Apunto Centro Cultural del Gusto on Calle Hortaleza in Madrid is the cooking school and bookshop since 1999, with classes on Spanish regional cuisines.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Bookings via website. The cocido madrileno workshop runs once a month (110 euros, 4 hours including lunch).
Address: Calle de Hortaleza 64, 28004 Madrid
Devour Madrid's cooking class is the three-hour Spanish-cuisine workshop where students cook paella, tortilla and three tapas with the Devour team since 2014.
Tip: Bookings via website. Classes daily 11:00. The market-and-cook version (145 euros, 5 hours) includes a Mercado de la Cebada walk.
The Cooking Clubhouse in Madrid's Chamberi is the hands-on Spanish cuisine school with paella, tapas, regional Spanish and dessert workshops.
Tip: Bookings via website. Drop-in classes from 65 euros; the full paella workshop (95 euros) includes a market walk.
Gourmet Madrid runs hands-on Spanish cooking classes near Retiro park since 2011: three-hour sessions cover four traditional dishes plus sangria.
Tip: Classes arranged any day on request via info@gourmetmadrid.com. The market-visit add-on extends the day to a half-day; book a week ahead for weekend slots.
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.
Tip: Bookings via website. Group capped at 6. Includes the market walk, a paella and three tapas, plus wine pairings.
Cooking Point Madrid in Las Letras is the city's reference English-language cooking school since 2008, with three-hour paella and tapas classes.
Tip: Bookings via website; classes daily 11:00 and 17:00. The paella class (95 euros) includes wine and the cooked meal.
