will also offer you to visit the enchanting hills of Prosecco (now Unesco Heritage) along charming villages and scenic vineyard countryside discovering the famous Osteria Senz’Oste.

Learn to make a Veneto favorite turned global standard—tiramisu—and two regional specialties, such as bigoli pasta, gnocchi, or risi e bisi (rice and peas), with a passionate home chef in her Venice kitchen. Learn the tricks of the trade as you work alongside your host, then savor the fruits of your labor for lunch or dinner with water, local wines, and coffee. You’ll even take home a souvenir apron.

You will discover that wine and cheese are a great match by experiencing Italy’s finest Prosecco made in the DOCG wine district and very delicious cheeses produced by family-run farms. An expert guide will reveal all the secrets of prosecco and cheese explaining how to pair cheese with wine.

There is nothing more authentically Venetian than the gondola, the city’s historic mode of navigating its network of canals. With this experience, combine the romance and history of a gondola ride with the local tradition of dining on “cichetti”, Venice’s version of tapas. Float down the city’s canals on a shared gondola as you are serenaded by your “gondoliere”, then stop for a “cichetti” tasting at a local eatery.

A dinner in a typical venetian tavern, followed by a wonderful concert of classical music in an amazing setting