Midday market and tapas tour of Zaragoza: El Tubo food walk

Hunt the market, then eat like a local at three tapas bars

A 3-hour walking tour of Zaragoza's Old Town food scene, led by a local guide in English, Spanish or German, that starts at a central market, moves through gourmet shops selling artisanal meats and cheeses, and ends at three tapas bars serving Zaragoza-style bites with Aragon wine. The tour includes four tapas and four drinks.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Zaragoza food market and tapas bars

• Visit central food market
• Meet local vendors
• Explore specialty gourmet shops
• Try Zaragoza-style tapas
• Sample local Aragon wines

The experience

The tour starts in El Tubo, the neighborhood that holds one of Zaragoza's most popular food markets. You'll walk through the stalls with your guide, who introduces you to local vendors and learns what they specialize in: the produce, the cured meats, the cheeses that matter to the people who shop here every week. This is not a rushed market visit. It's a chance to see what a Zaragoza kitchen is built on.

From there, you'll slip into a few gourmet shops tucked around the Old Town, the kind that stock artisanal meats, aged cheeses and oils pressed locally. By the time you've walked these stops, you'll have built an appetite. The guide then takes you to three tapas bars, the ones they actually eat at, where you'll try Zaragoza-style tapas paired with local wines from Aragon. Four tapas and four drinks are included, so you're tasting, not just watching.

The whole thing runs three hours and stays on foot through the Old Town. Public transportation options are nearby if you need them, and the pace suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Four local tapas and four drinks (soft drinks, water, wine or beer).
• a live guide in English, Spanish or German.
• access to a central food market and three gourmet shops.
• entry to three tapas bars.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDeparts at 11:00

AgesAdult (16 to 85 years) · Under 16: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and German

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Gastro Rutica 41 Spain

Is this one for you?The tour is a three-hour walk through the Old Town with stops to eat and drink, so it suits someone who wants to move at a local pace and taste real food rather than sit through a long meal in one place.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and German.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is El Tubo and why does the tour start there?

El Tubo is one of Zaragoza's most popular food markets in the center of the Old Town, and it's where the tour begins so you can see the ingredients and vendors that define local cooking.

How many tapas bars do we visit and what's included to eat and drink?

You'll visit three tapas bars, and the tour includes four local tapas and four drinks (soft drinks, water, wine or beer), so you taste without ordering separately at each stop.

What's the difference between a tapas bar here and what I'd find on my own?

These are the guide's own favorite bars in the neighborhood, not the tourist-heavy ones, so you're eating where locals actually go and learning why each place matters to them.

Do I need to be fit to do this tour?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels and stays on foot through the Old Town for three hours, with a natural pace that includes stops at markets and bars.