Award-winning Madrid tapas tour visiting four authentic local bars. Discover real Spanish flavours, stories and culture on The Original Madrid Tapas Tour.
Over the course of the evening, we’ll take you to four very different, deeply authentic Spanish bars, each with its own rhythm, history, and loyal local following. In every stop, you’ll discover specialty dishes and drinks that tells you something about the neighbourhood and the people who gather there.
Tapas in Madrid are traditionally enjoyed standing at the bar, shoulder to shoulder, part of the theatre of the city. We embrace that spirit, though we often settle in for our final stop, giving you time to relax, reflect, and linger over the last flavours of the night.
As we wander between bars, never more than a short walk apart, the streets become part of the experience. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of Madrid’s past and present, insights into its culture, and the kind of local knowledge that helps you navigate the city with confidence for the rest of your stay.
This is more than a food tour. It’s an evening out in Madrid, shared the way it was meant to be.
Tours start at 8pm from between the 2 metro entrances of Metro Opera in Plaza Izabel II. Our tapas experts will arrive holding a bright yellow Adventurous Appetites flier to easily identify them.
Join us for a night out done the Madrid way! Share a night out full of stories, laughs, food and drink, moving from bar to bar, experiencing the best dishes that each one offers before moving to the next. Here’s what you can look forward to:
Historical Landmarks
Walk through some of Madrid’s most iconic squares and backstreets as we regale you with fascinating local facts and anecdotes about the city and its history and culture .
Insider Tips
See how the Madrileños do it. Rub shoulders with the locals. Get a crash-course in tapassing – how to spot the best bars, how to choose the best dishes, how to order, how to pay, how to tip… Get useful insider advice on what to see, eat and drink during the rest of your stay, which will allow you to find some of the lesser-known gems that the city offers.
Local Flavours
Much more than just patas bravas and croquetas… You will taste some of the Spanish staples but we are always keen to expand your culinary boundaries a bit and send you home very full and with a greater understanding of Madrid’s gastronomic scene!
Local Eateries
We will visit four very different, but very Spanish bars, to enjoy the local specialties. We cannot tell you exactly what is going to happen as each tour is slightly different and we change bars depending on the group and night…! But each has its local feel and following and we will tell you the stories behind them and advise on the specialty dishes each offers.
It’s more than just food, it’s about sharing a Madrid night out discovering the city’s flavours, traditions, and stories along the way.
It is true that Madrid is a very carnivorous/fishy place, but we often have vegetarians who come with us and can find plenty of options to try! It is relatively easy to avoid wheat and whilst in some places you may eat more and in others less, we are confident you will be full at the end of the tour!
In Spain it is common to find young children in the bars till very late, however we do not really advise our Tapas tour for young teenagers/children as it involves quite a lot of walking, ends at around midnight and is really based on trying the food and usually alcoholic drinks (but we can offer soft drinks alternatives) in the bars.
If you have younger children our Lunchtime Madrid Tapas Tour with Vermouth might be a better alternative and for our lunchtime tour we have a child rate for 8-13 year olds of 63GBP per child. The tours are not really suitable for under 8s.
We do not have a children’s rate for our evening tour.
We remind clients that the legal drinking age in Spain is 18.
If you feel it would be something that your children would enjoy please ask us and we may be able to offer a private tour.
The actual distance between bars is about 10 minutes’ walk maximum, but this takes considerably longer as we tell you fascinating facts about the streets we pass through.
Our longest walk lasts about 35 mins.
Tapas is generally done standing up leaning against the bar and while we will try to book a table to sit in the last bar, we cannot guarantee seats in the others.
The tour is not suitable for wheelchair users and we do not recommend it for people with walking difficulties.
Our tours tend to book up pretty quickly, so we strongly advise booking as far in advance as possible (there is also a discount for advance booking).
If your group size is larger than 10 people, please contact us using our Tailor-made form.
We are different from other tours where food and drink are preordered and you get the cheapest dishes available, as that is where the profit margin is. We really try to tailor every experience to the group. We introduce you to premium tapas that take you beyond the standard patatas bravas, croquetas and calamari sandwich that many operators offer as the “be-all” of Spanish tapas. We have no commercial agreements with the places we visit, and we are not tied to pre-arranged menus. This allows us to remain flexible, authentic, and focused entirely on the quality of the experience.
