Barcelona
Ultimate Barcelona tapas experience
Local Food & Drink Tastings • 3 hours
5.0
(42)
Ultimate Barcelona tapas experience
Pimientos de Padron, ice-cold cañas and chorizo topped montaditos in a standing bar.
What makes this experience special
Key highlights
- Discover tiny eateries and hidden bars you’d never find in a guidebook
- Explore the El Poble Sec neighborhood and see why it’s known for its tapa culture
- Your host will recommend staple tapas and pintxos dishes to try, at the bars known for serving authentic varieties of each - you’ll sample 6 - 8 small plates
- Sip the local favorite accompanying drinks like vermouth, beer, or wine
- From standing bars to tables clustered out in the street, you’ll visit only authentic tapa and pintxos bars with your host
- Get recommendations from your host of other tapa bars to visit during the rest of your trip
What to know before you go
Here’s everything you need to know before your day unfolds.
3 hours
Fully tailored to your preferences
English Other languages may be requested
What’s included
6-8 tapas tasting & 2 glasses of wine/beer or non-alcoholic drinks per person
3-hour private and personalized experience
Start when you like - later the better for real local vibes!
Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)
Hotel meet-up (available on request for central locations)
What’s not included
Food and drink in addition to what’s included
Transport costs
Tickets to any attractions
Gratuities (optional)
Meeting point
Your hotel/apartment or any other central locationCancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experienceWhat to bring
- We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and carrying a light bag for your essentials.
- Public transport may be used during the experience - please bring a travel card or small amount of cash for fares.
How your day could unfold
A flexible, unscripted experience designed entirely around your interests. Your host will adapt the day based on what excites you mostWhat you’ll do
Guidebooks are a bore; they can’t clink a glass of vermouth with you and they’re no fun to share a plate of pimientos de padron (seared peppers) with. But that’s exactly what your host will do as you flit between tapa and pintxos bars. Sip vermouth or cañas (the local measure of beer), and sample the favorite local dishes - like la bomba, croquettas of mashed potato stuffed with ground pork, and esqueixada, a zesty feast of raw salted cod, romesco sauce, tomatoes and black olives. They’ll take you only to authentic tapa bars where you’ll be rubbing shoulders with the locals and you might not be sure what some of the things on the menu are - although there probably won’t be a menu, so you’ll be ever happier your host is with you.
1. Select a date
2. Select start time
3. Tailor your experience
Answer a few quick questions to help your host craft the perfect day tailored to you.
1. What’s your preferred hosting style?
2. How would you like the pace of your day?
3. What’s your walking comfort level?
4. Are you celebrating something special?
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What travelers think of this experience
Melodee,
Jan 2025
We were a little apprehensive about doing this as it is Unscripted (as the the tour suggests), but it ended up being planned out exactly to our tastes. Our guide took us around the El Born area, starting at the market with drinks and croquettes along with other foods to satisfy our Foodie tastes. We walked around El Born learning about the area, the culture and the traditions. We stopped at the original place for Los Pescatidos. We had Catalan dessert and Cava. I was quite impressed with this experience, especially not knowing what we were going to do and see. Would do it again.
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Robert,
Dec 2024
Very friendly and knowledgeable guide who was great at picking the prefect taps dishes for a newbie to Spain.
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Richard,
Dec 2024
Perfect tour, so much amazing information.
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Pamela,
Nov 2024
My husband and I flew in that morning and were excited to see the city with a local. Alan did not disappoint. He was so personable and knowledgeable, making everything extra extraordinary. I learned so much about Barcelona. Plus the tapas were out of this world. The chocolate shop was famous and we had it on our radar. This was money well spent! Job well done!!
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Carolyn,
Nov 2024
Federico was great!! He told us all the Gaudi stories and took us to all the major Gaudi sites — it was a beautiful in depth first day in Barcelona!
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Cindy,
Sep 2024
In a world where so few things are personalized and special, Annika delivered a most marvelous personalized tour. She guided my sister-in-law and I (only 2 of us!) through the mesmerizing choices of tapas and where to eat in this beautiful Barcelona city! She hosted us through restaurants and markets that we would not have seen otherwise. She spoke Spanish and English perfectly to get us exactly what we wanted even when we didn’t know we wanted it! Truly, one of the best food tours I have ever taken!
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