Madrid Food Tour in a Neighborhood Market with Churros
Description
Spend the morning exploring Malasaña, only a fifteen-minute walk from the central Sol plaza. This beautiful neighborhood offers a true slice of Madrid life. You'll get the chance to meet some of the people preserving Spanish food traditions and taste their favorite bites. Kick off the day with freshly fried churros and hot chocolate, meet the churro makers and see how they make this must-try Madrid treat. Visit specialty shops to taste the city's best Iberian ham and organic olive oil. Taste your way through the neighborhood's iconic fresh food market. Then sit down to a tapas lunch featuring ingredients from the market! On this 2.5-hour tour you'll discover corners of the city you would never find on your own with a guide who will make you feel like you're spending the morning with an old friend! Have a chance to get answers to all your Spain questions and get insider tips for planning the rest of your time in Madrid or wherever your Spain journey takes you.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Explore the hip and historic Malasaña neighborhood. Discover the stories of modern Madrid as you walk the narrow streets of this centuries-old neighborhood.
Eat your way through the traditional fresh foods market. Discover how to shop like a local as you meet the market vendors and taste their specialties!
Uncover the history of this bustling square and learn why it is so important to the neighborhood.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(243)
We did two tours with Walk and Eat Spain, and absolutely loved both of them. We were so lucky to have Oliver for the Family Food tour - he was able to really connect with our son, who can have a hard time focusing, but Oliver made him feel like a valued member of the group and kept him engaged in the conversation. He even got him to try his very first mosto - such a hit! The tour took us through the Malasaña neighborhood and we had such a great variety of tastings and learned so much about the area and Spanish customs. We also did the Market Tour with Andrea, who was fantastic as well. She kept our kiddo interested the whole time, and gave us a lot of appreciation for the Spanish cuisine. The highlight was having lunch cooked fresh for us from food we bought at the market. Such a special way to end our trip to Madrid! Can’t recommend these tours enough!
Delightful tour with Theo. It was perfectly organized and accommodated my granddaughter’s diet. Theo is personable, knowledgeable and he quickly handled granddaughter’s dehydration/heat issue at the beginning of the tour. The food choices were varied and delicious and we learned a lot about Spain. I highly recommend this tour and Theo
This is a fun way to spend a few hours roaming around a thriving, local Madrid neighborhood and getting a taste of Spain. It’s an easy walk through a colorful, lively area. Along the way, there are stops to nosh on local treats. Our personable guide, Teo, shared a great deal of information as he led us through specific food tastings that included: freshly-fried churros with chocolate, the famous Spanish jamón, boquerones, and olives; a wonderful olive oil tasting (and opportunity to buy); finishing with a tasty, typical, local lunch in the marketplace.
Andrea was an outstanding guide - nice, professional, showing intresting places, wonderful foodstops!!! We highly rekommend a tour with Andrea!!!!!!!!!
What a lovely stroll through local neighborhoods with our guide Andrea! We tasted a variety of dishes and learned more about various meals and mealtimes that are unique to the Spanish people. I have previously done the Tapas Tour with Walk and Eat Spain, and I highly recommend either (or both!) of these tours!
Very fun and informative tour about food and culture in Spain. Highly recommend it. We went to markets we might not otherwise access easily.
We did two separate tours with this company - a private tour of the La Latina neighborhood with tapas, and a flamenco show experience. Angie was our wonderful guide for both tours and we loved her! We had so much fun and learned so much. The company was very easy to work with. I highly recommend anything that this company offers, and look forward to taking more tours through them the next time I'm in Madrid.
What a fun tour. Go hungry as you’ll have plenty of foods to try. The churros and porros with chocolate sauce and coffee were an excellent ‘first’ breakfast. The savory breakfast of jamon and cheese and wine/beer was equally good. We visited the Mercado and had samplings of olives, anchovies and figs. One of the most interesting stop was to sample olive oils. We ended with a wonderful meal of warm tapas and more drinks. We didn’t need to eat for the rest of the day. I highly recommend this tour.
My daughter and I loved this tour. Christina was a wonderful guide. Her enthusiasm for sharing the foods in this beautiful neighborhood was contagious! She was delightful. The foods were delicious!
This was the best food tour I did during my month long holiday in Spain. The history behind the food, and the stories behind ingredients, produce and neighbourhoods was so interesting. Our guide Christina was also part of the reason the experience was so enjoyable
