Giant paellas for 1,000 people or more
Giant paellas cooked live in Barcelona and all over Catalonia for town festivals, festivals and big events. From 500 to over 1,000 servings in a single event.
1,000+
servings in a single event
4 to 6
giant paella pans cooking at once
300
people served in half an hour
9 x 6 m
maximum cooking area for 1,000 people
Why several giant paellas and not a single one?
A single monster paella makes for a good photo. Several giant paellas make for a better event.
Always at its best
We cook and serve in stages: each paella comes out when it is ready, not an hour before.
More flavour
In a pan of a sensible size the rice cooks evenly and keeps its flavour and its socarrat.
Fits the space
We can cook and serve in different parts of the square or the venue, so queues are shorter.
No single point of failure
If one paella needs more time, the others keep coming out. The service never stops.
How an event for 1,000 people works
Planning
We agree the space, the water point, the serving time and a contact person from the organisation.
Set-up
Depending on the event, we set up the day before or arrive at dawn, around 6 or 7 in the morning. We cook with gas: no electricity needed.
Cooking
We cook in front of the public, with each paella pan on its own timing so that they come out one after another.
Service
Staggered service. The organisation collects the tickets and provides a couple of volunteers to organise the queues.
After the service
We take everything away and leave containers so the leftovers can be taken home.
Real case: Travessia de Natació Illes Medes
At the port of L'Estartit, for the Club Nàutic L'Estartit, in 2025: 1,000 servings for the swimmers at the finish, with capacity to reach 1,200 that same day. Several giant paella pans under marquees and a staggered service.
Set-up
Paella pans ready under the marquees
Preparation
Fresh ingredients kept cold until cooking
Cooking
Sofrito in the giant pans, facing the harbour
The rice goes in
Each pan on its own timing, for a staggered service
Service
Swimmers collecting their plate at the finish
The crowd
Hundreds of people served in a short time
Big events that have trusted us
Price per person for big events
The more servings, the lower the price. VAT included, with our most affordable paella, including live cooking, set-up, service and compostable plates, cutlery and napkins.
Transport is calculated according to the distance. Signature paellas have their own price.
Questions about giant paellas
At the Travessia Illes Medes we served 1,000 servings and could have reached 1,200 that day. If your event is bigger, tell us and we will plan it with you.
The space, a water point nearby, a person for the tickets and, for big events, a couple of volunteers for the queues. We bring everything else.
No. We always cook with gas: it is safer in public spaces and gives us precise control of the fire.
No. We work with a fixed quote for the whole event, and the organisation manages the tickets.
Planning an event for 1,000 people? Let us talk.
Tell us the date, the place and how many people you expect, and we will send you a fixed quote.