Wine and Tapas Walking Tours in Portugal: 12 Guides Who Know the Back Streets

1.Food and Wine Small Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,082 reviews · 3 hours · from $72Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide at Rossio Square for a three-hour food walk through Baixa. You’ll visit six traditional cafés, taverns, and restaurants for 15 tastings, including codfish cake with Vinho Verde, Port with cheese, a bifana with beer, ginjinha, chouriço, regional rice, and Portuguese wines. Guides such as Filipa, José, Daniel, and Martin add plenty of local history and humor.

“So good. Alex was great. Very informative great food and wine. Generous portions”

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2.Wine Tasting with Tapas Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,541 reviews · 3 - 3.5 hours · from $53

Spend about three hours tasting five Portuguese wines, including Port, Vinho Verde, and Douro Valley bottles. Visit a Porto cellar, stroll beside the Douro and through old Porto, then sit down to tapas, cheese, cured meats, and codfish cakes. Guides such as Rita, Daniela, Carlos, and Mariana are known for warm storytelling and useful city tips.

“It was great. The guide Ana was amazing. She told us a lot about Porto and had some great recommendations that we followed up on and were very happy with.”

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3.Lisbon Food Tour with 10+ Tastings of Local Delicacies & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,339 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $97Top rated

Spend about three hours walking from Restauradores Square through Baixa, Mouraria, and Alfama with a guide such as Marta, Vanda, or Claudia. Taste 10 or more Portuguese specialties, including cheese, cured meat, sardines, petiscos, Port wine, pastel de nata, and ginjinha. The route includes historic sights and several local food stops.

“Vanda was a wonderful guide. She showed a true passion for Porto and certainly knew it's people and their ways. We enjoyed her humour very much. Excellent selection of Porto-inspired foods and drinks.”

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4.Delicious Food and Wine Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 977 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $87

Walk Porto with a local guide such as Beatriz, Igor, or José, stopping for bifana, cod cake, caldo verde, cheeses, cured meats, sardines, port, and ginja. The three-hour tour includes 10 tastings. Choose four hours for a full meal with half a francesinha and flame-grilled chicken. Groups cap at 10 people.

“Outlet tour was excellent, our guide very personable and knowledgeable. We went to places we would never have found on our own, and had food s that we would not have discovered. So worth it!”

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5.Port and Douro Wine Walking Tour with 9 Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 926 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Meet your English or Portuguese-speaking guide by the Gaia riverfront and visit Vasques De Carvalho, Fonseca, and Solar dos Dragos. Taste nine Port and Douro wines while learning about styles, production, and the Douro Valley. Guides such as Maria, Ricardo, João, and Sara are known for lively explanations and personal attention.

“Knowledge of port and the regions. The friendliness of the guide, Maria.”

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6.Lisbon Private Food Tour – Taste 10+ Local Dishes & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 896 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $370

Spend about three hours eating your way through central Lisbon with a private guide such as Marta, Jorge, or Wanda. Expect Portuguese cheeses, petiscos, fish, bifana, pastel de nata, Port, vinho verde, lunch, and a secret dish, with stories tied to São Jorge Castle, Alfama, Santa Justa, Carmo, and Rossio. A drinks upgrade is available.

“Marta was an exceptional guide with an incredible knowledge of her beautiful city. She treated us to hidden culinary gems and the stories behind them. The best tour we had in Portugal.”

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7.Taste Funchal: food, wine and cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 680 reviews · 4 hours · from $109

Walk Funchal’s old center with guides such as Ana, Elda, or Darleen, stopping for Madeira wine, poncha, pastries, market produce, local dishes, and coffee. The four-hour tour includes food and drinks, offers vegetarian, gluten-free, and nonalcoholic choices, and works well as an early-trip introduction to Madeira.

“We really enjoyed our walking tour with Elda. She was really informative with a personal touch of her experiences of Madeira and its food and wine. The lunch was delicious with visits to other places for wine tasting, poncha (local rum based drink) , pastel de nata and coffee and the local biscuit shop. Thoroughly recommend this tour.”

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8.Madeira: Food and Wine Walking Tour in Funchal

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 469 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $111

Walk through Funchal with an English-speaking guide such as Matt, Roberto, Isabel, or Ana, stopping at eight venues for 11 food tastings and six drinks. You’ll try Madeira wine, bolo do caco, marinated pork, poncha, seasonal fruit, chocolate, honey cake, scabbard fish, tuna, and more. Expect a relaxed 3.5-hour route for up to 10 people.

“Matt was our guide. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun. We enjoyed our time and loved the food and drinks. It was great to hear some of the history of Funchal as well. We would definitely recommend this tour to others. Thank you for a fantastic experience.”

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9.Eat & Walk Through Lisbon: A Local Food & Wine Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 458 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Walk flat, central Baixa with an English-speaking guide such as Bruno, Joanna, Maya, or Rodrigo, stopping for eight Portuguese tastings and four drinks. Try petiscos, seafood, bifana, dessert, Vinho Verde, beer, and Ginjinha while learning how the 1755 earthquake reshaped Lisbon. Vegetarian and alcohol-free choices are available, but vegan and celiac diets cannot be accommodated.

“Bruno was the best. It was a great tour with great food.”

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10.Food & Wine Walking Tour Through Baixa

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 287 reviews · 3 hours · from $84

Spend three hours walking Lisbon’s flat Baixa district with guides such as Bruno, Maya, Joanna, or Moka. You’ll sample eight Portuguese foods, four drinks including Vinho Verde and Ginjinha, and finish with dessert. The route links taverns, family-run spots, street food, grand squares, and earthquake-era history.

“Great overview of history and culture. And the food was delicious. Thanks Joanne for a wonderful tour.”

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11.Albufeira: Old Town History Walking Tour with Tapas & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 96 reviews · 2 hours · from $34

Walk Albufeira’s Old Town with a local guide such as Mena or Joana, tracing castle walls, churches, the Fisherman’s Village, museums, and beach viewpoints. Finish at a traditional tapas restaurant with wine, cod cake, cheese, and charcuterie. The route is hilly and not suitable for wheelchair users.

“She and her mother had a lot of knowledge. They told us many stories. Showed us lots of places we had never seen! Great tapas and snacks at the end. They were excellent and gave a great tour. Would recommend it highly!”

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12.Sunset Walking Tour with Port Wine and Views

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 95 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $29Best value

Start near São Bento Station with a live English- or Spanish-speaking guide, then walk past Porto’s grand landmarks and lesser-known viewpoints. Taste Port on two terraces, cross the Luis I Bridge, and finish at Jardim do Morro with a Port wine cocktail and views over the Douro. Guides such as Leonor and Erika are known for lively local stories.

“Good tour to start visit to Porto. Saw some cool sites to revisit. The sunset ending was perfect.”

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