Street Food Cooking Classes: Our Top 15

1.Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

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

Meet at The Greek Kitchen on Athinas 36, then walk with your cook through Varvakios Agora before preparing dolmades, spanakopita, imam baildi, tzatziki, and portokalopita. English-speaking cooks such as Vasia, Despina, and Thanasis lead relaxed sessions with wine, soft drinks, recipes, and plenty of food.

“This was one of the best experiences I have had in Athens! Our instructor was fantastic! Every part from the market visit to preparing the meals and then enjoying the wonderful food together was great! I highly recommend this class!”

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2.Mexican Cooking Class with Food Market Visit in Mexico City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 506 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $124Top rated

Meet chef José near Bucareli, walk to a traditional Mexico City market, help choose ingredients, then prepare a seasonal Mexican meal in a small group of up to 10. Expect hands-on work with tortillas, salsas, guacamole, and guisados, plus recipes, a shared meal, and a small serving of mezcal.

“From our visit to the market to working with others in the class to create our meal, Jose was a wonderful host and skilled teacher. I highly recommend this experience.”

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3.Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

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

Join an English-speaking chef such as Alice, Roberta, Victoria, or Federico for a Central Market visit and hands-on Florence cooking class. Taste olive oil, truffles, cheeses, and cured meats, then make pasta, lasagna, sauces, and tiramisù before sitting down to eat with Chianti. Vegetarian options need advance notice.

“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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4.Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

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

Meet near Porta Messina at 10 a.m. for a market visit, coffee, and a hands-on Sicilian cooking class with the Porta Messina team. You will make bread, pasta, and several local dishes, then sit down to a 4 to 6-course lunch with Sicilian wine. Giovanni and Maurizio are among the instructors named in participant feedback.

“This cooking class was everything I could have asked for. Accompanied by delicious recipes to bring home and make again, we were brought to a market to get fresh veggies and fish for our delectable meal! Made great friends and had great conversation. Many good laughs were shared. I would highly recommend for small groups or solo travelers like myself to go and experience this experience.”

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5.Street Food Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $110

Travel from Huatulco to Zimatan for a hands-on Oaxacan cooking class with Jane of Chiles & Chocolate. You will make tortillas, tacos, fresh salsas, empanadas, and hibiscus margaritas while learning about corn, local culture, and village life. Hotel or port pickup, lunch, drinks, and a recipe book are included.

“Would highly recommend you learn and appreciate the history of the food you would be cooking not to mention you get to eat it when you’re done Jan dairy knowledgeable”

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6.Food Market Shopping and Cooking Workshop in A Coruña

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $118

Meet David and Ana at Pencil & Fork for coffee, then walk to A Coruña’s central market to choose seafood, produce, and other ingredients. Back in the kitchen, you’ll help prepare mussels, scallops, paella, and Santiago almond cake before sitting down with regional wine, beer, soft drinks, and coffee. Small groups keep it hands-on.

“An absolute wonderful experience. Both Ana and David are a delight. David taught us so much about the delicious food we were preparing together. It was fun going to the market before we began preparation. A great time was had by all!”

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7.Eat Osaka: Street Food Cooking in an Authentic Kitchen!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $79

Spend about 2.5 hours in Osaka’s old Japanese-house kitchen with a bilingual Eat Osaka chef such as Miki or Nathalie. You’ll prepare local dishes using professional tools, with menus featuring handmade udon, tempura, okonomiyaki, yakitori, pickles and mochi. Finish by eating your work with beer, sake or green tea.

“Our cooking class was fabulous! Niki, our teacher, was so friendly and knowledgeable, she was a delight. The location was perfect, a gorgeous old townhouse. The menu was excellent, we learnt wonderful techniques we’d never used before. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience, thank you! 🙏”

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8.Syracuse: Sicilian Street Food Hands-On Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 38 reviews · from $112

Meet chef Ettore at Bar Cristina in Syracuse for a three-hour, hands-on lesson in Sicilian street food. Visit the market, sample local ingredients, then prepare arancini and cannoli in a small group of up to eight. English and Italian are available, with wine and water served alongside your meal.

“It was hands on. The chef was interesting and informative, gave me a lot of good tips.”

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9.Portuguese street food cooking class with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 2 hours · from $55

At Compadre Cooking School, you’ll learn to make bifana pork sandwiches, caldo verde, and peixinhos da horta with an English-speaking chef. Marta, Anna, and other instructors guide you through the recipes, then you share the meal with wine and Ginja. No cooking experience is needed, and dietary adaptations are possible by request.

“Instructors were amazing. Food was great quality and the company was diverse. Phenomenal experience. I highly recommend.”

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10.Arusha: Traditional Tanzania Cooking Class & Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $42

Spend about four hours with a local guide such as Israel, Jack, James, or Lameck, beginning at Arusha’s central food market. Choose two Tanzanian dishes, shop for ingredients, ride public transport to Sanawari, and cook with a local chef over charcoal and gas. Hotel pickup, transport, ingredients, and the meal are included.

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11.Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei : Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $79

At CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan classroom, you’ll spend about two hours making gua bao, braised pork for lu rou fan, and chewy tapioca pearls for bubble milk tea. The class starts at 2:30 pm, includes a meal and recipe book, and keeps the group to eight people. Angela may lead the class.

“We had a great time and got to learn to cook some of our favorite dishes. Fun, informative and easy for everyone. Highly recommend!”

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12.China’s Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $80

Meet Dom from Our Beijing at 10 Shi Que Hutong for a private, hands-on jian bing class. You’ll hear the dish’s story, prepare batter, cook your own pancakes, and try fillings ranging from traditional savory ingredients to chocolate and banana. The class lasts about 90 minutes and ends where it begins.

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13.Arusha: Traditional Tanzania Cooking class& Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 5 hours · from $45

Meet guides such as Liroy and Israel for a market walk in Arusha, then cook with Neema in a local home. You’ll choose dishes such as chapati, ugali, plantain, vegetables, and optional meat, before eating what you prepare. Hotel pickup, ingredients, and the meal are included.

“Geweldig leuke kookles gehad, begonnen met een tour over de Central Market van Arusha. Veel informatie over de vele producten gekregen. Na het kopen van de ingrediënten heerlijke gerechten gemaakt. Erg vriendelijke/gezellige gids en chef-kok.”

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14.Portuguese street food cooking class with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $60

Join Compadre Cooking School at R. Heliodoro Salgado for a two-hour, English-language class capped at 12 people. Local chefs guide you through caldo verde, bifana, and peixinhos da horta, with wine, ginjinha, coffee, or tea included. You eat what you make and return home with recipes you can repeat.

“This was a wonderful experience. Initially we thought it was just dinner, but were pleasantly surprised when we got a nice walk and the history of Fado. Miguel was super informative and even translated the songs for us. We can’t say enough good things about him. He made the experience so much more enjoyable. The singers and musicians were very talented and it was fun to participate. We also really liked the food and wine. Don’t hesitate to book this excursion. You won’t be disappointed.”

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15.Street food and Cooking class in Syracuse

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119

Spend about three hours at a chef’s location in Syracuse learning to prepare Sicilian street food with Chef Ettore. You’ll taste the dishes you make, enjoy water and wine, and work in a group capped at eight people. The class begins and ends at Viale Giuseppe Agnello 7.

“Chef Ettore was kind, funny, and knowledgeable! We had a great time walking through the market place. The food we created was marvelous! The chef made sure to review the steps with us so that we would be able to recreate the dish at home. I would recommend this cooking experience.”

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