Private Paella Dinners and Events in Barcelona

Host a relaxed Spanish meal without spending the event in the kitchen. Our chefs prepare paella and accompanying dishes for your guests, manage the cooking and present the meal so you can stay part of the occasion.

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We cook for you

This service is private dining, not a cooking class. Guests can watch the paella come together and speak with the chef, but there is no lesson or expectation that they take part in the preparation.

Events we can cater

  • Birthdays and anniversaries
  • Family and friend gatherings
  • Private dinners in holiday accommodation
  • Celebrations and special occasions
  • Larger private parties

A paella-centered menu

The menu can be built around seafood, meat and vegetable, vegetarian or another agreed paella. Depending on the event, we can add welcome snacks, tapas, drinks and dessert. The proposal will describe the dishes, service and equipment included.

In-apartment dinner menus

Choose a menu for your private dinner in your apartment. Your chef shops at the local markets, cooks in your kitchen and serves your table. Menus can be adjusted for allergies and preferences, and wine selections and sangria can be added.

Authentic Paella and Tapas DinnerSeafood, meat and vegetable, or vegetarian paella

One of the best Spanish paella dinners in Barcelona. Your private chef prepares a luxurious paella using top-quality ingredients sourced in the Barcelona markets. While the paella finishes, you sample a few local tapas, and dessert is a Catalan specialty.

To start

  • Pimientos del Padrón
  • Cooked chistorra sausage

Main

  • Paella: seafood, meat and vegetable, or vegetarian

Dessert

  • Crema Catalana
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Authentic Paella DinnerSeafood, meat and vegetable, or vegetarian paella

A truly authentic Spanish paella made for you in your apartment. Many travelers like to choose their own wines and snacks before dinner, so this dinner keeps things simple: your chef brings the best ingredients from local markets and prepares the paella.

Main

  • Spanish paella: seafood, meat and vegetable, or vegetarian

This dinner includes only the paella.

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Spanish Tapas ExperienceA mix of cold and freshly cooked tapas

Spanish tapas are one of the reasons people keep returning to Spain: rich flavors, simplicity and plenty of variety. Your private chef prepares a mix of cold and freshly cooked tapas for you to enjoy in your apartment, with fresh sangria and a traditional Catalan dessert.

Tapas

  • Catalan bread with special hanging tomatoes
  • Plate of local cured meats and cheeses
  • Pimientos del Padrón and chistorra sausage Basque-style pinchos
  • Gambas al ajillo: prawns fried in olive oil with garlic and a touch of spicy paprika
  • Grilled pork loin montadito with creamy goat’s cheese, fig jam and Pedro Ximénez sherry
  • Tortilla Española: Spanish potato omelette
  • Sobrassada (Mallorcan sausage) with honey and pine nuts on toasted bread

To drink

  • Fresh sangria

Dessert

  • Crema Catalana

We always try to accommodate allergies and preferences, so this suggested menu can be adjusted to your taste.

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Gourmet Spanish ExperienceCroquettes, Catalan classics and paella

A full Spanish dinner that moves from shared starters to sausage and paella.

Starters

  • Variety of fried croquettes of serrano ham and wild mushroom
  • Platter of Spanish and Catalan cheeses, cured meats and sausages
  • Pan con tomate: Catalan-style bread rubbed with local hanging tomatoes and olive oil
  • Esquixada: Catalan salt cod salad with fresh Montserrat tomatoes, black olives, red and green pepper and onion

Main dishes

  • Botifarra esparracada: local fresh pork sausage cooked Pyrenees-style with onion, wild mushrooms and pine nuts
  • Paella: seafood, chicken and vegetable, or vegetarian

Dessert

  • Crema Catalana
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The Fisherman’s Catch MenuMediterranean seafood

A seafood dinner built around the Mediterranean coast.

Starters

  • Pan con tomate: Catalan-style bread rubbed with local hanging tomatoes and olive oil
  • Mussels in vinaigrette: chilled mussels with a special vinaigrette of red and green pepper, onion and parsley
  • Gambas al ajillo: the Spanish classic of garlic-fried prawns with a touch of spicy paprika
  • Tomato and ventresca (tuna belly) salad with local Montserrat tomatoes, black olive paste and spring onion shavings

Mains

  • Calamares encebollados: fresh Mediterranean squid cooked in an onion and bay leaf sauce made with special cooking wine, vi ranci
  • Suquet: a typical fisherman’s dish along the Mediterranean coast, with a light tomato base, leeks, garlic, almonds and fried bread, bringing together delicate monkfish and scampi

Dessert

  • Crema Catalana
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A Taste of Catalan CuisineRegional Catalan dishes

A dinner of local Catalan dishes, with a choice of main.

Starters

  • Bread with tomato, Catalan cheese and cured sausages
  • Esquixada: cod salad with tomato
  • Coca de recapte: flatbread with roasted vegetables

Mains, choose one or enjoy both on request

  • Botifarra esparracada: local sausage with raisins, pine nuts and onion, cooked with vi ranci
  • Empedrat de garbanzos con huevo de codorniz: chickpeas with spinach, onion and sausage, served with a cooked quail egg
  • Rape al all cremat: local monkfish in a sofrito-based sauce with almonds

Dessert

  • Crema Catalana
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Vegetarian Spanish FlavorsFully vegetarian

A vegetarian dinner of Spanish classics.

Starters

  • Local cheese plate with Catalan-style bread with tomato
  • Gazpacho with croutons
  • Wild mushroom croquettes

Mains

  • Garbanzos a la Andaluza with spinach and cumin
  • Grilled seasonal vegetables with local romesco sauce
  • Spanish tortilla de patatas
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Luxury Tapas Tasting MenuNine tapas and dessert

An extended tasting of Spanish and Basque tapas.

Tapas

  • Pan con tomate: Catalan-style bread rubbed with local hanging tomatoes and olive oil
  • Banderillas: small Basque-style skewers with shellfish and olives
  • Platter of Spanish and Catalan cheeses, cured meats and sausages
  • Rollito de cecina: a small roll of cured beef around cabrales blue cheese, cream cheese and walnuts, finished with olive oil and a Pedro Ximénez sherry reduction
  • Basque country pinchos: small bites of bread topped with xistorra sausage, Padrón peppers, oyster mushrooms, Spanish ham and steak, with a Pedro Ximénez reduction
  • Fisherman’s-style mussels in a tomato, onion and white wine base
  • Pincho moruno: Spanish spiced macerated pork skewers
  • Variety of fried croquettes of serrano ham and wild mushrooms
  • Galician-style boiled octopus with potato cachelos, olive oil and smoky paprika

Dessert

  • Crema Catalana
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Planning the service

Send the event date, address or preferred area, number of guests, kitchen or terrace information and dietary requirements. We will confirm whether the space is suitable and recommend the menu and service format.

Private event questions

No. The chef prepares the food for your guests. If you want everyone to cook, choose a private cooking class instead.

Often yes, subject to access, cooking facilities, building rules and the menu. Send photos or details of the space with your enquiry.

Drinks and additional service may be added to the proposal depending on the event.

Yes. Vegetarian paella and suitable accompanying dishes can be planned in advance.

Plan your private paella event

Describe the occasion, guest count, address or preferred area, available facilities and menu preferences.

If your date is flexible, enter the preferred date and explain the alternatives in the message.

An estimate is enough for the first proposal.

Include allergies, intolerances, vegetarian or vegan requirements and religious dietary needs.

If you already have a space, include the address and any information about the kitchen or terrace.

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