Come and tour Alcalá de Henares like a local

An extraordinary way to combine culture and gastronomy in the "city of letters".

Plateresque façade of the University of Alcalá de Henares
Photo: FDV

Surely you want to visit Alcalá de Henares —another of our cities World Heritage of Humanity according to UNESCO— for being the birthplace of the world-renowned writer Miguel de Cervantes, but today we want to reveal another attraction of the also known as the "city of letters": its popular tapas route.

Tempranillo Wine Cellar Top

Take a tapas route through Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares is an extraordinary way to combine a cultural, monumental and historical visit with a gastronomic visit to the city. Each bar becomes a meeting point for locals and tourists to enjoy at a very affordable price one of the best cuisines in the world -in the British ranking of the 50 Best Restaurants in the World 2023 The World's 50 Best Restaurants six Spanish restaurants are included, three of them among the top ten. In addition, it is a perfect context to meet people and make new friends, because you know how much it unites to share a table or the bar of a bar.

Streets of Alcalá de Henares
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Tortilla de patatas, croquettes, Iberian tostas, patatas bravas, Galician octopus... These are some of the dishes that you can surely taste to get an idea of the good Spanish food. This route gives you the opportunity to try a variety of small traditional and avant-garde dishes specially prepared for the occasion and accompanied by a good "caña", learn this word because it will be the way you will order your 200 ml glass of beer that accompanies each tapa.

So, if you are traveling to Madrid to enjoy our flamenco shows, you will be able to flamenco shows. Now you know that you have the opportunity to visit Alcalá de Henares —only 20 Km from Madrid and with easy access by car, train and bus— and discover a city with more than 2000 years of history as a local —don't miss the Cervantes Birth House, the Cervantes Square, the Archaeological and Paleontological Museum, the Hippolytus House or the Complutum ruins— while tasting one of its main attractions: its very tasty gastronomy.

Mushroom tapa from Nino bar

Here is a list of some of the most popular bars in the city of letters to whet your appetite:

  • Índalo - The forerunner of the Tapas Route

  • Nino - The oldest bar in Alcalá de Henares

  • El Hidalgo - With great popularity, next to the university

  • Vinoteca Tempranillo - Also a wine shop with very good wines.

  • La Fuencisla - Typical and traditional of Alcalá de Henares

Enjoy!

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