Ultimate Barcelona Food & Market Tour of El Born with Paella
3 hours
Max 9
Why take this tour?
Devour are the food specialists in our family, running all of our food tours. They're obsessed with finding the most authentic and tasty food and the biggest characters at the local market. We think that passion makes them the best at what they do.
Highlights
- Enjoy enough food for a full meal at 7 classic establishments with a small group of max 9 people.
- Step inside a market only locals know about.
- Discover the fascinating history behind the creation of some of Barcelona’s most iconic dishes.
- Explore two quintessential Barcelona neighborhoods, El Born and La Barceloneta, on a walking history tour.
- Learn how to identify authentic paella – and try some for yourself!
- Soak up Barcelona through its bakeries, bodegas and food shops.
- Sites Visited
- Born Neighborhood
- Barceloneta Neighborhood
- Santa Caterina Market
- Plaçeta d’en Marcus
- Passeig del Born
- Santa Maria del Mar church
- El Fossar de les Moreres
- Malcuinat and Dames streets
- Plaça Poeta Bosca
- Tour Includes
- Local English-speaking guide
- Expertly guided walking tour
- 7 tasting stops with 12+ tastes and 3 drinks
- Small group of max 9 people
Discover the real Barcelona through its iconic food
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4.7 /5
based on 346 Walks’ customer ratingsOverall rating
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Excellent
This was an amazing tour. Feliciano is absolutely the best. This is a must if you visit Barcelona. Amazing food and history.
Tripadvisor customer · Veronica · Oct 16, 2025 Excellent
The foods and the stories behind them were fantastic. Hector was a wonderful guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour - you should do it near the beginning of your stay, so you can go back and revisit all the great places this tour takes you.
Tripadvisor customer · Carly · Oct 15, 2025 Excellent
Hector was fantastic! Very knowledgeable about. Barcelona, the local food, history, and businesses. Picked out great places for us to sample the local cuisine. We were plenty full and happy by the end of the tour.
Tripadvisor customer · Marni · Oct 14, 2025 Excellent
Hector was AMAZING!!! He loved taking and showing us the market and the restaurants! and he loves his country!!! ����❤️
Tripadvisor customer · Elm · Oct 12, 2025 Excellent
Our ultimate Barcelona food tour with Ariana was amazing!! We learned so much about the culture and history of Barcelona and got to try some delicious food. Highly recommend!!
Tripadvisor customer · Rose · Oct 11, 2025
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Excellent
This was an amazing tour. Feliciano is absolutely the best. This is a must if you visit Barcelona. Amazing food and history.
Tripadvisor customer · Veronica · Oct 16, 2025 Excellent
The foods and the stories behind them were fantastic. Hector was a wonderful guide, very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour - you should do it near the beginning of your stay, so you can go back and revisit all the great places this tour takes you.
Tripadvisor customer · Carly · Oct 15, 2025 Excellent
Hector was fantastic! Very knowledgeable about. Barcelona, the local food, history, and businesses. Picked out great places for us to sample the local cuisine. We were plenty full and happy by the end of the tour.
Tripadvisor customer · Marni · Oct 14, 2025 Excellent
Hector was AMAZING!!! He loved taking and showing us the market and the restaurants! and he loves his country!!! ����❤️
Tripadvisor customer · Elm · Oct 12, 2025 Excellent
Our ultimate Barcelona food tour with Ariana was amazing!! We learned so much about the culture and history of Barcelona and got to try some delicious food. Highly recommend!!
Tripadvisor customer · Rose · Oct 11, 2025 Excellent
Great experience! Our guide Andrianna was excellent!
We had delicious food, interesting tidbits on the history of Barcelona’s food, culture, history, markets and the food!
Unforgettable experience! I will treasure this for a lifetime
Tripadvisor customer · Stacey · Oct 09, 2025 Excellent
Alex was INCREDIBLE! Learned a lot and ate some of the best bites of my life! Our guide, Alex, was so friendly and knowledge and made it feel so special. Absolutely a must-do especially for newcomers to the city.
Tripadvisor customer · Kelsey · Oct 03, 2025 Excellent
This walking food tour is awesome Ariana included the history of the places and around the area we are at.
Viator customer · MariaMelissa · Oct 01, 2025 Excellent
Ich wusste nicht, was genau uns erwartet und war begeistert. Nicht nur haben wir Spezialitäten aus Spanien kennengelernt, sondern auch geschichtliche Hintergründe kennengelernt. Sehr tolle Mischung und super spannend.
Tripadvisor customer · WLWontour · Oct 01, 2025 Excellent
We loved our experience. Very informative and the food was amazing. We had a blast with our group and would definitely do more of the tours.
Tripadvisor customer · James · Oct 01, 2025You Can Also Experience These Similar Tours
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