10 Albania Cooking Classes to Book First

1.Tirana: Traditional Cooking Class with Wine & Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 4 hours · from $41Our pick

Join Sindi and her family-run team in Tirana for a four-hour Albanian cooking class. Prepare tave kosi, lakror, dessert, and other local treats with ready-to-use ingredients, then eat what you make with homemade wine and raki.

“The activity was great. The food was very easy to make and it turned out very tasty!!!!! The only thing is that you end up with the dish that not necessarily you made but maybe someone in your group. There was no way to tell. And it is not like you do end to end one dish, but you decide in team and you can miss something. But the great part is that you do end up with all of the recipes!!!!! I absolutely enjoyed it and would do another time ( she has different menu’s)”

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2.Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

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

Join Sindi at Go as Local in Tirana for a four-hour, hands-on Albanian cooking class. Prepare Tave Kosi, Lakror, and Sheqerpare, then sit down to eat with homemade wine, raki, coffee, tea, snacks, and fellow food lovers.

“I had the best time with Sindi. She’s amazing, funny, and makes everybody welcome. Plan a little more time, as you will have some bottles of wine, do everything from scratch and have a good time with the others in the group! 🫶🏻”

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3.Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana & Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 266 reviews · 4 hours · from $44

Spend four hours cooking Albanian dishes with local chefs such as Dervis and Marius, then share the meal with wine, raki, meze, jams, and music. You will make burek, pershesh, and sheqerpare, with vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, halal, and lactose-free options available if requested when booking.

“It was the absolute highlight of our trip! Would totally do that again, amazing host, amazing food and lovely people!”

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4.Berat Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 131 reviews · 3 hours · from $39Best value

Meet your guide near Berat’s old town, then head to Berat Castle for a three-hour cooking class with Nina and her family. Prepare dishes such as stuffed eggplant and fërgesë, enjoy wine or raki, and share a homemade meal while learning about Albanian family life.

“Nina, the host which gave the cooking class was very friendly! Nice experience to do in Berat.”

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5.Traditional Albanian Cooking Class in Tirana with Raki Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $53

Spend about four hours cooking Albanian classics with chef Dervis in central Tirana. You’ll prepare burek, village chicken with pershesh, and sheqerpare, taste seasonal meze and raki, and share the finished meal. Vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, halal, and lactose-free needs can be accommodated.

“A very lively cooking class aided by raki, wine and fantastic food. Dervis our host was a genuinely lovely, helpful and patient chef who goes out his way to make everyone in the group feel relaxed and by the end of the class extremely full. We had to take our dessert back to the hotel as the generosity of the food never stopped. If you are in Tirana this is a must.”

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6.Berat: Discover Albania with Cooking Class w/ Drink Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Join Edisson, Jimmy, and their family for a four-hour Albanian cooking class in a village home near Berat. Prepare seasonal dishes such as byrek or tavë kosi, share the meal, then taste Shesh wines and two kinds of raki while learning local customs.

“We had a very good time with nice food, drinks, friendly people from different countries and a very welcoming and hospitable family! The cooking was very fun and we learned a lot of new techniques and typical Albanian dishes. Jimmy was very nice and told us a lot of interesting facts and stories about Albania. Would recommend a lot. Faleminderit e mirupafshim! ❤️”

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7.Gjirokastër: Traditional Albanian Vegetarian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 17 reviews · 2h 30m · from $76

Meet your guide at Cerciz Topulli Square and walk to Pazar i Vjeter for a 150-minute class with Marjeta and her husband. You will prepare Qofte bobollaqe, Gjirokastër’s rice-based Qifqi, and Hasude, with translation in English or Albanian, a full meal, drinks, and recipes to take home.

“Les plus : guide interprète de l’activité adorable Le cadre du cours : maison de la professeure de cuisine Marieta fleurie et accueillante L’ensemble du repas était bon Les moins : l’autorité de Marieta, très directive et pas très souriante avec nous mais aussi avec l’interprète Le manque de diversité des plats : uniquement de la friture, on aurait aimé cuisiner des légumes par exemple 1 seul stand de cuisine : on regardait la plupart du temps les autres faire Le prix élevé : nous n’avons cuisiné que du riz, des œufs, de la farine et du sucre ….”

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8.Berat: Farm-to-Table Cooking Class with Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3h 30m · from $64

Travel from Berat to Drobonik for a three-and-a-half-hour farm visit with a local family. With guide Arilda translating, you will cook seasonal Albanian dishes, help with farm tasks, and share a meal with homemade wine, raki, and wide views of Berat.

“This was one of the most unique and fun activities we’ve ever done! The family hosting us could not have been kinder and more engaged, making us part of the cooking process quite literally from farm to table as we helped pick fruit and veg and even milk the goats. The food was delicious and we felt welcomed around their table to eat and chat about their lives and ours. Our guide was a fantastic translator and dinner participant and we left feeling like we had learned so many new things. A really top recommendation.”

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9.Berat: Traditional Cooking Class with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Join a local Berat family for a hands-on class covering three Albanian dishes, then taste one local wine and two rakis. Sessions may be hosted by Xhulia and her mother, with family members helping in English. You receive recipes and a photo afterward.

“Lovely family took us into their home to cook together. They fed us good food and lovely local wine and raki. We had a great time and would recommend this to everyone.”

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10.Cook Like a Local – Authentic Cooking Class in Gjirokastra

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $73

Join a local chef in Gjirokastra’s Old Bazaar for a two-hour class covering qifqi, hand-rolled pasta with lamb, and a seasonal dessert. You’ll hear family food stories, eat what you prepare with drinks, and receive recipe cards. Instruction is available in English, Italian, Greek, or Albanian.

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