Madrid Tapas & Paella Cooking Experience with Local Market Visit
Overview
Take a deep dive into Spanish cuisine and culture by getting hands-on in the kitchen. After a tour of a traditional market with an expert local guide, you’ll head into a modern private kitchen space to make traditional paella, tapas, and dessert. By the time you sit down to enjoy your homemade lunch, you’ll understand the crucial role that food plays in everyday life here in Spain, the fascinating history behind paella, and cooking techniques you can bring back to your own kitchen.
What's Included
- A traditional aperitivo (drink and snack)
- Drinks
- Enough food for lunch and dessert
- Small group cooking class of 12 people or fewer
- Fully guided experience in English
- Gratuities
- Transport
Meeting Location
Plazuela de Antón Martín
Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Meet your expert guide near one of Madrid’s most historic markets, where neighborhood residents have been shopping for over a century. Head inside to discover a gastronomic haven of delicious, high-quality Spanish products that form the building blocks of local cuisine. Chat with the vendors and pick up fresh ingredients to take back to the kitchen.
Now that you have a solid understanding of Spanish food basics, it’s time to get hands-on. You’ll head behind the scenes of one of the most exciting restaurants in Madrid’s Huertas neighborhood into a beautiful cooking space reserved just for your small group.
Enjoy a typical aperitif of sweet vermouth with products from the local market. Over the next few hours, you'll work elbow to elbow in the kitchen with your small group to prepare homemade croquetas and authentic paella from Valencia.
Sit down to enjoy your homemade lunch and dessert with your choice of beer or wine, and head home with a deeper knowledge of Spanish cuisine (and several easy, delicious recipes to recreate in your own kitchen).
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- 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 tour is adaptable for: Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Gluten free (not celiacs), Non-alcoholic options & Pregnant women.
- This tour is not suitable for vegans, those with celiac disease and those with lactose intolerance.
- Those with dietary restrictions or food allergies need to email our Guest Experience team after booking the tour so we can arrange your ingredients.
- Unfortunately, due to the prevalence of sharp knives, hot stoves, and high surfaces, this experience is not suitable for children under 12.
- Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Activity code: C-39034P15
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