Ultimate Spanish Cuisine Tour: Exploring Madrid’s Food Culture
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362 Ratings
Madrid
Embark on an immersive culinary adventure through Madrid's vibrant neighborhoods, sampling traditional Spanish delicacies and unique local specialties.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chocolate Madrid - First, you’ll unlearn everything you thought you knew about churros and discover the real origins of chocolate—at a beloved neighborhood café serving up the best version of both in all of Madrid.
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Expertly guided walking tour
- 8 tasting stops
- 12+ food tastings
- 4 included drinks
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on an express culinary journey through the heart of Madrid’s most idyllic districts, sampling local delights from market vendors, bakeries, and tapas joints. From traditional favorites like artisanally-cut Iberian ham to Madrid-specific treasures like a fried calamari sandwich, this serves as your initiation into the city’s array of must-try delicacies.
- This tour is not recommended for vegans.
- This tour is adaptable for: Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Gluten free (not celiacs), Dairy free & Pregnant women. If you have a dietary requirement or food allergy, please note it when booking.
- Our group tour utilizes multiple areas that are not wheelchair accessible. Those with wheelchairs should contact us so we can arrange your visit.
- Due to the risk of gluten cross-contamination, this tour is not adaptable for those with celiac disease
- The tour is in English.
- Those with dietary restrictions need to contact us at directly at the time of booking so we can arrange your food.
Location
Monument Calderon de la Barca
Calle del Príncipe
Plaza de Santa Ana, 28012. Your guide will be standing in front of the statue of Calderón de la Barca (at the same end of the square as the large white hotel). Your guide will be holding a red Devour Tours tote bag or sign.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(362 Ratings)
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Ronnis930
May 27, 2024
Fun and entertaining food experience - Stances was our amazing guide. She took us to several places, a churro chocolate place, a bakery, a market, a tapas bar, a sandwich stall, a wine and cheese place. Each spot had a story. It was a great experience! Highly recommend
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I7536ljhelen
May 25, 2024
Great food tour in Madrid - Flo was an exceptional guide, funny, informative and great with people. The right mix of history/info and tasting, and great family food businesses. From hot chocolate for breakfast through olives, bread, cheese, hams, wine, cake and coffee, it was delicious. Highly recommended.
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Resort537186
May 24, 2024
Wonderful tapas tour! - We had a wonderful time on our tour! We booked on our first day in Madrid and so glad we did. Very good value for money. We left very full! We had Andrea as our guide and can't recommend her enough. She was very knowledgable about food and the history of Madrid. Our small group of 7 had a variety of ages however, Andrea made sure conversation flowed and we all got along. She also gave us some more tips on where to go to find the best food and places to avoid. Would 100% go on another tour again!
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Niya_b
May 21, 2024
Yummy - Our tour guide was very relatable and fun. He also made a great impression with his company and I would love to book again. I do however think that due to the small restaurants and shops, the tours should be offered to small groups of 3-4 people. Otherwise, this was a great experience!
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Christinep11
May 20, 2024
Excellent food tour! Informative and delicious! I’d do it again in another city! - Amazing day with our guide Flo who was informative and super pleasant, funny and engaging. We ate so many different food items we had not tried which was so much fun!
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Rhinze
May 19, 2024
Fantastic Flamenco Show - Great and interesting food. Isabella was a great guide, everyone in our 12 person group had a good time. The Flamenco show was outstanding. I would put thin tour high on your list.
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Ritzelb2015
May 18, 2024
Can’t be missed if you’re in Madrid - David was excellent! Gave us a memorable foodie and historical tour of Madrid. The four hours flew by and the selection of food covered everything from tapas, chocolate, cheeses, wine, beer, and churros among others. Highly recommended. If you have mobility issues I don’t recommend this tour, however.
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Alan_c
May 16, 2024
Really great food tour today! - Mitzi was a superb tour guide: the hot chocolate at the first stop was delicious and we really enjoyed the whole tour right from the start. Mitzi explained all the stops very well and interestingly along with the history of the locations.
The empanada, the market, Casa González, Casa Revuelta, Bar La Campana & El Riojano were all highly enjoyable.
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Joseph_s
May 15, 2024
Well organized and executed tour, but too much crammed into 4 hours - Well organized tour. Good mix of food, food history and local history. Downside is too much is crammed into the 4 hours. At one point the guide sat us down to a plate of food and basically said (paraphrasing), "OK, you have 7 minutes to eat your food and then we have to move on to the next stop." I would rather have had one or two less stops, and more time to enjoy the food and walk between stops. We were "briskly walking" between stops. There were a few times we thought we were going to lose the group, but we never did. This tour is not recommended for elderly or mobility impaired folks. It won't be enjoyable given the (literal) fast pace. That issue aside, it is a very well organized and executed tour. Our tour guide, Mitzi, did a good job.
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Mostlyfoodandtravel
May 14, 2024
Highly recommend - A fabulous food tour. Daniel was amazing and not only did we enjoy some amazing local food we learnt about the culture and history. Definitely worth doing this food tour to set a benchmark for what to expect
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