The Best Cooking Class Barcelona 2026
From iconic La Boqueria Market to table | Learn paella & sangria secrets | Small group
About Cooking Class in Barcelona
Join our top-rated paella class to learn all the tips for making the perfect paella. Visit La Boqueria Market and choose the perfect ingredients for your meal. With an expert guide, discover famous Spanish dishes and how to make traditional sangria and desserts. Take home the recipes, taste your creations, and have a great Spanish dining experience.
Discover one of the most famous markets in Spain, located at La Rambla, and select the fresh ingredients for your cooking experience. Walk around the market and visit some of the 330 stalls selling the best local products!
Nothing can be done on an empty stomach! Taste a selection of cheeses and prepare a refreshing sangria before joining your chef for paella cooking!
Grab an apron and assist your chef. Get a task and help by chopping, stirring, or seasoning! Prepare vegetarian and seafood Paella, meet new friends, and enjoy your handcrafted dish.
Receive a copy of the recipes and try to recreate all you've learned during this unique experience in Barcelona.
The best cooking class I've been in! The chef was very engaging and explained everything in detail to us. It was both an educational and fun experience. I learned how to prepare seafood for cooking, and with the original recipe, I hope I'll be able to recreate paella back home. Sangria was great, and I made new friends. I really recommend this class!
Wow, from start to finish! Everything was so well organized, and I simply loved it. A visit to the La Boqueria market was unique, and I'm glad our tour guide took us there. The class was explained well, and we had a lot of fun. Since I'm a vegetarian, I was happy that we could create two dishes, one with seafood and one only with vegetables, which was definitely the best I've ever had. Super thoughtful!
DESCRIPTION
Cooking Class Barcelona
- La Boqueria introduction tour (subject to La Boqueria market opening hours)
- Walk through the old town of Barcelona
- Tapas
- Paella cooking display and interactive instructions
- Sangria mixing class
- Homemade paella de marisco
- Recipes (accessible via QR code)
- All food and drinks
WALKING TOUR & MARKET VISIT
Meet your chef and guide for the day in the El Born neighborhood. Start your tour by walking through the narrow streets and hear interesting stories about Barcelona's history. Get to the famous La Boqueria market, which dates back to the 13th century, and buy the best ingredients for your paella. Take a short break while your chef selects the best ingredients for paella and use it to roam the market and enjoy the various products displayed. You can taste or buy cheeses, famous Iberian ham, or a true aphrodisiac like oysters!
DELICIOUS TAPAS AND SANGRIA-MAKING
Proceed further on foot and reach your kitchen and dining area, where you'll create delicious paella. Everything you need for the class is provided, from ingredients to equipment. Before you get into full cooking mode, taste a selection of cheeses and tapas and learn how to mix sangria. Did you know the sangria recipe is more than 2,000 years old? It is believed that in Roman times, they mixed table wine with spices, herbs, and fruits, basically whatever came into their hands, to change the wine's not-so-good taste. This recipe is crafted to perfection today, and we're sure it will become your new favorite.
MASTER THE ART OF PAELLA & TASTE YOUR CREATION
After your Sangria refreshment, it's time to start cooking. The great thing about this tour is that you won't just be observing the preparation; you'll also be assisting by peeling onions, chopping peppers, or cleaning mussels. Plenty of other tasks exist, and each person in your small group will have something to do. In the end, you'll sit at the table with new friends, have delicious paella, and drink amazing sangria. Remember to scan the QR code on the table to access the original recipes!
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Facts about Paella
- Paella was named after the special pan used to cook it, called a paellera, a flat round pan with two handles.
- The first records of paella date back to the 18th century, but people were cooking it way before that.
- This simple dish, passed down through generations, is made with rice, olive oil, and veggies as the main ingredients.
- The bright yellow color of paella comes from saffron, a special spice that not only colors it but also gives it a unique taste. Sometimes, though, people use turmeric instead of saffron because it's less expensive.
- Socarrat is the crispy, slightly burnt rice crust that forms at the bottom of the pan when it's cooked just right. It's considered to be a characteristic of a good paella.
GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- We don't want you to miss out on any important information, so please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes earlier.
- This activity is an interactive paella-making class. You'll have different tasks and help create the dish.
- A vegetarian option is available. Please inform your guide at the beginning of the tour.
- Light walking is required before, during, and after the market visit.
Meeting Point
Carrer de Lancaster, 8, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona, Spain.
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