Barcelona Culinary Experience: Cook Tapas & Paella
Overview
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2 hours
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Step into the kitchen at Mescladís, a nonprofit Barcelona restaurant where food connects people and creates opportunities. With guidance from an expert local chef, you’ll prepare three Catalan favorites: fresh gazpacho, traditional paella (with meat or vegetarian), and silky crema catalana. Along the way, you’ll use seasonal, sustainable ingredients, learn tips you can take home, and experience the unique energy of a slow-food kitchen.
Your class also supports Mescladís’ mission to provide people from marginalized communities, such as refugees, free hands-on training that opens doors to careers in hospitality.
After cooking, sit down with your fellow travelers for a family-friendly meal. Enjoy it with wine, beer, or non-alcoholic options like seltzer, soda, and juice. It's a heartwarming, unforgettable taste of Barcelona’s culture and spirit.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
This cooking class offers options for vegetarian (though not vegan), gluten-free, and dairy-free diets.
This is a family-friendly cooking class. We welcome kids as young as 6 to join in the experience as long as they’re accompanied by an adult.
Plan to show up 15 minutes early. The experience starts promptly, and you may miss part of the class if you arrive late.
We only serve alcoholic drinks for travelers 18 and older. Minors under 18 will be served non-alcoholic drinks.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
A drink of your choice (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
Interactive Spanish cuisine cooking class
Authentic Catalan lunch
Recipes to recreate at home
Expert culinary instructor
What To Expect
Learn how to create a full Spanish meal, including classic dishes made with sustainable ingredients. Even better, you’ll be helping a local non-profit create opportunities in the hospitality industry for refugees and other marginalized communities. And it culminates in a shared meal among new friends — a true Barcelona cultural experience!
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Spanish Cooking Class with a Social Enterprise in Barcelona
Reviews
25 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Informative, accessible, tasty fun! Awesome cooking class
mannyb575,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gazpacho, paella, crema catalána with a splash of Sangria! Muy Rico! Great job Chef Diana and Mescaladis. I loved learning the theory of why they cooked a dish a certain way vs other ways of preparing the same dish in different regions of Spain. Also the variety of how we prepared the dishes had us using fun kitchen tools most don’t have at home. Besides the torch use lol, I felt like it would be accessible to recreate these dishes at home. The class was affordable for the breadth of experience and it had a good length of a few action (& eating) packed hours. I would highly recommend this experience and this kilómetros cero restaurant to others!
Diana was great
Martín A,
Nov 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Diana and her team were great, the food was delicious , and for sure I learn a couple of tricks for Spanish dishes. Is a great project with a great perspective
Great experience with great food and people!
Dasha S,
Nov 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really enjoyed the experience. Diana, the instructor, was super clear and fun, and made the whole process look so easy! We prepared a menu of gazpacho, paella and crema catalana, in a very simple way. We learned about Mezcladis and the amazing work they do to support people who want to pursue a career in gastronomy and how they get jobs at the end of their program. I think it's brilliant. Food was amazing and we even got to enjoy a nice glass of sangria with it. Totally recommend if you want to experience a new way of catalan food and life.
Delicious Local Cuisine!
386satorig,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely loved this cooking class!! Diana led us expertly through a well-timed three course meal; while we enjoyed tasting the gazpacho, the paella was finishing up for us to eat leisurely before adding a sugary finish to the crema catalana. Everyone was responsible for some part of the meal, and we took turns with the especially fun parts like blending the gazpacho. Diana enriched the experience with stories of food throughout Spain, so we learned the types of paella by region, as well as how to make it. She also accommodated different dietary needs; we made a veggie paella with the option to add butifarra. And the final products were SO delicious!!! You can really taste the fresh, local ingredients. Thank you for a wonderful experience!!
Spanish in a dish
Margaret D,
Nov 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This experience was probably the best one I ever had. It was my first time taking a cooking class and the environment was fantastic. It was very welcoming and understanding about Spanish culture. Instructor was insanely hilarious and made everyone feel welcomed.
Great experience and delicious recipes!!
I5152NYsarahs,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience with Chef Diana!! We cooked a gazpacho, a paella, and a Catalan cream. In addition to being delicious, the chef sent us the recipes at the end so we could reproduce them at home!! I had a great time, friendly and warm, with people as passionate about cooking as I am!! 🥰 It made me want to cook more and learn more about Spanish cuisine ✨
Cooking, Culture, and Community — A Perfect Recipe!
pilarjC1411YX,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My experience at the Melcladis cooking class was amazing!! Before the class even started, I knew it was going to be fantastic. Jaime reached out to check in on all food allergies/restrictions and gave clear instructions about the meeting place and time. Any doubts we had, she swiftly answered and resolved. Once we arrived, the space was clean yet cozy. The staff greeted us and were so friendly, inviting us to sit down and drink some water while we waited for others to arrive. Our chef did an excellent job not only teaching us how to prepare gazpacho, paella, and crema catalana in a warm and approachable manner, but also discussing the cultural significance of each dish and how many countries and regions can have their own versions. She was highly knowledgeable. Hearing about Melcaldis' mission to cook with social impact was great. This is an organization that lives its values from the classes they provide to newcomers in Barcelona to all of their fresh ingredients being locally sourced. All participants had varying jobs to do at every moment, and we even got to try a little as we went along. We had so much fun--- cannot recommend this enough!
Fun cooking experience
Vacation33266566770,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a wonderful experience. It was really fun and I learned how to cook the Catalan classics and met some nice people. I would do it again. Thanks!
Hands-On & Educational Cooking Class!
Gina F,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The experience was so much fun! Each recipe was so hands on and I learned a lot through the whole class. Not only did we learn the recipes, we learned their significance and stories behind each one. Would definitely come again!
Cooking class in Barcelona
308romya,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great experience :) Pleasant time, really interesting and fun to cooking local recipes in Barcelona. 🥘🇪🇸✨ I recommend !
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