- Duration3.5 hours
- Group sizeMax 10 · from 1
- Guided inEnglish, Spanish
- Physical levelEasy
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Food & Drink
Barcelona Tapas and Gothic Quarter Evening Crawl
Overview
Four bars through the Gothic Quarter and El Born — pan con tomate, jamón ibérico, vermouth and cava — with a guide who lives there.
Barcelona's tourist tapas problem is well documented: frozen patatas bravas on Las Ramblas at twice the price. This crawl avoids all of it, using four bars in the Gothic Quarter and El Born that locals queue at, including a vermouth bar trading since 1902.
Eleven tastings across the evening — pan con tomate, jamón ibérico cut by hand, anchovies from L'Escala, grilled octopus and a Catalan cream to finish — with vermouth, a cava and two glasses of wine. Your guide explains the difference between tapas, pintxos and what Catalonia actually eats.
Highlights
- Four bars, none of them on Las Ramblas
- Vermouth at a bar trading since 1902
- Hand-cut jamón ibérico de bellota
- Cava, vermouth and two wines included
- Maximum ten guests
What happens, step by step
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18:30
Plaça Reial
Vermouth hour, and why Catalans drink it before dinner and not after.
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19:15
Gothic Quarter
Pan con tomate and hand-cut jamón at a counter with no menu.
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20:15
El Born
Anchovies, grilled octopus and two Catalan wines.
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21:15
Final stop
Crema catalana and a cava, with directions home.
What is and is not included
Included
- Eleven tastings across four bars
- Vermouth, one cava and two glasses of wine
- English-speaking food guide
Not included
- Additional drinks
- Transport
- Gratuities
Where it starts
Meeting point
Plaça Reial, beneath the Gaudí lamp posts.
Exact coordinates, the supplier’s on-the-day phone number and the driver or guide allocation are released with the booking voucher in the agent workspace.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the start time. Between 72 and 24 hours, 50% is refunded. Inside 24 hours the booking is non-refundable, and a no-show is charged in full.
Traveller reviews
Who operates this
Barcelona Tapas Tours
Barcelona Tapas Tours S.L. · Barcelona, Spain
- Supplier rating
- 4.6 from 2,170 reviews
- Products in the catalogue
- 3
- Operating languages
- English, Spanish, Catalan
- Typical response
- Within 4 hours
- Contracted since
- December 2024
- Confirmation
- Instant
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