Madrid: Time Out Malasaña Tapas & Drinks Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover Madrid’s Malasaña neighborhood through 8 tastes and 4 drinks at four spots handpicked by Time Out’s local editorial team. Created by Time Out and Devour Tours, this food tour brings together the neighborhood’s classics and exciting newcomers—from vermouth in a century-old bar to family-recipe birria, traditional croquetas and Spanish cheese with cava. Along the way, discover how Malasaña evolved from a working-class barrio into one of Madrid’s most exciting food neighborhoods. Your local guide connects every bite with the people, places and cultural changes that shaped the area, giving you a taste of both old and new Madrid.
Inclusions
What's included
- 8 food tastings and 4 drinks across four Malasaña venues
- Food and drink selections curated with Time Out’s local editorial team
- Local expert English-speaking guide
- Guided walking tour of Malasaña
What's not
- Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Meet your guide in Plaza del Dos de Mayo, Malasaña’s rebellious heart, named for Madrid’s famous uprising Discover how this historic square later became a focal point of the creative movement that reshaped Madrid’s food,music, nightlife and culture.
Step into a Malasaña bar that has poured vermouth from the barrel since the late 1920s. Sip its signature vermouth cocktail and enjoy traditional tapas while your guide introduces the local ritual of meeting over a drink before dinner. This is old Madrid at its most convivial.
Explore Madrid's new food scene and taste the neighbourhood’s international side at Madrid’s first specialist birria taquería. Run by a mother and daughter, it serves a family recipe built on three chilies and 20 spices. Enjoy birria and tequila as you hear how new arrivals and independent businesses are changing what it means to eat in Malasaña.
No food tour in Madrid would be complete without croquetas. Our choice for this tastins is a former staterun tobacco shop whose original counter and cabinetry remain in place. Today it’s a neighbourhood bar serving traditional croquetas prepared over two days. Pair them with Spanish white wine and take in a setting that carries a piece of Madrid’s past into its present.
Finish at a wine bar known for its carefully chosen natural wines and short, quality-focused menu. Raise a glass of cava over Spanish cheese and Madrid style potato salad. It’s a relaxed final stop that brings the tour’s old and new flavours together.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The tour meets in Dos de Mayo square, by the shop Sin Clon Ni Son. Your guide will be carrying a yellow bag and a WalksDevour sign at the meeting point. Please meet 15 minutes prior to the tour start time.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Devour Madrid Food Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- This tour is adaptable for: Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Gluten free (not celiacs), Dairy free, Non-alcoholic options & Pregnant women, however, please note that you may not have a replacement food option at every stop.
- This tour is not suitable for vegans nor those with celiac disease.
- Those with dietary restrictions or food allergies need to email our Guest Experience team at after booking the tour so we can arrange your ingredients.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
How it compares in Madrid
- Its from-price is 34% 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 86 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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