Paella Cooking Class (with Basque Sangria) in Bilbao

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3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 12 guests
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English
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Dive into Bilbao's culinary heart with a hands-on class crafting traditional Spanish Paella and refreshing Sangria. Explore Basque flavors with iconic dishes like Padron Peppers and Gazpacho.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Join our HANDS-ON cooking class in the heart of Bilbao where you will learn how to cook the most iconic and traditional Spanish dishes. The big focus will be the Real Spanish Paella but of course you will prepare a refreshing Sangría and other emblematic dishes such as Padron Peppers and Gazpacho.


You´ll meet you friendly local chef in the morning at our impressive venue where you can expect to cook 2-3 starters, a delicious paella and a dessert. The ingredients keeps changing depending on what is available in the market. Please do let us know in advance for any dietary restrictions.


In this class you will not only learn how to cook but you will immerse in the Basque gastronomy culture known as the deepest one in Spain.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Garlic Prawns
STARTER
Padron Peppers
Deep fried with Idiazabal cheese
MAIN
Paella (Masterdish)
Two type of paellas will be prepared: the fish paella and the meat paella
DESSERT
Torrijas
Traditional Basque dessert - light sponge bread cake

What You Get

Lunch
You eat what you have cooked
Alcoholic beverages
Sangría and local drinks are offered
Apron

What You’ll Experience

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 afterwards). For drinks we will prepare the original Basque Sangria All ingredients and materials are provided by us. You only need to bring a smile and appetite. At the end of the class you will eat what has been cooked in one of our private dining rooms paired with sangria and local drinks. Recreate all the dishes back home with your Gastronomía Bilbao apron and e-recipes! Maximum 12 people per class to keep the classes unique, personalised and fun

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Salbe pl. 6, Salbe Plaza, Bizkaia Euskadi, Spain, ES, 48007

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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!
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Recommend to everyone
June 17, 2025
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Mikel provided us with drinks and gave us a tour of the restaurant before we began. We prepared two kinds of paella, a dessert, and a couple of appetizers. We truly enjoyed our paella class and I w...read more

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Fun delicious cooking class
May 24, 2025
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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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Bravissimo Mikel!
March 31, 2025
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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 experien...read more

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Wonderful experience!
March 30, 2025
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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 w...read more

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Excellent experience
March 27, 2025
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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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