Old Town Food Tour with 9 Tastings & Wine
Costa del Sol, Marbella
Eat your way from Marbella’s Moorish castle walls to the beach, tasting churros, Andalucian wine, salmorejo and sardine skewers with a local guide, plus a Secret Dish we won’t reveal.
Highlights
- Savor 9 tastings and local drinks on a guided food tour of Marbella
- Taste churros with hot chocolate, salmorejo, and Victoria beer
- Enjoy carne con patatas, tortillitas de camarones, and local tapas
- Stroll past the Dalí sculptures on Avenida del Mar to the beach
- Cool off with a scoop of crema de abuela ice cream and a surprise dish
Description
Behind Marbella’s yachts and beach clubs is a whitewashed old town where locals still linger over churros, trade gossip in century-old taverns and grill sardines on the sand. Follow a local guide from Moorish castle walls down to the Mediterranean shore, and taste your way through the Marbella most visitors never find.
Your tour begins at the Fountain of the Frogs on Plaza de la Victoria, with churros dipped in thick hot chocolate, a pairing Marbella has loved for generations. From there, you’ll wind into the Casco Antiguo, where stretches of a thousand-year-old Moorish fortress still rise between whitewashed houses. Over a bowl of chilled salmorejo and a cold Victoria beer, brewed just up the coast in Málaga, your guide shares how this small fishing town grew into one of Spain’s best-known resorts.
In the lanes around the Plaza de los Naranjos, laid out more than five centuries ago and still shaded by orange trees, you’ll settle into a traditional tavern for carne con patatas, crispy tortillitas de camarones and a round of local tapas with a glass of Andalusian wine. Somewhere along the way, a Secret Dish will appear, and we’ll keep its name to ourselves until it’s in front of you.
Next, stroll past the tiled benches of Alameda Park and down Avenida del Mar, where bronze sculptures by Salvador Dalí line the walkway to the sea. On the beach promenade, taste an espeto, sardines grilled on a skewer the traditional Costa del Sol way, with a glass of tinto de verano. You’ll finish near Marbella’s lighthouse with a scoop of crema de abuela ice cream, a creamy local favourite.
Secret Food Tours has been sharing the stories behind local food for more than a decade, and this tour shows you a side of Marbella most visitors never see.
Includes
- Churros with Chocolate
- Salmorejo
- No hay Guevos' tapa
- Carne con Patatas
- Shrimp Fritters Sardines
- Skewer Tapas
- Crema de Abuela Ice Cream
- Our Secret Dish
- Tinto de Verano
- Victoria Beer
- Andalucian Wine
- Water
Excludes
- Pick-up & Drop-off
- Guide's Gratuities
Important Information
- We kindly ask our guests to be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the departure time to check-in with their guide. Our Secret Food Tours Guide will have an orange umbrella at the meeting point for easy recognition. Please ensure to contact us in advance of the tour for any dietary requirement, to ensure we can cater for them the best we can. This tour involves a fair amount of walking; comfortable shoes are recommended. We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any impairments requiring special assistance. Gratuities to guides providing excellent service are appreciated. The Legal minimum age for drinking alcohol is 21 years old. Please note: the itinerary and menu is subject to change, based on the locations' availability, weather, and other circumstances.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
