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Paella cooking classes in Barcelona
Ashley Dames
Palm Bay, FL
"This experience was the highlight of my trip to Barcelona!
Helina is so nice and fun to be around while also teaching a ton of interesting and useful skills.
I learned a lot about cooking and Helina showed us the most amazing ingredients not just for the paella that we were cooking but also for other dishes at home.
This is an experience that you don’t want to miss!”
Peggy Salinas
Brownsville, TX
“What a fun experience with Helina and the fun guests!! Meeting at the market was exciting and educational. Helena’s studio is beautiful and so perfect for an enjoyable learning experience.
We had so much good food, cava, and freshly made sangria that we had to waddle home!!
I would highly recommend this rather than a restaurant paella dinner!! Better value and certainly more fun!!!”
Lee Ann Wong
Manhattan Beach, CA
“Helina and her daughter were the perfect hostesses. They were excellent at communicating, and extremely gracious and flexible when we had a last minute scheduling problem. The evening itself was lively and fun, and despite our group's size, they were able to get everyone involved and cooking, even the 16 year boys that were with us. We had a wonderful time and highly recommend this experience to anyone looking to have a magical, convivial experience in Barcelona.”
Unforgettable Boqueria market tour & Paella cooking class in Barcelona for you, your friends, and family! Located in the center of Barcelona old city in a newly refurbished antique Catalan building with a history of 200 years!
Our paella experiences are great for birthdays, family gatherings, bachelorette parties & hen nights, group celebrations, and all other types of celebrations.
Our Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona is awarded a ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME Airbnb cooking experience!
Choose if you want to book a private session for your friends & family group or join a regular public cooking class to meet people around the world and cook & eat & drink & talk & laugh!
Book one of our Paella cooking classes in Barcelona below, or contact us if you want something even more customized!
Signature Paella Class
Price EUR 100 €
4 hours
Boqueria market
Cava in Wine cellar
Jamon Iberico degustation
Olive oil & olives degustation
Seafood market shopping
Cooking session
Black Seafood Paella
Mussels steamed with wine
Pan con Tomate
Jamon & Chorizo & Fuet
Cheese
Open bar
Sangria & Tinto de Verano
Our Premium Wine & Cava
Our Paella cooking classes in Barcelona
We offer three types of paella experiences.
All our paella classes are very hands-on and interactive,
combine deep culinary immersion, delicious Spanish food & wine, and tons of fun!
4.98 (92 reviews)
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Our Signature Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona
What's included
Boqueria market tour
Greeting drink of Cava in Boqueria bar&wine celler
Degustation:
Jamon shop
Jamon Iberico Pata negra
Jamon Iberico Cebo
Jamon Serrano
Cheese Manchego
Spices chop
Premium olive oil
Premium olives
Truffle oil & Truffle salt
Truffle balsamico,
Saffron, Paprika, etc
Seafood shopping
we will shop together freshest seafood for your paella!
Food
Mussels steamed with Wine
Pan con Tomate &
Jamon & Fuet & Chorizo &
Cheese
Seafood Paella
(A LOT of seafood)
prawns
Norway lobsters
cuttle fish
squid
mussels
bomba rice
secret sofrito:)
Vegetarian paella or Meat paella for private groups on request.
Dessert Tiramisu
for private groups
Drinks
Open Bar
bottomless glasses of:
Sangria Red
Sangria White
Non-alcoholic Sangria
for non-drinkers
Cava
Premium Red Wine
Soft Drinks
Water
What we will do
We will meet in BOQUERIA, the oldest and most known Barcelona market and one of the most important markets in Europe, where the freshest and best quality products are found!
We will go directly to the most authentic and beautiful WINE SELLAR where we greet ourselves with a glass of Cava, and talk about the market history, Paella cooking, Spanish delicious food, etc.
After greeting drink we will visit the most INTERESTING Boqueria SHOPS and TASTE different delicious things they sell:
♥ premium quality Iberian Jamón and Chorizo
♥ famous Spanish Olives, Olive Oil, and Truffle Oil
♥ the best quality Saffron, Spanish Paprika, and Truffle salt
♥ famous Catalan sweet Turrón
Then, we will pick up ♥ the freshest seafood for our paella in my favorite and best seafood shop.
Here I will show many interesting sea creatures (all alive) that you might have never seen before!
You will feel here like a Spanish: tasting local products and chatting with my friends-sellers!
Next, we will pass through the MEDIEVAL HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU, which is just a few steps from Boqueria.
The architectural complex of the Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu dates back to the 15th century and is undoubtedly one of Barcelona’s most emblematic Gothic and Baroque examples.
Ancient HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU is also famous as the place of death of ANTONIO GAUDÍ the famous architect and author of Sagrada Familia, who tragically died after a tram accident.
Then, OUR COOKING SESSION in a beautiful and antique, Gothic style Cooking Studio
will begin!
First, you will be greeted with a “bottomless” glass of Cava (famous Spanish sparkling wine).
We will create together:
♥ SEAFOOD PAELLA: Huge, super slim, and SOOO Delicious! (80cm /30inches wide!) The thinner the paella the better!
♥ Fresh MUSSELS: steamed with white WINE. Those mussels that we just bought alive from the Boqueria market!
♥ Norway lobsters, cuttlefish, squids, monkfish, mussels, prawns! These are the essential ingredients for our paella!
♥ PAN con TOMATE: famous Catalan tomato bread: with famous Spanish Jamón and Chorizo!
♥ SANGRIA RED & SANGRIA WHITE: the BEST homemade one: fresh juice & fruits & good wine & liqueur.
We will start with Pa amb tomaquet or Pan con tomate (famous Spanish bread with tomato). It is considered one of the typical examples that define the Mediterranean diet, extended like a traditional recipe throughout Spain.
We will top our bread with Spanish Jamon and Chorizo to enhance the flavor.
At the same time, we will prepare an authentic SANGRIA,
the BEST homemade one, from fresh juice & fruits!
We will use ONLY fresh fruits & fresh juice & good wine & liqueur. NO sodas, Fantas and etc like in the majority of touristic places!
We will cook together our SEAFOOD PAELLA with high-quality products only following step by step my family recipe. There are many ways to cook paella, but this one is especially delicious.
I will explain all secrets and you will easily cook your own paella at home for your family and friends !
Once our paella and other dishes are ready, we’ll enjoy our creations over a glass of wine (or soft drink), laughing, and sharing stories.
You will also receive recipes of all dishes we made.
We support all dietary restrictions.
You prefer Vegetarian Paella or Paella Valenciana (Meat Paella) to Seafood Paella?
We can do it for private reservations. If you have vegetarians in your friends & family group we will cook vegetarian paella in addition to the seafood paella.
Private groups available up to 15 people.
Don’t see a date that suits you best? Send me a message!
4.98 (92 reviews)
Our Classic Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona
What's included
Boqueria market Seafood shopping
Seafood shopping
we will shop together freshest seafood for our paella!
We will visit the best Jamon & Cheese shop, Olive oil & Spices shop & Fruits shop
Food
Pan con Tomate &
Jamon & Fuet &
Cheese
Seafood Paella
prawns
cuttlefish
squid
mussels
bomba rice
secret sofrito:)
Vegetarian paella or Meat paella for private groups on request.
Drinks
Open Bar
bottomless glasses of:
Sangria Red or White
(guests choice)
Non-alcoholic Sangria
for non-drinkers
Cava
Premium Red Wine
Soft Drinks & Water
What we will do
We will meet in the famous BOQUERIA market where we will visit the most INTERESTING Boqueria SHOPS. I will show you the best places to buy our famous Iberico Jamon, Premium Olive oil & Olives, Manchego Cheese, best quality Saffron & Paprika & other great Spanish spices, best fruits, local sweets, and many many other amazing things that you will not find by yourself:) My friends-sellers will be happy to show you everything they have!
Together we will pick together the freshest seafood for our paella in my favorite and best seafood shop. Here I will explain to you things that are important when you do your seafood paella shopping. You will see many interesting sea creatures (all alive) that you might have never seen before!
Then, we will head to our beautiful and antique, Gothic style Cooking Studio
that is just 7 min walk from the market and our immersive paella cooking session will begin!
First, you will be greeted with a “bottomless” glass of Cava (famous Spanish sparkling wine).
We will create together:
♥ SEAFOOD PAELLA: Huge, super slim, and SOOO Delicious! (80cm /30inches wide!) The thinner the paella the better!
♥ Cuttlefish, squids, monkfish, mussels, prawns! These are the essential ingredients for our paella!
♥ PAN con TOMATE: famous Catalan tomato bread: with famous Spanish Jamón and Chorizo!
♥ SANGRIA the BEST homemade one: fresh juice & fruits & good wine & liqueur.
We will start with SANGRIA preparations,
You will make the BEST Sangria you have ever had!
Fruits, fresh juice & good wine & a couple of secret ingredients:)!
We will use ONLY fresh fruits & fresh juice & good wine & liqueur. NO sodas, Fantas and etc like in the majority of touristic places!
Then you will learn the right way to make Pa amb tomaquet or Pan con tomate, famous Spanish tomato bread. Easy and super delicious recipe, one of the typical examples that define the Mediterranean diet, extended like a traditional recipe throughout Spain.
We will top our bread with Spanish Jamon & Fuet & Chorizo and Cheese to enhance the flavor.
We will cook together our SEAFOOD PAELLA with high-quality products following step by step my family recipe. There are many ways to cook paella, but this one is especially delicious.
I will explain all secrets and you will easily cook your own paella at home for your family and friends !
Once our paella and other dishes are ready, we’ll enjoy our creations over a glass of wine (or soft drink), laughing, and sharing stories.
You will also receive recipes of all dishes we made.
We support all dietary restrictions.
You prefer Vegetarian Paella or Paella Valenciana (Meat Paella) to Seafood Paella?
We can do it for private reservations. If you have vegetarians in your friends & family group we will cook vegetarian paella in addition to the seafood paella.
Private groups are available for up to 15 people.
Don’t see a date that suits you best? Send us a message!
4.98 (92 reviews)
Our Simple Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona
What's included
Food
Pan con Tomate &
Jamon & Fuet
Seafood Paella
Drinks
Sangria
Soft Drinks &
Water
What we will do
This is our shortest Paella experience that is great for those who are pressed by time or just looking for a short & sweet paella class.
We will meet you with a greeting glass of homemade Sangria at our beautiful and antique, Gothic-style Cooking Studio, located in the Barcelona Old city, just a short walk from the famous Rambla and Boqueria market, and our exciting paella cooking session will begin!
We will create together:
♥ SEAFOOD PAELLA. We will use a huge paella pan, and all our guests will have a chance to actively participate in the cooking process.
♥ PAN con TOMATE: famous Catalan tomato bread: with famous Spanish Jamón and Fuet!
♥ SANGRIA, the BEST homemade one: juice & fruits & good wine & liqueur.
Once our paella and other dishes are ready, we’ll enjoy our creations over a glass of wine (or soft drink), laughing, and sharing stories.
You will also receive recipes of all dishes we made.
Private groups are available for up to 15 people.
Don’t see a date that suits you best? Send us a message!