11 City Cooking Classes to Book First

1.Rome: Fettuccine Pasta Cooking Class in Rome’s City Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,414 reviews · 2 hours · from $46Our pick

Join an English-speaking chef such as Luca, Enea, or Sara for a two-hour fettuccine class inside Ristorante Tucci on Piazza Navona. Mix, shape, and cut your pasta, then choose a traditional sauce prepared by the kitchen. Bruschetta, wine or beer, and a restaurant table with fountain views are included.

“It was amazing! I learned a lot about Italian pasta and gnocchi. Emanuel was an amazing teacher!”

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2.Small-group Mekong Floating Market Day Trip from Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 886 reviews · from $92Top rated

Leave Ho Chi Minh City before sunrise for Cai Rang and the Mekong Delta. You’ll cruise by motorboat and rowboat, visit a rice-paper and noodle workshop, cycle near Cai Be, sample fruit, and help prepare a five-course lunch. Guides such as Win, Bevis, Lin, Bao, and Hanh have earned especially warm praise.

“We were so happy with this tour, we have two boys aged 5 and 8 Ms Hanh took great care of them and ensured we had a great time. Her knowledge was amazing. A jam packed day learning heaps about the people of the Mekong Delta! If you only have one day to visit this is the tour!”

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3.Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 506 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $124

Meet chef José at Bucareli 165 for a market visit and hands-on Mexican cooking class. You’ll help choose ingredients, make dishes such as guacamole, tortillas, salsas, and guisados, then sit down to eat. Menus change with the season, and vegetarian options are available.

“This was an awesome experience seeing the market with Jose and then the 5 of us made an amazing meal. Learning the techniques and tricks are priceless.”

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4.Pink City Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 452 reviews · from $27

Spend about three hours in a Jaipur home kitchen with Chef Dimple and Bunty, preparing vegetarian Indian dishes such as dal, paneer curry, roti, pakoras, rice, and masala chai. You cook with fresh farm produce, eat the meal you make, and receive recipes to use at home.

“The food was amazing! The host were also very kind and made us feel welcomed. They explain the steps and you can have a hands on experience. They adjust the spice level to the group taste and Willa cómprate your request. Overall we had a great experience and would recomend booking it!”

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5.Rome: Hands-On Pasta & Gelato Cooking Class in the City’s Heart

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 250 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $63

Spend about three hours near Palazzo Colonna making egg pasta, ravioli, tagliatelle, and gelato. Chefs such as Duccio and Julia explain practical Italian cooking tricks, with wine, a digital recipe booklet, and a graduation certificate included.

“This was a very well done enjoyable experience. Chef Duccio was personable, funny and very knowledgeable. He provided us with real life stories while cooking. Highly recommend for travelers to Rome.”

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6.Ho Chi Minh City: Mekong Delta Tour with Sampan Journey

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 243 reviews · 9 hours · from $13Best value

Leave central District 1 at about 7:30am for My Tho, Vinh Trang Pagoda, a Mekong River cruise, and a quiet sampan ride through coconut-lined canals. You will taste fruit, honey tea, and local lunch, then visit a Ben Tre coconut workshop before returning around 5:00pm. English-speaking guides include names such as Lara, Vinny, and Eddie.

“A was a great day Very interesting and informative”

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7.Traditional Home Cooking with a Local in İstanbul City Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $80

Join Gülşah for a four-hour Istanbul food experience in Kurtuluş. Visit spice, pickle, produce, and meze shops, then cook family recipes in her home, such as dolma, pilaf, börek, or kuru fasülye, before sitting down to dinner, Turkish coffee, and dessert.

“very welcoming experience. as a solo traveller i had booked and would have been by myself for the day but Gülşah made a great suggestion to join another group the next day which made it wonderful. only wish I had remembered to take a few photos as we were so immersed in the cooking a food”

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8.Farm-To-Table Healthy Cooking Class in Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $67

Leave Ho Chi Minh City for an organic farm and cooking school, where guides such as Alice, Aura, Daisy, Linh, or Chef Tan help you gather produce and prepare four Vietnamese dishes. Expect a six-and-a-half-hour experience with hotel pickup, tastings, recipes, and a certificate.

“Our Farm-To-Table Healthy Cooking Class with Aura was a truly lovely experience. Starting with a prompt hotel pickup, we ventured into the countryside for a hands-on culinary adventure. Aura guided us through their garden, providing insigRead more”

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9.Tangier Food Cooking Class and Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $93

Spend about eight hours with local hosts Bilal and Sanae, shopping in Tangier’s market, cooking Moroccan dishes in their home, and touring the Medina, Kasbah, Cap Spartel, caves, and other sights by private van. A short camel ride is optional.

“What a great experience. Balil was very knowledgeable, kind and spoke great English. Great, short tour of a local market then cooking a delicious dinner with his adorable family. Would highly recommend to anyone!”

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10.Hue City: Cyclo, Market Tour & Cooking Class at Madam Thu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $29

Meet at Madam Thu 2 in Hue for a market visit, optional cyclo ride, herbal foot bath, and hands-on cooking class. Guides such as Lisa, Hannah, and Loan teach bun bo Hue, banh nam, and nem ran, followed by a generous meal, recipes, and a certificate.

“I really liked this cooking class with Lisa. She went to cooking school in university and this really shows. I am vegetarian, but she adjusted the class so well for me! It was nice to make some traditional Vietnamese dishes, to learn more about Vietnamese cuisine. I also got a lot of food to take away with me, because I couldn’t finish everything.”

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11.Mexico City: Authentic Mexican Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 39 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $204

In Roma Norte, join chefs such as Pame, Mariana, Lorena, or Kristel for a small-group market walk and hands-on Mexican cooking class. Taste native-corn quesadillas, cacao, seasonal fruit, and insects, then prepare four courses paired with beer, mezcal, wine, and agua fresca.

“the tamale as the second course was soo good. simple but full of flavour.”

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