Top 15 Cooking Classes

1.Pasta Making Class with Wine, Limoncello, and Dessert

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,177 reviews · 3 hours · from $48Our pick

At Pastamania in Palazzo Grazioli, an English-speaking chef guides you through ravioli, tortelli, and fettuccine from flour and eggs to dinner. The three-hour class includes wine, dessert, limoncello, recipes, and a small group of up to 10 people.

“lovely evening spend with our host georgio.. and others from around the world, informative and fun class on pasta. which you eat with wine, cake and lemonchello at the end. I will never buy dried again. thank you”

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2.Rome Cooking Class: Make Pasta and 3 Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,937 reviews · 3 hours · from $99Top rated

Spend three hours near the Colosseum making pasta from scratch, choosing carbonara or cacio e pepe, and preparing Aperol, Hugo, and limoncello spritzes. English-speaking hosts such as Sunny, Angela, Gio, and Shivi lead the hands-on class for groups of up to 14.

“Shiva and Tsi were excellent hosts. Fun filled afternoon. Pasta amazing and the spritz excellent.”

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

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

Start at GAB Lab near La Rambla with a chef-led visit to La Boqueria, where you learn to choose fresh ingredients. Back in the kitchen, make tapas, sangria, and seafood paella, with chicken and vegetarian options available. The English-language class lasts about three hours and accepts up to 12 people.

“Wonderful class- a market tour, cooking class, sangria and tapas and dessert with great teachers. Matt and Maria were so funny and nice. We left smiling and enjoying our new friends.”

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4.Fettuccine & Tiramisù: Cooking Class with Wine & Limoncello

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,103 reviews · 3 hours · from $66

At Gusto Restaurant in central Rome, an English-speaking chef guides you through tiramisu and fresh fettuccine from scratch. Choose tomato and basil, amatriciana, or cacio e pepe, then sit down with wine or a soft drink, limoncello or coffee, and the food you made.

“The chef was very entertaining and also a good teacher. The food was great. The restaurant was a great space for a cooking class. We enjoyed all the people that participated.”

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5.Pasta Cooking Class Near the Colosseum with 3 Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,686 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Spend about three hours near the Colosseum making fresh fettuccine and carbonara or vegetarian cacio e pepe while learning Aperol, Hugo, and Limoncello spritzes. Hosts such as Sunny, Jimmy, Benjamin, and Sherry keep the class social, practical, and hands-on.

“Giovanna and TSI did an amazing job. Had an amazing experience meeting everyone. Made lots of new friends and food was amazing”

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6.Rome Tipsy Cooking Class: Make Pasta and Mix 3 Spritz Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,357 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $44

Spend about three hours in Rome making fresh fettuccine, carbonara or cacio e pepe, and three spritzes: Aperol, Hugo, and Limoncello. A local chef leads the class, with hosts such as Sunny, Angela, Gaia, and others depending on the session. You eat what you make and take home the recipes.

“Sunny was amazing!!!!!!!!! Book this experience. One of our best times while in Rome. Personality, customer service, food, and fun top tier!”

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7.Spanish Cooking Class Paella Tapas and Sangria in Madrid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,340 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $102

Spend about four hours cooking Spanish food in a small group of up to 12. Morning sessions include a market visit, paella, gazpacho, and sangria. Evening sessions focus on tapas such as tortilla, garlic shrimp, patatas bravas, and crema Catalana. English-speaking chefs including Angel, Teresa, Elisa, and Eduardo lead the class.

“The experience started with Angel explaining what we were going to do in class. We then traveled as a group to the market where Angel gave a brief explanation as to the typical diet of locals as well as well produce, seafood and meats are sourced/consumed throughout Spain. Overall it was an educational, fun and delicious experience.”

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8.Pasta Making & Wine Tasting with Dinner in Frascati from Rome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,326 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45

Meet hosts such as Rosie, Nico, or Federica at Frascati station, walk through the old town, taste family wines, make cacio e pepe, carbonara, or amatriciana, then eat your pasta at dinner before seeing the cellar caves.

“It was not worth it! Would not recommend. You’ll make one simple pasta and will get one glass of wine. This is not at a home but in a small enclosed room.”

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9.Paella Cooking Class, Wine Tasting & Central Market in Valencia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,150 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $84

Meet Sea Saffron at MYR Hotel Palau Vallier for a four-hour Valencia food experience. Guides such as Daniel, Víctor, Reyes, and Belén lead you through Central Market, fresh ingredients, paella preparation, tapas, and Spanish wine. Market access depends on the day and time.

“Daniel was a great cooking instructor and city guide, leading us to and through the central market and teaching us in a fun and creative way how to cook three kinds of paella. Accompanied by great wine and tapas, we had a marvelous time!”

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10.Pasta Making with Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 979 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $35Best value

Take a 30-minute train from Rome to Frascati, where a family host such as Rosa, Rosie, Nico, or Aurora meets you at the station. Tour the town, taste two family wines with local meats and cheese, make fresh pasta, and eat it with a Roman sauce in a centuries-old cellar.

“We had great time in this activity! We were picked up from the train station, given a short tour of the city, tasted 2 glasses of wine paired with cheese, salami and mortadella and then learned to make pasta from scratch! The host was very kind, attentive and they accomodated our food choices and intolerances with great flexibility, which we appreaciated a lot. Overally, we enjoyed it very very much!”

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11.Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Port Wine – Sé

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 888 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $41

At Domus Arte near Porto Cathedral, an English-speaking instructor such as Teresa, Luis, or Sofia guides you through custard, baking, and pastel de nata history. The pastry is pre-prepared, but you make the filling and several tarts, enjoy Port and snacks, and take home a recipe and boxed pastries.

“This is such a great experience! It’s small group, there were only four of us in the group (a couple and two solo travellers). The Pastel de Natas we made were delicious and got the recipe to take home as well! Highly recommend!”

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12.Tuscany Day Trip: Chianti & Cooking Class Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 770 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $167

Travel from Florence into Chianti for medieval villages, two wine tastings, and a hands-on cooking class at Agricola Poggio Ai Laghi. Guides such as Marco and Marta add local context, while free time lets you explore Castellina, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano, and Certaldo at your own pace.

“Marco was a wonderful guide for the day in these 3 towns in Tuscanny, we enjoyed it very much! He showed us were to find the most important sighrs in each city, gave us some insider tips on where to eat or drink or enjoy sweet delights. Great tasting of wine, olive oil, aceto balsamico. Nice group size of just 15, new friends were made by the end of the day!”

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13.Málaga: Spanish Cooking Workshop with Paella and Sangria

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 613 reviews · 3 hours · from $78

Spend three hours cooking Andalusian dishes in a modern central Málaga kitchen with Laura, trained at Le Cordon Bleu, or Diego, an Andalusian cuisine specialist. You prepare paella, ajoblanco, remojón malagueño, dessert and sangria, then sit down to eat together.

“I had a wonderful class learning about the ingredients, preparation, entrees we prepared. The Laura’s were very engaged, prepared and kind. Laura the chef used great analogies, our senses and history to enhance the learning. Thank you for a wonderful interactive Class!”

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14.Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 512 reviews · 4 hours · from $67

Meet Chef Jesus, or another member of the English-speaking kitchen team, at San Pedro Market in Cusco. You’ll sample local produce, then walk to a clean cooking studio to make two pisco cocktails, ceviche, causa limeña, quinoa tamales, and picarones. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and alcohol-free options are available.

“We had such a great time! It was a very authentic experience and we could tell that our guide was doing the cooking class with his heart. He is also a chef for many years and could tell some great stories :)”

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15.Valencian Paella Cooking Class, Tapas & Sangria – Evening

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 303 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78

Meet at My First Paella at 5 pm for a sangria workshop, tapas, and a hands-on Valencian paella lesson. Guides such as José, Ana, Lilli, and Guillermo explain local customs, ingredients, and cooking methods before you share paella, salad, dessert, wine, and coffee with the group.

“Great environment and value for the cost. They give you so much food and drink. I was nervous to be solo doing this, but they immediately make you feel like one family”

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