Afternoon Tapas Cooking Class in a Secret Venue in Madrid

About this tour

Lola runs a compact cooking studio tucked into a Madrid market, where you'll prep and cook three tapas dishes from scratch using ingredients selected that morning. The kitchen opens directly onto a shared dining space—no separation between cooking and eating. You'll spend three hours chopping, sautéing, and tasting alongside other food-minded travellers, then sit down together to eat what you've made with wine. It's casual, collaborative, and rooted in how locals actually cook at home.

Highlights

• Cook three tapas recipes in a working market kitchen
• Ingredients sourced fresh from the market that morning
• Open kitchen layout lets you watch and chat while cooking
• Shared table dinner with fellow participants and wine
• Run by Lola, a passionate home cook turned instructor

What to expect

You'll arrive at the market space and jump straight into prep work—Lola walks you through each dish, but you're doing the cooking. The kitchen is compact and purposefully designed so everyone can see what's happening, move around comfortably, and chat without shouting. After you've finished cooking, tables are set a few steps away in the same room. You'll eat the food you've made, drink wine, and spend time with the other people in the class. Expect an afternoon that feels less like a formal lesson and more like cooking with a friend who happens to know Madrid's markets inside out.

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