De Mercados
A Neighborhood Market and Food Tour
Tour Description
This is the Madrid dream day: start with churros and hot chocolate, take a Spanish-style wander and have a drink in your hand by noon!
For 2.5 hours, we’ll eat and drink our way through one of Madrid’s most iconic neighborhoods, Malasaña. Throughout the morning we’ll feast on all the foods that Spain is most famous for from the artisans that specialize in them.
First up is a celebratory breakfast at the neighborhood churrería (a churro bakery). Next, we’ll stroll through the barrio (neighborhood) and stop at the neighborhood’s top charcuterie shop to taste the crown jewel of Spanish products: cured Iberian ham!
Next, we’ll pop into the city’s top olive oil shop for a tasting of Spain’s “liquid gold.” Then we are off to the neighborhood’s fresh foods market. Here you’ll meet Daniel, a third-generation fruit and veggie guru; Gemma, the resident artesanal cheese expert; Roberto, our favorite olive vendor; and many more local characters.
We'll finish the day with a hearty tapas lunch and drinks at Pedro and Carlos’s bar where they, like their father before them, source all of their ingredients from within the market. Here you also get plenty of tips and recommendations for the rest of your stay in Spain. Come hungry!
Includes
Meet one of us - your food-obsessed neighborhood guides - and start firing away with your Spanish food questions.
Taste all of Spain’s most famous flavors in one epic morning.
Start the day off right at a neighborhood churrería (churro café) for a classic Madrid desayuno (breakfast) - coffee included!
Walk through two and a half centuries of Madrid’s history.
Meet passionate people who are preserving traditional Spanish food culture.
Shop for the best olive oil, local produce, olives, and more at our favorite fresh food market (tastings of all these items are included with your experience!).
Round out the day with the greatest hits of Spanish tapas like tortilla aka Spanish omelet, pincho moruno pork skewers and Madrid’s iconic gambas al ajillo aka sizzling garlic shrimp.
Get personalized, insider tips for enjoying the rest of your time in Madrid or wherever your Spain journey takes you!
“This tour was SO MUCH FUN — not to mention so incredibly delicious and informative... The historical and cultural backstories on the neighborhoods, the local businesses and the people who run them were so special.”
