Alicante Paella Tour: A Cultural and Culinary Journey Through Authentic Spanish Cuisine

Embark on a 3.5-hour guided walking tour in Alicante and indulge in the authentic flavors of Spanish cuisine. Discover the history, architecture, and culture of the city while tasting hand-selected dishes at 3 unique locations. Suitable for all dietary requirements.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Teatro Principal de Alicante - 7 pm Meet your guide at the meeting point. Introduction with your local gurú, walk to Alicante’s most enigmatic areas while learning its history.

  • Rambla Mendez Nunez - Our first stop is a local place where you can try the typical Spanish “tapas” and a glass of wine or vermouth.

  • Calle de Las Setas - We will stop in a restaurant where you will learn about the alienation rice. You will try three different kinds of paellas and learn the secrets of the alienation cuisine.
    1- Paella cantina: A paella which is made of saffron rice, red peppers, chicken, and shellfish.
    2- Arroz a la Banda: A rice dish stewed in fish stock but then served separately from the seafood used to give it its distinctive taste.
    3- Arroz Negro: A paella dish featuring seasoned squid cooked in its own ink.

  • Plaza de Toros y Museo Taurino de Alicante - Lastly, we will visit one of the oldest Horchaterías in Alicante to try the Spanish horchata, a sweet milk-type drink made from tiger nuts. This cold, refreshing beverage is typically served for merienda or a sweet snack after lunch. We will enjoy the typical Alicante turron while learning about its origins.

What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Dinner
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

Like walking with a friend, your tour guide will introduce you to three unique tasting locations. At each tasting location on our Food Tour, you will learn and taste an important element of the cuisine of Alicante and the Valencian Community. You will also learn about the history behind each restaurant. Walking around Alicante’s charming streets, you will hear about the area’s history, architecture, and culture among tasting locations.

Our Food Tour was designed to welcome as many travelers as possible, so it’s where we can accommodate more dietary requirements.

3 hours guided walking tour in Alicante
Small group tour
A visit to 3 unique tasting locations
A hand-selected tasting menu
A unique insight into Alicante’s food, history, architecture, and culture
A passionate and experienced, English-speaking, local guide

  • Alcoholic beverages will serve for 18 years old and above
Location
C. del Teatro, 27
Calle del Teatro
We will send you a picture of your local guide. Please find the guide at the main entrance of the Teatro Principal de Alicante.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Rosahaydeea249
Aug 21, 2024
Local experience - We did this meal tour with our family and the experience exceeded our expectations. We visited local places, Flor was amazing, fun and informative. We made 3 stops to taste local delicacies and hear the story. I highly recommend it.
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648jettef
Jul 17, 2024
The best tapas and paella tour in Alicante - We had the best time with Flor - she’s an excellent guide. The tour was great - good food and drinks, and some amazing hosts. All in one, a great day and tour👍👍
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Milda
Jul 16, 2024
This tour was a highlight of our trip to Alicante! - Each of our guide’s carefully selected locations told us a beautiful story about Alicante, its cuisine and how it was shaped. The food and drinks were incredible and stoping at each place taught us about the Spanish culture and the art of food and drinks surrounding it! The tour was definitely a highlight of our trip.
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856mildav
Jul 15, 2024
Exciting, informative, tasty and generous tour in Alicante! - Flor, your tour was exciting, informative and definitely a highlight of our trip to Alicante! We are grateful for your passion and careful consideration in picking each place on your itinerary and sharing it with us. These hidden gems of your beautiful city were invaluable! We enjoyed everything from the story telling by you and Francisco about the Vino Noble de Alicante to walking down the narrow streets to the local restaurant which has definitely sparked my interest in bringing a traditional arroz a banda with a secret recipe of Sangria to the shores of both the UK and Lithuania! Thank you for having us.
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Safari22679726031
Jun 25, 2024
Eat, drink and learn!!! Excellent food tour - I had the opportunity to participate in this food tour in Alicante and it was an amazing experience! From the beginning, our guide made us feel welcome and excited to discover the local flavors. The tour took us through several traditional restaurants, offering an authentic view of Alicante cuisine. What impressed me most was the passion and knowledge of the guide about the history and culinary culture of the region. I highly recommend this meal tour in Alicante.
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Jeju86
Jun 8, 2024
Excellent gastronomic experience! - We did this food tour with my partner and we were delighted!! We visited 3 places, the first to have a vermouth with tapas, the second a very local place where we tried Alicante rice and the third something sweet and very typical. Florencia told us about the history and origin of each food and the region. The truth is that we loved this experience, we recommend it without a doubt!!
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Mary_o
May 4, 2024
Enjoying traditional dishes of Alicante - The tour was exactly what we hoped it would be. We tasted various drinks and tapas that were traditional to the region and in places we would not have found on our own. Flora, our friendly guide, was informative and fun. Lucky for us there was only one other couple on the tour who shared our expectations for the afternoon! Most enjoyable tour that we highly recommend.
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Ronnieyss
May 3, 2024
Wonderful and delicious - English: My wife and I had an excellent time. 100% recommended, good pace, a lot of history and information about Alicante and its gastronomy. Flor did an excellent job, very friendly, very knowledgeable and happy to answer all of our questions. Even more info on things to do after our tour. Food and drinks were just exquisite. Really a formidable experience. Español: Mi esposa y yo la pasamos excelente en este tour. 100% recomendado, a buen ritmo, mucha historia e información de Alicante y su gastronomía. Flor hizo un excelente trabajo, muy simpática, dispuesta a contestar todas nuestras preguntas e información de más para luego del tour. La comida y bebida exquisita. Una experiencia imperdible.
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H7742foteresaw
Apr 25, 2024
What a great time! - Flor was a wonderful tour guide. She felt more like a friend. She made our afternoon so special! We would do this all over again, if we go back to Alicante!
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Rociods6893si
Feb 19, 2024
Excellent Excursion - I was in Alicante last week. The experience was wonderful as we walked through the little streets of Alicante while our guide Florencia guided us. We had the opportunity to taste different Paellas. Everything turned out excellent. Highly recommended.
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