Malaga Gastronomy Tour: Discover Traditional Dishes and History

On this half-day excursion, culinary enthusiasts will explore Malaga’s classic produce, meals, and undiscovered gems. Learn about the city’s gastronomic history and experience the popular local hangouts on the tour.

This tour caters to a small intimate group of no more than 12 people.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • La Calle Larios - The tour kicks off on Málaga’s most renowned pedestrian street—Calle Marqués de Larios.
  • Mercado Central de Atarazanas - Ranked among the top 10 markets worldwide by The Guardian Readers. Here, explore and taste the ingredients that define Andalusian cuisine—fresh seafood, vibrant produce, and local specialties.
  • **Iglesia…
What's Included
  • Visit Malaga’s iconic cultural venues
  • Explore 7 top foodie destinations
  • Guided by a passionate English-speaking local
  • Enjoy over 14 tapas, snacks, and beverages (includes a complete lunch)
  • Taste exquisite Iberian ham
  • Tour the famous Atarazanas Central Market
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Location
C. Marqués de Larios, 18
Calle Marqués de Larios
Outside the Women´s Secret Store ( don’t mistake it for Victoria Secret)
Cancellation Policy

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

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Codyz846
Jun 10, 2025
Overall a good experience, but a few minor changes would make it perfect - We met Emilio a few minutes before the tour at the meeting point and started the experience on time. Our group of 5 was a good size as it was easier to get to know one another and navigate the busy Malaga streets. Emilio provided some historical context of the city as we walked by major historical sites and of course spent quite a bit of time describing the various cultures throughout Spain. Our first stop was the market where we enjoyed a few small plates of peppers, olives, almonds, eggplant and sardines. Unfortunately, the fish vendors were all closed since we visited on Monday. Apparently, the are not allowed to fish on Sunday. Those closed vendor booths comprised a good 25% of the market so I felt like we missed part of the experience. Therefore, I recommend that you take the tour Tuesday-Saturday. Second stop was a meat store where we tried some various hams and sausages. It was nice, but we didn’t get a lot to eat there. Third stop was the best. It was a beautifully restored historic restaurant where we enjoyed mostly potato based plates and a glass of wine. The last stop was at another restaurant where we sat outside and enjoyed some ratatouille and tuna. Overall the tour was a fun time. For improvement I would recommend they plan for a dessert at the last stop. That was missing from the food tour in my opinion. Also, I did a similar food tour in Athens earlier this year and got a lot more to eat than on this tour. The tour is a bit too expensive for what you get, but we had a good time. Malaga is a tourist city so some of that is to be expected. I would do the tour again. Emilio did a great job.
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Kathleen
Jun 9, 2025
Good to get to know Málaga - I'm happy I booked the tour. Felipe was a good guide. Nice balance between walking and sitting down to eat. I learned new things.
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A6630rcmaggieb
Jun 7, 2025
Excellent day out in Málaga. - Elise is an extremely personable and knowledgeable guide. The whole experience was most enjoyable as the tour was very well organised - a good balance between walking, information and delicious tastings of food food and drink. We joined 4 other participants who all contributed to makeing the experience a memorable one.
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Michel_r
May 30, 2025
Great food tour in Malaga - Great food tour with an outstanding guide. Emilio is one of F the best guide we’ve ever had. Extremely knowledgeable of Malaga and Spain. Very enthusiastic and energetic that is contagious haha! Plenty of food and drinks at every stops we did. Excellent variety and very good quality of food. Strongly recommend this tour if you want a taste of Malaga and Andalusia. Don’t eat before the tour if you want to taste everything they will give you! It’s a must do tour if you’re in Malaga!
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Ann_o
May 29, 2025
Fantastic experience - Our guide Elise was sooo good really informative about the local area and history aswell as explaining each part of food and drink served during tapas tour!! Can not recommend this tour enough especially with Elise
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Debra_s
May 28, 2025
One of the best food tours you will do - One of the best food tours I have done Javier (Badam!!!not) was our guide who made the whole tour perfect Started at the Mercado market and thus was the highlight….. sampling fresh cooked bouquet ones and artichoke and padron peppers Then we moved around the market sampling On to 3 other places which were great. Lovely wine Only 11 persons so made it quite fun and intimate
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Angela_k
May 27, 2025
stroll around Malaga - A great day walking, eating, drinking and talking. Elise was a wonderful guide and took us to some great little spots. Not a difficult stroll around the streets - everything was close I would definitely recommend
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Kim
May 27, 2025
Excellent tour and tour guide ✨🥇✨ - Definitely would recommend 🥇!! Excellent tour and tour guide ✨✨✨ Felipe was a local and extremely knowledgeable. His passion for local Spanish food was so infectious, making it thoroughly enjoyable and keeping everyone’s interest for the whole tour. A real mix of food stops; from market stalls, to shops, bodegas, tapas bar and restaurants. Well organised and not far to walk, and the perfect amount of food. I absolutely loved it and will look for food tours in the other cities that they offer. Well done!!
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Nicholas_g
May 26, 2025
Malaga tour with Javi - Javi provided us a wonderful tour. The market was educational with a variety of great tasting tapas. The restaurants each had unique and flavorful dishes.
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Macval60
May 25, 2025
Don’t Miss - Must do iMalaga. Was a wonderful experience and a great introduction to Tapas, wines and the culture of the city!!! Fernando is an amazing guide
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From $87
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).