Alicante: Paella & Sangria Cooking Class with Tapas & Market Tour
Description
Alicante’s original cooking workshop was created in 2022 by local hospitality professionals who wanted to share the food and traditions they grew up with. Here, authentic paella starts long before the rice hits the pan. You’ll visit Alicante’s Central Market with your local host, meet the vendors and shop for fresh ingredients before heading to our kitchen inside a real local restaurant. Then get hands-on with a professional local chef: prepare traditional tapas, make your own sangria and cook authentic Alicante paella from scratch, including the traditional sofrito. Choose between seafood, meat or vegetarian paella. This is more than following a recipe. You’ll discover the ingredients, techniques and traditions behind Alicante’s cuisine, share everything you’ve prepared around the table, and take the recipes home with you. Real market, real restaurant, local professionals — an Alicante cooking experience created by locals.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Minimum age requirement for alcohol consumption is 18 years of age
Reviews(137)
Great experience. Fred our tour guide was very patient showing us around the market. The cooking experience was a lot of fun. We had a group of 10 and he did a great job keeping everyone busy. The Paella and Sangria were wonderful. This was one of our favorite tours.
Did both meat and fish paella also had option for vegetarian well worth the money great guide who took us around market showed us what ingredients to get and also taught us how to cook the paella and make sangria no complaints
This was a fun experiences to learn how to cook Alicante style paella, try the expensive Spanish ham, and have a nice meal
Thank you for joining us! We’re glad you enjoyed discovering the Alicante way of making paella—and tasting some special Iberian ham along the way. Learning is always better when it ends with a good meal around the table! 😊🥘
The class was conducted with a great sense of humor, but above all it was full of valuable information about how to choose and buy high-quality ingredients and what to look for when shopping. We prepared everything ourselves in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It was an excellent opportunity to discover Spanish cuisine while also meeting new people.
“Learn, Cook, and Enjoy” is the perfect summary—thank you! We believe a great cooking class begins long before the ingredients reach the kitchen, so we’re delighted you found the shopping tips useful. Good humour, hands-on cooking and new people around the table are exactly the combination we love! 😊
Amazing cooking workshop! Delicious food, friendly staff, and we learned so much. A fun, authentic, and unforgettable experience. Highly recommended!
Thank you for such a fantastic recommendation! We love knowing that you left with full stomachs, new cooking skills and happy memories—that’s exactly what we hope for in every class. It was a pleasure having you in our kitchen, and we hope to cook together again someday! 😊
Federico was a great guide and this was a great way to meet/chat with other solo travelers.
Thank you for joining us! One of our favourite things about cooking together is seeing solo travellers arrive as strangers and leave having shared a meal and plenty of conversation. We’re glad Federico made everyone feel welcome and hope you took home some lovely memories—and perhaps a few new friends! 😊
An unforgettable experience, Fede, in addition to being an excellent chef, is a good host and a better person, he knows how to manage the group which makes it easy to learn and I recommend the experience 100%.
¡Muchísimas gracias por tus palabras! Decir que Fede es un gran chef, anfitrión y aún mejor persona es un cumplido precioso que le encantará recibir. Nos alegra que consiguiera que aprender y cocinar en grupo resultara tan fácil y divertido. ¡Gracias por recomendarnos al 100 % y esperamos verte en una clase de tapas la próxima vez! 😊
Super fun way to explore the market and get a taste of Alicante paella. We learned so much and we had a great time talking to all the other travelers and the chef! Shoutout to the chef for their patience.
Thank you, Gabriella! Good food has a wonderful way of bringing travellers together, and we’re so glad you enjoyed sharing the experience with the group. We’ll pass your special shoutout on to the chef—patience is essential when a kitchen is full of new paella experts! 😊🥘
Freddy was an excellent guide and teacher. We enjoyed his humor and our food was delicious. We look forward to taking another classz
Thank you, Dennise! Freddy’s humour is one of his favourite ingredients, so he’ll love reading this! 😊 We’re delighted you enjoyed the class and the delicious results. We’d be very happy to welcome you back—perhaps for a tapas class next time!
Amazing experience. We learned so much and had so much fun. Fede was our instructor and he is super knowledgeable. Recommended 10/10
A 10/10 recommendation—we couldn’t ask for more! 😊 Thank you for bringing such great energy to the kitchen. Fede will be delighted to know that you enjoyed learning with him. We hope the class inspired you to make your own paella at home! 🥘
