Enjoy Spanish tapas as you stroll through Old Madrid. Accompanied by a local professional, you will visit the most popular bars of Madrid, tasting the food and the most famous drinks of each place.

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Duration 3 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, Spanish
Small group: Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

Visit 4 places where locals taste their tapas and desserts with a friendly local guide
Learn about the most famous places of Old Madrid
Enjoy a fun and informal atmosphere
Be led by a guide with an in-depth knowledge of history and gastronomy
Taste a delicious dessert of chocolate with churros (in winter), or ice cream (in summer)

Full description

Your culinary stroll will begin at 7:00 PM at the Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree (Puerta del Sol). From here, you will begin your tour with a local expert in history and gastronomy to some the most popular tapas bars of Madrid. You will experience the same venues that the locals go to, seeking traditional tapas such as iberian ham, manchego cheese, garlic shrimp, fried cod (a typical tapa from Madrid) padron peppers, bravas, Spanish Omelette, and more tapas according to the tapas bars that you will visit on the day. You will also get to try a delicious dessert of chocolate with churros (in the winter), or ice cream (in the summer). You will also pass by iconic Madrid landmarks such as the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de la Villa (the old city council), San Miguel Market, the Austrian's Neighborhood and the San Gines Church. During your tour, you will learn more about the history of Madrid as well as about the tapas tradition, being able to ask as many questions as you like during your tour.

Includes

4 stops
Bilingual guide
1 drink (wine, vermouth, beer, soft drinks or water) in each bar
Dessert
Food tasting as listed above
A small-group with a maximum of 10 people

Hotel pick-up and drop off
Transportation to/from the attractions
Gratuities (optional)

Not suitable for

People with back problems
People with heart problems
Wheelchair users
Children under 18 years
Vegans
Vegetarians
People with food allergies
People with gluten intolerance
People with lactose intolerance

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Meet at the statue of El Oso y el Madroño (Puerta del Sol). Look for the red umbrella!

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Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Sunglasses
Hat
Camera

Not allowed

Pets

Know before you go

The minimum age for this tour is 18 years
This tour is not recommended for Celiacs, vegetarians, vegans, the lactose intolerant and for those who can not eat fish
In some bars you may not be sitting, but at the bar
This tour is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 36 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.6/5
Value for money
4.5/5
Service
4.8/5
Organization
4.8/5

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Doing a tapas tour is really fun to get to know the city. You’ll visit the less touristic places with some of the best tapas. In the meanwhile you’ll learn more about the city. We were just with the two of us and the tour guide, which was fun, but the previous time when we did this in Barcelona we were with a big group and ended up going drinking with everyone. Highly recommend to do this!

February 5, 2022

Very little talkative guide if you don't generate discussion. First station for hams a little disappointing because the chosen place is part of a chain established on every street corner of Madrid. Would have liked it to be a little more exclusive and typical place. For the 2nd and 3rd station, very good choices. Places visited by locals.

November 2, 2019

Good way to start your trip

We did this Tapas tour on our first night in Madrid. The tour allowed us not only to get a feel for the city, but also understand the history and cultural origins of the city and its food. Carmen was an excellent guide. She was very knowledgeable about the city, and made us feel like a local by picking places that were delicious and frequented by locals. She was very funny too. If you're in Madrid, you definitely SHOULD take this tour!!

September 28, 2019

Madrid: Old Madrid Walking Food and Wine Tour

Madrid: Old Madrid Walking Food and Wine Tour

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Good way to start your trip