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Basque cuisine cooking class

Recommended by 100% of travelers
San Sebastian, Spain
  • 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

San Sebastian is known for its “pintxos”, the Basque Country’s answer to tapas. Feast on a wealth of Basque cuisine and learn to cook these regional signatures with a professional chef on this evening cooking class. Prepare and eat seven different dishes washed down with red wine and the signature local sparkling white, “txakoli”, and leave with newfound confidence in your cooking skills.
  • Learn how to prepare seven separate Basque dishes, including “pintxos”
  • Feast on the recipes you’ve prepared—enough for a full dinner
  • Taste local wines, including the local dry sparkling white, “txakoli”
  • Get tips and techniques from professional cooks

Sample Menu

Starter

Tortilla de patata

Main

Bacalao al pil pil

Main

Stuffed piquillo peppers

Dessert

Basque cheesecake

What's Included

  • Basque dishes and pintxos cooking class
  • Ingredients
  • Expert chef
  • Translator (if necessary)
  • Small group tour up to 8 participants
  • Extra food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Donostia Information and Tourism Office
    Alameda del Blvd., 8, 20003 Donostia / San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain

    Meeting point: San Sebastian tourism main office. Address: Alameda del Blvd., 8, 20003 Donostia-San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa Please wait for your guide outside the tourist office. The tour leader will carry a corporate ID displaying our company name, Local Experts Tours.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.5:45 pm

What To Expect

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • A minimum of 2 adults is required, among all bookings, for the tour to go ahead. If the minimum group for carrying out the activity would not be reached, an alternative date or full refund would be offered. If your booking was below this number we will contact you at least 2 days in advance to inform you in case the minimum group size was not covered by this stage. Please feel free to contact us anytime to confirm the total amount of bookings for your tour date.
  • Gluten free options available
  • Not recommended for vegans or vegetarians
  • Non-alcoholic beverages available
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0
based on 12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fantastic Experience

Soledad_H, Jul 2024
We enjoyed the class, learned a lot and eat wonderful food. Our teacher was experienced, funny and considerate, open to everyone needs. ❤️

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you so much for your review! See you soon.

Really well done!

Renwick_D, May 2019
Worth the time. Worth the money. And lots of fun. Should be more aptly called a cooking demonstration rather than a cooking class. We watched Chef Nick prepare 7 different dishes and enjoyed tasting them all. Good opportunity to learn specific techniques on preparing a diverse set of local foods. Conducted in the working kitchen of a local restaurant. Really well done and organized. Highly recommend doing this while in town!

Response from Host, Oct 2020

We are proud to read this! Thank you!

From $155.45

per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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On average, this is booked 45 days in advance.

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