8 Food Tours in Zurich Worth Booking

1.Zurich Food Tour with 10 Local Delicacies, Cheeses & Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 307 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $170Our pick

Meet near Bellevue and spend about 3.5 hours walking Zurich’s old town with a guide such as Toni, Jolita, Ioanna, or Shaun. Expect Bircher muesli, sausage, rösti, fondue, cheese, chocolate, hot cocoa, wine, schnaps, and more, with stops at Grossmünster, Fraumünster, St. Peter’s, and Paradeplatz.

“Fantastic local food experience. Educational and the food was amazing! Zürich is a beautiful city!!! Ionna was an excellent tour guide!”

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2.Appenzell Alps Day Trip from Zurich – Farm Life & Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 148 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $245

Spend 11 hours beyond Zurich with an English-speaking guide such as Martin, Monika, Peter, or Franz. Visit a family farm, taste Appenzeller cheese, ride the cable car to Hoher Kasten, and explore Appenzell. The small Mercedes minibus keeps the day personal, but lunch and drinks cost extra.

“I have gone on many excursions with Viator but this has been the worst trip ever. Don't get me wrong the driver was nice , he drove the car safely and he spoke a little. The trip was very misleading according to the description. First the chocolate tours was just a store that everyone in the world has so why take us to the store. The prices were not discounted and it was a waste of time. The cheese tour was useless also.. In my group we had four family members. When we got to the cheese factory we had first three pieces in tiny tiny cubs of cheese for…”

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3.Bern Small-Group Day Trip from Zurich Including Cheese Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $245

Spend 10.5 hours moving from Zurich through the Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve to Bern, Kambly in Trubschachen, and an Emmental dairy. An English-speaking driver-guide leads the day for up to 16 people. Guides such as Gallus, Thomas, Brigitte, and Monica have been praised for clear local insight, though Bern time is limited.

“The guide was great. The cookie company and cheese company products were not what anyone should eat. On the list of killer, habit forming things that should not be eaten. Full of sugar, carbohydrates, highly processed grain, saturated fat and cholesterol. The views from the bus were great. Bern was great except for the bear habitat. Would have been nice if there was time for lunch in Bern. Great photo opportunities in Bern.”

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4.Beer Tasting Tour in Zurich

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $164

Explore Zurich’s beer scene on a 3.5-hour walking tour through Kreis 4 and 5. You’ll sample at least eight 10cl beers at three or four bars, shops, and microbreweries while guides such as Sandra, Sandro, or Conrad explain brewing, beer styles, and local city life. Groups are capped at 10.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable and fun. The tour is more than just drinking beer. You actually learn about types and brewing processes. You can also tell the guides tailor each tour to the group they are with.”

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5.Zürich Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · from $110Best value

Meet at the Toni Areal tram stop at 4 pm for a three-hour food walk through Zurich West. A local guide, such as Laura, Maria, or Daniele, introduces the area’s food culture and industrial past while you sample vegetable, meat, fish, seafood, and alcoholic offerings. The tour ends at Markthalle and suits adults who enjoy social dining.

“The guide was excellent.... she really explained the history of Zurich West well... also, the restaurant picks were great...”

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6.Chocolate Tasting and Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 13 reviews · from $185

Spend about two hours walking through central Zurich with a local guide, visiting four chocolate shops and tasting Swiss specialties along the way. You will also stop for a hot drink at a café and hear about Zurich, Swiss chocolate, and the city’s food culture. Guides such as James, Helene, and Sheena have led especially well-received outings.

“This was the worst tour we have ever had. The guide was late and unprepared. He was looking at his phone for directions on where to go. I don’t think he had ever been in any of the chocolate stores. He couldn’t tell us what was good about any of the different chocolates. We would have been better off just going on our own. It was so bad we ended the tour early.”

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7.Zurich Beer & Chocolate Tour – Craft Beers & Swiss Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $185

Spend 3.5 hours walking between three small beer stops in Zurich's Kreis 4 and 5. A local guide such as Sandro, Sandra, or Corbin leads eight 10cl beer tastings, matched with eight Max Chocolatier pralines. The group is capped at six, making this a relaxed way to explore local bars and unusual flavor pairings.

“If you enjoy craft beer and chocolate you will love this tour!! Our guide Sandro was exceptional! His knowledge of beer and the history was on the expert level. He was able to pair the beers with the chocolate such that regardless how you felt about the type of beer you were about to taste you enjoyed it due to the pairing. He took us through some unique beer stops that we would have never known about. We were introduced to a premier local chocolate which was the best surprise. Husbands and wives both loved it!”

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8.Full-Day Private Zurich Sightseeing Tour and Chocolate Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $1,071

Spend about seven hours with a private English-speaking Myswisspanorama guide, starting with hotel pickup and Uetliberg views before exploring Zurich’s Old Town, modern Europaallee, Langstrasse, Lake Zurich, and ETH Hönggerberg. A Swiss picnic, raclette, river-lake cruise, and chocolate tasting make this more than a standard city tour.

“We are very thankful for Marc he was very warm hearted and calm and gave us a good introduction to Zurich. We especially enjoyed the picnic at the Lindenhof Hill, enjoying organic food and Swiss Raclette made by him especially for us. He introduced us to the best luxury chocolate which we would never learn about had we not taken the tour. We learned alot in this tour. Marc gave us confidence to go around on our own and even gave us pointers for the rest of our vacation.”

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