Barcelona Interactive Spanish Cooking Experience
Overview
Available languages
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
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.
Options
Lunchtime Experience
Daytime Experience
Morning Option
Morning Class : We now run morning cooking classes every day at 10.30.
Dinner Experience
Mid Afternoon experience
Mid Afternoon Experience : For those looking for a great activity in the middle of the afternoon
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2,231 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Milo’s cooking class
Nicholas G,Jun 28, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Milo was an amazing host! Super friendly, funny and knowledgeable! Would definitely do this again! 5 stars!
Highly recommend
280ilener,Jun 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome and extremely fun experience! Milo was incredible. So knowledgeable and informative and made the class so much fun! We had so many great people in the class - the time flew by! We learned a lot about making paella and it turned out delicious.
Amazing cooking class!
JohnMark P,Jun 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00I booked the cooking experience to learn how to make a good paella since I learned cooking seafood paella online. Our chef is Andres. First, we went to the Mercat and bought fresh large prawns, mussels, squid and cuttlefish (provided by the tour). Andres is very knoledgeable and very entertaning from the beginning. Told us some histories and facts about catalan, barcelona and of course the art of cooking paella. After the market, we went/walk to the cooking place. They provided us red sangria, cheese and different ham and chorizos which are delicious. Andres then now explain the steps of cooking. He gave us different tasks like one is cutting the bell peppers, cleaning the musvles and cutting the legs of the prawns. Then he proceed to cooking. I was impressed how he cooked the paella. When it was finished, we ate the paella. I was surprised that it was so delicious. It’s our 3rd time having paella in town since we visited and his paella is so far the best! Amazing and I highly recommended for first timers in Barcelona. We loved it 😍
Great way to spend an afternoon in Barcelona
JBJsy,Jun 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The guide was informative and Santiago the chef was very patient and skilled.
Best tour guide!
Lauri G,Jun 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00He was knowledgeable and informed. He was engaging and witty! It was great way to see the city and learn about Barcoelona
Great experience!
DavidSargent2121,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was awesome, the chef was great and so informative about the secret to good paella! We drank a lot of sangria!
a great event for both teams and individuals
789marenk,Jun 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was truly a wonderful experience. Maja and Andre provided us with a great and interesting afternoon. We were able to learn quite a bit for our own kitchen and found both of them very likable.
Great addition to Barcelona memories
TimothyDepaul T,Jun 18, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great experience. Chef was very professional and funny. Good bunch of people and very personal touch
Halfway experience
FabrizioP425,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Immersive experience, but below expectations. The market visit was very nice, a brief stay, everyone on their own, and once we regrouped, we went to the cooking school. Well done, Maia, who explained the technique and procedure for making paella. We engaged in preparing the ingredients, and the chef completed the cooking. Unfortunately for the rest, the program for which we paid was not respected: we did not prepare the pintxos (a variety of classic Spanish finger foods) nor the sangria (served in a pitcher at the table without any trace of fruit, leading to the doubt that it was pre-packaged). Experience completed in just under 2 hours.
Fantastic cultural experience
X1811KMmeganp,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great experience. The guide Milo was very knowledgeable and a fantastic cook and guide. Everything was easy to understand, and the walk around the Gothic quarter and market was very interesting. We loved learning about the history and Barcelonas oldest traditions and prides. Has some great food with amazing people. Couldn't recommend enough!!!!
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