Paella Cooking Class in Bilbao: Learn Spanish Cuisine with Basque Sangria Preparation

Immerse yourself in the Basque gastronomy culture with a hands-on Paella Cooking Class in Bilbao. Learn to cook traditional Spanish dishes and prepare Basque Sangria.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Salbe pl., 6 - With the help of your local host, you´ll discover the unique flavours of local Spanish cooking while learning about the traditional ways of life. As part of this class, you will cook a couple of starters, two or three types of Spanish paellas (fish, meat and veggie) and a Basque dessert, so the perfect meal (you will not need lunch…
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Sangría and local drinks provided
  • Apron provided
Meal Options
  • Garlic Prawns -
  • Padron Peppers - Deep fried with Idiazabal cheese
  • Paella (Masterdish) - Two type of paellas will be prepared: the fish paella and the meat paella
  • Torrijas - Traditional Basque dessert - light sponge bread cake
Additional Information

Join us for a HANDS-ON culinary tutorial in the epicenter of Bilbao, where you will master the art of preparing Spain’s most iconic and traditional meals. The highlight of the course will be crafting the authentic Spanish Paella, but you’ll also learn how to whip up a cool Sangría and other representative recipes like Padron Peppers and Gazpacho.
You’ll…

Location
Salbe pl., 6
Salbe Plaza
The meeting point is at our venue which gazes across the river to the iconic Guggenheim Museum. We are at walking distance from all the hotels in downtown Bilbao, so the perfect location for your convenience!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marthapeet
May 24, 2025
Fun delicious cooking class - We had a great time with Mikel cooking two types of paella, chicken/rabbit and seafood. They were both delicious especially with the garlic aioli. Mikel made the whole class fun and informative.
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Ricci770
Mar 31, 2025
Bravissimo Mikel! - My partner and I celebrated the birthday with a cooking class with the that Mikel, was outstanding. Good guy, nice place, definitely money well spent. And in the end we ate to full! It 'an experience that I recommend!
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Vera
Mar 30, 2025
Wonderful experience! - I had a great class with Mikel, he is patient and explained the culture and food origins beautifully. I happened to be the only person in this class, so it was a truly special experience to cook with him.
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Global707705
Mar 27, 2025
Excellent experience - It has been a phenomenal experience. the site is spacious and has everything you need. I recommend it for Team Building activities.
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Monica_b
Feb 22, 2025
So much fun!! - Mikel was amazing. We had the best time, the best food, and cannot wait to make these for our family! 5 out of 5 recommend!!
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Annse8114wz
Nov 13, 2024
Fantastic Experience - Highly Recommended - We loved this class and recommend it highly! Mikel was a fantastic instructor and chef, and the cooking school kitchen was spacious, beautiful and well stocked. My husband and I enjoyed our time with Mikel, learned many new tips and had the best meal of our trip - our seafood paella with garlic aioli, a rabbit and chicken paella, two pintxos and sangria. The entire experience was excellent. We attended on the last day of our trip, and did not have a chance to visit the Gastronomia Bilbao Wine bar for a meal. We would plan to do that on a repeat visit to Bilbao. Thank you Mikel!
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Beatrizrz6978lz
Oct 17, 2024
A valuable, enjoyable experience. - The class included hands-on experience. Mikel, the chef giving the class, gave helpful cooking tips at every step of the preparation, and the food we prepared was delicious. It was a great bonus to learn about the chef's culinary background and achievements. His knowledge, experience, and love for cooking and teaching made the class a valuable experience. Thanks, Chef Mikel.
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A9089ukangelm
Oct 17, 2024
A culinary delight. Delicious, fun, and educational. - My wife and I had the pleasure of cooking with Mikel. What a wonderful and delicious experience. We never imagined that it would be so much fun but also that we would learn so many tips and so much about basque cuisine. My wife and I both enjoy cooking at home and we expected that this would be a nice experience but we were overjoyed with the experience. While we thought it would simply be learning how to cook a paella and drinking some sangria…it was much more. Mikel is very talented and makes this experience unlike so many other cooking classes that we have taken. Don’t hesitate. It’s well worth the $ and a fun and filling 3.5 hours!
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I199sejonm
Oct 11, 2024
Funny experience - Yesterday I hallucinate how Mikel teaches cooking classes can attend a class of Rice, Cider Chorizo and Torrijas. And not only does it well but it makes it tremendous fun as well as Pro, also exceptionally has measured the times of everything, although it seems that it can not be to everything this. It is really worth the course, it is quite an experience.
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Passenger722244
Oct 7, 2024
Wonderful day! - This is an amazing experience! Mikel was awesome- full of history and stories. The cooking experience was so fun- very hands on and delicious. If you are in Bilbao and enjoy food- this is a great activity.
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From $150
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).