Barcelona Culinary Experience: Paella & Tapas Cooking Class
Recommended by 97% of travelers
Barcelona, Spain
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
When it comes to cooking, books and videos are no substitute for learning from a local. Bring home recipes to remember when you book this small-group cooking class. Prepare a 4-dish lunch or dinner, with a paella entrée (vegetarian and vegan options available on request), then enjoy it with local wine. Nibble on local snacks as you learn the basics, and hear about history, culture and traditions too.
- Learn to cook four delicious Spanish dishes: two tapas, paella and dessert
- Savor local snacks, wines and (of course) the meal you’ve prepared
- Numbers are capped at 14 travelers, for a more hands-on experience
- Hear local lore and cultural insights from your instructor/chef
Sample Menu
Starter
2 Seasonal Tapas as Entrees
Main
Paella
Dessert
Traditional Local Dessert
What's Included
- Vegan Option upon request
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Tapas, Paella and Dessert
- Propinas
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- cookandtasteCarrer del Paradís, 3, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
The nearest metro station is Jaume I, Line 4. But also close from Liceu‚ Line 3. Then head for Pl St Jaume, where the City Hall is located. Look for the Conesa sandwich shop in one corner. C. Paradís (small alley) starts here. Walk up for 20m - you will see our venue when the street turns a corner
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 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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Fantastic!!! I can’t say enough about this experience. We enjoyed learning some cooking techniques, getting to take recipes home that you could actually make at home and ate really great food. We had already been in Spain several days, trying different food and this Paella was our favorite! Our chef was fun, engaging and helpful. You should definitely do this.
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Travelers consistently praise the tour’s food and beverage offerings, highlighting delicious paella, desserts, and excellent wine paired with generous portions. The cooking experience stands out for knowledgeable, personable chefs who provide clear, engaging instruction and hands-on participation. Guides and instructors receive commendation for their informative, interactive teaching styles that enrich understanding of local culinary traditions. Overall, the tour is valued for its rewarding, immersive approach to learning and enjoying regional cuisine.
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This was a delightful experience. Our chef was Marco. He had great experiences to share with our group while keeping us on task. The food was excellent and the recipes were ours to take home. I always love a cooking class to get to know the real culture of an area. This one did not disappoint!
Such a fun and educational experience! The food was delicious, and the wine throughout the class was fantastic. I loved learning new recipes and techniques and can’t wait to recreate some of the dishes at home. Highly recommend!
There were six of us in our group and this was truly a highlight of our trip. Thank you so much to Carlos who was an excellent chef and teacher.
I decided last minute to attend a cooking class, seeing great reviews about this place. Pamela was super friendly, knowledgeable, and encouraged us to participate in the interactive cooking tasks. The dinner was a 4 courses, with roasted veggie, tortilla, paella, and crema catalena. It was the best experience I had on the trip.
Chef Mariana was top notch! My wife and I really enjoyed our experience and we learned how to make four dishes. Highly recommend this tour.
Excellent opportunity to learn best way to make paella! Carlos did a wonderful job of engaging all of us in the fun of learning about Spanish cuisine!!
Couldn’t recommend more! Interactive, authentic, overall fantastic experience, best thing we’ve done so far
Very satisfied with this cooking class. Well organized, Pamela was a delight. She was personable and kept us all involved. Explained why it is important to take the time needed to make the sofrito. We made 2 starters, watermelon gazpacho, yummy tomato bread, seafood paella and Spanish cream for dessert. All delicious! Highly recommend this experience.
Expect to have a great time and cook the best food!
We loved Pamela and the food was outstanding. Pamela did a great job engaging the group and we all got to prepare our meal. If you are looking for a good time and fabulous meal book this experience.
An absolute highlight from our trip to Barcelona! A great hands-on experience and delicious food as well. We definitely recommend
The culinary experience was so much fun! The food was yummy and Carlos was amazing!! We definitely will try this at home.
It was a great experience. A lot of fun, a great group of other people taking the class, the instructor, Pamela, was great and so was the food.
Enjoyed the whole experience - the menu, the intro, helping with the meal prep work, discovering new flavours, the meal itself and the comraderie that developed
A great time. You will learn and you will laugh. Go with the intention of being involved. Don’t hesitate. 10/10 would recommend.
This is an amazing way to spend the afternoon diving into some delicious dishes. So many recipes and tons of knowledge.
This is the most wonderful cooking class. Marco was so welcoming and engaging. We had a group of 14 people and everyone enjoyed the experience and the food was delicious!! Thoroughly recommend going here!
Marco was exceptionally knowledgeable and took time to explain the history and the process before cooking. His approach was enlightening.
We had the best experience with the most amazing food! Very professional and so much fun. 10 out of 10!!
Very nice paella Cooking Experience.
Chef was very good and food was excellent.
Would be enjoyed by most everyone
This was a fabulous cookery experience. I attended with my husband and 16 year old son and we all loved it.
It was really interactive but up to you how much you take part.
The cooking instructions were incredible, we learnt so many useful tips.
We can’t wait to recreate the menu at home. I would highly recommend this experience.
Such a fun activity while in Barcelona.
Carlos our chef was wonderful and our meal delicious!
Highly recommend!
Wonderful culinary experience with Pamela as our guide. It was our family of four with another fun family of six and we all had a great time. Pamela had everyone participate in every step of making our two tapas, paella and dessert. Every dish was delicious and I have to say it was the best paella I’ve ever eaten. As we prepped and cooked Pamela gave us a fun and informative history about what we were making. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone who loves to cook as well as those just beginning.
My husband & I went to Barcelona to visit our son who is studying abroad there. I really wanted to do a Paella cooking class but couldn't find a Private one. Came across this one which ended up working out very well for us! The instructor was very knowledgeable, the class went wonderfully, and the food was delicious!
This was an amazing experience I enjoyed every moment!! It was a great pace,
Great environment with a great teacher! I would 10/10 recommend
What a great experience. We both loved the time with our teacher. The food we made was just great and very tasty. Hope to try the recipes at home. Would highly recommend.
Excellent place! Marco was both charming and humorous, which given the male diva cooks we had in our group was amazing. Food was delicious, wine poured generously and a good time was had by all. Excellent value for the price
Authentic hands on experience with a very knowledgeable chef. Fun way to learn about this culinary tradition.
Thoroughly enjoyable evening. Very personable chef host and great food and wine. Would do again!! Came away with a couple new ideas for our home paella.
We loved taking this class! Pamela was an awesome instructor. She explained everything and was fun to cook with, we learned a lot. We definitely recommend taking the class!
This was such an amazing cooking class!! The chef we had was so friendly and knowledgeable and honestly the most delicious food! The best paella we have ever eaten! Went with my family and had such a great time would highly recommend - you got so much food and drink provided, 10/10 experience - thank you!
Very enjoyable evening of cooking. Our chef was very experienced and made the evening special. Recipes were easy to follow and very delicious.
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