Eat your way through Munich
The best Munich food tours
Tastings at the Viktualienmarkt, a short private market walk and a private street-food tour with a local guide. Here is how to pick, with honest advice on how much food you get, what costs extra and what happens if a tour is cancelled.
See our 3 picks
The best Munich food tour for most visitors is the 2.5-hour Viktualienmarkt food tour from Marienplatz. It costs from €43 and is rated 4.5 from 1,332 reviews. For a shorter walk with your own group, a 1.5-hour market tasting costs from €400 per group. All three tours offer free cancellation.
Our 3 picks for Munich food tours
Two tours at the Viktualienmarkt and one street-food walk. All three start at Marienplatz and are offered in English. Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 28 October 2026.
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from €43 per person Our top pick 2 h 30 min 4.5 (1,332) reviews on GetYourGuide
Viktualienmarkt food tour
A 2.5-hour guided walk through the Viktualienmarkt. You taste cheeses and bread from German regions, exotic fruit, international dishes and Bavarian sausages. Your guide holds a yellow sign at the Tourist Information on Marienplatz.
Best for A first taste of Munich
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from €400 per group up to 10 1 h 30 min 4.7 (222) reviews on GetYourGuide
Short and delicious Viktualienmarkt walk
A 1.5-hour walk for your own group, with 5 tastings at market stalls, sweet and savory. Water is included. Your guide explains Munich foods like Weißwurst and pretzels. It meets at the New Town Hall, Marienplatz 8.
Best for Your own group, short on time
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from €89 per person 3 hours 4.4 (6) reviews on GetYourGuide
Street food tour with a local guide
A private 3-hour walk to street food stalls and traditional restaurants, with food and drink tastings. You can shape the route with your guide. It starts at Marienplatz 15.
Best for A private evening of food
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Munich food tours compared
| Tour | From | Duration | Pickup | Tastings | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
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| Viktualienmarkt food tour | €43 per person | 2 h 30 min | Pickup optional | Cheeses, bread, fruit, sausages | A first taste of Munich | The most reviewed food tour: 4.5 from 1,332 reviews, from €43. |
| Short and delicious Viktualienmarkt walk | €400 per group up to 10 | 1 h 30 min | Meeting point | 5 tastings, sweet and savory | Your own group, short on time | The top rating here: 4.7 from 222 reviews. The price is per group. |
| Street food tour with a local guide | €89 per person | 3 hours | Meeting point | Food and drink tastings | A private evening of food | Rated 4.4, but from only 6 reviews so far. Tips are extra. |
€43 per person2 h 30 min 4.5 (1,332)
Details
- Pickup
- Pickup optional
- Tastings
- Cheeses, bread, fruit, sausages
- Who it suits
- A first taste of Munich
- Why we picked it
- The most reviewed food tour: 4.5 from 1,332 reviews, from €43.
Short and delicious Viktualienmarkt walk
€400 per group up to 101 h 30 min 4.7 (222)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Tastings
- 5 tastings, sweet and savory
- Who it suits
- Your own group, short on time
- Why we picked it
- The top rating here: 4.7 from 222 reviews. The price is per group.
Street food tour with a local guide
€89 per person3 hours 4.4 (6)
Details
- Pickup
- Meeting point
- Tastings
- Food and drink tastings
- Who it suits
- A private evening of food
- Why we picked it
- Rated 4.4, but from only 6 reviews so far. Tips are extra.
- All 3 offer free cancellation.
- Private: Short and delicious Viktualienmarkt walk; Street food tour with a local guide.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 28 October 2026. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
The Viktualienmarkt in Munich: what you taste on a tour
On a Viktualienmarkt tour you taste cheese, bread, fruit and Bavarian sausages at the market stalls. Your guide and the traders tell you the stories behind the food.
The short walk has 5 tastings, sweet and savory, and covers how the market began. It does not stop at sit-down restaurants.
Both market tours start at Marienplatz. Most Old Town walking tours start there too.
Food in Munich on a guided tour
A food tour is a guided walk with small tastings at several stops. The tours here take 1.5 to 3 hours.
The best food in Munich, stall by stall
The tour listings name these foods:
- Cheeses and bread from different German regions
- Traditional Bavarian sausages, and Weißwurst (white sausage)
- Pretzels
- Exotic fruit and international dishes
- Sweet and savory market food
Beer with your food
If beer matters more than food, our brewery tours in Munich are the better pick.
At Oktoberfest, only beer from six Munich breweries is served: Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, Spaten and Staatliches Hofbräuhaus.
Oktoberfest 2027 runs from 18 September to 3 October. See Oktoberfest tickets.
Tips for a Munich food tour
Come hungry
The Viktualienmarkt tour suggests you arrive with an empty stomach. Skip a big meal before.
Drinks may cost extra
The short market walk includes water. Other drinks not on its plan cost extra. On the street food tour, tips are extra.
Late dinner at the Hofbräuhaus
The Hofbräuhaus is open every day from 11 a.m. to midnight. The kitchen closes at 10 p.m.
Food at the Christmas market
The Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz runs from 20 November to 24 December 2026. See our guide to the Munich Christmas markets.
Munich food tours: questions and answers
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