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The way to a city's heart it's through its food! And on this private food tour, you'll get to know Vienna through its cuisine and the tastings favorite of the locals. A local food expert is ready to give you a taste of the real Vienna satisfying your cravings for local food and city highlights.

Destination

Vienna, Austria

Category

Food Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Deutsch, English, Italiano

Included

• Private Guide
• 6 Food & Drink Tastings
• Vegetarian Options Available
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Underneath the Swiss gate - Vienna to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Food Introduction

   This culinary kickstart tour is short and sweet! A perfect way to get acquainted with the local cuisine, its best tastings, and where to find them - all with the help of a local food expert

4. Locals’ Favorites

   Kickstart your time in Vienna by discovering the local cuisine. Try some of the ultimate locals’ favorite food treats like Apfelstrudel and Einspänner Coffee picked by your local host and hear why the locals love them so much!

5. City Highlights

   This tour is more than just food; it’s a cultural experience! In between food stops, discover city highlights for a well-rounded experience that will satisfy your appetite for Vienna. Check out St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg and more city highlights along the way

6. Food Recommendations

   With this private food tour, you’ll be set to keep enjoying the most authentic food and drinks in Vienna. Your food expert host knows where to go and what to order and will give you recommendations based on your likings and dietary preferences

7. Special Diet or Allergies?

   If you follow a special diet or have an allergy to a specific food, let your host know! They’ll make sure to consider that so you can have an enjoyable and safe experience

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Aaron

(About local Susanne)

8 December 2024

This tour with Susanne is great in several key ways. One of our group members had a gluten allergy, and Susanne was empathetic and helpful to provide suggestions and alternatives; I think this was the biggest reason we had such a positive experience. Our group of four loves to learn about history, and so we enjoyed seeing the sights between each food stop and learning about them, as well as understanding the current and historical context behind the food we ate. There were more stops with smaller amounts of food, which I think was a good way to experience many different culinary environments. We still had time to linger at each place, so we did not feel like we were in a hurry. Susanne was a personable and friendly person to follow. Some tour guides seem like they're reciting a script or working on "auto-pilot," but with Susanne, conversation flowed naturally all while she led us through Innere Stadt. We felt comfortable with her, and I strongly recommend this tour with her!An inclusive and educational experience!

Brian🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

29 May 2024

Unfortunately, this was a very poor tour and a complete waste of time and money. Virtually nothing that was listed in the tour web page was done, and only the most minimal information was provided on Vienna history, food, and coffee. Although Sandy was a pleasant person she spent most of her time asking us about ourselves rather than giving us insights into Vienna or its culinary highlights and tradition. Not a food tour or tour of any sort really

Falguni 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

14 May 2024

I highly recommend the Culinary Kickstart tour with Sandy. She is super friendly. We felt like we were just hanging out with a friend. She took into account the dietary restrictions and was very accommodating. We loved seeing Vienna through her eyes. We tried lots of different savory and sweet dishes. Don't skip this when in Vienna!! Great culinary Tour of Vienna

Ulla🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Susanne)

13 April 2024

Susanne hat uns toll durch Wien geführt , ist auf unsere Wünsche perfekt eingegangen und die Kulinarik war auch hervorragend.Traumhaft

Marnick🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Susanne)

13 February 2024

Very pleasant guided tour. Susanne truly knows the city, giving lots of local tips for places to eat or visit. Spontaneous mindset and flexible. Good food choices, price point is overall as expected.

Julia🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Ingrid)

22 January 2024

Wir hatten eine schöne Stadtführung. Ingrid ist sehr nett und wir haben gute Informationen über die Stadtgeschichte erhalten. Leider ist aus unserer Sicht die Food Tour etwas untergegangen. Bei Buchung wurden 6 Kostproben online versprochen. Erhalten haben wir 3 verschiedene Kostproben und ein Getränk (ein traditionelle Brot-Schnitte, eine Wurst und einen Kuchen) Hier hätte ich mir mehr erwartet wenn ich eine Tour unter dem Titel “Culinary Kickstart Tour: Vienna” buche. In der Konditorei sollten wir uns je ein Stück Torte aussuchen, dies haben wir in einer Take Away Box mitbekommen und sollten dann unsere Torte bei - 4 Grad irgendwo im Stehen auf der Straße essen. Das war leider kein schönes Ende der Tour. Hier hätte ein Tisch im Café reserviert werden müssen oder alternativ eine Kostprobe auf die Hand zum schnellen essen.

Deborah🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Ingrid)

19 January 2024

We met Ingrid for a food/ history tour of Vienna. She asked us at the start if we wanted more history or more food - we said a bit of both. Ingrid was very knowledgable about all the monuments and pointed out lots of things that we wouldn’t have spotted by ourselves. We covered a lot of ground and saw a lot more than we imagined. A really nice experience- thank you IngridInteresting tour on a very cold day

Alexandre

(About local Roxane)

3 March 2025

Our experience with Roxane was great. We spent 5 hour with her. She showed us the most important places in Viena and gave an excellent historical perspective. She's super polite, friendly, knows everything about the attractions and Austria's history. Book a visit with her and you will not regret. Thank you Roxane, hope to see you next time in Vienna.Roxane is amazing

Pavla🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Selin)

1 March 2025

We took Selin for a family tour on our trip to Vienna with our 3 children (6, 6 and 11). Selin showed us the highlights of the city’s center on a 2h tour packed with interesting information about the history, architecture and personalities that lived in the city. With her deep knowledge and through a very understandable way Selin managed to keep the attention of our kids throughout the whole tour. We had lots uf fun and learned many new things about Vienna!Family tour

Mireille🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Sandy)

26 February 2025

We had a lovely walk through Vienna with interesting talks and lots of amazing food!Great time and lots of food with Sandy

Craig🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Sandy)

23 February 2025

We had such a great experience with Sandy. She was knowledgeable and engaging and professional. Explained sites and foods ..gave us recommendations on restaurants. Highly recommend this tour and Sandy as your guide.Great Experience!

Felicity

(About local Susanne)

17 February 2025

Susanne is a very warm and engaging person, with an enormous amount of knowledge on Vienna due to her historian background. She is a wonderful storyteller, bringing to life snippets of interesting information about the places we visited. When we experienced a delay at one of the cafes we visited Susanne kept us entertained with more stories. Ultimately we ended up moving to another cafe due to the delay, but that was by no means any fault of Susanne's. We enjoyed our foodie tour. The tastings and the history along the way were a wonderful introduction on our first day in Vienna.Cold day but warm experience

Manuel🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Michael)

10 February 2025

Nice Tour with Michael through Vienna! Micheal is well experienced and also knew everything we have asked! Top tour! Nice Tour with Michael

Rosemarie

(About local Sandy)

1 February 2025

I would recommend Sandy in a heartbeat! I booked the tour while I was still back home in Canada and Sandy was super easy to communicate with through the With Locals website. I had only an evening layover in Vienna. Sandy picked me up from the airport and tailored a late night tour to accommodate my short time frame. Sandy also graciously accommodated my last minute request to invite two friends who had decided on short notice to fly from the UK to meet me in Vienna. Sandy's knowledge of Viennese history, architecture and culture is astounding and with her humorous anecdotes we were captivated. Sandy is also well travelled and we were able to share travel experiences. Vienna by night all lit up was magical and with Sandy's story telling, we were mesmerized. I look forward to booking a more in-depth tour when I return to Vienna. A magical evening with Sandy

Michael

(About local Selin)

26 January 2025

Round every corner there is a bit of history - often with a musical theme - and Selin knew all about it and how to tell itShowed us the many layers of Vienna

Miroslav🇰🇾 Cayman Islands

(About local Roxane)

24 January 2025

Lars 🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Sandy)

21 January 2025

Meine Frau und ich waren beide schon lange nicht mehr in Wien und hatten nur noch relativ vage Erinnerungen an die Stadt. Sandy nahm uns auf unseren Wunsch zu Fuss auf eine 3h Uebersichtstour mit. Für uns war die Tour genau der richtige Einstieg für unseren 4.5 Tage Wien Aufenthalt. Sie hat uns die wichtigsten Seheswürdigikeiten in der Innenstadt gezeigt und uns mit Tips für die restlichen Tage versorgt. Die Tour endete im legendären schwarzen Kameel :). Sandy war eine angenehme und herzliche Reiseführerin.Herzlich

Benjamin🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

20 January 2025

Sandy was a wonderful and friendly guide and truly knows all the best places. We ate many of the dishes in other places later in our holiday, and none of them compared to the places Sandy took us. She is very knowledgeable about Vienna.The best examples of Viennese cuisine

Helen🇿🇦 South Africa

(About local Sandy)

20 January 2025

My daughter and I had the best food tour with Sandy. She showed us the authentic places not featured on TikTok/IG- where the locals go. The fact she has a journalist background was so great, as we had such interesting discussions about Austria and Viennese history while eating the best schnitzel and apple strudel I’ve ever tasted! Book with Sandy immediately!

Marcela🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roxane)

11 January 2025

I can't rate Roxane highly enough! If you're considering a walking tour of Vienna, do yourself a favor and book with her—you won’t regret it. From the very beginning, Roxane made the entire process smooth and stress-free. Her communication was prompt and clear, which immediately put my mind at ease while planning the tour. She met our group at our hotel and the 3 hours she walked with us were absolutely delightful. Her positivity made the day even more enjoyable, and it felt like spending time with a friend who was genuinely excited to show you her favorite parts of the city. This tour was one of the highlights of my trip to Vienna. Roxane’s warmth, knowledge, and enthusiasm make her the perfect guide for anyone wanting to experience the city in a more meaningful way. You’ll walk away not just with a list of facts but with a true sense of the soul of Vienna. I would absolutely recommend her tour to anyone—whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned traveler looking to dive deeper into the city's history. Thank you, Roxane, for such a memorable experience!A Fantastic Experience!

Paul

(About local Roxane)

4 January 2025

We had a really informative and entertaining day with Roxane. She is super knowledgable about Vienna and Austrian history generally. Funny and entertaining as well. Cracking day outGreat day with Roxane

Rasmus🇩🇰 Denmark

(About local Selin)

1 January 2025

We have had the pleasure of walking around in the center of Vienna in company with Selin. Selin has a huge knowledge of the culture and history of Vienna which she gladly and proficiently shares. She has a talent for finding quiet spots away from the crowds and to point out interesting details about life in Vienna. Both the lives of artists, composers, emperors and empresses of the past and the lives of everyday people today. During the tour we were presented to places and tastes we would hardly have discovered on our own. Selin is well spoken, and happily answers any questions. We warmly recommend her as a guide. Touring quiet oases in Vienna with Selin

Kim🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sandy)

31 December 2024

Our family of four had lots of fun with Sandy on the pastry tour. We were in Vienna just for the weekend and this was a great way to get a little history, try some well known pastries and experience a few of the coffeehouses. Sandy is lovely and knowledgeable about the city and ensured that we tried a wide variety of treats. We learned about some of the culture and the old and newer traditions in the city on our walk through the old town. Huge thank you and we hope to stay in touch. Great pastry tour with Sandy!

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

30 December 2024

Sandy was a perfect guide through Austrian cuisine. She had an excellent itinerary, and was able to accommodate all our family’s dietary restrictions. Such a great cultural experience for our family of 6!!Great Austrian tour!!

Constantinos🇨🇾 Cyprus

(About local Anita)

29 December 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed our city tour with Anita! She genuinely took the time to connect with our family and shared her valuable knowledge about Vienna ! Anita is an experienced guide and truly loves what she does. I would definitely reccomend her to any family visiting the city! Wonderful tour in Vienna

Deborah🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

29 December 2024

We had a great tour with sandy in Vienna. She was very pleasant and we had a wonderful time with her.Tour of Vienna

Stacey🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

27 December 2024

When our family arrived two minutes early to the designated meet up location, we immediately started looking for Sandy. We searched everywhere in the vicinity, with no luck. Sandy later claimed she had been there, but if true, she didn’t look for us (a family of 4, obviously searching for someone). I texted 10 minutes after the meeting time and got no reply until about 20 minutes later, when she said she was already home and couldn’t get back for another 20 minutes. We’d waited in the cold for over 45 minutes at that point. This was wildly frustrating and disappointing to me and my family. What a terrible way to start our visit to Vienna, and totally surprising given the great experience we had with this company in Greece just a few years earlier.No show

Martin🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Anita)

27 December 2024

We really enjoyed the walking tour together with Anita. She told us a lot about the history of the city of Vienna, including pictures en snacks. She was very nice and enthousiastic and provided us with sufficient information. Her explenation was clear and she knows enough to awnser additional questions from the group. Nice experience

Jenny🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Anita)

26 December 2024

We booked a tour for Christmas Day with Anita. It was a great tour and Anita taught us so much about Vienna we did not know. We certainly covered a lot of ground and enjoyed every minute. It was special to have someone born and living in Vienna. We can highly recommend booking a tour with Anita.Great tour

Rich🇮🇩 Indonesia

(About local Anita)

23 December 2024

My family group was six adults. We had an amazing time with Anita. Her knowledge of the city, and the history was incredible. She was such a great guide and seem to know instinctively what we were interested in. All my children were really interested in the tour and the history of this amazing country! We would highly recommend Anita to anybody considering a tour of Vianna and we wish her the best and thank her so muchAmazing anita

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

20 December 2024

Sandy is a delightful host. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her. She was very flexible and tailored to fit our requests. We particularly enjoyed the ability to skip the line into a very busy coffee shop. Highly recommend!Wonderful tour

Corinna

(About local Roxane)

19 December 2024

Everything was smooth and easy with Roxane, from corresponding with her before the booking to meeting up my first morning in Vienna. She was willing to accommodate my request to get oriented to the transit system, including stops near my hotel, how payment works, and pitfalls to avoid. We talked about the history of Vienna and myths that make for great stories. You should ask about her thesis on cultural culinary institutions in Vienna! After our time together, I took our same route into the city center a few times and never felt lost. As a solo traveler in Vienna, I always felt more confident traversing the city because Roxane made key landmarks familiar. It was truly the best way to start my time there!Roxane was a delight!

Bruce

(About local Roxane)

18 December 2024

What a pleasure it was to tour Vienna, with the focus on Jewish history, with Roxane. She shared her knowledge and was willing to go deeper into some of the more current topics facing Austria related to its role in WWII. Highly recommend!A great journey thru the streets of Vienna

Jacqueline🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Roxane)

15 December 2024

Roxanne is lovely and friendly with a great sense of humour and made our tour extra special especially as this was our first time in Vienna. We wanted to see all the main tourist attractions plus any hidden gems that the locals visit. Roxanne was kind enough to meet us at our apartment so we could get a feel of where everything was from our base. Great tour and really learned a lot. Thank you. Vienna and Roxanne

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(About local Sandy)

12 December 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed our time spent with sandy. She possesses a wealth of historical and local knowledge. She is Very pleasant and has an excellent sense of humor. We felt very comfortable. Overall, we were grateful to have had this insider perspective to Vienna. We highly recommend Sandy. Wonderful walk through vienna

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roxane)

12 December 2024

Roxane was completely knowledgeable, personable, professional and charming! She cares deeply about Vienna, its people and history, and equally about providing a wonderful tour experience for her guests. Book a tour with Roxane. You won’t be disappointed. You’re welcome. Even better than her glowing reviews

Irina🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Roxane)

12 December 2024

Great tour! Just excellent! 👍🌺10

Scott🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roxane)

11 December 2024

Our three hour tour with Roxane was exactly what we wanted. She gave us a good mix of historical information, pointed out the interesting little known facts, and entertainment us with stories. We would definitely recommend Roxane to anyone looking to learn about Vienna while having a nice walk through this beautiful city.Informative and entertaining tour

William🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

10 December 2024

We had a perfect time with Sandy. She is funny, knowledgeable, and took us to great restaurants. She pointed out the tourist traps with long lines, then took us to better local spots. Would highly recommend to anyone. Sandy is a wonderful guide

Samantha🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sandy)

10 December 2024

Met Sandy by the golden bear and straight away we both knew we were with a local, she was just a lovely bright woman with a passion for her city Vienna. She holds your interest in the way she is, and had a rare and interesting historical knowledge of her city but can go back and go to the present day in a way only someone like her can. She took us first for the genuine Austrian sandwiches where only Viennese were they were delicious and delicate and the baby beer balanced them beautifully. She is easy to talk to and interested in the world so you feel like you have met a new friend. The next stop was to enjoy Pumkin soup and platter of local Viennese cured meats, cheeses and delicious breads, matched with a local Danube Austrian Sauvignon I can still taste this now just sumptuous. She chats and walks and gives you great tips and then we arrive at a lovely Viennese coffee house for 3 sweet delicacies we barely have room but cannot resist and have to say the Strudel won. Thanks Sandy this 3 hours spent with you was memorable and we cannot thank you enough, good luck in all that you do in the future and big thanks from your 2 UK girls❤️Sandy shows us her Vienna

Karen

(About local Sandy)

9 December 2024

My friends and I had a really enjoyable and interesting afternoon walking around Vienna. Sandy answered all our questions and was a great guide to the city.Great informative tour

Wayne🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Anita)

9 December 2024

My wife, daughter and I toured Vienna with Anita and she gave us such a fantastic view of old Vienna and new. We walked away with so much knowledge and understanding of Vienna. We loved the architecture and history. All 3 of us highly recommend you having Anita as your tour guide and while discussing the trip ask her to bring you some of her homemade cookies!!!!!! Thanks AnitaFantastic Vienna

Frank🇺🇸 United States

(About local Roxane)

9 December 2024

Roxane was able to tailor the experience to our schedule, needs and desires and still be informative, flexible and fun. Would see her again.Totally worth it

Daren

(About local Roxane)

7 December 2024

Brilliant afternoon with Roxane. Insightful, knowledgeable, patient perfect English. what else can I say. We really enjoyed what we crammed in, 2 hours doesn’t do Vienna justice so we will be back - and of course re connecting with Roxane. It is really helpful when your guide stays in touch and continues to help you with advice and answers to questions throughout your stay. Brilliant city tour

Mindy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

6 December 2024

I spent my first day with Sandy in Vienna. She show me around, told me the history, and give me great tips. But I most value the experience of being with Sandy because of the personal conversation and connections. I cannot put a price on my experience or speak highly enough of Sandy. Best experience

Lulu🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sandy)

4 December 2024

Sandy was beyond incredible. We did a walking tour of Vienna on our first full day there, and Sandy not only shared with us the luscious history of the city, but she shared with us modern local culture including great food recommendations. Do yourself a favor and get a tour scheduled with her when you visit! Incredible Welcome to Vienna

Hunter🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Roxane)

4 December 2024

Roxanne was a super guide who delivered her knowledge of Vienna in an fun and informative wayInteresting and fun

Hunter🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Susanne)

4 December 2024

Suzanne was an excellent guide with an encyclopaedic history knowledge. We found the tour to be both enjoyable and knowledgeable. Very Knowledgeable

Susan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Susanne)

3 December 2024

The walking food tour with Susanne was the perfect way to kick off our trip to Vienna for the Christmas Markets. Susanne is knowledgeable, engaging and very entertaining. So happy and grateful. Great experience with Susanne!

FRANCISCO🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

(About local Roxane)

25 November 2024

We had the best time. She was sooo nice and gave us exactly the kind of experience we were looking for. Just what we were looking for