Evening Spanish Tapas Cooking Class with Live Guitar Music
Overview
This is a warm, hands-on cooking experience that brings you straight into the heart of Alicante’s food culture. You'll cook a full tapas menu in a real, lively kitchen — not a staged set, but a working space where locals eat every day.
Led by a local chef and a friendly host, you’ll use fresh, top-quality ingredients from the Central Market to prepare authentic Spanish tapas while learning the techniques, stories, and traditions behind each dish.
It’s not just about recipes — it’s about connecting through food. You’ll cook, learn, and share the experience with others in a relaxed, local setting. The menu is plentiful and packed with flavour, but what stays with you is the atmosphere — real, honest, and uniquely Alicante.
To finish the evening, enjoy live Spanish guitar music that adds the perfect touch of Mediterranean soul to your meal — a moment that makes this experience truly unforgettable.
What's Included
- Dinner Full homemade tapas dinner prepared during the workshop — fresh, local, and full of flavour. Includes 6–7 traditional dishes and dessert, all made from scratch in a real local kitchen.
- Alcoholic beverages A large, refreshing glass of homemade sangría (or any other drink of your choice) is included with your dinner — fruity, cold, and full of flavour. Extra drinks can be added when booking.
- Bottled water Bottled still water is included throughout the experience to keep you refreshed while cooking and during the full tapas dinner.
- Aprons provided so you can cook comfortably and stay clean throughout the experience.
- Live Spanish guitar performance to end the evening with Mediterranean charm
- Guided by a professional local chef throughout the cooking experience.
Meeting Location
Calle Manuel Antón
19, 03004 Alicante (Alacant), Alicante, Spain
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Discover the flavors of Spain in a hands-on tapas cooking class in the heart of Alicante. Led by a local chef and host, you’ll prepare a full dinner menu of traditional Spanish tapas using fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced that morning from the Central Market.
The experience takes place in a real, fully functioning kitchen — the same one where locals gather to eat every day. This isn’t just a cooking class, it’s a social and cultural experience where you’ll learn authentic recipes, hear the stories behind each dish, and enjoy the meal you’ve created together.
On the menu: Spanish omelette (tortilla de patatas), gazpacho, dates wrapped in bacon, chorizo in cider, tosta of Iberian pork with turrón sauce and dessert — torrija with turrón ice cream.
After cooking, relax and enjoy your tapas dinner in good company. To end the evening, enjoy a touch of local culture with live Spanish guitar music — the perfect way to savor the Mediterranean atmosphere.
Whether you’re a passionate home cook or a curious traveler, this relaxed and friendly evening is a delicious way to connect with Spanish culture through food, music, and people.
Vegetarian options available under request.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
- "Operated by a business"
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-390938P3
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Dinner. Full homemade tapas dinner prepared during the workshop — fresh, local, and full of flavour. Includes 6–7 traditional dishes and dessert, all made from scratch in a real local kitchen.
- Alcoholic beverages. A large, refreshing glass of homemade sangría (or any other drink of your choice) is included with your dinner — fruity, cold, and full of flavour. Extra drinks can be added when booking.
- Bottled water. Bottled still water is included throughout the experience to keep you refreshed while cooking and during the full tapas dinner.
- Aprons provided so you can cook comfortably and stay clean throughout the experience.
- Live Spanish guitar performance to end the evening with Mediterranean charm.
- Guided by a professional local chef throughout the cooking experience.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Evening Spanish Tapas Cooking Class with Live Guitar Music is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Evening Spanish Tapas Cooking Class with Live Guitar Music will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- DinnerFull homemade tapas dinner prepared during the workshop — fresh, local, and full of flavour. Includes 6–7 traditional dishes and dessert, all made from scratch in a real local kitchen.
- Alcoholic beveragesA large, refreshing glass of homemade sangría (or any other drink of your choice) is included with your dinner — fruity, cold, and full of flavour. Extra drinks can be added when booking.
- Bottled waterBottled still water is included throughout the experience to keep you refreshed while cooking and during the full tapas dinner.
- Aprons provided so you can cook comfortably and stay clean throughout the experience.
- Live Spanish guitar performance to end the evening with Mediterranean charm
- Guided by a professional local chef throughout the cooking experience.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
- "Operated by a business"
