5 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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