15 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.Tirana Cooking Class – Traditional Albanian Recipes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · 4 hours · from $44

Spend four hours cooking with Sindi Memaj in a small group of up to eight. Prepare Tave Kosi and Lakror from scratch, taste local appetizers and desserts, and enjoy homemade wine or raki made with organic garden produce.

“Cooking experience made of love, humour and passion for the local cuisine. Great chef, great location, food and recipes were amazing. Highly recommend :)”

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7.The secrets of Albanian cuisine: cooking lesson in Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 4 hours · from $68

Spend four hours cooking Albanian food with Sindi in Tirana. Prepare flaky byrek, Tave Kosi, and a traditional dessert, then sit down to three main courses with homemade wine and raki. Ingredients, aprons, kitchen facilities, and recipes are included. The meeting point is about a 10 to 15 minute walk from central Tirana.

“The cooking class amazing. Cindy was a truly gracious host for all 15 people ensuring everyone had something to do and all activities we spread out equally between the kids. The cooking class is a must if you are in the area.”

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8.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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9.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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10.Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $54

Meet at Edua restaurant in Gjirokaster’s medieval bazaar for a private, English-supported class covering qifqi, OSA pasta with lamb, and hasude dessert. You’ll learn family recipes, mountain spices, and traditional techniques, then eat the meal you prepare.

“The place was hard to find as the address saved on Viator is wrong. The location is in town at the Edua restaurant. When I arrived, they did not know I was coming. I highly recommend contacting them prior to booking or arriving depending on how strict your travel plans are. They can also organise from the shop front. Luckily I was flexible and came back the following day. Once there and organised, I had an amazing time. We cooked 3 traditional dishes, starter, main and dessert. We laughed, I heard about their traditions and of course cooked. The dishes weren't difficult but very tasty 😋 something I can do…”

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11.Vegetarian Cooking Class @Teta Marjeta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $56

Walk from Cerciz Topulli Square into Gjirokaster’s old Pazar i Vjeter neighborhood, where Teta Marjeta teaches three vegetarian dishes in her home. An English translator helps you follow along, and the class ends with a shared meal, drinks, recipes, and a generous taste of local hospitality.

“We booked the vegeterian cooking class and Teta Marjeta was incredible and funny even without speaking english. There was an english translator with us who explained everything. The cooking class was very informative, the dishes we learned are an integral part of Gjirokaster history. Also the dinner setup was so cute :) Much recommended.”

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12.Family Mandarin Farming Tour with Traditional Cooking Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $52

Spend about two and a half hours in Xarrë’s mandarin fields near Butrint National Park. Soraldo Nebo and local farmers show you how the trees are cared for, then serve homemade bread, feta, olives, jam, vegetables, juice, and more beneath an olive tree. You pick fruit, make juice, and eat lunch with your group.

“an experience you will never forget. great experience in pure nature, sensational food and loving people. I don't want to reveal any more, you have to experience it yourself.”

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13.Cooking Class: Preparing Traditional Albanian LAKROR in ksamil

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $59

At Mëndra Traditional Albanian Restaurant in Ksamil, a local mama guides you through Lakror, Albania’s savory layered pie. You help prepare the sauce and dough, then make Fërgesa with red pepper, onion, tomato, and cottage cheese. The private English-language class includes Narden and homemade bread.

“Wonderful experience learning to make traditional Albanian dishes! Our family had an excellent time making the lakror pies, a vegetable dish, salad and dolmas. Everything was really really tasty but the best part was spending time with the Albanian locals who were so friendly and hospitable. Highly recommend and one of the highlights of our trip!”

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14.Gourmet Lunch Farm Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $90

Leave Sarandë at 10:30 for Bote Farms in Finiq, where hosts Kyle and Shawn lead an Albanian cooking class, farm visit, six-course lunch, and swim in a natural pool. Transport, towels, drinks, and vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are included.

“Really good day out. We got picked up in the morning and taken to the farm.”

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15.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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