The 10 Best Coffee Experiences

1.Da Nang Cooking Class with Coffee Tasting and Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 310 reviews · from $45Our pick

Meet Jolie’s team, including hosts such as Rosie and Lan, for Vietnamese coffee tasting, a local market visit, and hands-on cooking at a family home. You’ll prepare at least four dishes, eat what you make, and learn practical techniques in a group capped at 10 people.

“I've attended to cooking classes in several different countries and this one was the best. Not only the food itself but the experience altogether was amazing. Kelly and Blue organized everything smoothly. The sequence of food, small events in-between, local atmosphere, hygiene of the kitchen was all just perfect. No doubt a 5 star”

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2.Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Banh Xeo…+Free Egg/Salt Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $19

At Rose Kitchen’s hidden villa in Hanoi, you’ll cook one dish such as pho, bun cha, banh xeo, or cha ca with an English-speaking guide such as Simon, known as Tin. Finish with herbal tea, a complimentary Vietnamese coffee, cultural stories, and optional luggage storage.

“Our chef Simon was great! What a cool guy with so much international life and cooking experience! We enjoyed every second of it!”

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3.Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Coffee Ceremony at a Home in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $168

Join Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private market visit, hands-on cooking class, and Ethiopian coffee ceremony. You will learn about injera, prepare seasonal dishes, roast coffee by hand, and share lunch or dinner with a local family.

“Friendly hosts gave me a family experience of preparing and cooking authentic Ethiopian food, then more importantly eating it. Totally delicious and finished with the full coffee ceremony. Very enjoyable, the only downside was the distance from my hotel, at around 40 mins just outside Addis.”

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4.Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis with transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $154

Join Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private Ethiopian cooking class and coffee ceremony. You may prepare shiro, tibs and injera, then roast beans in Ethiopia’s traditional style. Hotel pickup and drop-off make this a useful four-hour cultural experience.

“In addition to the wonderful cooking experience given by Daniel and his lovely family, Daniel gave us an inside look into his neighborhood in the hills on the outskirts of Addis and answered any and all of our questions about Ethiopian culture. This experience made our time in Read more”

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5.Da Nang Vegetarian Cooking and coffee Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11 reviews · 90 minutes - 5 hours · from $17Best value

At Da Nang Home Cooking Class, an English-speaking guide leads you through four vegetarian dishes and Vietnamese coffee. Learn from instructors such as Jane or Ni, cook at your own station, taste your food, and take English recipes home. Choose the full class or cooking or coffee only.

“Amazing! The girl (Jane) who gave us the course was amazing. We learned 3 different types of coffees but also got a mini-lecture of the origins of coffee and the drinks we made.”

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6.Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Nem + Free Egg/ Salt Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 11 reviews · from $20

Meet a local English-speaking Culture Storyteller at Rose Kitchen Hanoi and cook one dish for your group: pho, bun cha, banh xeo, nem ran, goi cuon, or cha ca la vong. Aroma and Simon are among the named hosts. Finish with egg, coconut, salt, or classic Vietnamese coffee.

“Our chef was incredible! The lesson was so fun and I loved every bit of it, the lesson is very hands on so be prepared and the egg coffee at the end was immaculate. Defo recommend this activity. I learnt a lot of kitchen tips”

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7.Da Nang: Coffee Making And Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $50

At Jolie Cooking Class near Da Nang’s Dragon Bridge, guides including Rosie, Nhan, Hannah, and Kate teach phin brewing, egg, salt, and coconut coffee, followed by hands-on cooking. Expect English instruction, a small group, four dishes, and plenty of caffeine.

“Rosie our guide was fabulous. She is very enthusiastic, has a fun sense of humour, and provided a lot of interesting information about coffee culture in Vietnam We made 4 coffees including the famous ones, egg, salt, and coconut. They were all delicious and hopefully they will be easy enough to replicate back at home in New Zealand 🤞 We left feeling very energised after all that caffeine lol 😆 Thanks Rosie for such a fun morning 🥰 I would highly recommend this tour 😀”

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8.Rome: Pasta Cooking Class with Wine, Coffee, and Limoncello

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $50

Meet chef Marco at YellowSquare Rome for a three-hour, hands-on lesson in fresh tagliatelle, fettuccine, and ravioli. You will make the dough and filling, eat the finished pasta with wine, and finish with coffee and limoncello. No experience is needed.

“Marco was an amazing teacher - funny, skilled, authentic! My sister recommended this cooking class and it was worth it, definitely one of the highlights of our Rome trip!”

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9.Unique Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $116

Join Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private Ethiopian cooking class. Learn to prepare injera and a dish such as shiro or tibs, roast coffee by hand, and share a meal in a family setting. Choose lunch or dinner, with vegetarian options available by request.

“If you’re traveling to Addis Ababa, visiting Daniel’s home is a must! A friend of mine in New Zealand found Daniel Ademe’s contact details for me and I booked in for me and a friend to go and learn how Shiro and Injera is made. A couple of other friends found out we’re to go Read more”

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10..Acapulco Market Hands On Mex Cooking Class Mezcal & Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $89

Spend six hours with a private or small group guide such as José Mario Pacheco, visiting Acapulco’s central market, the witch doctor market, and local neighborhoods before preparing guacamole, tortillas, hot sauce, and fajitas with a chef.

“Our tour guide was friendly, professional, and very courteous. He was extremely knowledgeable about Acapulco and he tailored the door to our preferences.”

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