SPAIN
The ones worth your time.
The 15 most popular cooking classes in Spain. What each one is actually like, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Shop Boqueria with a chef, cook seafood paella and tapas, and mix unlimited sangria in a 3-hour Barcelona class.
“Andrea was AMAZING. We had so much fun. Fantastic class and everyone should go!”
Boqueria market to paella pan in Barcelona: small-group 3-hour cooking class with tapas, sangria, and a recipe copy for home.
“Maria did an awesome job from showing us the seafood market on how to pick fresh seafood to step by step making the paella! The sangria was so good, we had a lot of fun! Definitely highlight of our trip!🩷 Thank you Chef Maria!”
Shop at La Boqueria, cook seafood paella and pintxos, and mix sangria in a small El Born class with take-home recipes.
“Incredible Spain experience! we were able to head to the market and purchase our items for the dinner. Once we got back we were able to make friends with our group while our chef Lucca prepared and served tapas with Sangria. Once we were able to enjoy the Spanish food, we were able to all…”
Hands-on paella or tapas in Madrid with sangria and a small group. Optional market stop, English guide, and recipe booklet included.
“Eduardo was a lovely host! Very knowledgeable of the Spanish cuisine. He taught us well, was patient, and everything was very clean. My husband and I had a fun time! Xx”
Valencia paella class with Mercat Central shopping, step-by-step cooking, wine and tapas, and a small-group lunch that’s easy to repeat.
“Amazing experience! The venue is beautiful and very clean. Juan was friendly, professional and an excellent host and chef! The market was closed so we got a walking tour of the area which was lovely. We had very good wine and tapas throughout the experience and enjoyed every moment. We were really fortunate to have…”
Learn paella from scratch in Madrid with a chef-led class, bottomless Spanish wine pairings, and a five-course meal in 2.5 hours.
“Look no further, this is the best cooking class! It’s a no pressure, fun and enjoyable and you get to meet people from different parts of the world. Great folks that make your experience amazing!”
Cook tapas and Valencian paella in Seville’s Triana Market, sip sangria as you learn, then eat your meal with wine and dessert.
“Fantastic.. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.. would recommend it to anyone.”
Hands-on Valencian paella cooking class with a Ruzafa market stop, tapas, sangria workshop, and wine, dessert, and coffee.
“Go with an empty stomach - tapas, paella and dessert is plenty to eat! Fun experience with knowledgeable hosts. Recipes on their website are worthwhile - will try at home.”
Chef-led Triana Market tour and Seville cooking class: 3-course lunch, sangria and drinks, and written recipes to take home.
“Excellent class, Chef explained the cooking process, and the history of the foods we prepared. He demonstrated different preparation & cooking techniques as well. The tour of the Mercado and surrounding area was excellent, our guide stopped at different food stalls and talked about the history of how different foods were used and the areas…”
Shop Triana Market and cook classic Seville dishes in a 3.5-hour class with sangria, hands-on lessons, and lunch for $88.
“Very funny and interesting. Very good food, fresh products, the chef was very nice and hands on. I loved it, the entire experience was great. A suggestion would be to introduce a photo moment when participants are photgraphed cooking just to have a nice digital memory after. If someone from the staff could allocate 10-15…”
Shop Mercado Central ingredients, cook authentic Valencia paella with a chef, then eat tapas, wine, paella, and dessert in one 4-hour experience.
“Great idea and execution! We had a great time learning not only how to make paella but the history around paella and its ingredients. Daniel was great as was his assistant Sofia. It’s a really fun activity that I recommend. Our paella was pretty tasty too.”
Hands-on Barcelona paella class with La Boqueria market visit, homemade sangria, tapas, dessert, and take-home recipe in 3 hours.
“Yaya, the chef was fantastic!! We enjoyed the group of people and all the laughs. The food we made was amazing.”
Cook Málaga favorites with Laura and Diego: hands-on paella, ajoblanco, remojón, and sangria in a central modern kitchen for $78.
“This is a fun and unique way to learn about the culture including how to prepare some Spanish cuisine. Laura was very personable and entertaining. She appears to genuinely enjoy what she is doing, speaks very good English, is extremely knowledgeable and very well qualified. The class was 10 people, which made it very personal.…”
Hands-on Barcelona paella class with four courses, cava and wine pairing. Cook at your own station, then eat family-style dinner.
“We had a wonderful evening making paella. Such a fun time and the chefs were kind and knowledgeable. Loved that every pair got to cook their own type of paella.”
Cook classic Spanish dishes in Palma’s 16th-century windmill kitchen. Make paella, tortilla, Catalan cream, and enjoy unlimited drinks.
“There was a group of six of us plus another couple that did the 6pm class and it was fantastic. Great setting in an old windmill. Vivian was warm and inviting chef. We made dessert, traditional tapas and paella. Highly recommend it.”
