The 15 Best Portugal Cooking Classes

1.Lisbon: Pastel de Nata Baking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,106 reviews · 2 hours · from $64Our pick

At Homecooking Lisbon HUB, an English-speaking chef guides you through dough, custard, shaping, and baking pastel de nata. You work in pairs, taste coffee, Porto wine, and ginjinha, then eat warm tarts fresh from the oven. Instructors may include Marta, Beatrice, Miyuki, Miguel, or Bea.

“Great class totally worth the money. We had Marta as our chef and she was really nice, helpful, and funny. Not only showed us how to cook pastel de nata but also gave is information about the history of it. 10/10 experience.”

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2.Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Grandma’s Recipe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,565 reviews · 2 hours · from $33Best value

Join Joana, also known as Jo, in her Porto-area home for a two-hour, small-group class making pastel de nata from scratch. You’ll prepare the pastry and custard, learn family stories and techniques, then sit down with coffee, tea, juice, and warm tarts.

“10/10 recommend, very lovely morning with Joanna and her grandma recipe! Loved it, and such a great host🩷”

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3.Porto: Pastel de Nata Pastry-Making Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,542 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $41

At Boiler Studio beside Porto Cathedral, an English-speaking host such as Maria, Sara, or Patricia guides you through pastel de nata assembly, custard, baking, and tasting. Enjoy Port, wine, or a mimosa, take at least two tarts home, and get local food tips. The dough is prepared ahead.

“It was a lot of fun and the instructors were perfect. They involved everyone and we all had some good laughs while learning about Pastel da Natas”

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4.Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Port Wine – Sé

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 888 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $41

At Domus Arte near Porto Cathedral, you’ll prepare custard, shape pre-made puff pastry, and bake several pastel de nata with an English-speaking guide such as Teresa, Luis, or Filipe. Enjoy Port wine, coffee, and snacks while learning the pastry’s story and taking home a recipe and boxed tarts.

“great fun - our hosts made the activity so enjoyable and the pastries were delicious 😋”

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5.Lisbon: Traditional Portuguese Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 592 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

At Homecooking Lisbon HUB, you prepare a traditional four-course Portuguese meal with an English-speaking chef such as Pedro, Miguel, Theresa, or Beatriz. Expect hands-on instruction, seasonal dishes, wine, beer, snacks, homemade juice, and plenty of time to eat together.

“Fantastic cooking class which I’d recommend anyone to do. The host was brilliant”

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6.Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class from Scratch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 468 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $50

In a 2.5-hour English workshop, you make pastel de nata dough and custard with guides such as Ana, Clara, Mariah, and Vanessa. Expect a shared kitchen, regional wine, Portuguese food stories, warm pastries, and a practical recipe you can repeat at home.

“Our host Clara was great and we shared the experience with 2 lovely American families The pastel de natas we all helped to make tasted delicious too - overall a great experience”

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7.Lisbon: 2-Hour Pastel de Nata Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 461 reviews · 2 hours · from $64

Join English-speaking cooks Anna and Marta at Compadre Cooking School for a hands-on Lisbon pastry class. You will shape pastel de nata, prepare a second Portuguese recipe, hear the story behind the famous tart, then sit down with tea and your freshly made treats.

“I really enjoyed learning how to make Pastel de Natas. The tricks to get a near perfect tart. They also tasted great.”

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8.Lisbon Portuguese Cooking Class with 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 445 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130

Meet at 6:30 pm on Rua Bernardim Ribeiro for a hands-on Portuguese cooking class with Cooking Lisbon. You will prepare a starter, fish dish, meat dish, and dessert, then sit down to eat with Portuguese wine, beer, juice, or soft drinks. Chefs such as Pedro, Carolina, and Giu lead the class.

“Learning about Portuguese cooking from Renata. Participating in the actual cooking process. And getting to know the other participants.”

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9.Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Porto Wine (Sé do Porto)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 340 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $42

At Domus Arte near Sé do Porto, instructors such as Ana, Luis, Filipe, and Anita guide you through pastel de nata custard, baking, and local pastry tips. You will share the preparation with a small group, enjoy Port wine and snacks, then eat several tarts on site or carry them away with a recipe.

“This was a memorable experience. I loved learning how to make the pastel de nadas. My only issue is I wasn’t able to take them on the plane! The instruction was easy, the teacher great and I enjoyed meeting the other folks taking the class.”

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10.Traditional Portuguese Cooking Class in Lisbon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 287 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $102

At Homecooking Lisbon, you’ll prepare a seasonal four-course Portuguese meal in a small group of up to 10. Instructors such as Miguel, Beatriz, and Pedro guide you through cod, pork, clams, and pastel de nata, with wine, beer, snacks, and nonalcoholic drinks included.

“This was an absolute blast. We would recommend this 100%. From the friendliness, to the cleanliness, to the organisation of the night and to most importantly the cooking!”

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11.Pasteis de Nata Baking Class from Lisbon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 248 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

At Lisboa Food Studio, Chef Miguel guides you through making flaky pastéis de nata and their custard filling from scratch. The English-language class lasts about 90 minutes, welcomes up to 12 people, offers morning or afternoon times, and ends with warm pastries and a drink.

“We had a great time with our two kids - aged 8 and 10 - at this class. Miguel was so great and we all really enjoyed this experience!”

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12.Porto Local Market Visit & Cooking Class / Showcooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Meet guides such as Nuno or Ana at Mercado do Bolhão, shop for ingredients, then ride the metro over the Luis I Bridge to a kitchen in Gaia. Expect a lively Portuguese meal, wine, and selective hands-on participation rather than a full cooking class.

“The most fun cooking class we’ve done in Europe! We started at Porto’s Mercado do Bolhao. What a great place to start. Sooo clean and friendly and full of Portuguese culture, food and drink. The cooking setting was amazing and reminded us of Chopped. We can’t wait to get home to try the recipes we were taught to make! Anna and Joseph were fantastic!!!!”

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13.Lisbon Market and Food Tour with Cooking Class and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $141

Meet your chef at Cooking Lisbon at 9:30 am, walk to a local market, choose fresh fish and produce, then prepare a Portuguese meal in a small group of up to 12. Expect hands-on cooking, wine, and dishes such as peixinhos da horta, cataplana, and Algarve orange roll.

“Great morning with market visit and cooking class. The visit was fun and the food was amazing. We would definitely do this again.”

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14.Portuguese Cooking Class in Porto with Portuguese Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $169

At Cook in Ribeira, chefs Jorge, Vitor, and Andre guide you through a hands-on Portuguese meal near Porto’s Ribeira district. Prepare codfish, shellfish, and almond dessert, then sit down for four courses with Portuguese wine, port, beer, coffee, and friendly conversation.

“Jorge our chef was amazing, very personable, he made us feel like we were cooking in our own home. He was a part of the family by the end of it all, it was supposed to end at 9:00pm and we went until 10:00pm.”

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15.Private Lisbon Market Tour & Portuguese Cooking Class with Paula

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $99

Meet Paula at the Cacilhas ferry stop, browse her longtime neighborhood market, then cook two or three Portuguese and Portuguese-Goan dishes in her home kitchen. You choose the main course, eat together, and finish with dessert and coffee or tea.

“What a fun few hours with Paula! My wife and I took the 10m ferry ride from cais de sodre to cacilhas which was a wonderful start to the morning and had the best views of the bridge. Paula met us and took us to a quaint local market. Everyone knows her there and it was so great to see multiple generations operating the stalls. Then we went to her place and made some fish curry, pasteis de nata and chorizo, accompanied by rice and fresh bread. She gave us a choice of Portuguese or Goan (my heritage) dishes. The food was so good and I can't wait to try…”

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