Polish Food Tours: The 15 Best Tastings & Walks

1.Half-Day Polish Food Walking Tour with Guide and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 381 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Start at 3 pm in Warsaw’s Old Town for a guided tasting across three to five restaurants. You’ll try more than 10 Polish foods, hear stories about local customs and history, taste several vodka shots, and receive a Polish recipe and culture booklet. Guides may include Caesar, Dominic, Dorata, Arif, or Louis.

“Dominic was a fantastic guide making this walking food tour very enjoyable with his historical information. The food was also delicious and the tour ended with a shot of vodka.”

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2.Pierogi Cooking Class with Market Shopping and Local Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 343 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Top rated

Meet Olga at Krakow’s Grunwald Monument, shop for fresh ingredients at the city’s oldest marketplace, then walk to her apartment for a hands-on pierogi lesson. You’ll make potato, cottage cheese, and caramelized onion dumplings, share Polish snacks, and sample regional alcohol in a class limited to six people.

“This experience was amazing. Olga was so great at her teaching. She was funny and very helpful with other suggestions to do.”

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3.Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 216 reviews · 3h 30m · from $93

Meet at Sigmunt Column for a 210-minute food walk through Warsaw’s historic center. A guide such as Dorota, Arif, or Cezar leads you to 3 to 5 local restaurants for 10 Polish foods, vodka, city stories, and recipes sent by email.

“It was an amazing experience for me!! My guide Paola was very lovely and knowledgeable. She even provided me with some tips on good bars to visit later on. So I strongly recommend it for people who want to experience Warsaw as a local. We have visited 4 authentic restaurants and I must admit I fell in love with polish food! Hope to see you soon Warsaw!”

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4.Krakow Pierogi Cooking Class with Market Visit & Home-Cooked Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 212 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114

Meet your English-speaking guide at Długa 1, shop for pierogi ingredients at a Krakow farmers’ market, then take public transport to a local home. In a group of no more than six, you’ll make dumplings, share Polish snacks and beer, and learn about food, language, and family customs.

“Very personal and homey experience learning how to make pierogies as if I was being taught by a family member. Would recommend for people who enjoy cooking and want to learn some Polish culture.”

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5.Food Tour of 10 Tastings with Pierogi, Vodka & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105

Join a guide such as Ilona, Hannah, or Ronnie for about three hours of Polish food, local vodka, and city stories. You’ll walk from plac Nowy through Miodowa, Grodzka, Rynek Główny, and Floriańska, with shared and private options for groups of up to 12.

“Ronnie was a great tour leader. We stopped at eight restaurants which more than filled us up. It was a fun time. My only problem was that I was given the wrong information on the starting point. I was a half hour walk from the true starting point!! Viator needs to update its website to the correct route!”

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6.Pierogi Cooking Class: Mastering the Art of Polish Dumplings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $82

At a Krakow restaurant near the city center, local instructors such as Olga, Magda, Maria, and Ania guide you through pierogi dough, savory potato and cheese filling, seasonal fruit filling, shaping, boiling, and tasting. The two-hour class includes food, a beer or wine, and practical tips for cooking at home.

“Magda was fantastic! I highly recommend her class! She was professional and extremely knowledgeable throughout the class.”

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7.6-Course Full Polish Food Tour with Vodka Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 98 reviews · from $70Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide under the blue umbrella by St. Mary’s Basilica. Walk to two Krakow restaurants and a street-food stop for Polish soups, pierogi, stews, mountain cheese, dessert, and four vodkas. Guides such as Dale, Alex, Kamil, and Wayne add food and city history along the way.

“setting and going to places we otherwise would have missed, and the stories and insights from the guide.”

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8.6-Course Full Polish Food & Vodka Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk Krakow’s Old Town with a local guide such as Dale, Aleks, or Kamil, stopping at restaurants and bars for six Polish courses and four traditional vodkas. Expect pierogi, żurek, bigos, smoked oscypek, dessert, food history, and a friendly group of no more than 12.

“Great tour, great group, great guide. Vodka was amazing! Alot of great food. We chose not to eat the raw beef dish, as we don't eat raw meat, but the other dishes were great!”

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9.Traditional Polish Food and Drinks Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 77 reviews · 3 hours · from $110

Join a small English-speaking group with guides such as Aleksandra or Tomasz for more than 10 Polish tastings across Krakow’s Old Town. Expect street snacks, a full meal, dessert, two vodkas, local customs, and plenty of practical food tips.

“Our guide Tomasz was amazing, very informative and friendly. The food tastings and vodka tasting were very nice and we tried things we probably would never try if we explored Krakow on our own. The group we were in were great fun. Highly recommend!”

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10.4-Hour Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 43 reviews · 4 hours · from $115

Join an English-speaking guide such as Michal, Michael, Anna, or Agata for four hours of Polish food in a group of up to eight. Visit 4 to 6 Warsaw establishments, taste about 10 dishes, learn the stories behind pierogi, gołąbki, schabowy, cheese, bread, and a bridge-linked dessert, with optional drink pairings.

“Amazing food tour. Our guide Michal was very well-informed and knowledgeable about the food and history. It was very tasty and educational, and I would highly recommend this tour if you are visiting Warsaw!”

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11.4-Hour Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $115

Join a guide such as Tomasz or Mateusz for four hours of Polish food, local stories, and walking in Kazimierz and Krakow’s Old Town. You’ll visit four to six eateries, sample about 10 generous dishes, learn why fermentation matters in Poland, and finish with traditional sweets.

“We had a great experience with Thomas. He was very passionate about the stories behind the Polish foods we tried. Nice pace. Lots of chances to sit down discuss and enjoy the food. This was more like a progressive dinner than small tastings that you sometimes get on other food tours. Definitely one of the top food tours that we have been on.”

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12.4-Hour Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 35 reviews · 4 hours · from $119

Spend four hours tasting Polish food in central Gdansk with an English-speaking guide such as Paulina, Eric, or Eryk. Expect 10 to 12 dishes across 4 to 5 establishments, from cold cuts and fish to soup, traditional mains, sweets, and a vodka shot.

“We really enjoyed this your. Paulina was so knowledgeable. All the food was delicious and we loved hearing the history about it all too. we included the drinks package too which was nice. Paulina shared lots of information with us and made many recommendations for the rest of our stay. a great way to sample Polish food and find some hidden gems.”

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13.Traditional Polish Food Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 33 reviews · from $186

You’ll walk Gdansk’s Old Town with a private licensed guide, stopping at two or three food venues for dumplings, Polish meats, soup, cake, coffee, beer, or vodka. Choose a 2.5, 3.5, or 5-hour option, with guides such as Elvira, Marek, Michal, and Veronica leading past sights including St. Mary’s Church and Neptune’s Fountain.

“Took a wonderful food tour through the Gdansk area tasting everything from the most amazing cheese cake to delicious meats, dumplings and soups and learned about the flavors of Poland. Everything was perfect - it's great value, easy to find the tour-guide, easy walking pace and distances. Veronica is friendly, professional and charming - we thoroughly enjoyed everything she had to tell us about the neighbourhood and the food. There was a nice balance of food types, I didn't feel over-stuffed, just comfortably full. I highly recommend doing Explore Gdansk Food Tour as part of your Gdansk trip. It's a great blend of food, culture, and history.Read more”

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14.Gdansk Private Traditional Polish Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $187

Spend 2 to 5 hours walking Gdansk Old Town with a private guide such as Małgorzata, Karina, or Kaja, stopping at five food venues for pierogi, soup, meat dishes, dessert, and Polish drinks. You will also see Neptune’s Fountain, St. Mary’s Church, the Crane, Amber Museum, and more.

“Our guide Karina was superb. She introduced us to the food and lifestyle of Gdańsk and made it all come alive for us”

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15.Pierogi Home Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $108

Meet your English-speaking guide near Pod Globusem, visit a Krakow farmers market, then cook three Polish dishes in a local home. You will make pierogi, practice Polish phrases, share snacks and a three-course meal, and drink Polish beer with your host.

“Extra bonus learning a few Polish phrases and trying them out in the market when we bought fresh ingredients for our pierogis. Nice blend of culture and learning a new recipe.”

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