Madrid Local Tapas Tour with Private Dinner and Bottomless Wine
- 3h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Ever wondered what it's like to dine like a local chef? Join our professional chefs as they take you to their favorite dining spots on their days off and finish with a gourmet sit-down dinner with bottomless wine pairing! Our tapas tour, meticulously crafted by local chefs, offers you a taste of their culinary expertise and favorite restaurants. We’ll visit four specially selected venues to savor house specialties, each accompanied by a glass of wine or beer. Our knowledgeable guide will explore the gastronomic history, recipes, and unique flavors of each stop. Throughout the tour, we'll pass iconic landmarks like Calle Atocha and Plaza Mayor, providing opportunities to socialize with fellow food enthusiasts and see the city from a fresh perspective. The experience concludes back at The point of origin with a private sit-down dinner in a 120-year-old cellar. Choose between a perfectly prepared meat or fish main dish, followed by a seasonal dessert, all paired with bottomless wine!
Inclusions
What's included
- 4 different local restaurants, 1 traditional tapa at each: includes meat, fish, seafood and vegetables. Sit down dinner with bread olive oil and main dish (to choose meat or seafood) and dessert
- Small Group Tour
- Professional Guide
- 4 alcoholic beverages at 4 stops(Guide will recommend either white or red wine or beer) soft drinks are also included., Bottomless white red sparkling wine or beer at the first and last stop. age 18+
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
We will gather at Calle de Atocha 76, Madrid most renowned cooking school, where you'll be welcomed with bottomless cava while waiting for the rest of our small group to arrive. Our guide will introduce themselves and outline the route we'll follow on this culinary adventure. Feel free to leave any personal belongings here securely, as the tour will conclude at this location.
Stop at one of Madrid´s first hardware stores that has kept its original decore for over 100 years. Nowadays this restaurant portrays the personality of that hardware store while serving delicious and high end lunches, dinners, tapas and wines. Here we will try the world famous Croqueta and a perfectly paired glass of wine. As we move out of the restaurant, an introduction of the neighborhood divide by calle Atocha, one of Madrid´s central streets.
Now we venture into our second stop, a restaurant that specializes on Iberian Products and spanish cuisine. You can not leave spain with out enjyoing one of our favorite products, the Jamon Iberico. This former Museo del Jamon has been renovated and re-decorated after the pandemic to cater the locals. On this stop we will experience a Jamon tasting with three types of iberian hams and our guide will elaborate on the production of these hams. Ofcourse, a good ham must be accompanied by a good wine and our guide will recommend you one for this tasting.
‘’Vamos por un vermouth’’, a typical expresion we have for this refreshing apertive. At this stop you will see and try the vermouth culture first hand as we accompany this with a basque pintxo delicacy, the "Gilda". The guide will share his knowledge on the history behind this sweet, spicy and sour pintxo and the drink that has become a perfect match for it.
Lavapies famous for being the bohemian side of the city will be our last stop before sitting down for dinner. Here we will go to one of the neighborhoods most renowned bars where we will have a delicious, and smoky, charcuteri product from Leon and a typical wine of the basque country.
We conclude our tapas tour back where we started, at Madrid´s premier and funnest cooking school. Here, we will be welcomed into an exclusive private dining room for a sumptuous sit- down dinner. Relax in a charming, candle-lit, 120-year-old cellar and savor a main course of your choice: meat or fish (Vegetarian option aswell) and finish off your meal with a delectable dessert and enjoy a bottomless wine pairing, featuring a selection of white, red, and sparkling wines. Cap off the evening by socializing with the new friends you have made on this tour. As a parting gift, yo will receive a PDF filled with key information, fun facts about the restaurants, recipes, and the areas we visited plus suggestion of places to visit during your stay in Madrid.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will meet at Calle de Atocha 76 where you will be able to safely leave backpacks and personal belongs you do not wish to carry with you on the tour as we will be returning here once the tour is over.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- The Cooking Clubhouse
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- being able to stand or walk for 3km (1.8miles) is recommended
- We cater to the following dietary restrictions: Vegetarians, vegans, lactose free, gluten free, shellfish allergy, nut allergy (We cannot guarantee zero cross contamination)
- Alcoholic beverages (only available for ages 18 and over) and Allergen Allert restricions applies.
- We cater to the following dietary restrictions: Vegetarians, vegans, lactose free, gluten free, shellfish allergy, nut allergy but we cannot guarantee zero cross contamination
How it compares in Madrid
- Its from-price is 21% below the median of the 129 food tours we list in Madrid.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 15 of 129.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Madrid
Madrid is Spain's sunny, sociable capital, home to great art museums, royal palaces, leafy parks and tapas bars that stay busy past midnight.
Three great galleries line the Paseo del Prado: the Prado Museum with Velázquez and Goya, the Reina Sofía with Picasso's Guernica, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza with its sweeping private collection. Beside them, El Retiro Park offers a boating lake, shaded avenues and the glass Palacio de Cristal.
Top-ranked sights in Madrid: Plaza Mayor, Royal Palace of Madrid (Palacio Real de Madrid), Puerta del Sol.
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