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.
Editorially verified September 6, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Book through mimo.eus; the class starts at 10:00, caps at 10 people per chef and rotates a seasonal menu.
Day trip · 5 hours
Experience the Basque Country on a VIP journey from San Sebastián. Enjoy a helicopter flight, a guided walking tour of Hondarribia, and a pintxos tasting with local wines.
Guided tour · 4.5 hours
Embark on a culinary journey in San Sebastián. Walk through the charming old town to our "gastronomical club," where you'll create and savor 4 pintxos, a Basque cheese...
3.5 hours
Learn to cook Basque dishes in a cooking class in San Sebastián. Visit a local market and meet vendors, hear their stories, and understand why ingredients are so important.
Address: Paseo Republica Argentina 4, 20004 Donostia-San Sebastian, San Sebastián
Mimo Bite the Experience in San Sebastian is the introductory pintxos cooking class at the Maria Cristina school, with a hands-on pintxos session plus.
TipEntry-level Mimo class at the lower price point; book through Cookly or mimo.eus.
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.
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.
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.
Basque Culinary Center workshops in San Sebastian, the BCC public-facing programme, run weekend classes in Basque cooking, fermentation, pastry and pintxos.
TipWalk-up Saturday workshops; the BCC website lists the rotating calendar.
