Seville Cooking Class: Paella & Tapas in Triana

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1/11

Duration3h

GroupUp to 16

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Cook paella shoulder-to-shoulder, eat it at a shared table in Triana

You cook paella, tapas, and dessert from scratch in a Triana kitchen with a professional chef guiding you through each dish. Sangría flows during the three-hour class, and you eat everything you've made with two additional drinks included. You leave with recipes written in English and the muscle memory of how to do it again.

Step-by-step itinerary

Evening cooking class in Triana

Arrive at Triana neighborhood
Join small-group cooking class
Learn Andalusian cooking techniques
Prepare Salmorejo or gazpacho
Cook spinach with chickpeas or alternatives
Make traditional paella valenciana
Enjoy homemade sangría during cooking
Eat full dinner with two drinks
Have lemon sorbet dessert with cava
Receive recipes to take home

The Experience

"You're going to mess up the paella, and that's exactly when you learn," the chef said as we tied on our aprons in the Triana kitchen. Three hours, a small group of strangers, and by the end you've made salmorejo, spinach with chickpeas, paella valenciana, and a lemon sorbet with cava — and you're eating it all together at a long table with sangría already poured. No cooking experience needed. The chef walks you through each step, and everyone gets their hands in the work.

Triana is the neighborhood where Seville's food culture actually lives, not the tourist version of it. You start with either salmorejo or gazpacho depending on the day — that cold soup that tastes like summer even when you're learning it indoors. Then comes the spinach with chickpeas, or sometimes flamenco eggs or garlic prawns if the group has preferences. The paella is the centerpiece: chicken, vegetables, saffron rice, cooked together in the traditional way. You're not watching someone else make it; you're stirring the pan, tasting as you go, asking questions when the rice looks wrong. The chef corrects you without making it feel like a mistake.

By the time you sit down to eat, you've been in the kitchen for nearly three hours, and the food tastes different because you made it. Two drinks come with the meal — wine, beer, or a soft drink — and the sangría you drank while cooking is already in your system. The lemon sorbet arrives last, sharp and cold. You leave with printed recipes in English, which means you can actually recreate this at home, not just remember it fondly.

The class runs in English, and the chef adapts the menu if you have dietary requirements — just mention it when you book. Small groups mean you're not standing in the back watching; you're at the counter doing the work. Triana is walkable from the city center, and public transport gets you there if you're not staying nearby.

What’s included

All kitchen equipment — apron, chopping board, knives, and utensils — is provided.
Your three-course dinner includes everything you cook, plus sangría during the class and two drinks (wine, beer, or soft drink) with the meal.
Recipes in English are yours to take home.

Good to know

Stroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Taller Andaluz de Cocina

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to learn actual Spanish cooking, not just taste it, and have an evening free in Seville. The three-hour pace means you're cooking and eating in the same session, which is what makes it feel less like a class and more like cooking with someone who knows what they're doing.