Duration
About 3 hours
Madrid · experience
Paella and sangria workshop
A hands-on paella class with a local chef — sofrito, rice and the prized socarrat crust, made and eaten together with sangria.
About 3 hoursSmall groupFrom €54
The experience
A hands-on paella class, made and eaten with sangria, rather than a demonstration watched from the side.
Paella is Valencian by origin rather than Madrid’s own dish, but the city has thoroughly adopted it, and this class treats it properly — a chef walks the group through the sofrito, the rice-to-stock ratio and the socarrat, the prized crust at the pan’s base, with every guest cooking rather than watching a demonstration.
Sangria is made alongside the paella, and the class finishes by sitting down together to eat what was cooked — the meal is the point of the session, not an afterthought once the cooking is done.
It suits both confident home cooks who want the technique explained properly and complete beginners, since the chef adjusts pacing and hands-on involvement to the group in the room.
Group
Small group
Languages
English and Spanish
Format
Hands-on cooking class with a local chef
Meeting point
A cooking studio in central Madrid — the exact address is confirmed with the booking.
Pickup and drop-off
Not included — meet at the studio and finish there.
Who this suits
A good choice when it matches the way you want to use the city.
- Hands-on cooks who want to make the meal, not watch it demonstrated.
- A relaxed, sociable few hours rather than a formal tasting.
- Travellers wanting a technique they can genuinely repeat at home.
Itinerary
The route at a glance.
The guide and exact sequence are confirmed on the day. Times below are a useful indication of how this visit is normally structured.
- 1At the start
Welcome and ingredients
Meet the chef at the studio and go through the ingredients and technique.
- 2About 90 minutes
Hands-on cooking
Cook the paella and mix the sangria as a group, with guidance throughout.
- 3To finish
Shared meal
Sit down together and eat the paella the group has made.
What the visit includes
The practical detail before you choose a date.
Highlights
- A full hands-on paella class with a local chef
- Sangria made and enjoyed alongside the meal
- Sitting down together to eat what the group cooked
- Suited to both beginners and confident home cooks
Included
- ✓ All ingredients for the paella and sangria
- ✓ A hands-on class led by a local chef
- ✓ The shared meal at the end of the class
Not included
- • Transport to the cooking studio
Before you go
A few essentials for the day.
- Let the organiser know of any dietary restrictions in advance.
- Aprons and equipment are provided — no need to bring anything.
- The class involves standing and hands-on cooking throughout.