Gourmet Tapas Tour, a creative tapas and wine and food tour experience

Gourmet tapas and dishes Now on a gastronomic tour.  The heart of the madrilian cuisine might be in the center but the thinking BRAIN, the wit, the inspiration, is not there. Off the tourist path, on the eastern shore of the Retiro Park, the Gourmet tapas tour sails in a neighborhood boasting with the hidden gems of Madrid’s so called Gourmet Bistro, Gastrotaverns, Delicatessen Bistro…

There are places where gastronomy reaches new heights without losing its down to the earth ingredient essence. They are across a tapas bar and a michelin restaurant.

This places are so good that they are popular among the locals and rich and famous alike Spanish Royalty, First Lady, Actors like Harrison Ford etc.

Wine and tapas tour for groups: Fixed depart every day

• Date: Every day from Monday to Thursday. At  20:00 pm
• Meeting point: IBIZA Metro exit (Line 9)
• Time:  20:00h-22:30h.
• Duration: 2,5 h aprox
• Price: 90€
• Maximum: 8 people (For private tapas tour groups there is no maximum)

Inclusions

• All food and drinks included
• Visit to four Gourmet Tapas Bars, Trendy Gourmet Bistros and at the forefront of gastronomy (where Madrileños go, NO chains, franchises nor tourist places)
• Tasting more than 2 different culinary creations on each stop.
• The delicatessen bistros appear in the best known gastronomic guides (Michelin, Repsol…)
• Learn about Spanish cuisine in Madrid and of the local ingredients that are used in tapas dishes
• A drink in each bar, wine, beer soda or mineral water.
• Wine tasting and explanation of selected wines with different denominations of origin.
• Enough for a nice dinner.
• Local wine expert bilingual guide
• Small-group with a maximum of 8 people ensure a more personalized experience
• All taxes included, no extra charges.

The best gastronomic experience of all Madrid

Join us for a gourmet experience that’s worth enjoying, whether for wine, food or the atmosphere. You will be like a inhabitant of Madrid enjoying tapas at the neighborhood.

You must be prepare for a Madrilenian Gourmet Tapas route. Be stand, eat and drink leisurely, tasting a variety of gourmet dishes, many of them seasonally and tasting selected wines from  various regions of Spain.

Example of a Gourmet Tapas Tour in the most exclusive area of retiro park neighborhood with Gourmet Madrid

Meeting Point:

First of all, we will meet at the meeting point at the “Exit of Metro Ibiza (Ibiza; Line 9) at 20:00” which is in the heart of the Retiro neighborhood.

There you will meet your guide for the Gourmet wine and food tour and your tour companions, who will be like the group of friends with whom to have fun with gourmet tapas and wines.

Next step:

We will go to the first stop, while the guide share anecdotes about the neighborhood.

First Stop:

We will go to a Gourmet Tavern from La Mancha that was one of the first to start revolutionizing the cuisine of the neighborhood with gourmet products of high quality and wines of different denominations of origin.

Among its specialties and the dishes that it prepares we can find:

Bull’s Tail with red wine sauce, Macerated Duck’s Pan Bao, Dumplings of candied suckling pig, Marinated piece from Iberian pork shoulder blade…

Advised by the guide, you will taste some specialties and you will pairing it with a selected wine.

Finished the food and drink, it is time to go to the second gastronomic experience.

Second Stop:

A delicatessen bistro of seasonal product with several prizes as a result of the delicious food it offers:

Potato and truffle croquettes (one of the most coveted in the neighborhood), Hake cheeks in a “pil-pil” sauce, venison with sweet potatoes and seasonal mushrooms…

Once again with the wine expert guide recommendation we will pair the dishes with Spanish wines among the large wine offer we can find on this Tavern

Then you taste the products, the gourmet food tour continues towards the third Gastrotavern.

Third Stop:

An award-winning gourmet tavern “as the best tapas and wine bar”. That opened in the neighborhood attracted by the gastronomic quality and that has become a essential of the neighborhood.

From its avant-garde cuisine with traditional products, we highlight:

The torreznos (bacon rashers) candied and baked (A classic recipe upgrade to the next level that report them multiple compliments), Pularde cannelloni with px and truffle, tartlets of mimosa cheese and golden chanterelles, and desserts that rub the sin, y postres que rozan el pecado, moreover several “off the menu” proposals.

Luckily, once again the guide will help you with the wine selection and he will order all the food for you.

Let’s move again:

We left the previous bistro and headed to the next one. The warmth of the wine and the delicious food, will make the walk to the last tavern be pleasant moreover, you will hear curiosities tells by the guide.

According to the gourmet bistros placement, the distance between them is short.

Last Stop:

We hope you are still hungry for the last gastronomic experience of the gourmet tapas tour.

One of the best gastronomic bistro of the neighborhood. A tavern that has been offering for more than 50 years the best “market cuisine”.  Nowadays it is on the vanguard and among its dishes you can find:

Parpatana of tuna (The parpatana is a cut of bluefin tuna that is located behind the head and next to the pectoral fin) , Boletus edulis scrambled with truffle, Tuna belly (japanese toro) with black garlic alioli, Bull’s tail with potatoes… 

And also many more gourmet tapas and dishes that will make you love the food even more.

Another extensive wine list and a purely indigenous atmosphere, will make your experience authentic.

The conclusion of the meal is close therefore there will always be some gourmet desserts (that will also be paired with wine). So the end of the gourmet tapas tour will be sweet.

Farewell:

The hardest moment.

Finally, after the dessert, the Gourmet tapas tour has finished, and you will have completed the whole Madrilean experience.

The guide will be able to tell you where to go next.

This itinerary is an example, the taverns and the dishes that are ordered are always changing depending on the dates and availabilities. But all have the highest quality standards and are the best gastronomic places in Madrid.

“In conclusion, a neighborhood with so much gastronomic quality that if you come, you return”

Bookings:

Booking is as simple as selecting the date, the time, and the number of people in the form of this page or clicking here. If the day is in red color it is because the Gourmet Tapas tour is fully booked or doesn’t run that day.

The reservation is made instantly by a secure payment platform. A confirmation mail is automatically sent to your e-mail account.

For any questions you may have, you can write us to info@gourmetmadrid.com

Cancellation policy

You can always cancel or change the date of an activity. Any cancellation between one week and two days before the activity will be subject to a cancellation fee of 15 euros. Full refund if canceled one week before.
To request a change or cancellation please send us an email to info@gourmetmadrid.com including the booking reference number, the name of the person who made the reservation, the name of the activity and date, and payment method.

If the reservation is a gift, cancellation must be requested by the person, who booked the activity. There will be no refund for activities canceled within less than 48 hours before the start or for no shows.

Meeting point map:

Exit of Metro Ibiza (Ibiza; Line 9)

Gourmet Tapas Tour in Madrid is also available for private groups.

If you are a  large group (more than 8 people) or prefer to discover Madrid just you and the guide on this gastronomic experience, write us. info@gourmetmadrid.com

We customize private tapas tours from 1 to 100 people. Above 16 people we recommend divide the group into smaller groups.

We run private tours with this itinerary or specially designed for you.

We are waiting for you! Join this pioneer Gourmet Tapas tour that is yet free of tourist.

More than 9 years running Gastronomic tours and 40.000 satisfied customers endorse us.

Other Wine Tours

If you prefer a classical gastronomic experience by Madrid city center, check our Wine and Tapas Tour

If you prefer a wine tour through Madrid wine region check here (We are in the Top 10 Europe Wineries tour and the best Madrid wineries tour, read here.) or to Ribera del Duero wine region

For other Spain Wine tours outside Madrid, you can check our sister company in Spain: Vintage Spain

For more information you can visit our section of Frequently Asked Questions or write us to info@gourmetmadrid.com