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The 15 Best Cooking Classes for Travellers

45 tours  ·  from $23 a head

Most of these start at a market and finish at a table you have laid yourself. The 15 classes below are priced and honest about how much you cook versus watch, and which ones send you home with the recipes.

Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence - Starting at Mercato Centrale
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Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

1.Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,574 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $62Our pick

Meet chefs such as Federico, Alice, or Tommaso, visit Florence’s Central Market, taste olive oil and balsamic, then make pasta, sauces, bruschetta, and tiramisu. The five-hour class includes lunch, unlimited Chianti, a digital recipe booklet, and a diploma.

“We had a great time! We made pumpkin ravioli, another pasta and tiramisu! It was all delicious. We also toured the market to purchase the ground beef and sample some of the olive oils and balsamic vinegar. We ate what we cooked at the end of our class, and drank wine!”

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Athens: Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine - Walking through Varvakios Agora
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Athens: Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

2.Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,087 reviews · 4 hours · from $81

Meet your English-speaking cook at The Greek Kitchen, walk to Varvakios Agora for ingredients, then prepare dolmades, spanakopita, imam baildi, portokalopita, and tzatziki. You will eat together with wine, soft drinks, water, and a Greek digestif.

“LOVED LOVED LOVED this! We loved it all from the walk through the local food markets, to learning new recipes and sharing the food together as a group at the end. Despina was lovely. Efharisto Despina 😍”

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Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class - Charleston Waterfront Park and the food behind the scenery
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Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

3.Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 948 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Chef Forrest Parker leads a 90-minute Charleston history walk from the Pineapple Fountain to a cozy bistro, linking local landmarks to Lowcountry food traditions. Then watch him prepare three dishes, enjoy lunch with wine pairings, and take home his recipes.

“Chef Forrest is great! He knows his history but he especially knows how the town’s history shapes its cuisines. I highly recommend this tour, if for nothing else the food you will enjoy!”

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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - One hour at Dong Xuan Market
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

4.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street, choose three dishes from nine options, shop for ingredients at Dong Xuan Market, then cook and eat them with a guide such as Daisy, Kitty, Laura, or Love. The 3.5-hour class includes one drink and a certificate.

“Daisy was amazing and took us shopping in the market - not for the faint hearted but an excellent experience. She translated for the chef and also helped us as well S we prepared our 3 dishes. Daisy took photos and shared the recipes Read more”

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Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine - Arriving at Chef and the City
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Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

5.Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 509 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Spend three hours at Chef and the City in Milan cooking three Italian dishes with Chef Ilaria or her team. Make pasta from scratch, learn practical kitchen tips, enjoy snacks and wine, then sit down to eat the meal together. Recipes are provided for home cooking.

“Fantastic experience! Not only do you learn how to make some amazing dishes but the teacher and the environment is professional and fun! There was plenty of food and wine to go around - I would 100% do It again anytime”

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Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour - Rolling fresh pasta by hand
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Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

6.Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $63

Join an English-speaking chef such as Alice, Roberta, Victoria, or Federico for a Central Market tour and hands-on cooking class. Taste truffles, olive oil, cheese, and cured meats, then make pasta, lasagna, sauces, and tiramisù before sharing lunch with wine.

“The presenter, Alice, was excellent. Everything was well planned and executed.”

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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan - The 90-minute Intro Course
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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

7.Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 352 reviews · from $33

At Gili Cooking Classes near Trawangan Dive, local chefs from Gili Trawangan and mainland Lombok guide you through Indonesian dishes such as kelopon, tempe, mie goreng, curry, and gado gado. Choose a 90-minute, two-hour, or two-and-a-half-hour class, with vegan substitutions available.

“Probabaly the best experience on our trip in Bali so far! The chef teachers were amazing and the dishes were so tasty. Really wholesome experience, even though we were part of a group we felt we got given so much individual guidance. 10/10 experience.”

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Mykonos: Cooking Class with Food and Wine - Arriving at Mykonian Spiti by included transfer
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Mykonos: Cooking Class with Food and Wine

8.Mykonos: Cooking Class with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 282 reviews · 5 hours · from $176

Spend about five hours at Mykonian Spiti with hosts such as Teta, Martina, or Eleni. Visit the garden, sample dakos and louza, prepare tzatziki, spanakopita, gemista, and beef with orzo, then sit down to eat with wine.

“It was fantastic. Matina made it so much fun. We laughed most of the evening. The food was delicious. A really fun evening.”

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Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana - Cooking Lakror, Albania’s two-layer pie
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Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

9.Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $49

Spend about four hours cooking Albanian dishes with Sindi at Go as Local in Tirana. You will prepare Tave Kosi, Lakror, and Sheqerpare, share a self-made lunch, and taste homemade wine, raki, coffee, and tea in a friendly small-group setting.

“This was an absolutely amazing experience. I was able to cook some traditional Albanian food and have good laughter and drink amazing wine with some good people.”

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Barcelona Culinary Experience: Paella & Tapas Cooking Class - Paella as the main event
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Barcelona Culinary Experience: Paella & Tapas Cooking Class

10.Barcelona Culinary Experience: Paella & Tapas Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 189 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

Spend about four hours in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter preparing two seasonal tapas, paella, and a traditional dessert with a local chef. Classes are capped at 14 people, include wine and snacks, and provide printed recipes. Paella style and dishes vary with the season and dietary needs.

“This was our favorite activity from this trip. Chef Pamela was great and our food was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend Cook and Taste!”

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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina - The market visit makes the lesson feel local
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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

11.Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $127

Meet at Porta Messina Restaurant for a three-hour English-language class with a market visit, fresh Sicilian ingredients, hands-on bread and pasta making, wine tasting, lunch, apron, and certificate. Chefs and staff guide you through about four to six dishes.

“I can't recommend this tour enough. The entire experience from start to finish was flawless. We had perfect views of the ocean, while we were making/ having lunch, which made it feel like a quintessential Sicilian experience.”

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Cooking Class: Your Culinary Love Affair in Sorrento - Eggplant parmigiana starts the meal
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Cooking Class: Your Culinary Love Affair in Sorrento

12.Cooking Class: Your Culinary Love Affair in Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $169

Travel from central Sorrento to a farmhouse above town for a three-hour, hands-on class with chefs such as Rosa, Maria, Filomena, and Francesco. Prepare gnocchi, eggplant parmigiana, and tiramisu, then eat your meal with wine, prosecco, and limoncello.

“Very friendly and engaging. Great time had by all. Would highly recommend this cooking class. A very fun night”

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Polignano a Mare: Apulian Cooking Class with Food and Drinks - Meeting the instructor in a traditional house
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Polignano a Mare: Apulian Cooking Class with Food and Drinks

13.Polignano a Mare: Apulian Cooking Class with Food and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 159 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $71

Meet Annamaria or Daniele at a traditional house in Polignano a Mare for a hands-on orecchiette lesson. You will shape pasta, learn local cooking traditions, and eat what you make with drinks and wine. The evening dinner option adds friselle, dessert, and homemade limoncello.

“Thank you, Daniele! We learnt a lot and appreciated your level of knowledge, patience with our pasta making and of course, for making it fun! Highly recommend.”

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Marrakech: Moroccan Cooking Class for vegetarians and vegan - Finding the Medina meeting point
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Marrakech: Moroccan Cooking Class for vegetarians and vegan

14.Moroccan Cooking Class for vegetarians and vegan

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 156 reviews · 4 hours · from $30Best value

Meet Yasser or Chef Fatima near Andalusia Restaurant, then follow your host to a family home in the Medina. Learn Moroccan spices, prepare salads or briwat, vegetable tagine, couscous, and dessert, and eat together on a terrace. Vegetarian, vegan, and allergy needs can be accommodated.

“Amazing experience! I chose this class since I'm vegan and I was not disappointed. Yasser is a great teacher and kept the whole experience engaging and fun, plus the food was delicious. Highly recommended!”

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Mexican Cooking Class 1 or 3 Courses Tequila and Mezcal Tasting - Arriving at Chef Coty’s home kitchen
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Mexican Cooking Class 1 or 3 Courses Tequila and Mezcal Tasting

15.Mexican Cooking Class 1 or 3 Courses Tequila and Mezcal Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $105

Spend three to five hours cooking with Chef Coty at Co.Cos Culinary School in Playa del Carmen. Choose a one-course or three-course class, prepare Mexican dishes at your own station, eat with drinks, and finish with tequila and mezcal tasting.

“A elevated culinary experience! Chef Coty is an expert when it comes to Mexican cuisine and tequila/mezcal. I would highly recommend this class to anyone of all skill levels. Not just your typical guac and tacos - we made Timbal of Ceviche, fish and shrimp marinated in banana Achilles wrapped in banana leaves, and flan with cream cheese and amaretto. She had a wonderful assistant that made the experience perfect for learning and focusing on our techniques taught by chef Coty. If you are on the fence between cooking classes, choose this one! She is truly passionate about what she does and it shows. You will not be disappointed.”

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