Valencia · VALENCIA FOOD TOURS & TASTINGS
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Valencia eats late and eats well, from the Modernista Central Market to the horchata counters of Alboraya. These tours pair the landmarks with the tastings: tapas crawls, market walks, wine and cheese, paella included on many. Here is what each one feeds you, how long it lasts, and what it costs.
Small-group Valencia Old Town walk with included wine & tapas in a historic monument, plus paella and dessert. 4 hours.
“Incredible! The walking tour followed by wonderful food and wine. Can’t recommend highly enough! I learned so much about Valencia past and present!”
A 4-hour Valencia Old Town walk plus exclusive dinner in an 11th-century monument, with tapas, paella, dessert, and paired wines.
“The tour was a good length and very informative. The wine and tapas part of the tour was excellent. The food was delicious as was the accompanying wines. The group were all friendly and we had a really nice time together. Our host Iain was great considering he’s not been a guide for long. Highly recommended tour.”
Shop Valencia’s Mercat Central, cook authentic Valencian paella step by step, and enjoy wine, tapas, and a shared meal for 4 hours.
“I’m 24, originally from the United States, and recently moved to Valencia. My parents came to visit, and we booked this paella cooking class to do together with my friends. Belen and Reyes hosted the class, and it was absolutely perfect — we had the most amazing time. We started with appetizers and drinks, then cooked the paellas alongside the other attendees. My friend has a nut allergy, and Reyes thoughtfully prepared special appetizers just for her so she could enjoy everything safely — such a kind touch. The entire class was taught with so much love, humor, and expertise. After cooking, we all sat down at a long dinner…”
Valencia paella class with Ruzafa market shopping, sangria workshop, tapas, and hands-on chicken-and-rabbit paella in a small group.
“This was a great experience and a lot of fun! We had a great afternoon of tapas, sangria, and the paella that we made! It was great to learn about traditional Valencian paella. The instructors were fun, esp Jose, and helpful!”
Shop Mercado Central, cook traditional Valencian paella with a pro chef, and eat with tapas and wine in a 4-hour Valencia class.
“Our family had the best evening together learning the history of paella and its ingredients that make it official, while cooking it to perfection! Reyes was a wonderful instructor along with Julia who made delicious tapas for us while we cooked and kept our glass full of wine! Highly recommend!”
Valencia orange-farm tour: pick your own oranges, taste citrus products, and see Naranjas Ribera sorting at Huerto Ribera. 2 hrs.
“Great guide! A lot of history, the guide was a well of knowledge, kind and engaging.”
3-hour small-group Valencia tapas and drinks tour with 4 off-the-radar stops, local food stories, and paired sips for $81.
“Thank you Vitor for that nice tour we had. I could try a lot of diffrent dishes, which were all so tasty. Our guide made a amazing job. i would recomment it to everybudy that comes to valencia”
Market-to-table Valencian paella workshop in English, with cooking hands-on, sangria and wine, and a take-home paella recipe.
“In addition to learning how to make true paella, I also learned a lot of new cooking/baking techniques from the chef. We made paella, an omelette appetizer, and a delicious cake. Sangria and wine were included. Highly recommend this workshop.”
Shop Mercado de Ruzafa for paella ingredients, then cook seafood paella with sangria and tapas in Valencia. Small-group meal included.
“Great experience cooking Paella as a group, we each were able to do parts of the process with the chef watching to make sure it turned out amazing. We did the seafood paella and worked side by side with the normal paella team. The trip to the market was interesting to see all the fresh fish, vegetables and fruits.”
Cook classic or seafood paella with a local chef in Valencia, with tapas, sangria, and a sweet finish of coca de llanda.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the activity. It was well organised and a great way to meet other travellers. We were treated to plenty of food and drink throughout the duration. We started with sangria and various tapas (mussels, patatas bravas, cheese) before beginning and we were served sweet white wine, Valencian oranges, and cake to finish the experience. The cook teaching us was engaging. I would definitely do something similar again.”
Evening paella cooking class in Valencia with tapas, sangria, market ingredients, and a chef-led hands-on lesson ending with a full meal.
“Honestly such an amazing night! Chris & Lily were such great hosts. We made lifelong friendships with our classmates too. Would definitely return and recommend to all our friends.”
Hands-on paella in Valencia: shop Ruzafa Market with a local chef, learn socarrat, cook meat or seafood paella, and feast with sangria.
“Anna our chef instructor was wonderful! The rest of the cooking staff were also great and provided warm Spanish hospitality. Anna was charming, funny, entertaining and very knowledgable. She made our group feel like family. And the sangria was refreshing and the paella was fabulous. A must do activity in Valencia. Gracias!”
Cook Valencian paella and tortilla, visit Algiros Market for ingredients, and finish with sangria, wine tasting, and dessert at Valencia Club Cocina.
“The paella was perfect!!! I loved the crunchy rice”
A 2-hour Valencia wine tasting with sommelier Tristan Van Doorn. Sip 5 Spanish wines, plus tapas and petit fours.
“The evening was really good. Lovely atmosphere, a friendly team and Tristen really knew his stuff. It was also a great way to meet other people, I was there on my own but was seated with another lady who was solo and a lovely American couple. I'm really glad I chose to attend this event.”
A 3-hour Valencia morning food tour with Central Market tastings, classic *esmorzaret* stops, tapas, drinks, and sweet orxata.
“We had an amazing time exploring Valencia and learning about the local food and customs. Jack was fantastic guide and we had a perfect small group size. Would highly recommend this tour as part of your time in Valencia.”
