--- title: "Culinary Walks to hidden gems: Private Experience, Vienna | Avellera" url: https://avellera.com/experiences/culinary-walks-to-hidden-gems/ description: "The city read two ways at once. A guide who knows the kitchens most visitors walk past, and the history behind each doorway. You taste your way through, and understand it as you go." language: en --- # Culinary Walks to hidden gems Vienna · Food & History · All year In short Culinary Walks to hidden gems are private food walks in Vienna that read the city two ways at once: a guide who knows the kitchens most visitors walk past, and the history behind each doorway. You taste your way through. They are available all year, and Avellera arranges them as part of a tailor-made journey. By Clemens & Kamilla Sengwein-Réti, Co-Founders The city read two ways at once. A guide who knows the kitchens most visitors walk past, and the history behind each doorway. You taste your way through, and understand it as you go. [Add it to my trip idea](https://avellera.com/start-planning/?exp=10) Book a call **Where**: Vienna **When**: All year **Collection**: Vienna & the Imperial City **How**: Private, arranged by Avellera as part of your tailor-made journey Good to know ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there a private food tour in Vienna? Yes. Culinary Walks to hidden gems is a private food walk in Vienna with a guide who knows the kitchens most visitors walk past. You taste your way through the city and hear the history behind each doorway, so you understand Vienna as you eat it. Avellera arranges the walk as part of a tailor-made journey and adapts it to your tastes. ### What do you learn on a culinary walk in Vienna? Culinary Walks to hidden gems combine food and history, so you learn why Viennese dishes and places are what they are while you taste them. The guide leads you to kitchens most visitors miss and tells the stories behind each doorway. The walk runs all year, and Avellera schedules it on a day when you arrive hungry. ### How do I add a food walk to a trip to Vienna? Tell Avellera your travel dates and wishes, and the Vienna team builds Culinary Walks to hidden gems into a private, tailor-made journey through Vienna and Austria, together with hotels, transfers and guides. Share any dietary needs in advance. Planning is free, and the online planner on avellera.com returns a personal trip idea and PDF right away. 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A curator walks you through, the galleries are silent, and the crowd arrives only as you are leaving. **Season**: All year **Base**: Vienna, Prague, Budapest [Discover this experience](https://avellera.com/experiences/palaces-and-museums-before-opening/) [All 36 experiences](https://avellera.com/experiences/) Get in touch ## Make it part of your journey [Start planning · 3 minutes · free **Create my trip idea** With this experience, right away.](https://avellera.com/start-planning/?exp=10) 30 minutes · video or phone **Book a call** Talk to Clemens in Vienna.