The 15 Best Cooking Classes in France

1.Paris Cooking Class and Lunch with Wine plus Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,024 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $240Our pick

Spend about six hours at Le Foodist near the Latin Quarter with chefs such as Fred, Luc, Luke, or Paolo. Choose the market option for croissants, coffee, cheese tasting, and ingredient shopping, then prepare a three-course lunch, taste wine, and take home electronic recipes.

“Lucas was off for the day but his colleague Alexandria was fantastic . Lots of fun and good instruction”

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

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

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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3.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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4.Paris Cooking Class: Learn How to Make Macarons

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 634 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $156

At Le Foodist near the Latin Quarter, you’ll spend about three hours making French macarons from scratch in English. Chefs such as Stéphane, Luc, Paulo, and Fanny guide you through meringue shells, piping, fillings, and tasting, with a box of 20 to 30 macarons to take home.

“Brilliant and fun. Our chef Fanny was fantastic and was able to combine teaching with a great sense of humour. Also she was able to correct my pronunciation of certain French words.”

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5.Paris: French Macaron Culinary Class with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 591 reviews · 2h 30m

At Maison Fleuret, an English-speaking chef guides you through meringue, ganache, crisp shells, fillings, colors, and flavors in a small class of up to six. Instructors may include Alice, Delphine, Amélie, or Matthieu. You finish with a box of macarons and tips for baking them at home.

“What a wonderful experience with some great people! Our instructor was amazing! Loved it!”

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6.Paris Evening Cooking Class French Dinner and Market Visit Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 430 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $252

Spend an evening with a Le Foodist instructor learning French cooking in English. Choose a 4.5-hour class or add a two-hour Latin Quarter market visit. Prepare dishes such as salmon tartare, coq au vin, and poached peach, then enjoy dinner with cheese and half a bottle of wine.

“Paolo was very knowledgeable and made the experience so fun! I feel like we learned about the importance of food in French culture, some history as well as how to prepare it. I'd say our group had a lot of fun working together with each other and making the whole experience better. I loved the being able to eat in between the cooking. The food was simplistic but good and something I can easily recreate at home. This is definitely an experience I'd want to do again and hope that Paolo is my guide! He mentioned that he likes to change the menu often just to make sure he's cooking…”

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7.Paris French Cuisine Small Group Cooking Class with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 418 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $217

Cook a traditional three-course French meal with a local chef in a Paris apartment. Choose a three-hour class or add a market visit for the full 4.5-hour experience. You may prepare dishes such as zucchini, marinated chicken, and chocolate lava cake, then sit down for lunch and wine.

“I am not much of a cook but even I was given tasks that equaled my level. Dom was our cook and he was very knowledgeable. It was probably one of my favorite experiences in the tour.”

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8.Paris: Baking Insider Experience

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

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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9.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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10.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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11.Amazing Sweet Crêpe Cooking Class Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 233 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $105Best value

At Caramel Sarrasin in Montmartre, Stéphane teaches you to mix smooth batter, spread crêpes on a professional billig, and cook sweet wheat crêpes. The three-hour English class includes history, tea, soft drinks, photos, a gift, and a recipe sent by email.

“This is one of the best experiences we have ever had in Paris. Stéphane was wonderful. He was so entertaining. He was funny, witty, patient, and especially a delight to watch. Experience was amazing. The food was absolutely delicious.”

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12.Viator Exclusive: Local Cooking Class & Dinner with View of Nice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 213 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $139

At 6:30 pm, Rebecca and Laurent welcome you into their Nice home for a hands-on French Mediterranean cooking class. Pick herbs from the garden, prepare dishes such as pissaladière and fresh pasta, then sit down to a three-course dinner with sea views and local conversation.

“Loved every second of this. Cozy home, beautiful view, warm hosts and great cooking techniques. The food was delicious and easily something I could make for my family and friends back home.”

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13.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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14.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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15.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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