Polish Food in Gdansk: Food Tour, Vodka Tasting or a Full Tasting Meal?
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The most-reviewed Polish food walk in Gdansk is the 4-hour tour from Eat Polska, limited to 8 people: 39 reviews, rated 4.9/5, from €101 per person. For a shorter evening there are food walks of 2.5 to 3 hours and vodka tastings, of which we compare the two with the most reviews; the differences are in how much you eat, how much you drink and where you start.
Food walks
The 4-hour food tour is in English, for small groups of up to 8 people, and visits 4 to 5 venues in central Gdansk. The booking page promises 10 to 12 tastings: cold appetizers, soups, traditional main dishes and sweets. It lists the food, water in most venues, a shot of Polish vodka and a written summary of the tour with tips. Additional drinks and tips are not included. It starts at Podwale Grodzkie 3. The page recommends a breakfast but no lunch, and warns that Polish cuisine is based on pork, so many dishes will not suit vegetarians. Tell the operator about allergies in advance.
The pierogi food tour with four premium spirits costs €93.19 per person and lasts 2.5 hours. It is a small-group walk to 3 venues, with 10 dishes, 4 spirits and one non-alcoholic drink; the page says non-alcoholic alternatives to the spirits are available on request. The guides speak English, Ukrainian or Russian, and the meeting point is Chlebnicka Gate at Chlebnicka 21. It has 11 reviews so far; the page describes handmade pierogi, regional soups and Polish desserts.
The traditional food tour with Baltic fish and pierogi costs €76.60 per person, lasts 3 hours and takes up to 15 people. It starts at Neptune’s Fountain and passes Mariacka Street, the Long Market, the Targ Rybny market and the Motława riverside. The page lists 5 food tastings and 1 optional drink. You choose between a standard option and one with a pairing of local beers and vodka shots. The route is on cobblestones.
The traditional food tour with Old Town sightseeing costs €148.06 per person and lasts 2.5 hours, with up to 15 people. The page lists a tasting at 2 venues with an appetizer, soup, a second course, cake, a soft drink and a coffee or tea. That makes it the closest to a sit-down meal of the four. The meeting point is the ibis Gdansk Stare Miasto.
Vodka tastings
The vodka tasting at Podole Wielkie i Przyjaciele has 168 reviews and costs €34.09 per person. It lasts 1 hour, takes up to 12 people and includes four 20 ml samples with local snacks. It is for adults only; the page lists children under 18 and pregnant women as not suitable, and the meeting point is Chlebnicka 37. Extra drinks are not included.
The vodka and food experience costs €75.46 per person; the page gives 1.5 to 3 hours, and the itinerary lists 1.5 hours at the bar. The description names 6 shots of vodka with three appetizers in a vodka bar at Piwnica Rajców, Długi Targ 44, with an introduction to the history of vodka. The page lists children under 18 and pregnant women as not suitable and asks you to bring a passport or ID card (a copy is accepted).
| Option | Length | Group size | Meeting point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-hour food tour | 4 hours | Up to 8 | Podwale Grodzkie 3 |
| Pierogi tour with spirits | 2.5 hours | Small group | Chlebnicka 21 |
| Baltic fish and pierogi tour | 3 hours | Up to 15 | Neptune’s Fountain |
| Food tour with sightseeing | 2.5 hours | Up to 15 | ibis Stare Miasto |
| Vodka tasting | 1 hour | Up to 12 | Chlebnicka 37 |
| Vodka and food experience | 1.5 to 3 hours | Up to 60 | Długi Targ 44 |
Our recommendation
If you want to eat your way through the city, the 4-hour food tour has the most reviews of the food walks and the most dishes: 10 to 12, against 10 on the pierogi tour, 5 tastings on the Baltic fish tour and a four-course meal on the sightseeing tour. Vegetarians should ask first. For an hour with a drink and a few snacks, the vodka tasting is the simpler choice, but not for anyone under 18. All of them are listed under food, beer and vodka tours; for a different kind of evening, see our party night guide.
