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Barcelona's Award-Winning Cooking Classes & Food Experiences
For people who travel hungry
You know who you are.
You've researched restaurants before booking the hotel.
Your camera roll is approximately 60% food.
You want to know where locals shop. You want to understand the ingredients.
And when you taste something incredible, you immediately wonder: "How did they make this?"
From market to paella pan
One experience. A lot of flavor.
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Start with the ingredients
Great cooking starts long before the pan gets hot. Join your chef for a visit to Barcelona's iconic La Boqueria Market when available and discover the ingredients behind the dishes you'll prepare.
Fresh. Colorful. Loud. Delicious. Exactly how a market should be.
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Then we taste
Back at the GAB LAB kitchen, settle in with freshly prepared seasonal tapas. Taste, ask questions, talk food and take part in an interactive sangria-making workshop before the main cooking experience.
Because culinary education should never be boring.
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Now you cook
This isn't a paella demonstration — you're making it. Your chef takes you through the techniques behind authentic Spanish paella step by step: the ingredients, the preparation, the timing, the traditions, and the tips you'll want to remember at home.
Apron on. Pan ready.
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Seafood. Chicken. Vegetarian.
Our signature experience centers around seafood paella, with chicken and vegetarian alternatives also available.
Seafood
Chicken
Vegetarian
The best part of cooking? Eating.
Once the paella is ready, everyone gathers around the table. Share the meal with fellow travelers and food lovers, talk with your chef, have another glass — and enjoy Spanish food the way it's meant to be enjoyed: together. Then there's dessert, a farewell toast, and recipes to take home.
Approximately 3 hours
Your Ultimate Paella experience includes
Come hungry. Leave knowing how to make something.
La Boqueria Market experience when available
Fresh ingredients
Seasonal Spanish tapas
Interactive sangria-making workshop
Professional chef instruction
Hands-on paella preparation
Seafood, chicken or vegetarian paella options
Family-style meal
Dessert experience
Farewell toast
Recipes to take home
Ingredients and cooking equipment
Why Food Lovers Choose GAB LAB
From hands-on cooking and authentic Spanish flavors to a relaxed, social atmosphere in the heart of Barcelona, GAB LAB gives couples more than a meal it gives you a shared experience worth remembering.
Market-to-table experience
Get closer to the ingredients behind Spanish cooking, starting with one of Barcelona's most iconic food markets when available.
Professional chefs
Learn directly from chefs who can explain not only what you're doing, but why you're doing it.
Authentic techniques
Our experiences celebrate Spanish culinary traditions rather than simply recreating a tourist-friendly version of them.
Hands-on cooking
Watching somebody cook isn't the same as cooking. You'll be involved.
Culture through food
Food tells you something about where you are. Our classes connect what you're eating with Barcelona and Spanish culinary culture.
Recipes you can actually take home
Recreate what you've learned after your Barcelona trip ends.
From market to paella pan
One experience. A lot of flavor.
Thousands of five-star reviews
GAB LAB has welcomed thousands of travelers into our kitchens and earned thousands of five-star reviews across major travel platforms. Our culinary experiences have also received international recognition, including Tripadvisor's Best of the Best Travellers' Choice recognition. But there's really only one review that matters when the paella reaches the table: yours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. Your professional chef guides you through the experience step by step. Beginners are very welcome.
Approximately 2.5–3 hours for the standard paella cooking experience.
Yes. The shared Ultimate Paella Cooking Class welcomes individual travelers, couples and small groups.
No problem. Chicken and vegetarian paella options are available.
Many common dietary preferences and allergies can be accommodated. Provide your requirements when booking whenever possible and confirm them with your chef at the beginning of the class.
Gastronomic Arts Barcelona — GAB LAB
Carrer de Lancaster, 10, Bajo 1a, 08001 Barcelona
We're centrally located just off La Rambla and close to La Boqueria Market.Multiple paella class times are offered daily, subject to availability.
For standard reservations of 1–6 people, full refunds are available for cancellations made at least 24 hours before the scheduled class, subject to the applicable booking terms and processing conditions.
You can taste Barcelona.Or you can learn to cook it.
Get closer to the ingredients. Learn the techniques. Meet the chefs. Make the paella. Share the table. Take the recipes home.