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The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Italy

25 tours  ·  from $56 a head

Every trip has one meal too few. These 15 cooking classes earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to packing.

Authentic Pizza Making Class in Naples with Appetizers and Drink - Starting with Neapolitan snacks
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Authentic Pizza Making Class in Naples with Appetizers and Drink

1.Authentic Pizza Making Class in Naples with Appetizers and Drink

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,178 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $59Our pick

Spend about two hours at Via delle Zite making pizza with a local chef such as Andrea, Luca, Mauro, or Danny. You’ll prepare dough, learn about San Marzano tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella, enjoy Neapolitan appetizers and a drink, bake a Margherita or Marinara, and take home a personalized diploma.

“This was an amazing experience!!! A definite must when visiting Naples. Danny, our chef was incredible, he was so engaging and fun. The class was so much fun. Danny explained every step in so much detail, we really enjoyed it. A++ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”

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Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence - From Market Ingredients to Fresh Pasta
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Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

2.Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,574 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $62

Start at Florence’s Mercato Centrale with a chef such as Federico, Tommaso, Alice, or Jon. Taste local olive oils, balsamic vinegar, and other artisan foods before making bruschetta, fresh pasta, sauces, and tiramisu. The five-hour class ends with lunch, Chianti, a digital recipe booklet, and a diploma.

“We had such a great time! This was our second time doing this class. Frederico was so fun. He’s was knowledgeable made the class and market visit a great way to spend the day.”

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Naples: Neapolitan Pizza and Tiramisù Making Class - Shaping and baking your Margherita
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Naples: Neapolitan Pizza and Tiramisù Making Class

3.Naples: Neapolitan Pizza and Tiramisù Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 839 reviews · 2 hours · from $71

At San Carlo 17, opposite Naples’ San Carlo Theater, you’ll make tiramisù first, then mix pizza dough, prepare tomato sauce, shape a Margherita, and eat your work with wine. English-speaking instructors including Alessia, Manuela, Emmanuella, Matilda, and Luigi lead the two-hour class. Fresh ingredients, coffee, bruschetta, and a sea view are included.

“Absolutely amazing experience. Best pizza we have ever eaten. Highly recommend, even for people with no experience! We learned so much about pizza which will help immensely with our Ooni pizza nights at home.”

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Sorrento: Pizza Making Class - Starting with mozzarella, bread, and olive oil
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Sorrento: Pizza Making Class

4.Sorrento: Pizza Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 706 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $71

Head into the hills above Sorrento for a 1.5-hour English-language class with Luigi and Laura. You’ll taste fresh mozzarella and local olive oils, learn pizza dough and shaping techniques, top your own pie, and watch it bake in a traditional oven. Pickup, drinks, wine, lunch, and tiramisu are included.

“This class was amazing, 10/10 would recommend! We were showed how to make mozzarella, tasted different olive oils, were given wine and Luigi was so funny and helpful. Overall we all had a great time and was so worth the value!”

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Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine - A menu that changes, but keeps the Italian basics
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Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

5.Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 509 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

At Chef and the City in Milan, Chef Ilaria and her team guide you through three Italian dishes, from fresh pasta to dessert. You work at your own station, use professional tools, snack on antipasti, and finish with wine and the meal you made. Recipes are provided for home cooking.

“My husband and I had been wanting to take a cooking class in Italy for a couple of years now. We finally decided to do and we picked the perfect Chef! She was very knowledgeable and passionate about cooking, and we learned a ton from her. We had so much fun! Thank you for helping us check another bucket list item.”

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Sorrento: Farm Tour with Cheese Tasting & Pizza Making Class - Getting there from the Vallone dei Mulini parking area
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Sorrento: Farm Tour with Cheese Tasting & Pizza Making Class

6.Sorrento: Farm Tour with Cheese Tasting & Pizza Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 503 reviews

Francesco and his family welcome you to Primaluce, a hillside farm above Sorrento. You will walk among lemon, olive, and grape crops, meet farm animals, watch mozzarella and caciotta being made, then prepare pizza by hand. A farmhouse lunch, wine, limoncello, and pickup and drop-off in Sorrento are included.

“It was fun and enjoyable! Great host! Would highly recommend.”

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Rome: Pizza Making Class Small Group Experience - Mixing, kneading, and learning the pizza science
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Rome: Pizza Making Class Small Group Experience

7.Rome: Pizza Making Class Small Group Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 487 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $64

Work beside a local chef at a fully equipped station near the Vatican Museums. Make pizza by hand, learn the science behind the dough, enjoy a Spritz and Roman cheese chips, then eat your creation with wine, beer, or a soft drink. Carlo, Davide, David, and Mara are among the instructors who have led this class.

“David was brilliant. And the pizza was delicious. Of course, you don’t actually eat the dough you’ve just made...it needs to sit for 2 days first! So when you’re done mixing the flour, water and yeast, they magically replace that with dough that’s been sitting the right amount of time, and you pick up from there (beating it up is so much fun!). You then pick the ingredients you’d like as toppings, and you even get to slide the pizza in the oven yourself. Fantastic experience! Thank you so much Chef David!”

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Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour - Starting at the Central Market with a local chef
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Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

8.Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $63

Spend 3 to 5 hours exploring Florence’s Central Market with a local chef, tasting olive oil, truffles, cheeses, and cured meats before making pasta, lasagna, sauces, and tiramisù. The class is fully hands-on, taught in English, and ends with your own meal, Tuscan wine, dessert wine, recipes, and a certificate.

“My daughter and I had a wonderful day with Jon as our chef. We learned how to make ravioli and tagliatelle and tiramisu- plus some traditional sauces. Jon was a fun and knowledgeable host: we learned a lot and had a great time!”

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Taormina: Half-Day Pizza Making Class - Learning dough without a lecture
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Taormina: Half-Day Pizza Making Class

9.Taormina: Half-Day Pizza Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 353 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $88

At Ristorante and Pizzeria Porta Messina, a chef such as Maurizio, Paolo, Luca, or Francesca guides you through dough, sauces, toppings, and baking. The class often includes fresh pasta, cheese, salami, wine, cannoli, and limoncello, followed by a shared meal and a pizza certificate.

“So much fun! Chefs were excellent, friendly, and very knowledgeable. Learned a lot, had a ton of fun, drank delicious wine and ate amazing food. Highly recommend this class.”

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Sorrento: Pizza Making Class at Tirabusciò Cooking School - A welcome with mozzarella, focaccia, and olive oil
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Sorrento: Pizza Making Class at Tirabusciò Cooking School

10.Sorrento: Pizza Making Class at Tirabusciò Cooking School

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 188 reviews · 2 hours · from $71

Spend two hours at Tirabusciò Cooking School in the hills above Sorrento. With Chef Luigi or Laura guiding you, you will taste mozzarella and olive oils, make authentic Neapolitan pizza, choose your toppings, and eat your meal with local wine and tiramisù. A shuttle collects you near Piazza Tasso and returns you to central Sorrento.

“We had an amazing time learning how to make pizza, Luigi the chef was very entertaining and knowledgeable. Spent a great few hours enjoying the art of pizza making .”

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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina - Kneading bread and preparing pasta
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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

11.Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $127

Meet at 10 a.m. near Porta Messina, visit a Taormina market, then prepare bread, pasta, and Sicilian dishes with a chef and restaurant staff. You will share lunch with Sicilian wine, receive an apron and certificate, and finish back at the meeting point. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available with advance notice.

“Great food, led by a fantastic chef and guide. He made the whole day fun and we had loads of food, wine, drinks all day - nothing was too much bother. It felt like we really got value for money and learned a lot. It was fun to be with a group of other learners also. I booked this as a surprise for my partners 30th and it felt very special activity to do for a n occasion. Would highly recommend!”

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Polignano a Mare: Apulian Cooking Class with Food and Drinks - From flour and dough to a proper Apulian meal
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Polignano a Mare: Apulian Cooking Class with Food and Drinks

12.Polignano a Mare: Apulian Cooking Class with Food and Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 159 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $71

Meet Annamaria or Daniele at Via S. Vito 20 for a 2 to 2.5-hour pasta lesson in a traditional Polignano house. You will shape Bari-style orecchiette, enjoy an aperitif, wine, and your cooked pasta, with a 7:30pm full-dinner option adding friselle, dessert, and homemade limoncello.

“Great fun and learned a great skill!danielle id a great teacher”

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Taormina: Pizza Making Class with Lunch and Wine Tasting - Pasta first, with a relaxed Sicilian welcome
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Taormina: Pizza Making Class with Lunch and Wine Tasting

13.Taormina: Pizza Making Class with Lunch and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 145 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $88

Meet chef-led instructors such as Maurizio, Francesca, Luca, or Giovanni at the Porta Messina restaurant in central Taormina. Make fresh pasta and pizza from scratch, enjoy starters, cheese, wine, and a full meal, then take home recipes and a certificate. The class is social, hands-on, and often includes cannoli or limoncello.

“We had a blast❤️ it was one of the best things we dis while im taormina THANKYOU CHEF PAOLO ❤️❤️❤️”

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Taormina Pizza making class - Kneading pizza like a Sicilian pizzaiolo
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Taormina Pizza making class

14.Taormina Pizza making class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 140 reviews · 1 day · from $88

Meet at Porta Messina in Taormina for a hands-on Sicilian cooking class led in English or Italian. You will visit the regional market, prepare pizza and fresh pasta, enjoy your meal with wine and soft drinks, then take home a personalized apron and certificate. Chef names may include Luca, Maurizio, Paolo, Francesca, Federico, and others.

“Chef Maurizio, (not sure of spelling) was excellent. He gave clear instructions, was very patient and we learned a lot from him. Everything was really well organised. There was water, wine, and fabulous bread as well as the pasta and pizza we made. It was fun meeting the other people in the group too. I highly recommend this activity.”

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Naples: Pizza Making Class with Local Pizzaiolo - Meeting your pizzaiolo at Gusto Marigliano
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Naples: Pizza Making Class with Local Pizzaiolo

15.Naples: Pizza Making Class with Local Pizzaiolo

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 124 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Meet your English-speaking pizzaiolo at Gusto Marigliano Pizzeria for a two-hour, hands-on lesson in Neapolitan pizza. You will mix and knead dough, shape a thin crust, add basil and buffalo mozzarella, and watch it bake in a wood-fired oven. Antonio, Rafael, Martina, Alessandro, and other instructors have led sessions here.

“OMG, it was super amazing experience! It was in the restaurant, at the real kitchen with authentic Napoli oven, and we made pizza from scratch! And after that we ate this gorgeous pizza with wine! Nice place in the city center and super-friendly staff! Absolutely love it! Must try in Napoli!”

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