Seafood Paella cooking class Sangria workshop & Local Market
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Valencia, Spain
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Valencia is the undisputed home of paella. Master one of Spain's most storied dishes—the ever-popular seafood paella—during this small-group cooking class. With all equipment provided, it will be easy to follow your guide's step-by-step instructions. You’ll shop for ingredients at the hip Ruzafa Market (closed Sundays), learn to make sangria, enjoy a drink with tapas on arrival, and sit down to your paella with salad, desserts, local wines, and coffee.
- Learn to cook the classic seafood paella—and make sangria too
- Small group means you get personalized attention
- Savor tapas, paella, dessert, salad, local wines, coffee, sangria, and more
- Shop for ingredients at a neighborhood market in hip Ruzafa
Sample Menu
Starter
Tapas
Patatas bravas with sojanesa, Jamón serrano, Manchego cheese, Steamed mussels, Olives
Main
Paella, Valencian Tomato Salad
Dessert
Seasonal fruit, Valencian Cake, Sweet Wine and Coffee
What's Included
- Some tapas
- Tomato salad
- Sangría, wine, beer, soft drinks or water
- All ingredients and equipment to cook
- Dessert, coffee and mistela
- No visit Ruzafa Market on Sunday (closed)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Parroquia de San ValeroCarrer del Pare Perera, 6, L'Eixample, 46006 València, Valencia, Spain
We will meet in Parroquia San Valero (in the stairs) at 11:00am Carrer del Pare Perera, 6 46006 Valencia
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.11:00 am
What To Expect
1
Mercado De Ruzafa
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide (English, Russian and Spanish)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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
Rajesh_B
This paella making class was so much fun! We had the best time learning how to make sangria and paella. The chef was very energetic and got everyone involved. We all had a great time drinking sangria, taking shots, and finally eating the paella we cooked! I would highly recommend for a great experience!
Reviews
4.9
based on 347 reviews
William_B, Mar 2026
We enjoyed learning about the history and traditions of paella making before actually cooking our meal. We were welcomed with a variety of tapas along with sangria to get us started. Very fun and delicious experience!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much! 😊 We’re delighted you enjoyed learning the history and traditions, along with the tapas and sangria to start. So happy you had a fun and delicious experience—hope to see you again soon! 🥘🍷✨
Mia_W, Dec 2025
They cancelled on me as they had no other participants for the activity. Came to Valencia solely for this activity.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
We are very sorry, as we mentioned, our chefs had the flu and as it was the only reservation, we offered alternatives. We deeply regret not being able to provide the experience as normal. We apologise profusely.
Patricia_L, Nov 2025
This cooking class was one of the absolute highlights of our trip to Spain. Guillermo (?) led our market visit, and Jose and Christine were the fantastic chefs who taught our class. They are absolute stars! We opted for the seafood paella option, and all the participants had a chance to prepare the ingredients and cook. Jose gave great instructions and lots of useful tips, and Christine showed us how to make delicious sangria. They had a great rapport and really seemed to enjoy teaching. We enjoyed meeting the other participants, and there was great conversation and a lot of laughter. We highly recommend this class!!
Eve_W, Oct 2025
Cris was wonderful - fun, entertaining, knowledgeable and an excellent instructor. We enjoyed learning how to make paella and it was delicious.
Bharti_M, Sep 2025
Excellent experience, well explained, leant so much and great fun. Definately recommend. Everyone is involved, so much great food more thani expected, great value
Nancy_R, Aug 2025
We enjoyed everything about this experience except the meeting place was not well defined. The address that was given was not where the actual meeting place was. We wandered around the general vicinity and then ended up asking a shop keeper and he told us where to go. Other than that, the experience of going to the market, making the paella and learning more about the Spanish culture was top notch! We felt like we got our money’s worth.
Susan_B, Jul 2025
Very informative and lots of food and laughter.
The guides and teachers answered all my questions even walked to another part of the market
Rajesh_B, Jun 2025
This paella making class was so much fun! We had the best time learning how to make sangria and paella. The chef was very energetic and got everyone involved. We all had a great time drinking sangria, taking shots, and finally eating the paella we cooked! I would highly recommend for a great experience!
Greyson_H, Jun 2025
València is world-famous for its paella, so we knew we needed to devote some time to learning about and eating it on our visit! This cooking class through “My First Paella” was the perfect way to do both. A tour, a cooking class, and a social activity all in one, you won’t regret this experience!
My partner and I were thrilled to spend some time in the wonderful “Mercat de Russafa,” filled with friendly vendors and delicious, local food, as our guide and chef extraordinaire for the day, Ana, showed us the ingredients we would be using for our dish!
Chef Ana was extremely kind and very funny as she shared her knowledge of cooking paella, both the technical elements and the power of paella to bring people and families together. Chef Jose was humorous and warm, and kept us laughing and drinking while taking care of everyone.
There were many parts of this experience that stood out to me. One was Chef Ana’s explanation of how everyone involved with My First Paella wants to include visitors to Valencia (like myself and most of my group today) in the local culture and community in a real and genuine way, while also respecting and coexisting with the people who live in this beautiful city and are trying to go about their daily lives. So, for example, showing us visitors what it is like to shop in the local Mercat and where our ingredients are coming from, but being very careful to split big groups up and guide us carefully so we don’t block walkways or interfere with the stalls or the customers!! I absolutely loved how intentional they were about this, and it reflects my own beliefs about travel and tourism.
The other big thing that stood out to me was how darn good the food was! It’s hard enough to make good paella yourself, I can’t even imagine how hard it must be to teach eight people at two different paella stations how to make two different types of paella at once - but Chef Ana did it and our paella was DELICIOUS!! It was so interesting to learn more about the importance of paella in Spanish (and especially, Valencian) culture, and it was so much fun to cook paella ourselves. My partner and I had some tasty seafood paella the night before our class from a really great local restaurant, but the paella we cooked together in class tasted even better.
I could go on and on about this experience - delicious sangria, the opportunity to meet other travelers, feeling like part of the local community - but really, you should go experience it yourself! If you’re coming to Valencia, put “My First Paella” on your calendar.
Helen_M, May 2025
You get a brief tour of the market to pick up ingredients for the meal. It is a bit of a hike to the kitchen, so this might be hard for the less mobile traveler. We had 2 chefs helping on 3 paellas. It worked o.k. but having a chef for each one would have been ideal. It was great seeing the methodology for different paellas at the same time. There was a lot of alcohol served with the adventure, and the food was great. It made me appreciate how much goes into making paella.
Frances_F, May 2025
I had such a fun experience! This was my 1st travel cooking class - and has turned out not to be my last.
We met on the steps to a church near the Ruzafa market- very easy to find, public, visible spot. We made market stops to find out about all the ingredients & enjoy a few taste samples, then continued on to the cooking kitchen.
We started off with delicious sangria & tapas - what else would be more appropriate? Then split into groups - i was making seafood Paella, the other was traditional meat (chicken, rabbit, I think).
The cooking was a fun time - explanation of the techniques for prepping & cooking the ingredients, cooking with people. Then we sat down to eat our creation - with more wine and dessert. And it turned out 1 of the guys in my group used to live in my county - what a small world.
Paella isn't hard or complicated, it's a great group cooking experience and of course - I turned out delicious!
Jane_P, Apr 2025
The three cooking instructors were fantastic. Anna, Christine and Valentin were fun and very informative. The class was hands on and easy paced. The food and drinks were excellent. By the end we all felt like family and so welcomed. I highly recommend this class
brendan_n, Mar 2025
Full Spanish family experience of cooking a paella. They create the family experience with the best flavour we have ever had. We cannot rave about this team enough it is a must do. Love u guys.
Joseph_C, Feb 2025
This was a fantastic experience! Valentin and Christina were awesome - they were knowledgeable and funny, and the paellas turned out great. I've been trying to make paella on my own for many years and this class really helped me get better. In addition, the side dishes were also great. I definitely would recommend this tour for anyone wanting to learn more about making paella
David_W, Dec 2024
Come prepared to meet interesting people, learn about the history and evolution of paella. Also how to create your own personalized recipe to teach your family and friends.
Michael_K, Nov 2024
What an excellent day. Because of the tragic events in Valencia our numbers were fewer than normal. We met outside the Russafa market, went inside to collect the ingredients required. Off to the kitchens where we were greeted with freshly made Sangria followed by tapas. Then our team gave a spirited, informative presentation of cooking paella as we followed their instructions in preparing and cooking. Best part we then ate our paellas washed down with a couple of glasses of wine. You could not improve on this day, thoroughly enjoyable.
Amy_R, Nov 2024
José, Ana and Cristina made this experience unforgettable! I learned a lot about how to cook paella, we had awesome sangrias and tapas! The best patatas bravas I've ever tasted. I had a lot of fun and everything was super delicious! Im literally speechless to describe how much I enjoyed and learned! Don't miss this experience.
Kim_D, Nov 2024
Absolutely fabulous experience! The team was fantastic very informative and fun. Have recommended to several people already.
Karen_R, Oct 2024
The experience was wonderful. The hosts did a great job explaining the process. Plan to make paella at home.
RubenL_M, Oct 2024
Learned many things, besides preparing a Paella. Ana and Cristina took good care of us. We also went to the market and met the vendors. Another chef was involved in the other group that prepared a paella valenciana.
Steve_H, Oct 2024
Class was informative and fun! Great hosts and fantastic food! We enjoyed cooking with other travelers from around the world.
Sue_W, Oct 2024
Way better than ever imagined. Our party of five well-travelled ladies celebrating a milestone birthday aren’t always the easiest to please but we each thoroughly enjoyed our time with the MyFirstPaella team. It was educational, entertaining and great value. The interactive workshop was impressive, and we each took away some great tips - realising just where our own versions of paella can be improved to be more authentic and impressive.
Susan_J, Oct 2024
This was such a fun class! We went to the market first and learned about seafood, ham and vegetables in paella. Then we went to the kitchen and were greeted with homemade sangria and snacks. We were then separated into groups doing traditional, seafood and vegetable paella. Each of us had different jobs to do to help make it. Afterwards, we sat down and had our paella and a tomato salad with wine. Meet some nice people and the entire staff were excellent! Highly recommend!
Patty_A, Oct 2024
Such a wonderful cooking class! Loved the presenters’ passion for their work and the way they made all of us feel part of the “paella family”! So worth every penny!
Jenny_J, Sep 2024
What a fun time! We learned about the love the Valencian’s put into their Paella. It was great food and a great experience. They explained all the ingredients as well as how to prepare the dish. They were very knowledgeable and accommodating. I would highly recommend.
Mark_N, Sep 2024
Wow….. what a day and what a team of people who looked after us.
Anna, John and Christina were so knowledgeable, helpful and made you feel at ease.
We didn’t realise the amount of work to make a Paella, it was broken down into straightforward stages.
The hospitality along with the cookery lesson was brilliant along with the history of Valencia and the market.
Absolutely brilliant and a ‘must do’
Thank you for a great day 👍👍
Peter_S, Sep 2024
We had a great time and all the staff were excellent! A great time was had by all who attended. The Paella was delicious!
Susan_H, Sep 2024
Wonderful immersive experience with a group of only 12. Our chefs, Jose and Valentine were so fun and experienced and inclusive. Started the experience with shopping for ingredients ta at Mercado, followed by a walk to the kitchen. We were served sangria and tapas before the paella cooking began. Our hosts were passionate about paella and the experience for all. Enjoyed all the local history about Valencia imparted to us. Highly recommend this adventure if you enjoy immersion in the local culture. Bravo!
PS We happened to be here on World Paella Day!
Julie_D, Sep 2024
So much fun with these great chefs. The food was great and plenty to drink - Salud! Loved learning all about the markets and the history of paella!
Eric_G, Sep 2024
Great experience cooking Paella as a group, we each were able to do parts of the process with the chef watching to make sure it turned out amazing. We did the seafood paella and worked side by side with the normal paella team. The trip to the market was interesting to see all the fresh fish, vegetables and fruits.
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