ABOUT Us
We strongly believe in supporting locally owned bars, restaurants and markets that showcase the unique culture of Madrid and serve the most incredible food in the city. Each of our experiences gives guests unprecedented access to the flavors, people and stories behind these Madrid institutions. All of our tours are led by passionate, bilingual food and wine experts.
Come walk and eat with us!
Meet Margit and Amy
Walk and Eat is brought to you by Margit and Amy. Originally from the U.S., both of us have called Madrid home for a decade or more. After years of showing our friends and family around our adopted city, we decided to make it our career! We can’t wait to introduce you to our city — not just its historic buildings and beautiful plazas, but the inspiring people who keep Madrid’s culinary traditions alive.
Margit is a passionate home cook and culinary adventurer. She has hiked to cheese caves in the Picos de Europa mountains, eaten paella in rice paddies in Valencia, gone bodega hopping in the Rioja countryside, eaten freshly caught octopus in Ibiza and is always on the lookout for the next great bite. With Madrid as her home base, the city’s markets and bustling tapas bars are her daily stomping grounds.
Amy is a wine nerd who loves introducing people to new flavors and stories. The pursuit of a great story has brought her from the Press Room of the White House to the wine caves of rural Zamora. You can most often find Amy exploring Spain’s century-old vineyards, tapas-hopping her way across Madrid’s wine bars and trying desperately to keep her houseplants alive.
We’ve been very lucky to make great friends over the years who have taken us to their families’ villages, introduced us to some of Madrid's great chefs and winemakers and taught us some rudimentary flamenco moves. The opportunity to pass along all these experiences is the driving force behind Walk and Eat.
“After all, when we travel, what’s better than walking around, eating great food and sipping delicious wine?”
About the neighborhood
Since the early 19th century, Malasaña has been synonymous with change, social revolution and trendsetting. From the 1808 uprising of Spanish soldiers and townspeople against the French invasion to the 1980’s arrival of sex, drugs and rock and roll after almost half a century of dictatorship, the area has seen it all.
Malasaña is a great place to explore to get a sense of life in Spain. There are small shops and lovely narrow streets lined with Madrid’s iconic pastel stucco buildings accented by wrought iron balconies. And of course, there are tons of great places to eat and drink! Only a fifteen minute walk from the central Sol plaza, Malasaña offers a true slice of Madrid life.