Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Tapas & market favorites

Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Duration
3 hours
Tour size
Max 10
Language
English
Overview
For the first time, two experts in Barcelona’s food scene have joined forces. Time Out has spent decades telling this city where to eat and drink: the neighborhood bars, the family-run kitchens, the dishes locals still queue for. Devour turns that knowledge into an evening you can actually walk through these places on a curated experience.
Every stop on this route comes straight from Time Out’s own recommendations. You’ll wind through the Gothic Quarter’s oldest streets, ducking into a bookshop-turned-wine-bar, an 80-plus-year-old bodega where Dalí once drank, and a four-dish tapas bar that hasn’t touched its menu since 1945. Then the city opens up: cross the water toward Barcelona’s Time Out Market, where the port, the Columbus Monument, and Montjuïc unfold in front of you.
Along the way, taste cava, vermouth, and house wine poured straight from the barrel, alongside patatas bravas, pescadito frito, and artisanal Manchego cheese. The night ends devouring a staple of Spanish cuisine: seafood paella, a variety of croquetas, and a melt-in-your-mouth Basque cheesecake.
Old-school Barcelona, modern Barcelona, and the editorial authority to know exactly which door to walk through, all in one night, all leading to the Time Out market.
What's included
- A first-ever collaboration between Time Out’s editorial authority and Devour’s storytelling. Every stop comes straight from Time Out’s own recommendations.
- Step into a Gothic Quarter bookshop turned literary wine bar for a glass of cava and a Catalan cured sausage & delicious local specialty.
- Taste at an 80-plus-year-old family bodega that’s poured drinks for bohemians, poets, and Dalí himself.
- Visit a four-dish tapas bar that hasn’t changed its menu since 1945.
- Finish with a seated meal at Time Out Market: seafood paella, a build-your-own croqueta, and a shared cheesecake, with views over the port.
What to expect
The first stop: A bookshop with a secret bar
Your first stop looks like a bookshop because it is one. Llibreria Sant Jordi has been part of the Gothic Quarter for more than 40 years, and when it faced closure, the neighborhood rallied to keep it alive. Today, its literary soul remains intact, but there’s something unexpected hiding among the shelves: a tiny bar serving Catalan wines and seasonal bites. Start with a glass of cava, secallona del pastor, and brioche topped with smoked sardine and creamy cheese. It’s your first taste of the Barcelona you’ll discover tonight—old traditions still thriving, sometimes behind the doors you’d least expect.
Next: The bodega Dalí drank in
Next comes Bodega La Palma, a Gothic Quarter institution since 1935. It began as a grocery store before becoming a wine cellar and eventually the kind of neighborhood gathering place where artists, poets, bohemians, and regulars could lose an afternoon. Dalí himself is said to have been among them. Taste patatas bravas and Manchego cheese alongside a glass of vermouth as your guide introduces you to la hora del vermut—the ritual that turns a simple pre-meal drink into one of Catalonia’s most enduring social traditions.
Please let us know about your dietary needs when you book. We can adapt the tour for vegetarians, pescatarians, pregnant guests. Please reach out if you have dairy-free requirements or non-celiac gluten sensitivities. See the FAQs for more details.
“Curating unforgettable experiences is what we live for, and teaming up with Time Out to build this foodie dream tour felt like kismet.”
Hanna,
WalksDevour Barcelona tour designer
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Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
Time Out Market Barcelona food tour
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