About this tour
A two-hour hands-on paella class in Barcelona where you'll cook alongside a chef, then eat a five-course meal featuring your own paella plus other Spanish dishes paired with cava and wine. You'll take home a recipe book to recreate it later. The class accommodates vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary needs, and pairs you randomly at cooking stations—though you'll taste multiple paella styles regardless of what you make.
Highlights
- Cook paella from scratch under chef guidance, not demonstration-only.
- Eat your own paella as part of a five-course seated meal.
- Cava on arrival, then white and red wine pairings throughout.
- Take home a printed recipe book with all class recipes and more.
- Vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free menus available with advance notice.
- Wheelchair accessible throughout; suitable for all fitness levels.
- Taste multiple paella varieties even if you cook just one.
What to expect
You'll arrive and be paired at a cooking station with another guest (dietary preferences considered where possible). The chef walks you through making paella step by step—handling rice, stock, seafood or other proteins depending on your paella style, and the signature saffron finish. While your dish cooks, you'll receive cava and begin a five-course meal in the same space. Your paella arrives as one of several courses, alternating with other Spanish dishes and paired wine. The class wraps with a recipe book handover so you can attempt it at home.
The whole experience runs two hours, blending active cooking with seated eating. You're not expected to be a cook—all equipment and ingredients are provided, and instruction is hands-on rather than lecture-based.
What travellers say
- Cook, eat, and take home recipes in a single two-hour session.
- Wine and cava pairings with dinner, not an add-on charge.
- Dietary accommodation is thorough and genuinely catered, not tokenistic.
- Accessible layout and staff approach for mixed ability groups.
- Taste several paella types even if you only make one.
- Randomly paired cooking partners—no choice over your station mate.
- Nut-free menu not guaranteed safe if you have severe allergies.
- Two hours is tight if you want unhurried cooking and eating.
Themes summarised by our team from public information about this tour. Verify specifics on the operator's page before booking.
Good to know
This suits anyone curious about Spanish food and cooking, from confident kitchen cooks to absolute beginners. Pairs work well if you're going as two, though solo guests are matched randomly. Book ahead if you have allergies or dietary needs—the kitchen handles vegan and gluten-free requests routinely, and has a nut-free menu, though it notes that some ingredients (like chocolate) may be processed in nut facilities. Guests must be 18+ for wine and cava. Wheelchair access is full throughout. Public transport reaches the venue easily. Lunch and all cooking kit are included; private transport is not. Pairs at stations are assigned by the venue, not chosen—you might cook alongside a stranger or friend depending on booking timing.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BookNow summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.