Gothic Quarter food tours walk you from bar to bar through the Barri Gòtic and El Born, with tapas and a drink at every stop. Fares run from $79 to $102 a head, and each one is a full meal, at midday or in the evening.
Tapas and local products at each bar, a glass of local wine at every stop, and enough altogether for a full meal. Pick an evening start at Plaça de Sant Jaume or a midday one on La Rambla. Adults 18 and over.
From $81 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The longest food walk: three and a half hours and twelve guests at most. The morning departure is a full lunch with four drinks, the evening one a full dinner with five. Not recommended under 18.
From $102 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four bodegas across the Gothic Quarter and El Born in about two hours fifteen, each with its own pairing of regional wine, cava or vermouth. A full meal of tapas, a local guide, and a finish on Passeig del Born.
From $79 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Every card says when it starts, how much you eat and drink, and who can come. Each one cancels free up to 24 hours ahead.
Check availabilityA walk that turns into a meal. You meet a guide in the old city and walk from bar to bar, through the Gothic Quarter and often across into El Born. At each stop you eat a round of tapas and drink a glass of wine, cava or vermouth, and your guide tells you what you are eating and where you are.
By the end you have had lunch or dinner, and you know which bars to go back to. The fare covers the food, the drinks and the guide. Nothing charges for the streets in between.
Before you make a Gothic Quarter reservation, you can compare every walk, tapas evening and day tour side by side.
The old city is full of bars aimed at people who will never come back. A food tour takes you to the ones your guide chooses, and you leave knowing what to order and where.
Every food walk here serves enough for lunch or dinner. You do not need to book a table afterwards.
You get a glass of local wine at every stop on the tapas and wine walk, and four or five drinks on the taverns walk. You are not handed a bill at the bar.
Each food walk runs at lunchtime and in the evening. The midday walks suit a hot day and leave your night free. The evening walks finish when the bars in El Born are at their busiest.
You can eat tapas in the Gothic Quarter without a guide. Here is what changes when you book one.
| Food tour | Dinner on your own | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | From $79 to $102 per person, food and drinks included | What you order |
| Bars | Three or four, chosen for you | As many as you find |
| Drinks | A glass at every stop | Paid as you go |
| Guide | Explains the food and the streets | None |
| Length | 2 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours 30 minutes | As long as you like |
| Best for | Your first or second night in Barcelona | A night when you already know the bars |
If this is your first evening in Barcelona, a food tour saves you the guesswork and hands you a list of bars for the rest of your stay. If you already have your favourites, dinner on your own costs less, and a Gothic Quarter walking tour gives you the history without the meal.
In every fare: a local guide, tapas at every stop, and drinks with them. Altogether it is enough food for a full meal.
In some fares: wine, cava and vermouth pairings, or local product tastings alongside the tapas. On the taverns walk, the evening departure serves more tastes and one more drink than the morning one.
Never in the fare: hotel pickup, tips, extra drinks you order yourself, or entry to any monument you pass.
An option, not the fare: a flamenco show. The tapas and wine walk offers it at checkout, and the show ticket is paid separately.
Price band. From $79 to $102 a head, with food and drinks included.
Length. Two hours fifteen minutes to three hours thirty. Leave the next two hours free; nobody wants a second dinner.
Timing. The tapas and wine walk has evening starts at 17:00 or 18:00 from Plaça de Sant Jaume, and a midday one from La Rambla 97. The taverns walk meets at Carrer de Duran i Bas 11 and finishes at Plaça de Sant Jaume.
Age. Adults only in practice. The tapas and wine walk sets an adult band of 18 and over, and the taverns walk is not recommended under 18.
Diet. Tell the operator when you book. Vegetarians can be catered for; vegans and anyone who needs a strictly gluten-free meal should ask before booking.
When to book. Three or four days ahead in summer, when the evening groups fill first.
Pick the start time that fits your day and bring an appetite. You can cancel free up to 24 hours before.
Check availabilityIf you are under 18, or travelling with children. These walks are built around wine, and the operators set adult age bands. A daytime Gothic Quarter walking tour takes children and costs far less.
If you do not drink. The drinks are a large part of the fare. You pay the same price without them, so a walk and a dinner of your own choosing gives you better value.
If you are vegan or coeliac. A menu of cured meats, cheese and bread is hard to adapt. Ask the operator before booking, not on the night.
If you want the history in depth. A food guide talks about food first. For the Roman walls, the medieval squares and the story of Sant Felip Neri, book a walk.
Every walk, tapas evening and day tour is compared on Gothic Quarter Tours.