Barcelona Interactive Spanish Cooking Experience

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a 2.5- to 3-hour interactive cooking experience with a local chef. Visit the La Boqueria market before preparing tapas, paella, and sangria. You will then be able to sit down and enjoy the freshly made meal.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Minimum drinking age is 18 years

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

In this interactive experience, you will learn to make Spanish tapas, traditional paella, and sangria. Share a hearty dinner of classic local cuisine that you’ve had a hand in making. All great Spanish food starts with super fresh ingredients, so you will begin this cooking class with a guided trip through La Boqueria market. Afterwards, the chef will lead this interactive Spanish cooking class on how to create tapas, paella and sangria. At the end of the experience, you can even take the recipes back with you in order to impress your friends back home.

Sample Menu

main

Paella

A delicious traditional Seafood paella, prepared with fresh ingredients from the local market.

starter

Tapas

Freshly prepared Spanish 'Pinchos' made with traditional hams and cheeses.

What‘s Included

Tapas, paella and sangria

Your chef’s recipes and local Spanish cooking and dining tips

Interactive seafood paella making workshop

Local chef

Tour of Boqueria market (subject to opening times)

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Market visit on Sunday's and national holidays (market it closed)

Gratuities

Options

Mid Afternoon experience

Mid Afternoon Experience : For those looking for a great activity in the middle of the afternoon

Morning Option

Morning Class : We now run morning cooking classes every day at 10.30.

Dinner Experience

Lunchtime Experience

Daytime Experience

Reviews

4.59

2,174 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1730

205

102

Excellent
BreezyLaia,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Learned so much! Our chef, Andres, was fabulous. Knowledgeable and funny. We received some great tips while at the market and most of all during class. The tapas were delicious too.
The paella class was...
David,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
The paella class was great, and learned a great deal. Make sure you identify if you have allergies to shellfish.
Great paella cooking class!
Explorer68130495696,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I booked this last minute and was very pleased with the experience…exactly what I was hoping for and a good value compared to other cooking classes. We enjoyed a quick market tour and then headed to a separate kitchen where we snacked on tapas and learned how to make paella. We had separate stations so each person had an opportunity to work on a part of the paella cooking. Mya did an excellent job teaching us and the final paella tasted great! Glad I signed up for the experience. Afterwards we received a link to the paella/sangria recipes and an invite to stop at our starting point for a complimentary churros with chocolate.
Wonderful food and great chef Luco.
Lawrence T,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great Sangria Great Tapas Great sea food paella Great atmosphere Chef fun and knowledgeable Recommend it highly
Outstanding Paella Cooking Class
Larry H,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was an outstanding experience. The chef (Andres) was exceptional. The proceedings were both informative and entertaining.
True Flavors of Barcelona …..
Jae C,Mar 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Until you allow yourself to experience it you wouldn’t know what you’d missed. Not only our chef , Kaki, was excellent but the sous-chef -one of the participants - topped the show.
Fun making Paella
Nichole C,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Maia and Andres were a wonderful set of instructors. The food we prepared was delicious and abundant. We learned a lot about paella. I was hoping to get instructions on the making of Sangria. It was a fun evening.
Meg
poppy N,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00
Actual paella making was fun, but having to stand and wait in a crowded tiny bar for 20 minutes waiting for it to begin only to be instantly taken to another location 10 minute walk away ruined the experience
Paella and Sangria WOW
Tristan M,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Chef Andres was amazing. So fun and knowledgable. Would recommend 100 times! This is a Barcelona MUST!
Our guide was so...
Denise F,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide was so knowledgeable and entertaining. The food was plentiful and delicious. Met fun ppl and it was a great night. Well worth the cost!