15 Market Cooking Classes in Spain to Build a Morning Around

1.Paella Cooking Experience & Boqueria Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,661 reviews · 3 hours · from $85Our pick

Meet your English-speaking chef near Las Ramblas, visit La Boqueria for paella ingredients, then prepare tapas and seafood paella in a private cooking room. Guides such as Andrea, Luca, Maia, and Koko lead a social, hands-on class with food, drinks, and recipes included.

“From experiencing the market, to picking the ingredients to listening to Kako explain the paella process while enjoying tapas and sangria - it was all amazing. What a treat to have had the opportunity to learn from the best!”

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2.Barcelona Paella Cooking Class with Market Visit, Tapas & Sangria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,531 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $114Top rated

Start at GAB Lab near La Rambla with a chef-led visit to La Boqueria, then return for tapas, sangria, and a hands-on paella class. Guides such as Maria, Hugo, Yaya, Matteo, and Bibi bring different personalities to the kitchen. Choose seafood, chicken, or vegetarian paella.

“Fantastic experience shopping at the market, preparing the seafood, then the paella. Also.. the sangria and the almond cake were fantastic! I would highly recommend this to anyone who was to experience authentic paella.”

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3.Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,150 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $84

Meet at MYR Hotel Palau Vallier and walk with a local guide to Central Market for paella ingredients. Then cook step by step with instructors such as Daniel, Victor, Reyes, or Belen, sharing tapas, wine, and your finished paella. Groups are capped at 14.

“Outstanding experience. Juan and Michelle were terrific hosts. Juan took us on a little tour through Valencia pointing out things to come see later before reaching the Central Market. He said it was large and wonderful and easily could have hyped it up more. A truly wonderful place to visit and shop for a few key ingredients. When we arrived to cook, Michelle greeted us with Cava and some snacks. She told us about the wines we would drink while we cooked and ate. She was very knowledgable and had great anecdotes. We then entered the kitchen to learn the secrets of paella. What a treat that was. Juan is…”

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4.Valencian paella cooking class, tapas and visit to Ruzafa market.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 828 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet José, Ana, and the cooking team by San Valero Parish, shop for paella ingredients at Ruzafa Market, then walk to the kitchen for tapas, sangria, and hands-on Valencian paella. The 3.5-hour class is in English, capped at 20 people, and ends back at the meeting point.

“One of the best cooking classes we had in years. It started at the local market with fun info on local produce. After that we proceeded to the kitchen, had a refreshment of hamon, cheese and sangria and started cooking the traditional Valencian paella. The instructors were very cool. The process was a lot of fun (I bet sangria helped) and very interactive so everyone participated. The paella ended up to be perfect (to my amateur tastebuds at least). We ate it all up of course, with some local wines. Highly recommend to anyone who likes to cook or learn about paella tradition, or just have fun drinking sangria and…”

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5.Spanish Cooking Class & Triana Market Tour in Sevilla

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 760 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $90

Meet your guide at Triana Market, then learn to make salmorejo, spinach with chickpeas, paella, and dessert with a local chef. Guides such as Sabrina, Pedro, Carlo, and Diana lead market walks and relaxed, hands-on classes. Recipes go home with you.

“Excellent tour of Triana Market products and the class was fabulous! We made paella the traditional way and it was delicious!!”

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6.3.5-Hour Spanish Cooking Class & Triana Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 751 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $88

Start at Triana Market with a guided look at local produce, meats, cheeses, and seafood, then cook salmorejo, spinach with chickpeas, Valencian paella, and a light dessert in English. Guides such as Ana, Sabrina, Leo, Dom, and Maria bring practical instruction, humor, and plenty of hands-on work.

“Awesome cooking class at the Triana Market! Chef Maria welcomed us warmly and explained everything very well! Even for vegetarians a highly recommendable experience!”

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7.Paella Cooking Class with Central Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 721 reviews · 4 hours · from $82

Meet near Plaza de la Virgen, stroll through Central Market with your English-speaking guide, then cook paella at your own station with a professional chef such as Daniel, Reyes, or Victor. Tapas, wine, dessert, and a friendly shared meal complete this four-hour Valencia food experience.

“Paella Cooking Class with Victor was The Bomb! Great setup, awesome group and of course, we learned to make paella (seafood in our case) which we enjoyed with a great selection of wines (Cava, Local White, Local Red and wrapped it up with Mistella). Highly recommend this event if you are in Valencia!”

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8.Paella Cooking Class with Market Visit and More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 711 reviews · 3 hours · from $95

Meet chefs such as Maria, Hugo, Simon, and Yaya for a three-hour Barcelona food class. Visit La Boqueria, choose fresh ingredients, prepare paella, mix sangria, taste tapas, and finish with dessert. Vegetarian, chicken, and non-alcoholic options are available.

“We enjoyed meeting new friends while cooking and eating in a fun-filled atmosphere!”

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9.Madrid Tapas & Paella Cooking Experience with Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 432 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $114

Start at Mercado de Antón Martín with guides such as Andrea, Daniel, or Arantxa, choosing fresh Spanish ingredients before heading to Ferretería Restaurante. Prepare tapas, croquetas, patatas bravas, and paella in a small English-language class, then sit down for lunch, dessert, and drinks.

“The host canceled our activity and we were provided with an option to visit and eat Spanish cuisine, however, we were not interested in visiting and eating Spanish cuisine, but rather we wanted to learn how to cook Paella. We were a bit disappointed and did not opt in for the option provided.”

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10.Half-Day Spanish Cooking Class & Boqueria Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 383 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $117

Meet an English-speaking chef such as Juan or Sonia, shop for seasonal ingredients at La Boqueria on morning sessions, then cook paella, soup, an appetizer, and dessert. You finish at the table with Spanish wines, recipes, and plenty to eat.

“The trip to the market was very interesting. Carli our chef is very knowledgeable about sourcing fresh ingredients. No problem dealing with food intolerance and everyone was included in the preparation and cooking. Carli gave full instructions and supervision all through the class and lots of time to chat with the other class members.”

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11.Seafood paella cooking class, tapas and visit to Ruzafa market.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Meet at San Valero Parish at 11 a.m. with guides such as Ana, José, Cristina or Valentin. Shop for fresh ingredients at Ruzafa Market, walk eight minutes to the kitchen, make sangria and seafood paella, then sit down to tapas, salad, wine, dessert and coffee.

“Great experience cooking Paella as a group, we each were able to do parts of the process with the chef watching to make sure it turned out amazing. We did the seafood paella and worked side by side with the normal paella team. The trip to the market was interesting to see all the fresh fish, vegetables and fruits.”

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12.Alicante Paella Cooking Class, Tapas, Drinks and Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 301 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $58Best value

Start at Alicante’s Central Market with guides such as Cristina, Andrea, or Marina, choosing ingredients for a hands-on Alicante rice class. Then prepare tapas and seafood, meat, or vegetarian paella in a purpose-built kitchen, with local wine, sangría, recipes, and a shared meal included.

“We had a wonderful time -never thought it would be so good. We started by buying ingredients at spectacular food market and then cooked the paella in purpose built kitchen a 5 min walk away -we also prepared tapas and were served lovely local wine - it was a great activity for family with teenagers . This is our second activity with this tour company did the Tapas tour last year - they are amazing”

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13.Real Paella Cooking Class – Market Visit & Sangría Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $77

Meet at San Valero Church for a guided Ruzafa Market visit, then cook meat, vegetable, or seafood paella with chefs including Anna, José, Guillermo, and Christina. Expect hands-on work, tapas, sangria, DO Valencia wine, dessert, and the local mistela finish.

“Anna our chef instructor was wonderful! The rest of the cooking staff were also great and provided warm Spanish hospitality. Anna was charming, funny, entertaining and very knowledgable. She made our group feel like family. And the sangria was refreshing and the paella was fabulous. A must do activity in Valencia. Gracias!”

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14.La Boqueria Market and Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 229 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145

Meet near Plaça Reial and walk through La Boqueria with a chef before cooking seafood or vegetarian paella, Spanish omelet, and crema Catalana in an 18th century apartment. The small group has up to 12 people, with wine, coffee, and dietary adaptations included.

“It was a fun day with a group of good people and a great instructor. I would recommend this for anyone who is curious about the Spanish food culture”

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15.Basque Cooking Experience: Market Tour & Hands-On Class English

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $168

Meet at San Sebastián’s tourism office for a guided visit to Mercado de La Bretxa, then cook cod omelette, hake, steak, and Basque cheesecake with Carlos and his team. The 3.5-hour English class is limited to 10 people and includes recipes, an apron, and drink pairings.

“The food and cooking experience was awesome. It provided a view into the culture and cuisine, especially with the wine and cider pairing.”

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