The 4 Best Austria Cooking Classes

1.Austrian Apple Strudel Cooking Class including Lunch in Salzburg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 929 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72Our pick

At Edelweiss Cooking School in Salzburg, you’ll stretch pastry, prepare apple strudel, and make Salzburger Nockerl or a soft pretzel with guidance from chefs including Leonardo and Johan. The 90-minute class includes goulash soup or lentil stew, but drinks cost extra.

“This was our crew's favorite activity on our trip! Everyone participated! We even had some strudel singers in the family. This is an activity for all ages. Get your hands dirty and after enjoy the fruits of your labor YUM!”

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2.Vienna: Gerstner KuK Hofzuckerbäcker Baking Show & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 823 reviews · 20 min · from $23Best value

At Gerstner’s Schönbrunn Palace bakery, a bilingual pastry chef stretches strudel dough almost paper-thin, explains the filling and baking method, then serves you apple strudel with Viennese coffee. The show is listed as 20 minutes, though some sessions run longer.

“Loved this, great insight into making strudel/ strussel sorry for my spelling! It’s great to learn and experience something different and new. The host was very friendly and informative and created a nice vibe. Some parts were interactive where the kids in the crowd took part which was lovely to see.”

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3.Nabiel’s Vienna Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $181

Join Chef Nabiel near Karlsplatz for a three-hour Viennese cooking class built around crispy veal schnitzel and apple strudel. You will help prepare the meal, learn family cooking tips, eat together, and enjoy included wine, beer, soft drinks, or sparkling wine in an intimate setting.

“Absolutely lived up to the hype in other reviews! Nabiel makes everyone feel right at home while making delicious Austrian favorites. The entire night was full of laughs and sharing travel and food stories, while learning new techniques and recipes! Cannot recommend this class highly enough, we loved it!”

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4.Salzburg Christmas Cookies and Apple Strudel Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72

In a cave-like cooking school near Salzburg’s Old Town, an English-speaking chef guides you through apple strudel and Vanilla Kipferl. You stretch pastry, season apples, bake both treats, eat goulash soup, and take home extra cookies. Classes hold up to 15 people, with hands-on tables of three to five.

“The owner offers wine and coffee. There was no indication that you had to pay 5 euros each for the drinks in cash before leaving. There were people who had no cash to pay.”

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