Small-Group Barcelona Food Walking Tour with Gourmet Meal

Barcelona, Spain

Discover Barcelona’s hottest foodie haunts on a 4-hour food walking tour with dinner or lunch included depending on departure time selected. With a local guide, stroll around the hotspots of the Raval and Gothic quarters to see some of their boundary-pushing restaurants. See a Michelin-starred eatery run by a former chef at El Bulli, sample tapas in a traditional tavern-bar, and then enjoy a 3-course, medieval-style Catalan meal at a converted chapel-restaurant. Numbers are limited to eight people for a more intimate experience.

Meet your guide at a gastronomic center in central Barcelona and start your tour with a glass of Vermouth, a classic Catalan aperitif. As you sip, get an introduction to Barcelona’s foodie scene from your guide and hear all about the city’s Vermouth tradition and recent resurgence.

Then, spend the next hour exploring Barcelona’s trendy Raval and Gothic neighborhoods, where many famous chefs have opened cutting-edge restaurants. As you walk, hear about the city’s passion for food and its trend for combining international and Spanish cuisines, such as Asian-style tapas and other fusions.

Discover several restaurants, each inspired by a different culinary concept, and learn what makes them work. Stop at a Michelin-starred eatery that's the brainchild of the former chef at the world-famous El Bulli restaurant, and learn about its intriguing menus. Next, visit a tavern-bar, set in an atmospheric ex-convent, to taste Catalan tapas. Graze from small plates and wash down your food with a beer.

Lastly, head to a traditional restaurant in a 15th-century chapel for a 3-course medieval-style Catalan meal. Menus vary, but you can expect dishes such as orange-stuffed olives, rabbit terrine and nuts in sweet Muscat wine. Accompany your food with a selection of wine, and enjoy the convivial atmosphere with your guide and others in your small group.

Your tour then ends in the Raval district.