Alicante: Spanish Tapas Cooking Class & Live Guitar

Cook Spanish Tapas in an Alicante Kitchen, Then Eat What You Made

You cook five traditional Spanish tapas and a dessert in a real Alicante restaurant kitchen with a local chef guiding you through each technique and tradition. After cooking, you sit down to eat everything you've made, with one drink included and live Spanish guitar to close the evening. The whole thing takes place in an actual working kitchen, not a staged space, so it feels like you're cooking where locals eat.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hands-on Spanish tapas cooking and dinner

• Arrive at working restaurant kitchen
• Prepare five traditional tapas dishes
• Cook Spanish tortilla and salmorejo
• Make Delicias de Elche and pork toast
• Prepare Murcian marinera potato salad
• Cook pumpkin buñuelos dessert
• Enjoy tapas dinner with drinks
• Listen to solo Spanish guitarist performance

The experience

The kitchen is warm and alive, not a classroom, but a working restaurant space where locals actually eat. You tie on an apron and stand at a counter with fresh ingredients in front of you: potatoes, eggs, tomatoes, dates, pork. A local chef walks you through each dish, and you're not watching from the side. You're making tortilla española, salmorejo, marinera, the bacon-wrapped dates called Delicias de Elche, pork toast with nougat sauce, and pumpkin buñuelos for dessert. The techniques shift as you move from one tapa to the next, and the chef explains not just how but why each one matters in Spanish food culture.

After you finish cooking, you sit down at the same table where you worked and eat everything together. One drink is included (sangría, wine, beer, or a soft drink), and the conversation moves the way it does when people share food they've made with their own hands. There's no rush. Water comes around, and the atmosphere stays relaxed, genuinely Alicante. Then, as the meal winds down, a solo Spanish guitarist plays a few songs, and that's when the evening settles into something you didn't quite expect when you walked in.

The whole experience is built around the Spanish idea of tapas, not just the food, but the way it brings people together. You're not learning to cook for a restaurant kitchen. You're learning to cook the way locals do, with fresh ingredients and stories attached to each dish. The chef is there the whole time, and the host keeps things moving without ever making it feel rushed.

What’s included

• Apron provided so you stay clean while cooking.
• one drink of your choice with dinner, including homemade sangría, wine, beer, soft drinks and non-alcoholic options.
• bottled still water throughout the experience.
• guidance from a professional local chef.
• five traditional tapas and pumpkin fritters for dessert, made with fresh ingredients in the working kitchen.
• a full tapas dinner shared around the table after cooking.
• live Spanish guitar performance to close the evening.

Options for this experience

3 options

One drink includedGuide in English or Spanish · 18:00One more drink of your choice is included: beer, wine, sangría or soft drinks

Two drinks includedGuide in English or Spanish · 18:00Your choice of two additional drinks is included: beer, wine, soft drinks or sangría

Three drinks includedGuide in English or Spanish · 18:00Three additional drinks of your choice are included: beer, wine, sangría or soft drinks

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesWednesday and FridayDeparts at 18:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Youth (14 to 17 years) · Child (8 to 13 years) · Infant (under 8): free

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Stroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Free Walking Tours Alicante

Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to cook real Spanish food in an actual Alicante kitchen and eat it the same night, without needing to arrange a separate dinner reservation or figure out where to go after the class ends.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (14 to 17 years); Child (8 to 13 years); Infant (under 8): free.

What exactly do I cook?

Spanish tortilla, salmorejo (cold tomato soup), marinera (potato salad), Delicias de Elche (dates wrapped in bacon), pork toast with nougat sauce, and pumpkin buñuelos for dessert.

Is this a real kitchen or a cooking school?

It's a real working restaurant kitchen where locals come to eat, not a staged classroom. You cook in the same space where the restaurant operates.

What's included to drink?

One drink of your choice: homemade sangría, wine, beer, soft drink, or non-alcoholic option. Water is included throughout. Additional drinks can be added when booking.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The local chef guides you through each dish step by step, and the class is designed for all levels.

Is there live music?

Yes. A solo Spanish guitarist performs a few songs at the end of the meal.

Are vegetarian options available?

The menu is largely vegetarian, with easy adaptations available for vegetarian guests.