The Supper Club: Barcelona
About this activity
Sit down to a four-stop progressive supper in Barcelona: a vermouth ritual dating to 1967, Catalan cheese, natural wine, and a Michelin-recognized dinner, shared with no more than eight guests.
Highlights
- Enjoy 11 tastings and 6 drinks across 4 stops
- Sip vermouth from a bodega pouring since 1967
- Taste 4 Catalan cheeses across 4 distinct textures
- Learn what's really in your glass at a wine bar
- Finish dinner at a Michelin-recognized kitchen
- Share the table with no more than 8 guests
Full description
Most food tours keep you moving fast, gone before you've learned anything real. This one is different: a full progressive dinner across four stops in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and El Born, with a seat and real time at every one. Start with a vermouth ritual dating to 1967, move to a cheese tasting through four textures from small Catalan producers, then into a natural wine bar where the pours come with real stories attached. The evening finishes with a chef's-choice main course at a restaurant recognized by the Michelin Guide, plus dessert and a paired wine to close. No more than eight guests share the table.
Begin near the cathedral in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter at a family-run bodega that's poured vermouth from Tarragona since 1967. Over a glass, taste the bites that belong beside it: house-salted anchovies, a gilda, and a signature potato salad.
Next, step into a shop devoted entirely to Catalan cheese, set inside a former 1920s butter workshop on a street once home to the city's dagger-makers. Taste four cheeses across four textures, from fresh to aged, paired with a glass of cava from the Penedès.
Move into El Born, once Barcelona's medieval trading quarter, for two seasonal dishes and two glasses of natural wine at a bar where the staff can tell you exactly who made what you're drinking.
The evening closes at a restaurant recognized by the Michelin Guide, where the chef builds the night's main course around whatever the market delivered that day, followed by dessert and a dessert wine.
Note: the exact dishes, cheeses, and pairings shift with the season and the day of the week. The shape of the evening, four stops and a full dinner, stays the same.
Included / Excluded
- Local English-speaking food guide
- Expertly guided food tour
- 4 tasting stops
- Taste 6 different Catalan wines
- Taste a range of different tapas
- Small group of 8 people or fewer
- Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Start Location
Carrer de Duran i Bas, 11, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Carrer de Duran i Bas, 11, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Meet in front of Palau de la Balmesiana. Palau de la Balmesiana is a light brown, stone building with an arched door. It is across the street from the Plaça del Vuit de Març.
Important information
Know before you book
- Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- The tour has a big wine focus, is not suitable for people who don't drink alcohol, under 18 or pregnant, although there are always alternatives it might not be the most interesting for someone who doesn't or prefers not to drink wine.
- If you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, please contact us at the time of the booking.
- This tour is in English
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
Know before you go
- Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time for check-in. Out of courtesy to other guests, we’re unable to wait for latecomers. No refunds can be provided for late arrivals or no-shows.
- Guests with serious food allergies will need to sign an allergy waiver at the start of the tour
- This tour covers a full meal
- Those with dietary restrictions or food allergies need to email our Guest Experience team at info@takewalks.com after booking the tour so we can arrange your ingredients.
- We recommend you bring a water bottle (to protect the environment we don't provide plastic bottles). You'll be able to fill your bottle on tour.
- Tips/gratuities (for your guide) are always appreciated.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
Cancellation policy
Cancellations received greater than 24 hours prior to tour commencement are fully refundable. Cancellations received within 24 hours of tour commencement are nonrefundable. Amendment requests are subject to availability and price changes. Late arrivals and no shows are nonrefundable. This is applicable to any tour participant that fails to arrive, or arrives after tour departure.
Reviews
The tour was great and having priority on the boat was excellent
If you’re reading this, book it now! You’ll be one of the first on the boat and get the best spot before anyone else. Daniela (aka “Daniel”) treated us exceptionally well from start to finish. Her knowledge of the falls and the stories behind them was the perfect balance of informative and entertaining. She keeps you laughing throughout the tour and enjoys the experience right alongside you as if it were her first time seeing it. 10/10 — I would recommend this tour to anyone. As an added bonus, our group had only four people, which made the experience absolutely incredible and much more personal. Thanks again, Daniel! 😉
The tour was great and having priority on the boat was excellent
Additional information
Adult (15+)