The Spanish word for going from bar to bar eating tapas and drinking is tapeo.
Tapeo comes from tapa, the Spanish term for a small dish or snack served with a drink. It describes a social activity rather than one recipe: people move between establishments, ordering different small portions at each stop. This lets diners sample several local specialities in one outing.
Tapeo is especially associated with evening social life in cities such as Seville, Granada, Madrid and San Sebastián, although the custom is practiced throughout Spain. The food may include regional dishes, seafood, cured meats, cheeses, fried items and vegetable preparations.
Tapeo should not be confused with sobremesa, which means time spent talking at the table after a meal. Picoteo is a broader term for casual snacking, while tapeo specifically evokes the tapas-bar tradition and often involves visiting more than one venue.