Traditional Basque Pintxos Cooking Class in Bilbao
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Bilbao, Spain
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sample Menu
Starter
Bilbainito
Boiled egg, fresh prawns and home made mayo
Starter
La Gilda
Olives, local peppers and anchovies
Starter
Cod Brandada
Fresh bread, local Basque potato and desalted grilled cod
Starter
Spicy Garlic Mushrooms
Cook with the unamie of our Txampis (the local Basque mushrooms)
Dessert
Torrijas
The Basque Toast
What's Included
- Alcoholic BeveragesAlcoholic beverages will only be offered to +18 year old. Soft drinks and water will be available
- Dinner
- Cotton apron
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Additional food or drinks beyond the set menu
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Gastronomía BilbaoSalbe pl., 6, 48007 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
Please join us at Gastronomía Bilbao gastronomic center. Your chef and instructor will be waiting for you at the entrance. Please note that after a 15-minute grace period, it will no longer be possible to join the class, as the experience will already be underway.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.6:00 pm
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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
What a fun experience! We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Basque culture and how to make pintxos from Mikel. He went out of his way to accommodate our party’s dietary (vegetarian) needs and offered lots of great tips that we will use at home. Our dessert was the icing on the cake… utterly amazing! I can’t recommend this experience enough. We would gladly do it again!
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It was excellent. The wineries were wonderful & our guide was special 😊 Enjoy! Wonderful day to enjoy the Rioja region of the Basque Country
Mikel offers new combinations and techniques for experienced home cooks and easy recipes for new cooks.
Great fun. Great food. Always take a cooking class when traveling. Always worth it. Prepare to eat well.
What a wonderful experience Mikel had prepared for us. We learned about Basque culture, cooking and then dining on what we had created. Mikel made the session informative and fun. Highly recommend!
What a fun experience! We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Basque culture and how to make pintxos from Mikel. He went out of his way to accommodate our party’s dietary (vegetarian) needs and offered lots of great tips that we will use at home. Our dessert was the icing on the cake… utterly amazing! I can’t recommend this experience enough. We would gladly do it again!
First cooking class on our first trip to Bilbao! Mikel was friendly and conversational, kept us all on track, and we made a wonderful dinner the whole group enjoyed. Highly recommend for first timers to Barcelona. Thank you so much Mikel!
The instructor, Mikal, was friendly, welcoming and made the class very enjoyable. Perfect introduction to pincho's in Spain. Very liberal wine pours. Highly recommend for something fun to do in Bilbao.
This was one of the best travel experiences we have ever had. My wife and I try to take a cooking class in each new city we visit, and this was the best that we encountered.
Mikel (the chef) was the friendliest, most knowledgeable and skillful chef we've encountered. He had great stories about his progress becoming a master chef, including about various other chefs he has worked with.
It was an evening that we will never forget! (AND you get a commemorative apron as a souvenir!)
Mikel was amazing! Super informative and fun. We learned so much about the food that we were making and on top of that the food was phenomenal! I had a fantastic time
It was a great experience with a knowledgeable and friendly chef (Mikel). From the start we felt very welcomed and the kitchen was top notch. The initial drinks and starters were a great touch and started the class well.
The preparation of the food was informative and got some great tips and ideas. It is clear that Mikel is a great chef with years of experience.
The food tasted amazing and the Basque Toast was the best dessert that I’ve had in years.
Thanks for a great evening.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you for your positive feedback.
We hope that you can surprise cooking basque Toast :) to your family or friends 😊
Agur (bye in basque) and hope to see you again,
The team of Gastronomia Bilbao
Expert instruction. Delicious food. Fun group of people. Mikel combined the history of Basque food with the cooking instruction. Interesting and delicious. Plus lots of laughter.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you for your positive feedback.
We're so glad you had such a great time. If you want to do it again someday, we'll be waiting for you here.
Agur (bye in basque), hope to see you next time :)
The team of Gastronomia Bilbao
Great experience, great encounters & good food. Small things as feedback for the organizers: Besides wine, it would also be nice if all guests had water available at all times. There could be more wine - perhaps also more variety? Food waste is enormous - not only that we as a group could never eat / wanted to eat everything we prepared - also during the cooking, an immense amount was thrown away - not contemporary. The stories & instructions from our chef were great - in between, however, it also just dragged on unnecessarily, simply because he was telling stories. Furthermore: Pride in the Basque Country is cool - but that doesn't mean everything else is simply "not as good." This is high-level critical feedback - I would take the course again anytime! Thanks
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Fine recipes, delicious wine, interesting explanations, helpful tips, a lively atmosphere with an interesting and internationally mixed group led by a qualified, humorous chef as the instructor.
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Excelente experiencia. Mikel es un crack. Un gran profesor y buen conversador. Generoso para entregar sus recetas y conocimientos. No solo aprendimos de pintxos sino de típs para cocinar que no conocíamos.
Es un excelente anfitrión, el lugar espectacular. Lo pasamos muy bien.
Response from Host, May 2025
Muchas gracias por la valoración,
Encantados de que disfrutaráis de nuestros maravillosos pinchos vascos, aprendiendo cocinar en compañia de Mikel
Siempre bienvenidos a Gastronomía Bilbao
Mikel e Irene son unos anfitriones increíbles. Han hecho de experiencia gastronómica una experiencia familiar única.
Response from Host, May 2025
Muchísimas gracias por esas palabras, es muy gratificante ver que el esfuerzo diario que hacemos en Gastronomía Bilbao transmite nuestra pasión por la gastronomía, y además, la contagiamos también a los que vienen a nuestros clases :)
Agur y siempre bienvenidos en Gastronomía Bilbao
Irene
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