Barcelona Interactive Spanish Cooking Experience
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Barcelona, Spain
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Experience Barcelona's food scene in a more immersive way than by simply booking a restaurant meal. Instead, learn to make Spanish tapas, traditional paella, and sangria with the hands-on help of a chef, then share a hearty meal of classic local cuisine that you've helped make. All great Spanish food starts with super fresh ingredients, and you begin this cooking class with a guided trip through La Boqueria market before heading to a professional teaching kitchen.
- This interactive cooking class is perfect for foodies
- Cook multiple dishes: Learn to make tapas, seafood paella, and sangria
- Enjoy the meal afterwards, with recipes to take home
- Choose from morning, lunch, mid-afternoon, or dinner classes
Sample Menu
Main
Paella
A delicious traditional Seafood paella, prepared with fresh ingredients from the local market.
Starter
Tapas
Freshly prepared Spanish 'Pinchos' made with traditional hams and cheeses.
What's Included
- Your chef’s recipes and local Spanish cooking and dining tips
- Local chef
- Tapas, paella and sangria
- Interactive seafood paella making workshop
- Tour of Boqueria market (subject to opening times)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Market visit on Sunday's and national holidays (market it closed)
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Travellers Nest BarCarrer de la Boqueria, 27, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Begin your Spanish culinary adventure with a guided tour of La Boqueria, one of Barcelona’s fresh food markets, where your chef selects fresh seafood and introduces you to the vibrant flavors and aromas of local produce.
Then, just a short walk away, arrive at your cooking school in the El Born district—complete with an open kitchen, workshop bar, and cozy restaurant-style seating. Kick things off by preparing your own pintxos (a variety of classic Spanish finger foods) alongside flowing sangria.
Under the guidance of your bilingual chef, prepare a traditional seafood paella, learning each step from scratch before letting it simmer to perfection. While your main dish cooks, take part in a hands-on sangria-making workshop, mixing your own fresh and fruity jugs of the classic Spanish drink to enjoy with your meal.
Once the paella is ready, sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. A non-seafood alternative is available for those with dietary restrictions, and the chef is happy to accommodate food allergies or special requirements.
To wrap up your experience, receive a set of recipes and cooking tips to take home.
Then, just a short walk away, arrive at your cooking school in the El Born district—complete with an open kitchen, workshop bar, and cozy restaurant-style seating. Kick things off by preparing your own pintxos (a variety of classic Spanish finger foods) alongside flowing sangria.
Under the guidance of your bilingual chef, prepare a traditional seafood paella, learning each step from scratch before letting it simmer to perfection. While your main dish cooks, take part in a hands-on sangria-making workshop, mixing your own fresh and fruity jugs of the classic Spanish drink to enjoy with your meal.
Once the paella is ready, sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. A non-seafood alternative is available for those with dietary restrictions, and the chef is happy to accommodate food allergies or special requirements.
To wrap up your experience, receive a set of recipes and cooking tips to take home.
1
Paella Cooking Class Experience
2
Mercat de la Boqueria
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Jennifer_H
We had the most fun cooking with Luca. This was hands-down the best experience that we had in Barcelona. The tapas were wonderful and so was the sangria. Luca taught us things we have never heard of before. The paella was amazing! We would have done this cooking experience twice if we were not leaving the next day. I would recommend this event to anyone!
Reviews
4.6
based on 2,205 reviews
Annie_E, May 2026
This was the best cooking class I've ever done. Andres was wonderful, very thorough in giving us the full experience. I learned so much about culture, tradition, and also the individual ingredients!
Dylan_L, May 2026
We absolutely loved this class! I’ve taken a few paella cooking classes before, and this one was by far my favorite!
Anne_J, May 2026
Really enjoyed this experience. The chef was very knowledgable, and we learned a lot. The food was excellent.
Abigail_R, May 2026
Milo was great! Shared so much knowledge and tips that I’ve already put to use in my cooking. Sangria was flowing all night, along with other snacks and tapas.
Gina_R, May 2026
This was a really nice experience. Milo was a fantastic host and culinary teacher. Very hands on and thorough- also left time for socializing. I definitely enjoyed it.
Kim_F, May 2026
We had a lot of fun learning to make paella. Milo was a great chef and made the experience educational and fun.
Conway_S, May 2026
In a three week tour of Spain, Morocco and Portugal, the Spanish cooking experience, making paella with Milo was among our very favorite evenings. As advertised, he met us in a friendly local bar, walked with us to the market, where he picked out the best seafood for an authentic paella, and then walked with us to his lovely classroom kitchen. Aided by nice pictures of Sangria, all of us pitched in to not only watch, but help prep a beautiful paella for the 16 of us that participated. I had always wanted to do a cooking experience like this and it did not disappoint. It did spoil me for eating others’ paella later in the trip. I highly recommend this experience ideally with this wonderful young chef!
Theresa_W, Apr 2026
Manny was an excellent tour guide and chef. The paella and sangria was amazing! Would definitely recommend.
Mollie_A, Apr 2026
Milo was amazing and the entire experience was great! Great food, super super insightful process and Milo showed a lot of knowledge. Did with my parents and grandparents and would recommend to anyone!!
Gregory_S, Apr 2026
Fantastic experience and highly recommended. One of the best tours we have experienced - and we have done dozens of them. We would do it again it so good. We learned chef secrets from Milo that we’ve never heard before even after hours of YouTube and food channel watching.
Rebecca_K, Apr 2026
The night felt rushed… enjoyed the markets and the cooking, but we didn’t make tapas… after the meal we were hurried out the door. Overall enjoyable.
Martin_P, Apr 2026
Wonderful time! Had so much fun in this class! Milo was so informative and we learned lots . Milo taught us how to make the BEST paella ever!! I would definitely recommend this class!
Tyla_H, Apr 2026
I loved the class with Andres! He made me and my friends feel so welcome! He was so funny & sweet! I would definitely recommend him 10/10❤️!
Barbara_M, Apr 2026
We met our chef, Maia, at the Traveler’s Nest bar. When other guests arrived, we all walked to the local market where Maia bought seafood for our paella. After some time to explore, we walked to Maia’s kitchen where she had set up different prep stations. She showed us how to make the paella step by step, including how to cut up the squid, shell and devein shrimp, cut up peppers, and remove the beard from mussels! Very instructive, yet fun. Then after rice and broth were added, guests enjoyed tapas and sangria until the paella was complete. We enjoyed a heaping plate of the paella we had made with our new friends! Maia shared the actual recipes for both paella and sangria, her grandmother’s recipe, with a QR code. This was a delightful evening that I would highly recommend!
Diana_C, Apr 2026
Milo was amazing and we learned so much about the ingredients and process of making paella. Wonderful to have wine; sangria and non alcoholic drinks for the group. We had a fantastic time and the paella was delicious.
Eric_G, Apr 2026
Terrific experience for chefs and non-chefs! Can participate as much as you like but you still enjoy the amazing paella at the end of the class.
Melissa_B, Apr 2026
Luka was an amazing host! Made it fun for the entire group. Very educational. Our small group was wonderful, great food and a great time!
Jeff_K, Mar 2026
Got to see the market and buy fresh seafood. Our chef Caco was full of helpful information and helped us prepare a delicious meal and was considerate of diners preferences. Wonderful experience
David, Mar 2026
The paella class was great, and learned a great deal. Make sure you identify if you have allergies to shellfish.
Lawrence_T, Mar 2026
Great Sangria
Great Tapas
Great sea food paella
Great atmosphere
Chef fun and knowledgeable
Recommend it highly
Larry_H, Mar 2026
This was an outstanding experience. The chef (Andres) was exceptional. The proceedings were both informative and entertaining.
Jae_C, Mar 2026
Until you allow yourself to experience it you wouldn’t know what you’d missed. Not only our chef , Kaki, was excellent but the sous-chef -one of the participants - topped the show.
poppy_N, Mar 2026
Actual paella making was fun, but having to stand and wait in a crowded tiny bar for 20 minutes waiting for it to begin only to be instantly taken to another location 10 minute walk away ruined the experience
Tristan_M, Mar 2026
Chef Andres was amazing. So fun and knowledgable. Would recommend 100 times! This is a Barcelona MUST!
Denise_F, Mar 2026
Our guide was so knowledgeable and entertaining. The food was plentiful and delicious. Met fun ppl and it was a great night. Well worth the cost!
Riko_N, Feb 2026
Kako was our teacher but the class was amazing! Worth every penny!
Had the best time exploring the boqueria market. The paella was delicious, but more than that I loved the tapas that we had before hand.
Claire_H, Feb 2026
The experience is what you make of it. It is very interactive and is more fun when you talk to others in your group. The food and drink were delicious!
Debbie_S, Feb 2026
food was great and teacher Maia was amazing. We had so much fun! she accommodated food allergies and made the experience fun
Frederika_N, Feb 2026
I highly recommend this experience! It was so much fun visiting the market and learning about the seafood used in the paella. The chef (Andres) was incredibly friendly and explained everything clearly. The sangria and tapas were delicious and the paella? Absolutely amazing! 🤩
Erica_A, Feb 2026
Incredible and intimate cooking class with Andres! There were “no secrets” as he said and we learned the true authentic way to make Paella. Very welcoming and fun!
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