4 Nightlife Experiences Worth Booking

1.Madrid Tapas & Wine Tasting Walking Tour – Small Group Local Bars

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,644 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $93Our pick

Walk Madrid’s Literary Quarter with a guide such as Noemi, Carlos, or Juan Felipe, stopping at up to four local bars for more than 12 tapas and a drink at each. Expect Iberian ham, cod, chickpea stew, eggplant with honey, Spanish wines, and lively food stories in a group of no more than 12.

“I booked this tour for my wife and I during our first anniversary trip to Madrid. We decided to dedicate the trip to eating all of the fantastic cuisine from the city by playing Tapas Bingo. This tour easily was the highlight of our trip. The food we ate in every restaurant was fantastic, fresh, and authentic. The format of the tour was great. But the two reasons why I am writing this review is for the group we shared the experience with and our guide Juan Felipe. Our group was small, around 10. My wife and I are from the US, and we were joined by a great group…”

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2.Barcelona Old Town Tapas Night: Hidden Bars, Cava & Vermut

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 454 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $89

Join an English-speaking guide such as Anna, Lili, or Stefano for 3.5 hours of tapas, cava, vermut, and Old Town stories. Visit four local bars, taste pa amb tomàquet, croquettes, cold cuts, and bomba, then finish near Plaça de Catalunya with a fuller sense of Barcelona life.

“Amazing tour enjoyed it very much lovely lady very informative”

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3.Barcelona speakeasy tapas pub crawl with hidden bars

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 109 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $56Best value

Meet your guide at Milan’s cocktail bar at 8 p.m. for a four-hour, adults-only night through Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. Expect several bars, a club, and possibly a hidden speakeasy such as Monk. Guides including Jordan, Rosi, and Jardel may lead the evening, but the route and group size can vary.

“I had a bad experience, wouldnt do it if I could go back in time... I arrived to the tour and found out we were just 2 people - me and one other girl. Than the guide told us we will start with 2 hours in one bar (that had open bar plan for 20 euros)... we never got there any free drink, I had to pay on my own beer... tha n set there while the bar was packed with soccer fans watching a game. After about 1 hour I got sick of it and left... I didn't have to buy a tour in order to find a bar…”

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4.Central Market Guided Food Tour with Tapas Bars

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $82

Meet Rebecca or another English-speaking local guide at Alicante’s Central Market for market tastings, then walk to two tapas bars. Expect cured ham, olives, seasonal produce, drinks, and enough individual and shared tapas to replace lunch.

“Veldig fin tur med god guide. Hun tok oss til fine steder, og hadde mye kunnskap om lokale produkter.”

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