Gastronomy and tourism, positioned at the intersection of culture, economy and sustainable development, have attracted growing scientific interest and academic debate in recent years. Yet, despite their inherent synergy, the intellectual landscape remains fragmented and unevenly explored. This study undertakes a bibliometric analysis of 282 publications indexed in Scopus between 1999 and 2024, using VOSviewer and R Bibliometrix package to map the thematic evolution and structural dynamics of the field. Findings reveal a sustained annual growth rate (16.94%) and a moderate level of scientific collaboration (2.8 co-authors per document), with research grouped around six dominant thematic clusters: (1) Tourism Development and Cultural Heritage, (2) Cultural and Gastronomic Tourism, (3) Culinary Tourism and Destination Marketing, (4) Culinary Heritage and Local Food Systems, (5) Authenticity and Culinary Culture in Tourism, and (6) Restaurant Based Gastronomy Tourism. The analysis highlights three notable gaps: Limited engagement with multilingual sources, underrepresentation of non-Western perspectives, insufficient critical and interdisciplinary approaches interrogating power, identity, and sustainability within gastronomic tourism. This study calls for future research to transcend dominant paradigms by adopting inclusive methodologies, fostering intercultural dialogue, and amplifying marginalized voices to enrich theoretical and practical understanding of the interrelationships between gastronomy and tourism.