The Top 9 Private Cooking Classes in Spain

1.Private visit to a ham factory with show cooking in Salamanca

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $87Our pick

Tour Salamanca’s Iberian ham factory, see the curing process, taste premium meats, and enjoy a chef-led showcooking experience for $87.22.

“The visit of the factory was really interesting and the dinner was amazing. Delicious and just the eight amount. Roberto and Javier were super pleasant, and Javier transmits his passion for his job while he cooks, it’s infectious and a makes it a wonderful experience.”

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2.Private Paella Cooking Class and Market Visit with Personal Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $180

Learn paella, sangria, and Spanish tapas with a private chef, shop La Boqueria, and take home recipes in this Barcelona food experience.

“Outstanding experience. We had a great time at the market and then learning a number of techniques to clean squid shrimp and mussel. Was a great time and learning proper way to make sangria ans the almond cake was a big bonus.”

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3.Feed the Fire Private Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $156

Shop Córdoba’s market, cook a flexible Spanish meal with Gaby, and enjoy natural wine in this intimate private food experience.

“Gaby was very easy to understand and enjoyable to be with. We participated in the shopping for ingredients and as much, or little, as we wanted to in preparing the meal. We even worked thru the electrical blackout that occurred by using portable gas stoves.”

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4.Private Paella & Tapas Cooking Class in a Local Chef’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $97

Cook authentic Valencian paella, tapas, sangria, and dessert with Michelin-trained chef José in his private home kitchen.

“We had a fantastic experience with Jose learning about Paella, and other traditional food and drinks. It was hands on but not too demanding and very very tasty! An activity we will remember for many years. Thank you.”

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5.Authentic Tapas Cooking Class at a Private Eatery in Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · from $112

Cook Madrid tapas with a professional chef, enjoy paella, croquettes, wine, and a full meal in a small English-speaking group.

“Chef Lola was wonderful! We were 8 at dinner. She engaged with all of us and accommodated vegetarian and aversion to bell peppers tastes. Wine was poured freely! Our dinner was a Russian Salad (basically a tuna salad), croquettes, paella both vegetarian and squid based, and a cod with tomatoes onions and peppers (and one without the peppers). Tea and coffee was served. The evening was not rushed. We learned lots about the dishes and where the food is sourced. We all went home happy and with recipes. Highly recommend this class.Read more”

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6.Spanish Paella Private Online Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $40Best value

Learn authentic Valencian paella with Juan in a private 90-minute online class from Almeria, including recipes, culture, and live cooking help.

“One of the best hour or so spent while in shelter. The Paella was delicious and easy to make. Jaun was very easy to spend time cooking with and a great coach.”

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7.Private Barcelona Market Tour & Paella Cooking Class with Josh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $225

Shop a Catalan market, cook paella with Chef Josh, and share sangria, tapas, and dessert in a private Barcelona class.

“Hard to choose a favorite part! My friends loved the market tour where Chef Josh took us to a local market frequented by locals (not the big touristy one) where he personally knew the food vendors and gave us fascinating history on not just the local food itself but on the market system in Barcelona as a whole.”

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8.Private Authentic Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona with Josh

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $179

Learn paella, sangria, and crema catalana in Josh’s private Barcelona kitchen, then share your meal in an 18th-century-style dining room.

“Esta fue una experiencia mucho muy agradable, el Chef Joseph un gran conocedor de la cocina española, nos hizo pasar un gran momento en la elaboración de la PAELLA, y que ademas quedo exquisita, por lo que recomiendo ampliamente esta experiencia que adeRead more”

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9.Alicante cooking class with a private chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $190

Review of Alicante’s private chef cooking class, with local tapas, wine pairings, Spanish cooking, practical tips, price, and booking advice.

“Amazing experience. Amazing communication. Bought the experience from Australia for my Mum and her partner living in Alicante Spain. They loved it! It was the highlight of their year!”

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