Where to Eat: The 13 Best Evening Tapas Tours in Madrid

1.Madrid Small Group Tapas Tour at 4 Venues -Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 553 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $108Our pick

Walk from Madrid’s Opera House through the old center with a food-focused guide such as Brian or Pedro. Over 3.5 hours, you’ll visit four traditional bars for more than 16 tapas flavors, four Spanish wines, Iberian ham, cold cuts, and churros at Chocolatería San Ginés. Groups are limited to 12.

“This tour was amazing! We had such a good time. The food was so good! We definitely recommend this tour.”

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2.Madrid Local’s Tapas Tour Dinner with a side of History

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 530 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $114

Meet at Plaza de Isabel II at 6:30 p.m. for a 3.5-hour walk through central Madrid with a bilingual local guide such as Pablo or Daniel. Stop for croquettes, ham, Manchego cheese, tortilla, chorizo, drinks, and a sit-down paella dinner, while hearing stories about Madrid’s old walls, royal family, and plazas.

“Great evening of food, culture and history of Madrid with an easy walk around central Madrid. Pablo was a fantastic guide, answered all our questions, and knew a lot of ins and outs having grown up here. Would definitely recommend!”

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3.Madrid Local Tapas Tour with Private Dinner and Bottomless Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 222 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $141

Join a small group at The Cooking Clubhouse for four tapas and drink pairings across Barrio de Las Letras, Antón Martín, and Lavapiés. Guide Diego or another professional host explains Madrid food culture, then serves a private dinner with meat, fish, or vegetarian choices, dessert, and bottomless wine in a 120-year-old cellar.

“I would recommend this experience 1000% Had a great time with a small group and even connected with my group after the experience. Food was amazing!”

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4.Madrid Evening Tapas and Wine Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · from $105

Start in La Latina at 6 pm for 3.5 hours of tapas, Spanish wine, vermouth, and neighborhood history. With 12 people or fewer, you visit four food and drink stops, try the playful porrón, sample tostas and Madrid stew, and finish near the Cervantes statue.

“Loved learning the history of the literary district of madrid. Arantxa was entertaining, funny and a wealth of information! Food and wine were wonderful! i do think the experience could be different based upon the rest of the group. Unfortunately the people we were with brought children who were rightfully less than interested.”

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5.2.5-Hour Evening Tapas Tour through Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $41Best value

Spend 2.5 hours with a Spanish, German, or English-speaking guide at three or four Madrid tapas bars. You’ll learn what to order, which drinks pair well with each bite, and how tapas culture began. Guides such as Carmen and Weronika have led warm, informative evenings, though food and drinks require a separate €30 fund.

“Unser guide weronika führte uns mit informativen Erklärungen durch verschiedene Tapas Bars und zeigte uns die madrilenische Esskultur. Wir genossen den Abend und können die Tour wärmstens empfehlen.”

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6.Tapas Crawl in Madrid Historical Quarter for Lunch or Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 45 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $102

Meet by Queen Isabel II’s statue at Ópera for a 3.5-hour small-group walk through Old Madrid. A local English-speaking guide leads you to four emblematic bars for Iberian ham, cheese, tapas, and Spanish wine, beer, or soft drinks, with stories of kings, monuments, and Madrid traditions.

“So passionate; so informative; so tasty! Great way to explore ... it’s not all about Tapas ... but it’s definitely one of the highlights of our visit.”

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7.Authentic Tapas Evening Tour with a side of History

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $93

Join an English-speaking guide such as Daniel, Pablo, or Pedro for a 3.5-hour Madrid food walk. Visit family-run tapas bars, taste jamón, Manchego, tortilla, chorizo, paella, and local drinks, then finish with a seated dinner and herbal shots. The group is limited to 10 and starts at Plaza Isabel II.

“Thanks Pablo for a great tour of your beautiful city Madrid, loved all the details and that you could combine the history with delicious tapas and dinner, best Paella. Thanks again”

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8.De Tapas in Malasaña: Evening Wine and Tapas Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $166

Walk through Madrid’s Malasaña with a small group of up to eight, stopping at four tapas bars for 11 or more dishes and five drinks, including vermouth, Mahou beer, and Spanish wine. The evening also covers the neighborhood’s role in the 1808 uprising and the 1980s Movida. Dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.

“Brought history and home town traditions to life! Food and drink were wonderful. The mix of meat, cheese and drinks tasted was just enough”

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9.Guided Tapas Food Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 14 reviews · 2h 30m · from $88

Spend 150 minutes walking from Plaza de los Carros to Plaza Mayor, stopping at five eateries for tortilla, mushrooms, squid-ink sandwiches, churros, and five Spanish drinks. Your English-speaking guide, such as Lydia, Sergio, Layla, or Hayley, handles the route, food orders, and entry while sharing Madrid’s food customs and history.

“Samantha was a delight! Food and drinks were fantastic.”

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10.Madrid Tapas Tour with Dinner and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $91

Meet near Plaza de Segovia Nueva for a 2.5-hour evening walk through Sol, La Latina, and Austrias. Your local guide leads you to four eateries for tapas, Spanish omelette, vermouth, sweet wine, tinto de verano, and non-alcoholic drinks. Guides including Karina, Javi, Lizzie, and Dominique have helped make the tour warm, social, and informative.

“Everything was perfect, I’m more than satisfied with what you get for the price of this tour!!! I had such fun”

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11.Nightlife Tour Drinks Tapas and Party Experience in Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $120

Join City Secreto at 8:30 pm for a three-hour Madrid nightlife walk through Malasaña, Calle de la Montera, Plaza de San Ildefonso, and Calle de Augusto Figueroa. You’ll pair drinks with tapas, hear about Madrid’s counterculture, and finish with music and dancing. Guides associated with the tour include Moshik, Sharon, and Eden.

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12.Tapas Food Tour with Dinner in Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $74

Join an English-speaking local guide in La Latina for 2.5 hours of traditional and modern tapas at four local eateries. Try tortilla, stuffed mushrooms, cheese, wine, and Spanish vermouth, with vegetarian and alcohol-free choices available by request. Guides such as Javier and Karina have been praised for warmth and humor.

“Ja iet explains it very good, and gives a very good experience!”

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13.Tapas Dinner Party Food Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · from $44

Walk Madrid’s La Latina district with an English-speaking guide such as Sky, stopping at four local eateries for tortilla, stuffed mushrooms, cheese, Spanish wine, and vermouth. You’ll hear how Spanish food developed and meet the people behind it. Vegetarian choices are available by request, but gluten-free and vegan diets cannot be accommodated.

“The tapas tour was so much fun. Our host, sky was an excellent host knew a lot of history of Madrid and made it a lot of fun. The tapas and drinks were amazing. Highly recommend this tour!”

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