The 8 Best Shopping Tours in Barcelona

1.Paella Cooking Experience & Boqueria Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,661 reviews · 3 hours · from $85Our pick

Meet your English-speaking chef near Las Ramblas, visit La Boqueria for paella ingredients, then prepare tapas and seafood paella in a private dining room. Guides such as Andrea, Luca, Maya, and Koko are known for clear instruction, humor, and getting everyone involved.

“this was a great night. Learnt heaps with tips and technique. I you wish to elevate your Paella and impress your friends and family you should do this !”

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2.Barcelona Paella Cooking Class with Market Visit, Tapas & Sangria

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,531 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $114Top rated

Start near La Rambla with a chef-led visit to La Boqueria, then return to GAB Lab for tapas, sangria, and hands-on paella. Guides such as Maria, Hugo, Bibi, and Matteo lead the class in English. Seafood, chicken, vegetarian, and non-alcoholic options are available.

“Great time!!! Got to meet some great people and make some excellent paella. A must do while in Barcelona.”

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3.Paella Cooking Class with Market Visit and More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 711 reviews · 3 hours · from $95

Meet your English or Spanish-speaking chef near La Boqueria for a market walk and hands-on class. You’ll choose ingredients, make sangria, prepare tapas, cook paella, and finish with dessert. Chefs such as Maria, Hugo, Simon, and Yaya may lead the session.

“Hands down our best “tour/activity” in Barcelona! Entertaining, very interactive, learned new skills, and all while enjoying tasty tapas, delicious and plentiful sangria, and of course the paella! Oh my! We are so happy to have chosen this class- the size and flexibility were perfect- and when we left, it was like saying goodbye to old friends!”

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4.Ultimate Barcelona Food Tour with visit to a Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 507 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $107

Spend three hours eating your way from Santa Caterina Market through Born to Barceloneta. Your English-speaking guide leads a group of no more than nine, with tastings of cheese, cured meats, croissants, turrón, vermouth, bomba tapas, wine, and seafood paella.

“Wonderful walking tour - great information and really great food - Mick was a great guide very friendly and super informative - great experience”

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5.La Roca Village Shopping Express® Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 472 reviews · from $25Best value

Take a 40-minute air-conditioned coach from Estació del Nord to La Roca Village, an open-air outlet with 150 fashion, luxury, and lifestyle boutiques. Your ticket includes a VIP Pass, free Wi-Fi, multilingual assistance, hands-free shopping, and a return journey to Barcelona.

“It was easy to use the ticket - just need to be on time for the bus as they do not wait for people to be fully onboard (since it's an open ticket). When you board, you will be asked for the return time and issued a ticket (please keep this with you as they need to scan when you board the return bus). You can asked for a later return time but still take the earlier timing bus if you arrive in time.”

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6.Half-Day Spanish Cooking Class & Boqueria Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 383 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $117

Meet an English-speaking chef such as Juan, Sonia, or Candido for a guided La Boqueria visit, then prepare and eat four Spanish courses. Morning classes include the market tour; evening classes skip it. Food restrictions can be arranged in advance.

“Super experience, out chef Candido gave us a nice market tour with some interesting insights. After that we had a great cooking session with everyone assigned a task. Nice location, super team and the food and the wine were amazing. Totally recommend.”

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7.Interactive Paella & Market: Bottomless Wine & Rambla Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 376 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $151

Start at La Boqueria with chefs such as Juan, Sonia, Sonja, or Renata, choosing fresh ingredients for a hands-on Spanish cooking class. Prepare paella, tortilla, gazpacho, tomato bread, and crema Catalana, then eat together with wine and take home the recipes.

“We had such a great time. We started at the market, which is amazing in itself. Learned about many of the items that you can purchase there. Then we started preparing the meal. We had really great tasting wine, guspacho, tomato bread, seafood paella and desert. We have never tasted and prepared so many delicious dishes. It was very enjoyable and highly recommended!”

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8.La Boqueria Market and Paella Cooking Class in Barcelona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 229 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $145

Meet Just Royal Bcn at Plaça Reial for a chef-led walk through La Boqueria, 10 tapas with Spanish wines, and a hands-on class in an 18th-century apartment. Claudia, Hori, Alfredo, Jamie, and other chefs guide you through paella, Spanish omelet, and crema Catalana for a small group of up to 12.

“This was excellent if you like to cook or eat or both. The group is small enough to be able to talk to everyone, but large enough to not be awkward if you run out of things to say. Claudia and the team were great, and so nice. The instruction was great, as were the finished products. The stairs to the location are a lot if you have mobility issues.”

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