Cooking Classes · MARKET TOUR COOKING CLASSES IN SPAIN
The 15 best market tour cooking classes in Spain you can book today, with what each costs, how long you are on your feet and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Meet your English-speaking chef near Las Ramblas, visit La Boqueria for paella ingredients, then prepare tapas and seafood paella in a private dining room. Andrea, Luca, Kako, Maia, and other chefs have led sessions, with food, drinks, and recipes included.
“Andrea was amazing. He was very understanding of our delay and adjusted the schedule so we can still do the activity.”
Start near La Rambla with a chef-led visit to La Boqueria, then return to GAB Lab for tapas, sangria, and hands-on paella. Guides such as Maria, Hugo, Bibi, and Matteo have led classes, with seafood, chicken, and vegetarian options available.
“Amazing experience! The highlight of our Barcelona trip! Very accommodating of allergies (gluten) and food preferences.”
Start near Valencia’s MYR Hotel Palau Vallier with a guide such as Daniel, Victor, Reyes, or Juan. Visit Central Market when open, choose fresh paella ingredients, then cook, taste wines, share tapas, and eat your own paella in a small group.
“Fabulous! Very informative and friendly staff! An experience you do not want to miss! Super fun, while you learn tips and tricks for cooking paella explanation”
Meet José, Anna, or another local instructor at San Valero Parish, shop for paella ingredients at Ruzafa Market, then walk to the kitchen for tapas, sangria, and hands-on chicken-and-rabbit paella. The class ends with wine, dessert, coffee, and your finished dish.
“What a fun interactive useful experience. Jose and Anna were amazing as was the food and Sangria and meeting new people.”
Meet inside Triana Market, tour food stalls with a local guide such as Sabrina or Anna, then cook a three-course Andalusian meal with a chef such as Pedro or Carlo. Sangria, two meal-time drinks, recipes, and dietary adjustments are included.
“Excellent, well prepared, well organized, acomodating, sense of humour, good recipes, lots of participation.”
Meet your English-speaking guide at Triana Market, where you’ll tour local stalls before cooking salmorejo, spinach with chickpeas, chicken paella, and a light dessert. Chefs such as Leo, Dom, and Maria mix clear instruction with humor, while sangria and two meal drinks round out the 3.5-hour class.
“this course needs no improvement!!!!. it is an extremely enjoyable and fun way to spend a few hours learning about and cooking some Spanish dishes. best thing we have done all holiday!! thank you everyone involved. it was brilliant !!!!”
Meet near Plaza de la Virgen, walk through Central Market with a paella chef, then cook your own dish at a personal station. Guides such as Daniel, Reyes, and Victor explain local ingredients, technique, and wine pairings before you sit down to eat paella, tapas, and dessert.
“It was great! Daniel is such a great host and the whole experience was superb”
Meet chefs such as Maria, Hugo, Simon, and Yaya for a three-hour, hands-on class near La Boqueria. Shop for fresh ingredients, prepare sangria and seasonal tapas, cook seafood, chicken, or vegetarian paella, and finish with dessert and recipes to take home.
“Alberto and Hugo were awesome and they made sure everyone felt involved in the process. This was a great experience for the entire family which consisted of 11 and 14 year old boys, 16 year old daughter and me and my wife. Worth every penny! I would recommend doing the 10am class as that lines up perfectly with lunch and then you have the rest of the day!”
Start at Mercado de Antón Martín, choose fresh ingredients with your guide, then cook tapas, croquetas, patatas bravas, and paella in a private Huertas kitchen. Guides such as Andrea, Daniel, and Arantxa bring food stories and practical techniques to this 3.5-hour English-language class.
“Great experience learning about the market, the food and drink. The paella was excellent. Definitely going to try and make what was shown to us.”
Start with a chef-led visit to La Boqueria Market on morning departures, then prepare a four-course Spanish meal with bilingual chefs such as Juan or Sonia. Expect paella, soup, an appetizer, dessert, Spanish wine, and practical tips for cooks of all levels.
“Amazing class and experience! Wish I could stay more to take more classes. Amazing chef Sonia ! Sparked alittle in me that I love cooking more than anything . It was such a good class finishing my favorite dishes . Pan con tomato , tortillas , soup , Catalan crème and Paela . The shopping at market was soooo awesome too. Thank you !!”
Start at La Boqueria with a chef such as Juan, Sonia, Sonja, or Renata, choosing market produce before cooking paella, tortilla, gazpacho, tomato bread, and crema Catalana. The four-hour English class includes lunch, wine, kitchen tools, an apron, and recipe PDFs.
“Great experience ! Learned how to cook Paella and had so much fun. Johanes was excellent. Great time”
Meet near San Valero Parish for a guided visit to Ruzafa Market, then walk to a kitchen for tapas, sangria, and a hands-on seafood paella class. Instructors such as Ana, Jose, Cristina, and Valentin explain local customs while you cook, eat, and share wine with an international group.
“Excellent experience, well explained, leant so much and great fun. Definately recommend. Everyone is involved, so much great food more thani expected, great value”
Start with Cristina, Andrea, Marina, or another English- or Spanish-speaking guide at Alicante’s Central Market. Shop for fresh ingredients, then walk about five minutes to a purpose-built kitchen for hands-on paella, tapas, local drinks, and recipes to use at home.
“A fantastic paella cooking class from start to finish. The market visit was very interesting and the cooking part was fun and hands-on. Andrea explained everything clearly and created a great atmosphere. The paella was delicious and the drinks were generous.”
Meet guides such as Anna, José, Guillermo, and Christina at San Valero Church for a market visit and hands-on paella class. Choose meat and vegetables or seafood, make sangria, learn the secret of socarrat, then share paella with tapas, wine, dessert, coffee, and mistela.
“the whole experience was amazing. the chef Anna was really nice and fun. we had a great time, recommended”
Meet near Plaça Reial for a chef-led visit to La Boqueria, then cook a full Catalan meal in a restored 18th-century apartment. Expect 10 tapas with wine, hands-on paella, Spanish omelet, and crema Catalana. Groups are capped at 12, with dietary adaptations available.
“This was a great class. Claudia was awesome! Touring the market was a lot of fun, the tapas were a great introduction and making the Paella and Omelet were great!”
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