Barcelona Food Tour: Discover Local Cuisine

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Embark on a culinary journey through Barcelona’s traditional food scene. Discover the city’s rich cultural heritage and taste the authentic flavors that define Barcelona’s cuisine. Explore local markets, iconic neighborhoods, and indulge in traditional dishes like paella. Uncover the heart of Barcelona through its food.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

El Born - In between delicous food stops explore the Born neighborhood. One of Barcelona’s most iconic, we know it’s on your list to visit anyway—best to do it with an expert. Your guide will share our favorite neighborhood haunts and stories with you.

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Expert local culinary guide
Our Devouring Barcelona guide, packed with all our favorite places to eat and drink in the city
Wine tastings
Small group tour (maximum 9 guests)
Food tastings (enough for breakfast & lunch)

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Barcelona stands out among the cities of Spain, representing a rich blend of varied influences. Over time, different cultures from within Spain and afar have shaped Barcelona’s traditional dishes, which were initially not a part of the city’s culinary narrative. However, their absence would result in an incomplete Barcelona. In our tour, we will visit a variety of traditional and contemporary establishments, enabling you to experience the authentic Barcelona through its gastronomy.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of a local market, always bustling with residents (not the Boqueria!).
Understand—through sampling!—how Barcelona’s current traditional dishes evolved.
Discover the local flavors of two quintessential Barcelona zones: el Born and Barceloneta.
Savor paella at one of Barcelona’s most popular locations, and learn the characteristics of genuine paella.
Delve into the central bakeries, wine cellars, and food stores that constitute the culinary heart of Barcelona.

Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Available for pescatarians and gluten free with prior notice. Please advise when booking.
Not recommended for vegans or vegetarians

Location

Mercat de Santa Caterina

Avinguda de Francesc Cambó

- Your guide will be waiting for you in front of the market's main entrance - Your guide will be holding a red Devour tote bag. - Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour start time for check-in.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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464deaneh

Jul 30, 2024

Amazing food selection and culture review. - Great tour. English Alex was very informative and engaging, gives lots of info on both the food and general culture. Got to try a great range of food from sweet and savoury and very generous with overall portions and drinks provided. Would recommend!

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Camper307873

Jul 29, 2024

Spectacular experience! - Valentina is the best! She is very knowledgeable and gracious. She has a comprehensive understanding of the culture and the food. She is energetic and warm and a perfect host to introduce you to the amazing food and neighborhoods of Barcelona!

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Janeh437

Jul 24, 2024

A wonderful way to enhance your experience of Barcelona - Valentina was a fantastic tour guide who was clearly loved by the various owners of the shops and restaurants that we visited. Our tour took us to a food market, an archeological site, through multiple neighborhoods, several small shops, and two separate restaurants, all of which were interesting--and phenomenal in the case of the food. From olives to Iberico ham, croissants to paella, everything was delicious. We learned much about the history of Barcelona and the beautiful traditions of the region. Also, we had ample opportunities to enjoy the food and beverages of Catalan and the larger Iberian peninsula. It was absolutely a first-rate experience which I wholeheartedly recommend to enhance your visit to Barcelona. My two college-age daughters also loved it. Well worth the price of the tickets!

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Rhenson

Jul 23, 2024

Great food and an excellent introduction to the neighborhoods of Barcelona - The markets and food in general are very important to Barcelonins, so this was a great introduction to the city and it's history. We walked through several city neighborhoods and tried a wide of array of wonderful food, finishing with a paella in the Fisherman's Quarter. Skip breakfast and come to the tour hungry! Our guide, Jordi, was great – explaining the background of everything we ate and providing recommendations on where to eat during our stay in Barcelona.

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Ellesbelles64

Jul 21, 2024

Best tastes and traditions tour in Spain! - We wanted something out of the ordinary, and saw a YouTube video about this tour. We were taken to a quaint market rather than the overcrowded and noisy one, learnt a little about history and traditions, tasted some delicious foods along the way, and came away feeling like we'd eaten our way through Barcelona. Our guide was wonderful and patient, and her passion clearly shone through. I highly recommend Devour tours!

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Frank_s

Jul 10, 2024

excellent food tour - This door had excellent variety of food. The guide also shared interesting food and cultural history. Highly recommended!

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Daydream15771117530

Jul 6, 2024

Best food tour!! - Arianna was our guide and she was fabulous! The history of Barcelona paired with the delicious food and drink was perfect. She made sure to learn our names and likes and dislikes. Highly recommend. It's a great way to learn about Barcelona. I can't say enough great things!

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Transcendental

Jul 29, 2024

Devour food tour of Barcelona centre - AlexM knowledgable friendly was both a cultural tour and foodie trip through the centre of Barcelona highly recommended but not cheap with tip looking at €100 * pp Great stories of the shops markets providing the best produce wine cheese ham pastries

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Christine_c

Jul 17, 2024

Highly recommend. - Arianna gave us a wonderful tour. Great background on the history of Catalonia. Arianna was very knowledgeable about all types of food and kept us laughing through the tour. The food we had was good especially the tasting at the market.

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