Where to Eat in Greece: the 5 Best Cooking Classes

1.Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,087 reviews · 4 hours · from $81Our pick

Meet your English-speaking cook at The Greek Kitchen on Athinas Street, walk to Varvakios Agora for ingredients, then prepare dolmades, spanakopita, imam baildi, portokalopita, and tzatziki. Guides such as Vasia, Despina, and Thanasis keep the class friendly and practical. Eat your meal with wine, soft drinks, and Greek liquor.

“Our host was everything you woukd hope for. Kind enthusiastic and full of energy. We enjoyed a tour of the market and then learned how to make lots of different dishes...there was a lot of food! I could not possibly finish it alm but it was so nice to try lots of different things I highly recommend it”

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2.Cooking Class with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 282 reviews · 5 hours · from $176

Spend about five hours at Mykonian Spiti with a host such as Teta or Martina, learning to make tzatziki, spanakopita, gemista, and beef with orzo. You’ll snack on dakos, kopanisti, louza, wine, and raki, visit the organic garden, then sit down to eat what you prepared. Hotel pickup and return are included across most of Mykonos.

“Was a fun and beautiful experience, my favorite event in Mykonos!”

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3.Rhodes Wine & Food Tour: 10 Meal Course Lunch, Wine Tasting, Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $156Top rated

Jason and his family welcome you to a Rhodes vineyard for a guided walk, wine tasting with a certified sommelier, a look at souma production, and a hands-on lesson in three local dishes. You then sit down to a generous Rhodian meal with unlimited wine. Pickup from your hotel or cruise ship is included.

“This your was much more than what we expected... It was AMAZING, we had the honor of being guided by the Vineyard owners son. He was GREAT, the food was Amazing! Must book!!”

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4.Santorini Family Farm Food & Wine Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145

Spend 4.5 hours with Anna or Ana Maria exploring Megalochori, Santorini farming, local wine, and a family-run farm kitchen. Pick garden vegetables, prepare tomato fritters, fava, salad, eggplant, and zucchini, then taste four island wines beneath a shady tree. Pickup is available from selected hotels, with groups capped at 12.

“This was the best part of our trip and most amazing experience! Ana Maria was the best tour guide! She was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and passionate about her role and we learned so much from her! Visited a small village, learned about the Greek agriculture, wine making, and learned to cook traditional greek dishes with the most inspiring Greek King of our hearts, Petros Oikonomou, he is absolutely God’s gift to the human race! I Highly recommend this tour when I’m Greece, you won’t regret a moment of it! I would do it again in a heartbeat!”

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5.Food Walking Tour & Cooking Class with Meal & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 86 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $135

Walk through Naxos Chora with a local guide such as Anastasia, shop for seasonal ingredients, taste Naxian cheeses and citron liqueur, then cook Greek appetizers with Ms Mimosa at a family taverna. The four to five hour small-group tour includes a full meal, water, and one glass of wine.

“Anastasia was absolutely fabulous! Our group of 6 enjoyed every part of the tour from the history lessons to the cheese tasting and making and enjoying lunch together! We all highly recommend this tour if you’re lucky enough to visit Naxos!”

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