Madrid Tapas & Paella Cooking Experience with Local Market Visit
Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Take a deep dive into Spanish cuisine and culture by getting hands-on in the kitchen. After a tour of a traditional market with an expert local guide, you’ll head into a modern private kitchen space to make traditional paella, tapas, and dessert. By the time you sit down to enjoy your homemade lunch, you’ll understand the crucial role that food plays in everyday life here in Spain, the fascinating history behind paella, and cooking techniques you can bring back to your own kitchen.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
This tour is in English.
Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
This tour is adaptable for: Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Gluten free (not celiacs), Non-alcoholic options & Pregnant women.
This tour is not suitable for vegans, those with celiac disease and those with lactose intolerance.
Those with dietary restrictions or food allergies need to email our Guest Experience team after booking the tour so we can arrange your ingredients.
Unfortunately, due to the prevalence of sharp knives, hot stoves, and high surfaces, this experience is not suitable for children under 12.
Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
A traditional aperitivo (drink and snack)
Fully guided experience in English
Drinks
Enough food for lunch and dessert
Fresh ingredients from a local market
Small group cooking class of 12 people or fewer
Gratuities
Transport
What To Expect
Meet your guide near one of Madrid’s most historic markets, where neighborhood residents have been shopping for over a century. Head inside to discover a gastronomic haven of delicious, high-quality Spanish products that form the building blocks of local cuisine. Chat with the vendors and pick up fresh ingredients to take back to the kitchen. Now that you have a solid understanding of Spanish food basics, it’s time to get hands-on. You’ll head behind the scenes of one of the most exciting restaurants in Madrid’s Huertas neighborhood into a beautiful cooking space reserved just for your small group. Enjoy a typical aperitif of sweet vermouth with products from the local market. Over the next few hours, you'll work in the kitchen with your group to prepare typical Spanish tapas, homemade croquetas and patatas bravas with two homemade sauces. Sit down to enjoy your homemade lunch and seasonal fruit from the market for dessert with your choice of beer or wine. You'll feel bonded to this new group of friends after cooking this special meal together. Leaving class, you'll have a deeper knowledge of Spanish cuisine and several easy, delicious recipes to recreate in your own kitchen.
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Paella and Tapas Cooking Class in Madrid with Market Visit
Reviews
394 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience!
Michael O,
Oct 1, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great experience learning about the market, the food and drink. The paella was excellent. Definitely going to try and make what was shown to us.
Good cooking tour although could be more personalised.
Michelle K,
Sep 24, 2025
- Viator
4.00Nice clean professional cooking class room. Informative but rather too formal for truly learning Spanish cooking. You don't get to cook your own dishes but you participate with a bit of chopping and a bit of stirring of the cook's main dishes. Would have been better if dishes were made more personally by between 2 people. Otherwise still fun with our friends.
Excellent
Miin A,
Jul 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00Wonderful, anuthentic and educational experience that I would highly recommend. Arantxa had a terrific sense of humour and was very knowledgeable about her craft. Such a terrific way to appreciate the history of true Spanish cooking. Learned a lot! Will come back to her again! Thank you very much.
Discover Spain through food!
Kevin H,
Jun 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00Daniel is an energetic and knowledgeable guide and chef! Visiting the market first, and picking up some of our ingredients added to the experience. More important than the recipes, we learned new cooking techniques that make a really great food.
Fun cooking class but get recipes
DebbyK,
Jun 18, 2025
- Viator
4.00We had a lot of fun and the food tasted delicious. Daniel was a very good host. The one problem was, we did not receive the recipes to anything. If you go to his class, make sure you get the recipe before leaving.
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