Catalan Gastronomy: Small-Group Guided Walking Tour in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Explore Barcelona like a local on a guided small-group food tour. You'll taste the authentic flavors of Catalan food and wine with your expert guide! Along the way, you'll meet local owners of Barcelona's best market stalls, tapas bars and food shops. You'll feel like an insider while walking the small streets of the non-touristy Gracia neighborhood! This four hour tour includes over twelve tastings! Plenty for lunch!

You'll meet your guide at the start of the Gracia neighborhood, and start your journey into one of the city's most traditional neighborhoods with a bit of history about the area. Soon enough, you'll be whisked away to your first food tasting stop, where you'll taste a traditional Catalan breakfast item and learn about the Spanish eating schedule.

Perfect for both food and culture lovers, you'll continue the tour with a visit to the local market-- a true gem and one of Barcelona's most authentic, non-touristy markets. Once inside, you'll visit various market stalls, and try delicious tastings like award winning cheeses, the top of the line Iberian acorn fed ham, homemade marinated olives, and salt cod.

The tour continues with an olive oil tasting, where you'll learn the ins and outs of Spain's liquid gold, and know how to recognize the good stuff. Next up? One of the neighborhood's best tapas bars, where you'll learn about the Spanish tradition of tapas, and how people in Barcelona have a different way of going out for tapas. You'll enjoy tapas and either local wine or beer here.

In between stops, you'll visit some of Gracia's most emblematic squares, where you'll learn a little more history about this beautiful part of town.

After tapas, it's time for something sweet! You'll follow your trusty guide to one of the best sweet shops in Gracia for a special treat. And by this time in the day, it's time for another drink! You'll enjoy Barcelona's signature beverage inside of one of the most authentic bars in all of the city. You'll truly feel like a local here!

After a beverage and some more tapas, you'll head over to one of the city's mom and pop hole-in-the-wall places for some of the pillars of local Catalan cuisine. And like any good dining experience, you'll end with something sweet-- a Catalan dessert that's hard to beat, along with a coffee or tea for a pick-me-up!