9 Baking Classes in France Worth Booking

1.Paris Croissant Small-Group Baking Class with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 910 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $157Our pick

Join a chef-led pastry workshop near Place des Vosges in Paris’s Marais. In about 2.5 hours, you’ll knead, laminate, shape, and bake croissants, pain au chocolat, and pain au raisin. The class is in English, includes drinks and recipes, and usually has eight or fewer participants.

“What a fun afternoon! Really lovely environment, felt very traditional. Rosalie, our chef, was absolutely amazing … and it was her first day! She was friendly, welcoming, informative, funny and super helpful. A really great way to spend time together with the added benefit of making the best pastries in the world, ever!”

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2.Paris: French Croissant Baking Class with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 712 reviews · 2h 30m · from $159

At Maison Fleuret on Paris’s Left Bank, a professional chef guides you through croissant dough, shaping, and baking in a small group of up to eight. You’ll make plain croissants, pain au chocolat, and cinnamon swirls, taste the results, and take pastries home.

“Lauren was perfect in teaching us how to make croissants and pain de chocolates. Great communicator and very friendly and knowledgeable. Wonderful experience and crazy delicious goodies!”

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3.Paris: Baking Insider Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 397 reviews · 2 hours · from $106Best value

Join a French baker such as Priya, Salome, Pierre, or Nisha in a working Paris bakery. In two hours, you will shape baguettes, prepare pastries, learn about flour and yeast, taste fresh treats, and take home much of what you make.

“Nisha was great guide. Very hands-on and informative. Felt welcomed into a working bakery. Got to make three different items - baguette, croissants and financiers (and take with me)”

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4.Paris Macarons Small-Group Baking Class with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $157

Spend about two hours at Maison Fleuret making 15 to 20 macarons with a chef in a small group of up to seven. Choose your color and flavor, use provided ingredients and tools, and take your finished pastries back to your hotel.

“The class was excellent. The instructor did a wonderful job, and everyone enjoyed it. Would do another class again.”

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5.Paris: Macaron Baking Class for Families and Kids

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 270 reviews · 2 hours · from $112

At Baked in Paris on rue Buffon, your English-speaking pastry chef prepares the measurements, then guides your family through mixing, piping, decorating, and filling macarons. The two-hour class welcomes beginners and all ages, with space for eight participants and a box of your finished treats to take home.

“The class was amazing. Yasmine was a delight. Definitely a highlight of the trip.”

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6.Paris: Macaron Baking Class in Central Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · 2h 30m · from $122

In a small English-language class at Studio Pâtisserie, Chef Leo or Maria guides you through macaron shells, fillings, piping, baking, and tasting. You work hands-on, learn the science behind the technique, take home a recipe, and leave with macarons you made yourself.

“The class was great from start to finish. Maria was welcoming, personable, funny, and a great instructor. Everything was so well organized and clean. Loved it!”

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7.Paris Baking Insider Experience near Notre-Dame

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

Work inside a Parisian bakery with a guide such as David, Valentina, or Pierre. In about two hours, you shape baguettes, roll croissants, and make small cakes while learning about flour, yeast, sourdough, and French baking traditions. Expect tastings and baked goods to take home, but not a full recipe-based class.

“The instructor was nice, but we were expecting the class to be given by a French person who had a passion for the culture. We were not taught how to make a baguette or croissant, which is what we paid for - a waste of money! They lacked organization, and it was very uncomfortable to watch how the bakery staff treated our instructor. They reprimanded our instructor in front of us on three occasions, and I felt very uncomfortable and also embarrassed for her. It seemed like our activity annoyed the bakery staff, and we did not feel welcome. I do not recommend this activity.”

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8.Paris: Croissant Baking Class with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 201 reviews · 3 hours · from $140

Spend three hours at Studio Pâtisserie learning laminated dough, butter quality, proofing, and shaping with Chef Leo or Maria. Groups are limited to eight, and you make classic croissants plus pain au chocolat. A bi-colour option is offered on selected days.

“This class was so fun and well organized! It was the perfect way to learn to make croissants! The Studio was fantastic and the chef was amazing. Maria was fantastic, she was funny, organized, and very knowledgeable in what she was teaching. I highly recommend this activity.”

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9.Croissant Baking Class, Mastering the Art with a Pastry Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $143

At Studio Pâtisserie on Rue de Rome, Chef Leo or Maria guides up to eight people through dough, butter lamination, shaping, and baking. You make croissants and pain au chocolat, then leave with pastries, recipes, and practical skills for baking at home.

“It was a great experience. Most fun I had on this entire trip. Loved it. For future attendees, just so you know, you roll out lots of different rectangles…for butter, lamination, final rollout, cutting of rectangles and triangles etc. write all of those dimensions down. You will need them at home. If you are from the US learn how to convert between metric and English systems for length, weight, and volume (your phone can easily do that.) I suggested the instructor, who is terrific btw, create a YouTube channel and post a video of how he does this.”

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