Krakow Food Tour: 10 Tastings in Jewish Quarter & Old Town

Ten Tastings Across Krakow's Jewish Quarter & Medieval Streets

You walk through Krakow's Jewish Quarter, royal streets and Old Town Market Square, stopping at five or six working restaurants and bars to taste 10 traditional Polish dishes: zapiekanka, pierogi, bigos, oscypek cheese, soup, sausage, vodka and a secret dish the guide chooses. A local guide leads the whole thing and handles the ordering, so you just show up and eat. Plan for two to three hours of walking and tasting.

Step-by-step itinerary

Krakow food and cultural walking tour

• Try Zapiekanki in Jewish district
• Sample local vodka in old school venue
• Visit Secret Spot
• Walk through Miodowa street
• Try additional local delicacies
• Walk on royal street
• See castle with Dragon legend
• Visit a Milk Bar
• Discover Old Market Square
• Walk a cute street to Barbican
• End tour at Barbican

The experience

The guide was running five minutes late, which meant we stood outside the meeting point watching the lunch crowd thin out of a milk bar across the street, and that's when you realize this isn't a polished museum tour, it's a food tour where timing matters because the places we're going to eat are real, working restaurants, not setups. When she arrived, she walked us straight into the Jewish Quarter and ordered zapiekanka, toasted bread with toppings, while explaining how the district's squares and cafes have their own rhythm, their own history. We tasted it standing up, which somehow made it taste better, and then moved into a bar that felt like it hadn't changed since the 1980s to try a shot of local flavoured vodka. The guide knew the bartender. That detail stuck with me.

From there the food tour moved through Miodowa street with a couple more dishes I can't quite remember the names of, then up the royal street where the castle sits (the one with the dragon legend attached to it), and into a milk bar that felt like stepping into someone's kitchen. Beetroot soup, Polish sausage, and then later, smoked sheep cheese (oscypek) with cranberry jam, which sounds odd until you taste it. The portions weren't huge, which is the whole point of a 10-tasting format: you're meant to try things, not fill up. The guide kept talking about family recipes and how these dishes came from royal feasts and simple home cooking, and it didn't feel like a script.

The Old Market Square is where you realize why Krakow matters. It's the largest medieval market square in Europe, and it gathers everything: cloth halls, cafes, the town hall tower, tourists, locals, pigeons. We stopped there for the hunter's stew (bigos), which is pork, beef, sauerkraut and spices cooked together, and a Polish donut with rose jam. By then we'd been walking for a couple of hours through narrow streets, past the Barbican at the end, and the food tour had done what it was supposed to do: you'd tasted the city instead of just seeing it.

The whole thing takes about two to three hours depending on how long you linger at each stop. You're walking the whole time, so comfortable shoes matter. If you have dietary requirements, the guide asks you to contact them in advance. They work with the restaurants to adjust what you eat, but they need to know beforehand. Pets aren't allowed on the tour, and the route isn't wheelchair accessible, so those are real constraints to know about before booking.

What’s included

• Your food tour includes all ten tastings: zapiekanka (toasted bread with toppings), traditional pierogi, beetroot soup, Polish sausage, smoked sheep cheese with cranberry jam, hunter's stew (bigos), Polish donut with rose jam, a shot of local flavoured vodka, and a secret dish chosen by your guide.
• A local, food-loving guide leads the entire tour and handles ordering at each stop.
• The tour covers the Jewish Quarter, Miodowa street, the royal street, the Old Market Square and the Barbican over two to three hours of walking.

Options for this experience

2 options

Group tourGuide in English · 10:00, 11:00 and 14:00Small-group tour: Join Secret Food Tours Krakow in a group of no more than 12 people.

Private Tour OptionGuide in English · 9 departure times: the first at 09:30, the last at 13:30Choose the upgrade to a private tour, reserved only for you and your group.

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery day10 departure times: the first at 09:30, the last at 14:00

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AgesAdult (18 to 75 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Secret Food Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste Krakow's real food without arranging restaurants yourself or worrying about what to order. The guide does both, and the 10-tasting format means you try more dishes than you could eat alone in one sitting.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 3): free.

How long is the Krakow food tour?

About two to three hours of walking and eating across multiple stops.

What dishes do you taste on this food tour?

Ten tastings including zapiekanka, pierogi, beetroot soup, Polish sausage, smoked sheep cheese (oscypek), hunter's stew (bigos), Polish donut with rose jam, and a secret dish chosen by the guide.

Is vodka included in the tour?

Yes, you get a shot of local flavoured vodka at an old-school bar in the Jewish Quarter.

Can you do the tour if you have dietary restrictions?

You need to contact the tour operator in advance to let them know your dietary requirements so they can arrange it with the restaurants.

Is the food tour suitable for people with mobility issues?

No, the route is not wheelchair accessible and the tour involves walking through narrow medieval streets.

Are pets allowed on the food tour?

No, pets cannot be accommodated on the tour.

What's included in the price?

All ten tastings, a local guide, and entry to the restaurants and bars where you eat.

Which areas of Krakow does the tour cover?

The Jewish Quarter, Miodowa street, the royal street with the castle, the Old Market Square, and the Barbican.