Gdansk Food Tour: Polish Cuisine & Old City with Local Guide

Eat your way through Gdansk's Old City with a guide who knows where the best Polish food lives.

A three-hour food tour of Gdansk's Old City led by a local guide in English, moving between restaurants and landmarks to taste traditional Polish soup, Kashubian specialties and craft beer. You visit St. Mary's Church, the world's largest brick church, and stop in a communist-era venue for snacks and drinks while learning the city's culinary story.

Step-by-step itinerary

Gdansk food and cultural tasting tour

• Visit restaurant for traditional Polish soup
• Visit largest brick church in the world
• Visit restaurant for Kashubian cuisine
• Try traditional Polish snacks and craft beer

The experience

The tour starts at one of Gdansk's best restaurants, where you taste traditional Polish soup: the kind locals eat, not the version made for tourists. From there, the guide takes you to St. Mary's Church, the largest brick church in the world, a stop that breaks up the eating with the architecture that frames the Old City. The route moves through the neighborhood on foot, so you see the streets and the storefronts as you walk between tastings.

A second restaurant focuses on Kashubian cuisine, the regional food of the area around Gdansk, so you're tasting what belongs to this place specifically. The final stop lands in a communist-era venue where you try traditional Polish snacks and craft beer: a deliberate shift in mood and setting that gives the tour a shape beyond just food. Bottled water and coffee or tea come with the experience, and the guide speaks English throughout, so the commentary is live and answerable as you go.

The whole thing runs three hours, which is long enough to eat real meals at each stop without the day becoming only about food. Wheelchair access is available, and the route works for all fitness levels since it is a walking tour at a restaurant pace, not a hike. The tour operates in any weather, so you'll want to dress for whatever Gdansk is doing that day.

What’s included

• A local guide leading the tour in English.
• bottled water.
• coffee and tea.
• food tastings at each stop including traditional Polish soup, Kashubian specialties, and traditional snacks.
• and craft beer at the final venue.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:00 and 12:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (16 and older) · Child (5 to 15 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 4 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Poland By Locals

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English throughout, so you follow the commentary and the stories about the food without translation or guesswork: useful if you want to understand what you're eating and why it matters to Gdansk, not just taste it and move on.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 15 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What is St. Mary's Church and why does the tour stop there?

St. Mary's Church is the largest brick church in the world, a landmark that dominates Gdansk's Old City skyline. The tour includes it as a break between restaurant tastings, so you see the architecture and history of the neighborhood while learning about the food culture that surrounds it.

What kind of Polish food do you actually taste on this tour?

You start with traditional Polish soup at a top-rated restaurant, then move to Kashubian cuisine, which is the regional cooking of the area around Gdansk. The final stop serves traditional Polish snacks and craft beer in a communist-era setting, so you taste three distinct styles of eating in one afternoon.

Is this tour just walking between restaurants, or does the guide explain things along the way?

The guide is a local who leads you through the Old City on foot, so commentary happens as you walk between stops and at each venue. The guide speaks English and is there to answer questions, not just point you toward the next meal.

How much walking is involved, and is it suitable if I'm not very fit?

The tour is suitable for all fitness levels and runs three hours total, including time spent eating at restaurants. You walk between venues at a leisurely pace, and the stops themselves are seated, so it is not a strenuous hike.