About this tour
A hands-on paella cooking class at The Paella Club in Barcelona, where you'll work at your own station to learn traditional techniques from professional chefs. Over 2.5 hours, you'll cook an authentic paella, taste wine, and eat a five-course dinner with Cava included. Groups max out at 16 people, making it intimate enough to ask questions but lively enough to feel social.
Highlights
- Individual cooking station — you're not watching, you're doing
- Professional chefs guide you through paella-making techniques step by step
- Five-course dinner featuring your own paella plus wine tasting
- Welcome glass of Cava included
- Vegetarian and vegan options available
- Wheelchair accessible venue
- Small group size (maximum 16 people)
- Paella kits available for purchase to take home and recreate
What to expect
You'll arrive at The Paella Club and be shown to your cooking station with full utensils and ingredients set up. Professional chefs will walk you through each stage of paella-making — from building flavour in the base to timing the rice and seafood. You'll work hands-on while instructors circulate to correct technique and answer questions.
Once cooking wraps, you'll move to the dining area where a five-course meal unfolds. Your finished paella is served alongside other courses, with wine tastings and a glass of Cava throughout. The experience winds down after dinner, though you can chat with fellow participants and staff as you finish.
What travellers say
- Hands-on instruction from professional chefs, not a demo
- Own cooking station gives you real control and practice
- Five-course meal ties learning directly to eating
- Small group keeps it personal and interactive
- Dietary flexibility — vegetarian, vegan, and allergy options
- Inclusive: wheel-chair accessible, Cava and wine included
- Fast pacing — fitting five courses and cooking into 2.5 hours feels tight
- Extra wine purchases add cost beyond the inclusions
- Group can reach 16 people — less intimate than smaller classes
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 cooking or wanting a practical skill they can repeat at home — not a passive dining night, but an active lesson. No prior cooking experience needed. The space is wheelchair accessible and dietary needs (vegetarian, vegan, allergies) are catered to if you flag them when booking. The group size of up to 16 keeps it interactive but not one-on-one. Be aware that additional wine beyond the tastings and Cava costs extra. The 2.5-hour window is fairly tight for a five-course meal plus cooking, so pacing is brisk. Paella kits for home use are sold separately if you want to practise.
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.