Madrid Paella & Tapas: Cooking Class
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Spanish culture on a plate: authentic paella experience.
Discover Spanish culture through its cuisine. After exploring a traditional market with a local guide, step into a private kitchen to cook paella, tapas, and dessert. Then sit down to enjoy your creations while learning the history, traditions, and techniques that make Spanish food so special.
Our guide to Madrid Paella & Tapas: Cooking Class
Meet your expert guide near one of Madrid’s historic markets, where locals have shopped for over a century. Step inside to explore a food lover’s haven of high-quality Spanish products, chat with vendors, and pick up fresh ingredients for your cooking class.
Next, slip behind the scenes of a renowned Huertas neighbourhood restaurant into a private kitchen space reserved for your small group. Here, a friendly local chef welcomes you with a classic aperitif of sweet vermouth, a cheese plate, and a Basque-style tapa. While you sip and snack, watch as your chef prepares a traditional crema catalana dessert for later.
Then it’s your turn to get hands-on. Working alongside your group, you’ll make a second tapa—homemade croquetas—before tackling the star of the day: authentic Valencian paella. As you cook, your guide will share the stories, traditions, and techniques that define these dishes, including how to recognise true paella Valenciana.
Finally, sit down to enjoy the dishes you’ve prepared, paired with beer or wine. You’ll leave with a full stomach, a deeper appreciation of Spanish cuisine, and recipes you can easily recreate in your own kitchen.
Tour Duration - Approx 3.5 hours
Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions for Madrid Paella & Tapas: Cooking Class
- This tour is in English.
- Unfortunately, due to the nature of this tour, it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.
- This is a walking tour. Guests should be able to walk at a moderate pace without difficulty.
- Comfortable shoes are recommended.
- This tour is adaptable for: Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Seafood Allergies, Dairy-free, Non-alcoholic options & Pregnant women, however, please note that you may not have a replacement food option at every stop.
- This tour is not suitable for vegans nor those with celiac disease or gluten-free free.
- NB - Please contact us in advance of any dietary restrictions or food allergies and we will do our best to accommodate them.
- Unfortunately, due to the prevalence of sharp knives, hot stoves, and high surfaces, this experience is not suitable for children under 12.
- The first hour of the tour may consist of standing; please wear comfortable shoes.
- Guests with serious food allergies will need to sign an allergy waiver at the start of the tour.
- *Cancellation Policy: Free cancellation up to 3 calendar days before departure.
