20 Best Barcelona Food & Cooking Tours 2019

Fun, Food, And Wine

So glad I booked this. Even though I was pretty much dead from being awake for 27 hours of traveling. My mother and I still came out and had a great experience. Our guide, Alejandro, was sociable, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful. He ran into a hotel lobby to get my mother a map of the city. And he spoke very good English.
We walked to four tapas places. Everything was great. Especially the place with the fried sardines. Those were the highlight. At one of the places they served a charcuterie dish and one of the people in the group didn't eat meat but they accommodated him. Which I thought was cool. Between food and drink we made short stops where he told us about history and facts about the area. Glad we didn't cancel because we had a memorable time!

Reviewed by Lisa • October 18, 2016

Taste the culture, between tapas and wine

Perfect start of our Barcelona visit

We booked a private Born to Eat tapas tour on our first night in Barcelona. Marwa was our tour guide, and she was excellent! Even though the booking said maximum 8 people, she was able to have the whole group of ten people. We visited several great places for food and drinks, and Marwa was very knowledgeable about food, wine and the history of Barcelona. She also gave us some great suggestions on where to go for shopping, food and drinks during our stay. This was the perfect start of our Barcelona visit, and we highly recommend this tour to anyone that may visit Barcelona! Thanks again, will be back for more next time!

Reviewed by Mari • February 12, 2018

Wanderbeak: Born to Eat Tapas Tour

Phenomenal

I love being outdoors, so, I expected this to be good. Well, it exceeded my expectations. Ferran has knowledge AND experience. He contacted me before the hike to find out if I had a particular interest and my fitness level. On the hike, he shared with me interesting facts about the area and he made sure I was safe and that I felt comfortable.

I definitely recommend it! I got the physical challenge I was looking for, I took breathtaking pictures (I tried), and I experienced an unexpected sense of peace and joy. I LOVED IT!

Things to do in Barcelona. Photo by Daniela.

Tour in Barcelona: Montserrat Mountain Hike from Barcelona. Photo by Daniela.

Activity in Barcelona: Montserrat Mountain Hike from Barcelona. Photo by Daniela who visited that tour.

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Reviewed by Daniela • June 14, 2017

Montserrat Mountain Hike from Barcelona

Not to be missed!

We had a wonderful experience with Chef Yves! First we did a tour of the market where Chef Yves explained everything about the local produce. He suggested numerous dishes that we could prepare (all sounded amazing!) and once we chose what we wanted, we bought the products and drove to his house for the cooking experience. We ended up preparing - a steak with foie gras, razor clams, artichokes with squid and monkfish in the oven. All tasted great and we are going to try cooking the artichokes today for dinner at home :)

Reviewed by Masha • February 23, 2018

Market to Fork: Cooking Class & Meal with Chef Yves in Barcelona

Must do upon arrival!

This was an awesome way to get an intro to Barcelona. Our guide was awesome and gave us the perfect mixture of history of the food and landmarks we were seeing. We got to see the 3 mains areas of the old part of town so it was a great way to get to know the city center.

This was A LOT of food! We were definitely stuffed at the end.

Reviewed by Christian • July 17, 2019

Wanderbeak: Savor Spain Food Tour

Great local guide, excellent food and drinks

We had a really lovely guide Tanit, who took us to some great venues and also shared some history of the town along the way. She had great knowledge of the food and wine and was able to answer any questions. Would recommend this tour!

Reviewed by Lilian • September 01, 2017

Taste the culture, between tapas and wine

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Highlight of our visit to Barcelona

Can't recommend this tour enough!
My family and I (there's 5 of us) were very keen to do a walking tapas and wine tasting tour during our short visit to Barcelona. We wanted to make sure we did a tour that wasn't too long, not too much walking, but plenty of tasty food and drink and I can honestly say Wanderbeak has hit the nail on the head with the tour that they offer! We were taken around the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona where we were given interesting information about the history, culture and local traditions, taken to unassuming but fabulous typical Spanish restaurants which we would never have thought to go in ourselves but I'm so glad we got to experience it, and tasted an array of different types of Spanish cuisines and deserts! To top all of that off, our guide Rowan was fab, very personable and chatty with a great sense of humour. He made the tour interesting and it is obvious a lot of time and thought has been invested into providing the best possible experience for tourists. I will definitely be recommending this as a MUST DO to any of my friends that travel to Barcelona!

Reviewed by chelseamth1989 / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Born to Eat Tapas Tour

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Tapalicios and Gourmet Gaudi

We did the Tapalicious tour and had so much fun with Marwa as our tour guide that we decided to do the Gourmet Gaudi tour with her 2 days later. The Gourmet Gaudi tour was extremely enjoyable as well. Since we felt like we already knew Marwa it was really like a friend showing us some of the architecture and the food she loves. Gaudi's work is incredible but the other architecture in the city is equally astounding and Marwa did a great job of pointing out the details that make Barcelona's buildings so incredible. We ate at Roca Moo and were not disappointed. Food and service were fantastic and it was great to be enjoying the experience with a local that was knowledgable enough to give us all the background information about the restaurant and its dishes. Again the portions were generous and great value for money.

I cannot choose the better of the two so if you can afford it, do both.

Reviewed by Defconjos / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Gourmet Gaudi Culinary Adventure

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Best Tapas Tour

Booked a private (4 people total) Born to Eat tapas tour on our last night in Barcelona. The tour was absolutely amazing. Rowan was our guide and he was excellent. Very knowledgeable about food, wine and all things Barcelona. We went to 4 different places for food. Each stop included drinks and last stop included wine tasting with 3 different wines. Plenty of alcohol was included. After the tour, we all went to an amazing cocktail bar with a killer atmosphere and drinks. This wasn't part of the tour but Rowan ended up staying with us till the end. The entire evening lasted about 5 hours. I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking for a great night out. If you have at least 4 people in your group, doing a private tour is worth the extra money as it was not a big difference in price. Either way, you will not leave disappointed.

Reviewed by Martin S / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Born to Eat Tapas Tour

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10-star experience

Amazing day! Cava, chocolate and a very knowledgeable tour guide who feels more like an old friend, it doesn’t get any better! Christian has access to a very old Cava House/Cellar and it was just so cool! We felt like VIP’s. After touring the cellars and watching them disgorge and cork the bottles we had a tasting in their beautiful garden . Great great Cava ...and many options. We took advantage of the lunch add on and it was spectacular. Delicious and very reasonably priced. Then on to Simon Coll, chocolate chocolate chocolate! I wish I bought more. Very professional tour of their facility and generous tasting . Take this tour, we had a great time learned so much on this delicious day away from the city. Would give it 10 ⭐️ if I could Thank you Christian!

Reviewed by Ali / Airbnb • November 22, 2018

Wine Tour: Exclusive Cava & Chocolate

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Marwa's Gourmet Gaudí Tour

Marwa's tour, Gourmet Gaudí, was just the best way to experience beautiful Barcelona.. a totally unique take on a food tour, this was a guide through the famous architecture of the emblematic street of Passeig de Gracia along with some high-class nosh. Marwa is the perfect guide, bubbly and fun, knowledgeable and concerned about her guests all at the same time. We were so well fed by the end of it.. the highlight being the Gourmet lunch carefully designed by Marwa herself along with the chef at the restaurant. I won't give too much away but let's just say you'll definitely get a taste of "Michelin " here on this tour. Don't miss out on this one it's 100% worth it. We loved Marwa!!

Reviewed by Jalina C / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Gourmet Gaudi Culinary Adventure

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Worth it!

I'm not a big one for tours as I find them too big and non-traditional, however I could not be more wrong about Wanderbeak. My fiancé & I met with both tour guides Marwa & Rowan for their 3-hour food & wine tour and found it exceptional. From the easy booking process to the amazing food destinations and drinks to cure anyone's taste buds, the tour was more of an afternoon with friends.
We were the only two people on this tour and so we felt like it was a more intimate, private tour & felt very lucky!
Marwa also gave us some great suggestions on where to spend our birthday dinner and she couldn't be more on point.
Thanks again, will be back for more next time!

Reviewed by Claudia S / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Born to Eat Tapas Tour

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Exceeded my expectations!

It’s an experience that had exceeded my expectation! Christian’s very friendly and attentive and the tour was arranged in such a way that it’s both relaxing and fun. My mom and I had a most enjoyable day out filled with cava, chocolate and interesting conversations (not to mention the lunch that Christian suggested and arranged for us was also great!) The highlight of the day was during our visit to the cava cave we ran into the cave owner, and I was given the chance to learn to open a bottle of cava with a sabre, which was really an unexpected and memorable experience :) Thanks Christian!

Reviewed by Gigi / Airbnb • November 13, 2018

Wine Tour: Exclusive Cava & Chocolate

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Barcelona Tapas Tour

My wife and I along with 2 friends were a part of a small group (8 in total) that took the Wanderbeak Tapas tour through Barcelona. It was a fantastic experience and truly one of the highlights of our visit to Barcelona! Our tour host, Blanca, was the most friendly, engaging and knowledgeable guide we could have imagined! The food was and drink was wonderful and we learned so much about the history and culture of Barcelona from Blanca's from Blanca's commentary along the way. She was exceptional and we recommend this tour highly to anyone that may visit Barcelona. Thanks Blanca!

Reviewed by Dale W / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Born to Eat Tapas Tour

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Incredible food tour

Marwa was awesome! The experience was incredible – everything from the food, the history, the stories, and the company. The experience is unmatched. It felt like a group of friends learning about the history of this fascinating city and enjoying the best food and drink it has to offer. It didn't feel like a tour but more like a gathering of friends that you didn't want to end. Marwa was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and offered recommendations for other things to do in Spain as well. Best tour I have ever been on. Highly recommend it to anyone travelling to Spain!

Reviewed by NeenoBeeno / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Savor Spain Food Tour

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Wonderful Family Cooking Experience

Our family of 6 (including my mother in law) recently met up with Yves in Barcelona. It was so great to shop a local farmers market with a local and learn about all the types of ham and fish, which can be overwhelming when you're trying to figure it out yourself, especially in another language. Yves is very knowledgeable and made it fun and interesting for all of us. The kids really enjoyed it too and were so enthusiastic about the cooking process which takes place in his beautiful home (with incredible views of Barcelona)!! The whole experience was such a treat.

Reviewed by Zara F / TripAdvisor • January 02, 2018

Market to Fork: Cooking Class & Meal with Chef Yves in Barcelona

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Amazing time

Evelyn was an amazing guide. This was the first time we did a guided tour (and our first time visiting Barcelona) and I'd recommend it to anyone visiting this city. We saw a variety of local places to eat and drink and even went to a place that hasn't changed since 1625.

Evelyn was an amazing guide, she made sure everyone felt included and by the end it felt like we were just a group of friends on a long walk in the city.

I'll be a repeat customer for sure whether in Barcelona or other cities as they expand!

Reviewed by Augie • August 21, 2019

Wanderbeak: Savor Spain Food Tour

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Fantastic Tour,

We were a bit worried with 8 tour participants when we started our walking tour on "La Rambla", one of the most touristy places in Barcelona. Our fears were quickly dispelled as we stepped into each of our stops and tried the tapas, foods, and drinks that are typical of a local. The story of food throughout the day was well thought out, and I would highly recommend this tour. Ask for Blanca, passionate, knowledgeable, unafraid to be open, and simply fun. In the end, it was like an afternoon stroll with good friends.

Tour in Barcelona: Wanderbeak: Savor Spain Food Tour. Photo by Scott.

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Reviewed by Scott • July 15, 2019

Wanderbeak: Savor Spain Food Tour

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Great way to see the evening part of Barcelona. The tour is in an area called El Born which is filled with lovely bars and restaurants. Our guide Theo was great and selected the best tapas in 4 different bars, however by the 3rd bar you will be too full to take another bite! We liked the bars that we were taken to that we went back to them again on the remaining nights that we had in Barcelona. Theo gave us other recommendations for restaurants and sites. Highly recommend the tour if you are looking for a fun night out.

Reviewed by Shaxe / TripAdvisor • January 12, 2016

Taste the culture, between tapas and wine

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Well connected & brilliantly executed food tours

I had the pleasure of experiencing both the Savour Spain & Gourmet Gaudí tours on a recent trip. I walked away feeling like I'd experienced the Barcelona food scene in a comprehensive and meaningful way. Wanderbeak clearly curates positive relationships with suppliers, allowing for excellent service and access. Furthermore, the guides were highly skilled at encouraging group dynamics, while weaving in historical context. As a travel professional, I can confidently recommend Wanderbeak tours for the culinarily curious.

Reviewed by meredithingiro / TripAdvisor • October 25, 2017

Wanderbeak: Gourmet Gaudi Culinary Adventure