Tapas Evening Walking Tour of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Combine gourmet food and Catalan culture on a pre-dinner walking tour of Barcelona's famous tapas bars. It's a great way to begin your visit of Barcelona - not only do you get an overview of this fabulous city, you also learn how to order tapas (bar snacks) and discover some of the best bars and cafes Barcelona has to offer. Plus, your friendly, informative guide can offer suggestions to help you get the most from your stay in Barcelona.

Your tapas walking tour begins on Barcelona's most famous street, La Rambla, with its bird cages, tapas bars and local restaurants. From here you and your guide will go to La Boqueria, the city's famous food market, which offers an array of fresh produce including fruit and vegetables, seafood, cheese and any type of meat imaginable.

The tour continues at a restaurant offering a wide selection of local, delicious tapas. Here you will enjoy three tapas with a glass of wine, beer or cider, while your food-and-wine-guide provides insights into the flavors of wine, the cuisine and Spanish culture.

You'll continue through the Gothic Quarter, where you will discover the architecture, atmosphere, language and gastronomy that are unique to Spain, and some of the gourmet shops which are over 100 years old.

Your last stop will be in a bar where four tasty tapas and a glass of wine, cava or beer will be waiting for you.

USD $73.81

Traveler Reviews

Review by: CARRIE M	April 2012
This was a perfect tour to get to know Barcelona, at least the Gotic area. This was my first tour, a very nice introduction for sure. The walking tour thru the Gotic area with Niko was wonderful. He was very knowledge and the two Tapas Bars we stopped at where the best I had the entire trip.

Review by: Sandra Z	April 2012
excellent, fantastic, Marcos is a wonderful guide, would highly recommend this, best way to see Barcelona, and especially going from late afternoon to evening. enough food didn't have to buy dinner!

Review by: Mary Kay A	March 2012
One of the best tours I have had great guide Nico he was wonderful.

Review by: Sandra B	March 2012
A great way to experience our first evening in Barcelona

Review by: Jeffrey O	March 2012
Fun tour but guides knowledge about food was mediocre. Places we stopped for tapas definitely didn't feel very 'traditional'

Review by: Bruce L	January 2012
This is our third walking food tour in the world. We would suggest building stronger relationships with specific chefs, visiting 3-5 special restaurants and learning about one specific dish at each. Take us in the kitchen, let us meet the chef, learn how to make his/her specialty. Meet the owner of a top ham store, bakery, cheese shop and a few top tapas places. LEARN something small and specific at each. Zerve in New York knows how to do it. I would suggest the top folks at Viator fly to NY and go on the Soho/Greenwich Village walking food tour. All that said, our host was delightful and charming.

Review by: Nicholas Carte	January 2012
The tour guide (Nico) offered a relaxing, informative, and wonderful experience of the taste Spain. Nico gave us a varied experience of old and new Spain and we would highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Gordon M	December 2011
The walking tour and Tapas evening was very enjoyable, one of the highlights of our stay in Barcelona. Guide was very personable and took us to interesting and varied places that we would not have gone by ourselves. Highly recommend this activity.

Review by: Edward T	December 2011
This was fun, but it should be labeled as a Barcelona walking tour, not a tapas tour. The tapas are more of a side-thought. Most of the time is spent walking and touring the city. I would've thought a tapas tour would've been just walking between various tapas places. Our guide (Antonio) was fantastic.

Review by: Mark H	December 2011
Great Guide, and the insight provided us with the skills to navigate effectivley the Tappas world effectively for the rest of our trip

Review by: Larry	November 2011
This was a really fun way to spend an evening, and we learned much about the city and more about its culture. I highly recommend this tour!

Review by: NANCY G	November 2011
very disappointing- although our "guide" was excellent (sonya) and a pleasure to be with- the tour was a rip off!!! Only stopped at two tapas bars (were told it would be at least 3) and were told we could only choose 2-3 tapas total out of a choice of almost 15!! the wine selections were awful-- not worth doing this ...not for the money charged!!! you are better off walking around "la rambla" and the gothic area yourself and enjoying tapas along the way...much more fun and alot more affordable- would not recommend viator for this reason-- in fact cancelled one of their tours in Paris for this reason- I have never complained publicly like this...but really felt we were taken advantage of- sorry

Review by: FRANK C	November 2011
My wife and I really enjoyed the Tapas Evening Walking Tour. The tour was informative and enjoyable. Our tour guide (Sonia) was courteous and pleasant and well informed about the subject matter. And the food was great. We will recommend this tour to our friends who plan to visit Barcelona in March.

Review by: Russell S	November 2011
Sonia was the best. She took time to share some great insight into the Catalunya history and the difference between Bacelona and the rest of Spain. We really appreciated her knowledge and openness.

Review by: Jason T	November 2011
Tour leader exceptional, fascinating incite into Barcelona and delightful tapa. We only wish we had done it sooner.

Review by: jo-ann v	November 2011
this was a great tour to experience tapas and the area. The guide was very friendly and informative as we walked around. Met alot of nice people on the tour. The price was excellent for the content .

Review by: Laura	November 2011
Guide was great, tour and tappas were excellent. Our guide even made sure everyone got a cab, bus or simply directions to get back to our respective hotels. Talk about going the extra mile. Well worth the money.

Review by: Megan H	October 2011
Super yummy and Antonio was amazing! The tour was a nice way to start our short trip and gave us so many useful tips that made the rest of our trip much more enjoyable. The food and wine pairing were wonderful too. Not only did we get an excellent assortment of fine Tapas, we also got recommendations for other restaurants and hot spots to try out as well!

Review by: Leny Y	October 2011
The tapas walking tour was great! We were given an orientation and taste of the different tapas with cava! It's a must to get to know Catalunya!

Review by: Kathy	October 2011
Our guide Sonia was great fun and very knowledgeable. We had a great evening.

Review by: JOANNE S	October 2011
Very disappointing. Went to only two tapas restaurants. Did not need to go to the market as I had already been there. Not worth the money.

Review by: Maria K	October 2011
Great tour! Sonja our tour guide was lovely =D

Review by: Brian Burke	September 2011
Fun first or second night activity to get acclumated to the busy downtown environment of Barcelona. The guide explained much about the traditions of Spain both from a cultural and food point of view. The restaurants chosen were clean and welcoming and the food was excellent!

Review by: Ann L M	September 2011
This was entertaining. The guide Sonya was very knowledgeable and informative. It is something that should be taken at the outset of your trip to maximize your ability to enjoy the city.

Review by: Penny C	September 2011
We enjoyed this tour very much but felt it would have been better had we been told something about how to order tapas on our own and given some explanation about the wine.

Review by: annemaree	September 2011
this was fantastic! the guide was great,made the tour very enjoyable. and informative !The restaurants were very gourmet and the market very colourful with great food and smells and taste. i would totally recommend this tour.

Review by: GajanKalyani	September 2011
Really enjoyed it. Tour guide was really cool and experienced

Review by: Joseph E	September 2011
Very enjoyable tour. Sonia gave us a great understanding of the custom of the Tapas

Review by: Susan S	September 2011
This tour was way overpriced. Although the tapas and wine were adequate, they certainly were not up to the caliber they should have been for that price. The market we visited was very interesting, but it was so crowded and noisy at that hour that it was difficult trying to hear the guide. The tour was very minimal, and the tour guide could have done a better job. We ended up having fun because of the group of people we met on this tour.

Review by: Karen F	September 2011
Too much time spent at the local market and not enough time spent at the tapas place. The wine that was poured was not generous at all. Definitely would have spent money on something else.

Review by: Cathy W	August 2011
This was a great tour. We were lucky enough to only have 4 on the tour which made it very intimate. The guide was excellent he knew the area extremely well and gave great background not only to the food and restaurants but also to the history of Barcelona. The restaurants he took us to for samples were great with different types of tapas and excellent quality. The tour gave us a great introduction to Barcelona. This is a must for any food lovers.

Review by: Kenneth C	August 2011
During our stay in Barcelona my wife and I felt that our Tapas Walking Tour was definitely the highlight of our visit. Our guide spoke perfect English and she even loved grammar and that made my wife happy. We visited the market and got lots of great information about the local foods. We walked through the Gothic Quarter and learned the most interesting facts about the area. On the tour we visited two Tapas Bars; one featuring food from the north and the other featured food from the south. Tours like this one are important for anyone trying to get a feel for the local foods and customs. We both highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Barcelona.

Review by: Paul M	August 2011
The walking tour was interesting mainly due to the great personality of our guide. Well worth doing.

Review by: gm+jk	August 2011
I can't say enough about how great this tour was, and how helpful it was in setting the tone of our trip. Not only is the historical information interesting, but getting a chance to observe the tapas ordering process made us so much more comfortable on the rest of our vacation. Sonja is AMAZING - sweet, friendly, and full of helpful tips - she wrote out a list of great wines for us to try and bring home, suggested delicious well-priced restaurants so we could avoid tourist traps, even gave us info about what areas were safe to explore at night and which to stay away from. So helpful for first time visitors. Again, our Barcelona trip would have been completely different without this little tapas tour. Well worth the money.

Review by: stella	August 2011
This was one of my highlights in Barcelona, we visited three tapas bars all very different, had wonderful tasting of various tapas and the walking tour was informative and fun! highly recommend this to everyone before you start visiting the tapas bars. great insight into the food and how to order! fabulous had a great time.

Review by: Nancy G	August 2011
We were the only two doing this tour that day and the guide provided us with a full tour and gave us all she can in terms of information and tips, etc.

Review by: Bee Fong C	August 2011
very informative tour guide

Review by: Fraser G, Canada	June 2010
This walking Tapas tour was fantastic. When we found our guide at the Starbucks there are 2 on Las Ramblas so look for the guides orange shirt, we were immediately greeted with a smile and an introduction. Antonio our guide seemed to have an excellent knowledge of the city, its history and of course Tapas. The Tapas was excellent in the restaurants we stopped in and the cavabeerwine was great too however there were not as many glasses of winebeer as indicated in the tourwe had 2 in total, the tour says 4. This tour took us out of the main tourist traps and into some of the nicer areas of Barcelona where we saw ancient ruins, award winning shops and historical buildings. We got some very good tips for future meals in Barcelona that were excellent. Overall, this was an excellent experience that I would recommend to anyone, especially if you want to learn a little bit about Barcelona.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2010
antonio did a GREAT job! was a small group of 6 and a very nice tour with good food and drink as a bonus!

Review by: Bob N, Canada	June 2010
This is great tour to help orientate yourself to Barcelona. Our guide spoke great english and was extremely knowledgeable of Barcelona. Saw a lot of things we would have missed on our own,. the Tapas was very good and the beverages were great. We highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Karen C, United States of America	May 2010
Because I noted my husband uses a wheechair, we were advised not to take this tour. Tour operator claimed we would not be able to negotiate the market and the old quarter was not wheelchair friendly. BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................The best thing we did in Barcelona!! Although we had to wait for a guest who did not show up, it sprinkled raindrops a few times, our guide was very informative about both history and tapas, wine, etc. Half of our group was from the ship we had crossed the Atlantic on, so we had a lot of common experiences, although we did not know one another. My husband and I had negotiated the market that afternoon with only minimal problems, BUT NO MORE than anyone else. Barcelona is probably one of the most wheelchair friendly cities in Europe we have visited. We LOVED this guide and this tour!! It is a lot of walking, but definitely worth it!!

Review by: Leo O, Australia	May 2010
Tour was brilliant, our guide Antonio was fantastic, we only had 2 couples so was a very small group, Antonio spoke fluent English and was very informative and funny, would definately recommend this tour, we did ours on our last night but helped with our trip further through Spain in regards to choosing Tapas, was great food out each place.

Review by: Terry M, United States of America	May 2010
Our tour guide, Antonio, was a terrific guide. He was knowledgeable, friendly and did a great job leading us through Barcelona.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	May 2010
This was the absolute best! If you get Antonio as your guide he is awesome. Highly recommend especially for your first time in Barcelona. Oh I miss that city!

Review by: Anonymous, New Zealand	April 2010
Excellent tour. Due to cancellations from the Icelandic volcano disruptions there was only myself and my daughter so we ended up with our own private tour. Our guide was fantastic. Friendly and very knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend.

Review by: Linda H, United States of America	April 2010
Our guide Marcus was knowledable and interesting. We learned so much about Barcelona that we would'nt have found on our own. Tapas were great he was a great host. Recomended Viator to others joining our cruise. All enjoyed it. Watch your belongings thefts high near the Rambles, camera was stolen from a pocket.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	March 2010
We took this tour the evening we arrived in Barcelona. It was the perfect way to orient ourselves to the area. Our guide met us promply outside the designated location. He was very personable and knowledgeable about the history of Barcelona and answered all our questions. He gave us tips on other places that we wanted to see in Barcelona. There was only one other couple on our tour, so we felt like it was a private tour. We began walking down Las Ramblas, toured the La Boqueria Market and the Bari Gothic Quarter. Along the way, the guide would stop to point out interesting places and explain the history. We stopped at two tapas bars, one about halfway through the tour and the other at the end. We had 8 tapas with 3 glasses of wine. We had fun and enjoyed this tour. It's a great way to start your vacation in Barcelona.

Review by: Jenny S, United States of America	March 2010
This was a wonderful tour! Our guide was extrememly knowledgeable and the tapas and drinks were great!

Review by: Neill F, United Kingdom	February 2010
I would really recommend this tour the guide was excellent and very helpful.

Review by: Gillian W, South Africa	December 2009
Wonderful introduction to Barcelona, informative and enjoyable. Guide was outstanding. We saw a side of Barcelona that we would have missed without the walking tour. Tapas bars great!