Alicante Food and Tapas Tour: Experience Authentic Local Cuisine and Traditional Drinks
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233 Ratings
Alicante (Alacant)
Embark on a culinary adventure in Alicante with our Food and Tapas Tour. Discover authentic local cuisine, traditional drinks, and the fascinating history behind each dish. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Come with me and try the best snacks and tapas from Alicante! A real local experience. 20 samples in total!\n\nMy proposal is having a gastronomic experience trying many typical products from our region, including fruits and vegetables brought directly from the orchard, meat from local farms, Mediterranean fish, as well as tasting cheeses and handmade sweets, all accompanied by typical drinks, both with alcohol and without alcohol. You will discover delicious aromas and flavors!\n\nWe will meet at the central market and visit 10 different food places, which some of them have more than 100 years old. You can get to know the most experienced sellers and talk about the history of each product and the tradition behind each of them. You will discover the Central Market and why the Mediterranean diet is the best in the world and how it can help you improve your nutrition.\n\nBooking this experience supports the small businesses, the local producers and the artisans that are still doing their work as it used to be done before.\n\nPescatarian and vegetarian options available. \n\nPoints of Interest\n\n- Mercat Central d’Alacant

What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Sample 16 local specialties
  • Taste 4 varieties of local wine
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Join us and savour Alicante’s finest snacks and tapas for a genuine local experience!

Our goal is to engage you in a culinary adventure featuring an array of typical regional products. Enjoy fruits and veggies fresh from the garden, locally-farmed meats, Mediterranean seafood, along with sampling traditional cheeses and hand-crafted sweets, all washed down with choice local beverages, alcoholic or not. A feast for your senses with delightful aromas and tastes!

The journey starts at the central market where we will make stops at 10 culinary spots, some over a century old. Get to know seasoned vendors and delve into the narrative of each product and the tradition encapsulated within them. Simultaneously, uncover the fascinating history of the central market and its hidden gems.

Reserving this experience bolsters small businesses, local producers, and skilled artisans who persist in traditional methods.

Vegetarian choices are available.

Location
Mercat Central d'Alacant
Avenida Alfonso El Sabio
We will meet on the stairs of the Central Market of Alicante: Av. Alfonso el Sabio Nº10. The stairs are located on the main facade of the market, just in front of the avenue.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jim_g
Jun 11, 2024
Excellent trip around Alicante Market - A really informative and sociable afternoon learning about the foods and market in Alicante. I've walked through these types of markets all over Europe many times over the years. Now I will see them differently and have the confidence to ask the traders questions about their goods and sample what they have. I wish I'd done this 30 years ago.
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876natalieh
Jun 11, 2024
A great local food & drinks tour - We found the tour very informative and learnt a lot about Alicante, the history of their market and the food and wine from the local area. Isaac was a great host, because we did our tour on Monday some of the market was closed however Isaac made sure to get us to all of the stalls before closing. He also recommended stalls that were closed to go back to visit. The mixture of foods to try were great and some were suprising (in a good way!) Sweet and savory with a combination of fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, nuts and cheese. We ha pairing wines also with some of the foods we tried, our favourite was the white wine. Highly recommend this tour, we did this on our first full day in Alicante and hadn't visited the market beforehand but will return during our stay especially when it is fully open Tues-Sat. Thank you Isaac!
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596lesleyt
Jun 9, 2024
Don't miss this !! - So glad we booked this. 6pm booking. Learned a lot about local history as well as meeting others in our group, andhad real fun in doing so. Had plenty tapas and drinks in amazing establishments. Our tour guide was the best, and we stayed on at the final venue getting to know others from Ireland, Bosnia and America. Would definitely repeat this when I return to Alicante!
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Wendy
Jun 7, 2024
Nice, interesting walk through the Alicante market - It was a very nice excursion. You can walk through the market yourself or with Isaak, including explanations about all kinds of things, highly recommended. He explains the food and drinks in a fascinating way.
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Road346611
May 24, 2024
Lovely guide, lovely place - It’s a trip around the main market, which in of itself is a wonderful place. TBH some of the tapas were underwhelming but overall the trip was worth it. Our guide, Marina, was delightful and knew her stuff. Happy to recommend.
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Kaisa_m
May 22, 2024
Tasty tour - Great guide and tasty food, nice stories behind the food, place and history - I recommend this tour!
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Katie_s
May 21, 2024
Worth the money! - We had a lovely guide and great group of people. The food was amazing and we were surprised about the amount you get.
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L3394cqmichaelw
May 18, 2024
Delicious Alicante Food Tour - Isaac our friendly warm and wonderful tour guide had great knowledge of Alicante and the Central food market. He is an interesting and engaging guide The wine and food selection were tasty and varied. Enjoy!
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Camilla
May 12, 2024
Clear recommendation - Really good experience. Great value for money and a wonderful guide. He made the trip personal. We had plenty to eat and drink and everything was delicious
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John_z
May 12, 2024
Disappointing Food Tour - The guide Frans provided interesting historical information and was pleasant. The beginning of the tour was disorganized. There were multiple groups of people on the stairs to the market which was the meeting point. The tour guides did not carry a sign to indicate the tour so people were walking around trying to find the tour. We have gone on viator sponsored food and wine tours in the past and enjoyed them especially the one in Malaga. As this tour was advertised as the lunch time tour and promised plenty of food and wine tastings I had expected that it would easily provide for our lunch. This was NOT the case. We received small shot glasses of the wines with an inch or less of each, not wine glasses or normal pours.. The food was minimal. Overall if you are looking for a tour that incorporates good food and wine, this is NOT the tour for you.
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