Madrid Guided Tapas and Wine Tour with Drinks and Rooftop Views
Enjoy the true art of Tapeo in this 4.5-hour experience in which you will discover Spanish gastronomy from bar to bar visiting different neighborhoods.
The tour begins at Plaza de San Miguel and continues through La Latina, Cava Baja and Cuchilleros — iconic streets for tapeo. Taste mushrooms or Padrón peppers (why are some spicy and others not?) with beer or cider. The next stop is in a unique boutique to enjoy Iberian ham and sausages paired with quality wine.
Walk through Plaza Mayor and Barrio de las Letras, once home to great poets and artists. Next, near Huertas Street, stop at a renovated casa de comidas to taste tender beef cheeks (carrilleras) with smashed potatoes and red wine.
Continue through Plaza de Santa Ana and the Spanish Theater. Taste with garlic shrimp in terracotta, and to top it off, head to a rooftop with amazing views of Madrid. The experience keeps going after the tour — head up to the rooftop, sip on a drink, and swap stories with fellow travelers.
Options
Private Tour
This option includes pick-up and drop-off services, at the time of booking, please share your accommodation address with us.
What's included in Madrid Guided Tapas and Wine Tour with Drinks and Rooftop Views
(Subject to Option Inclusions)As a Spanish cuisine lover, you must learn where and how you can buy the product necessary to cook all those delicious Mediterranean recipes. Learn on fresh seasonal products and the main ingredients of the secret bases of Spanish cuisine by the hands of our professional culinary expert guide.
The 4.5-hour Madrid Market Bites & Tapas walking tour includes a local Gastronomic Dinner Experience & Cocktail SkyBar, where you will have the chance to see the historic markets of Mercado de San Miguel and La Cebada Market, located in the La Latina neighbourhood and learn about the vast differences between this two famous markets.
You will start by visiting the Mercado de San Miguel. The most central site on the entire route, located very close to Madrid's main square - Plaza Mayor, is also one of the most well-known and visited markets in the city. In recent years it has become Madrid's benchmark gourmet market and has been acknowledged as a Site of Cultural Interest, owing to the building's architectural extravagance. In this famous market, you will start to prepare your palate with gourmet bites carefully selected by your culinary expert.
Continue your route to visit La Cebada, one of Madrid's traditional markets, offering a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, meat and fish, etc., and where both housekeepers and chefs from the most prestigious restaurants do their daily shopping to prepare the well renowned Spanish cuisine delicious recipes. Along the tour of both markets, you will stop at different stands to take a first-hand knowledge from traders on how to select the best seasonal products. Taking advantage of this ideal place, you will savour some typical Spanish delicacies.
You’ll continue the tour with a stop in the oldest restaurant in the world, Casa Botín, and winner of a Guinness World Record and enjoy with this wonderful experience.
In this fantastic culinary tour you will hop from tapas bar to tapas bar, enjoying 9 of Madrid's most traditional tapas, learning the true art of "tapeo". The tasting includes croquettes, potato omelette, cod, Iberian ham, cheese and olive oil, all accompanied by beverages such as cider, red and white wines, beer or vermouth. To make a complete culinary experience, you will end with a sweet touch in the classic churros bar - Chocolatería San Ginés.
And to finish this amazing experience in the best way, there is nothing better that our fantastic Sangria cocktail in one of the most exclusive Sky Bars off the beaten path, where you can enjoy the best panoramic views of the city.
You can’t leave Madrid without a true tapas crawl, and this is the best way to do it.
Have fun and feel unique in your experience in a Premium Small Group tour.
Inclusions
- Guided walking tour through the heart of Madrid’s historic quarter
- Bilingual Professional Local Guide
- 4 Tapas restaurant stops with drinks + Rooftop experience with cava
- Tips (optional)
- Food or beverages unless specified
- Hotel pick up or transfer
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please, be at the check in point 15’ minutes before departure time
- This product is subject to cancellation or rescheduling based on inclement weather.
- You are kindly requested to inform of any nutritional requirement (diet, allergies, etc.) at the time of booking the tour.
- There is a minimum of people required to operate the tour. In the event that this minimum is not met, customers will be offered an alternative date, another tour of equal or superior value, or a full refund.
- There is a minimum of people required to operate on languages that are not English or Spanish. if this minimum is not reached, the tour will be offered in English.
- Tour may be affected due to special circumstances
- Rooftop drinks are only available on the 06:00PM tour. The 11:30AM includes one more tapa tasting.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Plaza de San Miguel, 7. 28005 Madrid, Spain. In front Humana Vintage Store. Our guide will be at place, from 15 minutes before departure time.
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Ticket Redemption
• You are kindly requested to inform of any nutritional requirement (diet, allergies, etc.) at the time of booking the tour. • Children under 3 years old are free of charge; between 4 & 8 years old, 30% off from adult price. • Please, be at the check in point 15’ minutes before departure time • At least 2 people are required for this activity to take place. In case of not reaching the minimum of participants, tour will be rescheduled. • This experience is carried out in a bilingual format (English and Spanish) • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers. Please remind that our customer service hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.