Alicante Food Tour

About this tour

Spend two and a half hours eating your way through Alicante's food scene, starting at the bustling Central Market where vendors slice cured ham, pile olives, and hand over seasonal fruit for tasting. You'll move on to two neighbourhood tapa bars, sampling local wines and beers alongside plates of hot and cold bites. By the end you'll have eaten the equivalent of a full lunch, guided by locals who know every stall and every kitchen.

Highlights

• Central Market tastings: jamón ibérico, olives, pastries, fresh fruit
• Meet market vendors and learn their daily routines
• Two tapa bars with wine and beer pairings
• Sample hot and cold dishes typical to Alicante
• Walk the neighbourhood streets like a resident

What to expect

Your guide meets you at the Central Market, where the morning buzz still fills the aisles. You'll stop at several stalls, tasting as you go—cured ham sliced thick, briny olives, whatever fruit is in season. The vendors are regulars, the kind who've worked the same spot for years. After an hour here, you'll head into the old town, ducking into two tapa bars where the food comes quick and the portions build up fast. You'll eat seated or standing at the bar, drink in hand, watching how locals do lunch. Expect to feel full.

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