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Find the lost ingredient.

2.5 hours Two teams · one winner 3 tapas stops included Quoted per group
★ 4.9 Free cancellation up to 24h Accredited official guides Quoted per group — ask us

A competition,
with tapas in it.

Chef Ferran Adrià's secret ingredient has gone missing in the Gothic Quarter. Your group splits into two teams, each with a backpack and a roadbook, and the race is on to get it back.

Chef Ferran Adrià's secret ingredient has gone missing in the Gothic Quarter. Your group splits into two teams, each with a backpack and a roadbook, and the race is on to get it back.

Riddles, logic puzzles and cultural challenges through the medieval streets, with hidden letters to collect along the way. The two teams follow different routes, so nobody can copy — and nobody knows who is ahead until the end.

Three of the stops are gastronomic checkpoints: two or three traditional tapas and a drink at each one, plus a minigame — Ingredient Bingo, Food Pictionary, Catalan Trivia. Then both teams meet for the final puzzle.

The first team to name the lost ingredient wins the prize.

Duration
2.5 hours
Languages
English or Spanish
Meeting point
Gothic Quarter

What makes it ours

  • 01 Real team building — Communication, strategy and splitting the work — you cannot win this one alone.
  • 02 Gastronomic immersion — Three authentic tapas stops. The culture arrives through the food, not through a lecture.
  • 03 Critical thinking — Riddles, maths puzzles and trivia on Catalan history and gastronomy. It is harder than it sounds.
  • 04 Memorable moment — A unique, one-off experience the participants will remember for the rest of their lives.
  • 05 Cultural value — Barcelona's history, Catalan gastronomy and local-culture challenges built into the game.
  • 06 Safe operations — Official guides at all times, verified routes and logistics designed for groups.

The route

Briefing
Backpacks and rules

Teams get their roadbook with instructions, clues and challenges. Rules explained, mission starts.

Checkpoint 1
Ingredient Bingo

First gastronomic stop: two or three tapas, a drink, and a game to win the next clue.

Checkpoint 2
Food Pictionary

More clues, and Catalan ingredients drawn badly under time pressure.

Checkpoint 3
Catalan Trivia

Third stop, last hidden letters before the final challenge.

Final
The lost ingredient

Both teams meet. With every letter collected, they have to name the ingredient. First one to get it takes the prize.

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What's included

  • Expert local guides with the teams throughout
  • Roadbook with instructions, clues and challenges
  • Three stops with two to three tapas and a drink each
  • Minigames at every checkpoint
  • A prize for the winning team
  • Tour in English or Spanish

Not included

  • Entry to any monument — the hunt happens in the street
  • Extra rounds beyond the included drink
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tips
Under 18? Works well with teenagers — the game carries it. We do not serve alcohol to minors: soft drinks at every checkpoint instead, same price.
Meeting point

The Gothic Quarter,
point confirmed on booking

The hunt starts and ends inside the Gothic Quarter. We confirm the exact meeting point when you book, so it fits where your group is coming from.

Be there 10 minutes early: the briefing and the team split take a few minutes and the clock starts for everyone at once.
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Before you book

No, and it matters: it is a gincana. Two teams, two routes, riddles and a winner. Brief your group that way — people who arrive expecting a walking tour take a while to switch.

From about ten, so there are two real teams. Tell us the number and we quote per group, with the tapas and the drinks included.

Each team walks with an official guide the whole time. The guide never gives the answer, but nobody ends up lost in the Gothic Quarter.

Three checkpoints with two or three tapas and a drink each — it works as a light lunch or an early dinner. Tell us in advance about vegetarians or allergies and every stop gets a version that works.

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