The 14 Best Munich Food Tours

1.Bavarian Beer and Food Evening Tour in Munich

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,575 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $87Our pick

Spend 3.5 hours exploring Munich’s beer culture with a local guide, beginning at the Beer and Oktoberfest Museum, visiting Hofbräuhaus, and ending with Bavarian food at Hackerhaus. Expect walking, beer samples, city history, and a social group of up to 20 people.

“Guide was really good and personable. The overall event was just okay to me. It’s a lot more walking than I thought we would do and bad I known that I probably wouldn’t have done the tour the night I got in. The food was really good.”

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2.Viktualienmarkt Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,127 reviews · 2h 30m · from $50Best value

Meet your English or German-speaking guide near Marienplatz for a 150-minute walk through Viktualienmarkt. Expect Bavarian sausages, pretzels, cheeses, beer, international dishes, and unusual fruit, with guides such as Danielle, Thomas, Stephanie, and Wolfgang adding Munich food history and local tips.

“The tour guide was excellent, and the tour itself was good value for money as you get so much food. Really interesting and you also ge to try some amazing food!”

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3.Beer and Food Tour with Dinner & Oktoberfest Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,086 reviews · 3h 30m · from $84

Spend 210 minutes with an English-speaking guide such as Sam, Dan, or Aileen, tasting Bavarian beer, sharing food, visiting the Beer and Oktoberfest Museum, and finishing with dinner in a traditional beer house. You also get local history, public transport, and a reserved table.

“This was an amazing tour! Our tour guide was incredibly informative and so friendly. I highly recommend taking this tour!”

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4.Lunch Like a Local: Munich’s ORIGINAL Viktualienmarkt Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 416 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $163Top rated

Meet your English-speaking guide at Marienplatz for a 3-to-4-hour food walk through Schrannenhalle and Viktualienmarkt. Expect a pastry, more than 20 tastings, lunch, alcoholic drinks, Munich food customs, and guides such as Sofia, Zsofia, Victoria, and Katrina.

“Really good food tour and learning experience. Our guide was friendly and engaging. You could tell she really understands and loves the food culture. Also, it was pretty crappy weather and some stalls that we were meant to visit closed early. Our guide did a nice job pivoting to other stalls. It was a nice amount of food, especially if you are hungover from Oktoberfest and don’t eat breakfast beforehand.”

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5.Viktualienmarkt Food Tasting Tour in German

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 394 reviews

Walk Munich’s Viktualienmarkt with a live German or English guide, stopping at eight stalls for six tastings. Expect sausage, Bavarian antipasti, pretzel, cheese, bread, juice, and a seasonal welcome drink. Gina is one named guide, and private groups of up to five are available.

“Gina war ein sehr guter Guide. Essen gab es reichlich. Ein Getränk mehr wäre schön gewesen.”

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6.Munich Viktualienmarkt and Beyond Small-Group Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 247 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $175

Walk Munich’s old center with a guide such as Patrick, Daniel, Kevin, or Bridget, tasting Bavarian sausages, beer, pretzels, meats, pastries, and market treats. This three-hour tour has up to eight people, enough food for lunch, and a friendly mix of local history and eating.

“Such a fun food tour. Kevin was great, knowledgeable about Munich’s cultural history and he presented great information about the food. He was also able to provide options for my vegetarian daughter. We enjoyed this very much and went back to a few of the stops later in our trip.”

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7.Guided Food Walking Tour with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 183 reviews · 2 hours

Meet your English or German-speaking guide beneath the Isartor arch for a two-hour private food walk through Munich’s Old Town. Taste three beers, Obazda, pretzels, Leberkäse, traditional pastries, and bread from the Hofkunstmühle, with medieval sights along the way.

“Schön fand ich, dass es noch Münchens Geschichte teilweise in die Tour integriert wurde”

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8.Munich Beer and Bavarian Bites Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 167 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $199

Start at Marienplatz with a local beer and Bavarian snacks, visit the Oktoberfest Museum, sample three 500ml beers with regional food, then stop at Hofbräuhaus, Platzl, Frauenkirche, and Gärtnerplatzviertel. Guides including Kevin, Deniz, Noel, Liam, Patrick, and Iain lead the evening in English.

“We had a great time with Kevin. He was so knowledgeable and we loved all the food and beers we tried. It was super fun!”

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9.Oktoberfest Tour with Tent Reservation, Food & Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 117 reviews

Meet your English-speaking guide at Karlsplatz, ride to Oktoberfest, tour the grounds, and learn the Wiesn’s customs before settling into reserved beer-tent seats. Your booking includes two liters of beer, a half chicken or comparable food, and a song booklet.

“I don't have enough time to write all the things we loved about our guide, Mark, and the tour. Not having been before, it gave us much more insight into Oktoberfest than we would have had on our own. We really, really enjoyed learning and visiting with Mark and the others on our tour. Everything was well organized and communicated, too. Very professional! 'Snuff said? Highly recommended!”

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10.3-Hour Culinary Nightwatch Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 87 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Meet the costumed night watchman at Mariensäule in Marienplatz, eat meat and bread with a drink, then follow tales of cemeteries, torture, wine, and church scandals through Munich’s old town. The tour is in German and may feature the lively guide Matthias.

“guida eccezionale ottima esperienza gastronomica, gruppo simpaticissimo. Da ripetere”

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11.Original Munich Christmas Market Tour with Festive Wine and Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $162

Spend 3 to 4 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Victoria, Katrina, Krista, or Lockie, visiting Munich markets from Marienplatz to Theresienwiese. Try several glühwein styles, festive snacks, and local specialties while learning about Bavarian customs and Christmas traditions.

“I had read many great reviews of this walking tour operator and this did not disappoint. What a magical way to enjoy the holidays. The guide was so knowledgeable and fun I got so much more out of the market than if I had toured in my own. An amazing way to get in the Christmas spirit and have a great outing. Highly highly recommend.”

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12.Munich Christmas Market Food Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $181

Spend three hours walking Munich’s Christmas markets with guides such as Patrick, Kevin, Iain, and Daniel. Taste sausages, pastries, sweets, pizza-style snacks, and several mulled wines while visiting Marienplatz, Residenz, Wittelsbacherplatz, and Viktualienmarkt. Groups are capped at 12.

“We were running late (our fault) and the tourguide, Liam, waited for us and made every effort to contact us. Once we got there it was great. The markets we visited were beautiful, and the food and drink were great. Liam was an awesome guide and we had a great time.”

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13.Glockenbachviertel culinary – the food tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews

Walk through Munich’s lively Glockenbachviertel with an English- or German-speaking guide. You’ll sample five foods, hear stories about the district and its underground, and pass cafés, boutiques, the State Theater, and Old South Cemetery. Private groups are available.

“The guide was nice and gave us good information. There were 5 so-called Schmankeil where a store ran a Romania and the tomato soup was rather disgusting. Must be removed from the tour.”

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14.Culinary Haidhausen – The Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4 reviews · from $50

Walk through Munich-Haidhausen with a German-speaking guide, stopping five times for local tastings. See Weißenburger Platz, the Kriechbaumhof, historic hostel houses, the French Quarter, and Wiener Platz while learning how this district changed into one of Munich’s most appealing food areas.

“Haidhausen is a beautiful district of Munich 😍 We thoroughly enjoyed the city tour through the French quarter and were delighted by the many delightful culinary stops and tips. Thanks to our attentive guide, Haidhausen took on a very special charm! We can highly recommend this tour! Thank you for a wonderful afternoon!”

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