Basque Cooking Class: Master Regional Cuisine

Master Basque cuisine in San Sebastian’s Old Town. Cook traditional dishes with a pro chef, savor your creations, and take home recipes and an apron.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa, 1 - Embark on a culinary journey at a historic, family-owned restaurant that has opened its kitchen exclusively for your small group. Cook alongside a professional chef who will guide you in creating signature Basque dishes during a focused three-hour class. The menu includes build-your-own Gilda pintxos, Spanish…
What's Included
  • Expertly guided Basque cooking class
  • Two hosts (a local guide and a professional chef)
  • Five dishes with drink pairings (full meal)
  • Small group of 10 people or fewer
  • Apron to take home
  • Recipes to take home
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the authentic flavors of the Basque Country in a unique way that few visitors experience. This all-encompassing San Sebastian cooking class, led by a professional chef in a historic family-owned restaurant, offers an immersive introduction to the essentials of regional cuisine. Engage in hands-on preparation of traditional dishes such as the…

Location
De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa, 1
De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a red bag or Devour Tours sign. This tour meets at De Valle Lersundi Plazatxoa, 1, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain- next to the statue a woman with a brick on her head.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jeremy
May 23, 2025
Basque Cooking class in Old San Sebastián - This was my first cooking class so I did not know what to expect from the class. Ten of us met with the tour guide, Natalia, and we had time to introduce ourselves. She took us through to a restaurant kitchen that had finished for the day. We met our professional chef Isabel, who demonstrated the techniques for making Basque cheesecake, a Hilda pintxo, tortilla and pil-pil cod. We were all given the opportunity to try the techniques. It was a very encouraging experience and I just want to go away and practice what I learned. It was great fun meeting the other guests and I was glad that I’d only eaten a croissant that day before the event.
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R2780wjcathyh
May 19, 2025
Learned history and culture! - Hector and Nadia were wonderful! They made sure to speak to everyone and all participated in the cooking process. We had a great time!
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Barbara_h
May 18, 2025
100% recommend this experience. You will not be disappointed - We love to do cooking classes on all our holidays. This one is the best we have done by far. The food was amazing!! We enjoyed learning about the local food and history. Highly recommend both Hector and Natalia they really made the experience perfect. Great way to spend an afternoon.
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Birgitta2023
May 5, 2025
Basque Cuisine Primer - Lovely experience. The chef and the guide were very knowledgeable. Very well done. We learned a lot and enjoyed it immensely.
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Nicolettat337
May 4, 2025
CLASE DE COCINA - Great experience! There are nine of us between Italians and Americans, with the desire to discover the secrets of some typical San Sebastian dish that we love: the Spanish omelette, the Cod pil-pil Style, the stuffed piquillo peppers and the legendary San Sebastian cheese cake! Led by the sparkling Amaia, and the chef of the Gandarias restaurant, Angel, we cook with them and taste the delights, which we will try to repeat at home 😍. There was no shortage of toasts with txakoli, cidra and tempranillo! All exciting
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Jacob_m
Apr 28, 2025
Learn to cook like a local! - This cooking class was super fun and informative. You are in a professional style kitchen watching amd assisting the cooking process. We actually got a personal tour as we were the only ones to sign up. We had a great experience learning several local dishes like the basque cheesecake so yummy! At the end you get the recipes so you can recreate it all at home!
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Rfktravel
Apr 16, 2025
Great cooking class - Great class conducted by chef Natalie. We cooked typical food from the basque region. Can highly recommend. The group max size is 10, so there is plenty room to ask many questions
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W7514gfjohnc
Apr 9, 2025
Gorka at Devour is a must try! - Amazing experience! Gorka was a great guide and the food was delicious. Don’t miss out! Book your class and tour now! Have fun!
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Dawncs6562hs
Apr 9, 2025
We learned to cook many traditional Basque dishes. It was perfect! - Gorka was a wonderful host. We truly enjoyed the whole evening. I would recommend this experience to all of my friends and family❤️
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Charlotterr1435ij
Feb 17, 2025
Fantastic Fun! - What a fantastic way to spend an afternoon! We absolutely loved making each of the dishes they tasted fab too! The chef and Hector were great and really helped us get involved with all the cooking. The drinks with each course were delicious too. It was awesome to get some recommendations of local restaurants and dishes! We can’t wait to try and make some of the dishes back home too!
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From $158
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).