Top Cooking Classes in Spain

Cook and Taste ★ 4.8

Cook and Taste in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter runs three-hour Spanish-and-Catalan classes: paella, tapas, gazpacho, sangria, finished with a sit-down lunch.

Gastronomia Bilbao ★ 4.8

Gastronomia Bilbao runs hands-on Basque cooking classes a 5-minute walk from the Guggenheim, with pintxos, tapas and traditional master classes.

Spain Food Sherpas Cooking Class ★ 4.8

Spain Food Sherpas in Granada runs a tapas cooking class beginning with a Mercado de San Agustin tour to source ingredients, then a 4-hour studio session.

TipThe market visit is part of the experience; arrive by 11:30 for the produce walk before the kitchen session.

Cooking Point Madrid ★ 4.8

Cooking Point Madrid in Las Letras is the city's reference English-language cooking school since 2008, with three-hour paella and tapas classes.

TipBookings via website; classes daily 11:00 and 17:00. The paella class (95 euros) includes wine and the cooked meal.

Mimo San Sebastian Cooking School ★ 4.8

Mimo's cooking school inside the Maria Cristina Hotel in San Sebastian runs daily classes across Basque traditional cuisine, pintxos technique and Spanish.

TipMonday paella, Tuesday fish-and-market tour, Wednesday regional Basque. Book through mimo.eus 2 weeks ahead.

Taller Andaluz de Cocina ★ 4.8

Taller Andaluz de Cocina inside the Mercado de Triana in Seville runs a 3.5 hour Spanish cooking class with market tour, teaching salmorejo.

TipThree classroom spaces across Triana; the Mercado kitchen is the original. Sangria and two drinks included with lunch.

CookEle Granada ★ 4.7

CookEle Granada is the Andalusian cooking school running tapas, paella and gazpacho classes with Spanish-language instruction in a 12-station studio kitchen.

TipDaily classes at 11:00 and 17:00; check Tripadvisor for the current schedule.

Chef's Apprentice ★ 4.6

Chef's Apprentice in Barcelona's Barceloneta runs four-hour paella-and-seafood classes: pick fish at the market, cook back at the kitchen, eat at the long.

Gastronomia Bilbao Pintxos and Tapas Class ★ 4.6

The Pintxos and Tapas class at Gastronomia Bilbao runs 2.5 hours across the La Salve bridge in Bilbao with hands-on Basque pintxos preparation.

Escuela Montalban ★ 4.6

Escuela Montalban in Granada runs a 7-day Spanish-language and cooking course teaching Andalusian gastronomy and the Arab legacy of the kitchen.

TipCourse combines Spanish-language morning lessons with cooking workshops; sign up at the full-week tier for the market visits.

The Cooking Clubhouse ★ 4.6

The Cooking Clubhouse in Madrid's Chamberi is the hands-on Spanish cuisine school with paella, tapas, regional Spanish and dessert workshops.

TipBookings via website. Drop-in classes from 65 euros; the full paella workshop (95 euros) includes a market walk.

Tenedor Tours Cooking Class ★ 4.6

Tenedor Tours' private cooking class in San Sebastian, led by founder Gabriella Ranelli and team, teaches seasonal Basque dishes using market-driven produce.

TipPrivate group only, max 6. Book directly through tenedortours.com; reservations 1 month ahead.

A Taste of Spain (Seville) ★ 4.6

A Taste of Spain runs private cooking classes from a Calle Reyes Catolicos studio in Seville, with a market tour at the Mercado de Triana followed.

TipPrivate and small-group format; the higher tier includes a sherry-tasting module at a centro bodega.

My First Paella Culinary School ★ 4.6

My First Paella in Valencia's Russafa is a hands-on paella school with English-language classes, daily sessions and a focus on the canonical paella.

TipClasses run twice daily. Reserve through the website 5 days ahead; vegetarian paella option.

Boqueria Market Class ★ 4.5

The Boqueria Market Class in Barcelona walks the market for ingredients, then cooks them at a nearby kitchen: pintxos, paella, crema catalana.

Cocina en Granada ★ 4.5

Cocina en Granada runs Andalusian home-style cooking classes in an Albayzin carmen, teaching salmorejo, ajo blanco and the tortilla del Sacromonte.

TipClass includes lunch with sangria; the carmen patio is the seat to ask for in spring.

Context Travel Madrid Cooking ★ 4.5

Context Travel's Madrid market-and-cook is the docent-led five-hour workshop combining a Mercado de la Cebada market walk with a Spanish-home-cooking lesson.

TipBookings via website. Group capped at 6. Includes the market walk, a paella and three tapas, plus wine pairings.

Mimo Michelin Star Secrets ★ 4.5

Mimo Michelin Star Secrets is San Sebastian's advanced cooking class, run once a month for 5 hours: foams, spherification and sous vide techniques, then everything you made served as lunch with paired wines.

TipBook through mimo.eus; the class starts at 10:00, caps at 10 people per chef and rotates a seasonal menu.

Rice Paella Workshop ★ 4.5

Rice Paella in central Valencia teaches Valencian rice in a hands-on three-hour workshop, with English-language classes and a strong arroces focus.

TipReserve through the website 5 days ahead. Multiple rice styles in the same class.

Gastronomia Bilbao Traditional Basque Master Class ★ 4.4

The Traditional Basque Master Class at Gastronomia Bilbao runs five hours, with a sit-down menu from bacalao, marmitako and txuleta traditions.

Cooking Ole ★ 4.4

Cooking Ole on Calle Almirante Apodaca in Seville is a long-running Spanish cooking school with a focused four-hour class on tapas, paella and salmorejo.

TipThe class includes a sangria-and-wine pairing with the prepared lunch; meet at the centro studio.

BCN Kitchen ★ 4.3

BCN Kitchen in Barcelona's Eixample runs three-hour Catalan tapas classes: pa amb tomaquet, tortilla, croquetes and finally calçots in season with romesco.

Taller Paella Granada ★ 4.3

Taller Paella Granada runs a 3-hour paella workshop teaching the Valencian and seafood variants, with the rice cooked over an outdoor wood fire on the patio.

TipWood-fire paella in the courtyard; reservations open 14 days ahead and the Saturday slot fills fastest.

Apunto Centro Cultural del Gusto ★ 4.3

Apunto Centro Cultural del Gusto on Calle Hortaleza in Madrid is the cooking school and bookshop since 1999, with classes on Spanish regional cuisines.

TipBookings via website. The cocido madrileno workshop runs once a month (110 euros, 4 hours including lunch).

Spain Food Sherpas Tapas Cooking Class ★ 4.3

Spain Food Sherpas runs a tapas cooking class in Málaga's Soho, shopping the Atarazanas market first, then cooking Spanish small plates with an olive-oil tasting.

Mimo San Sebastian ★ 4.3

Mimo, formerly San Sebastian Food, runs its cooking classes in the basement of the Hotel Maria Cristina, pairing a Mercado de la Bretxa market tour with a hands-on Basque pintxos session.

TipIncludes the morning market tour; the class cooks four pintxos plus a main with wine pairings.

Food and Fun Paella Class ★ 4.3

Food and Fun in Valencia teaches paella valenciana, Spanish tortilla and a sangria-making lesson in a three-hour English-language class.

TipReserve 4 days ahead through the website. Vegetarian paella option.

Northern Spain Gastronomy ★ 4.2

Northern Spain Gastronomy runs Basque cooking classes in Bilbao's Casco Viejo near the Ribera market, with a market visit then pintxos and tapas.

Paella and salmorejo class ★ 4.2

Things To Do Córdoba runs a ninety-minute class at 13:00 daily in the old town, a professional chef walking you through salmorejo and paella with three wines poured alongside.

TipIt starts at 13:00 every day and you eat what you cook, so treat the class as your lunch.

Casa Bermeja Cooking ★ 4.2

Casa Bermeja Cooking in the Albayzin of Granada teaches Granadina Moorish-Andalusian fusion in a restored carmen, with lamb tagine and saffron-rice classes.

TipThe class runs three hours and ends with a Carmen-garden lunch overlooking the Alhambra.