Lisbon guide · COOKING CLASSES
Lisbon options, compared clearly
Popular Lisbon dates disappear quickly in bright-weather months. These cooking classes cover the useful choices, current prices and the detail that helps you decide before the best departure time is gone.
Lisbon Pastel de Nata class: bake custard tarts in 2 hours, sip Portuguese drinks, and learn the tradition in small English-led groups.
“Marta is a wonderful chef. With her approach and by showing us how it's done, she guided us beautifully through making the pasteis de Nata. I definitely recommend her. 🤙🏾☺️”
Cook a traditional Portuguese 4-course meal in Lisbon with wine, beer, snacks, and a chef-led small group class.
“The cooking class was absolutely fantastic. we cooked four dishes and had them for lunch. An excellent way to discover the local culture. Would highly recommend it.”
Make Lisbon-style Pastel de Nata in a 2-hour hands-on class with English chefs, plus a second Portuguese treat and tea.
“Our family had a great time learning to make pastel de nata and learning about the history!”
Hands-on Lisbon Portuguese cooking class with starter, fish, meat and dessert, finished with wine in a small group.
“The small group setting and accessibility of this experience, alongside spectacular, expert guidance makes this cooking class so memorable. Add to that fabulous food that wonderful chefs guide the group to prepare well, and you have a perfect experience. Our leader from Cooking Lisbon, chef Gi, with the assistance of Fernanda, made for a spectacular, hands-on experience that offers patience, guidance, and a wonderful energy throughout the evening. Highly recommend this experience!”
Hands-on 4-course Portuguese cooking class in Lisbon with small-group attention, included wine and snacks, and easy step-by-step lessons.
“Amazing! Would highly recommend! We were running late and they were kind and didn’t start the class without us!”
A small-group, hands-on pasteis de nata class in Lisbon. Make flaky tarts from scratch, learn the story, then eat warm results.
“Over my 10 days in Lisbon area, I tried the custard tarts from the original/famous places. The ones we baked were my favorite of the trip. Chef Miguel knows what he's doing. The class was the perfect amount of time. Thank you for this great experience!”
Hands-on Portuguese 3-course cooking class in Lisbon with English chefs, local wine, and emailed recipes. Small group, about 3.5 hours.
“Overall amazing experience! Very knowledgeable guide who was extremely friendly. It was a very welcoming atmosphere and the food was amazing. Great class for all skill levels.”
Hands-on Portuguese cooking in Lisbon. Cook a 3-course meal with fish, meat, dessert, plus wine and PDF recipes.
“Our instructor David, was very hospitable and knowledgeable. Preparing and cooking the dinner items was lots of fun. Suggest that the overall experience should be described as an introduction to Portuguese cuisine. Suggest you offer another level of class that focuses more on cooking techniques for the experienced home cook.”
Hands-on Portuguese cooking class in Lisbon: three-course meal, English instruction, small group of 12, recipes to take home.
“What a great time!!! Highly recommended. Anna was awesome! Highly recommended, and this is from someone who has no interest (usually) in cooking.”
Make pastéis de nata from scratch in Lisbon with a small-group chef lesson, coffee tea, and an included Portuguese drink.
“We had a fantastic time at this class. The class is down a beautiful peaceful street easily accessible from the centre of Lisbon by bus or bolt. Miguel, the chef and host, was kind, patient and knowledgeable about pasteis de natas. The class was a good pace, not too fast or slow. It was really fun to learn step by step how to make the pastries. They were delicious when we ate our efforts at the end! Would recommend to anyone wanting to do something cultural in the heart of Lisbon.”
Make Lisbon’s pastéis de nata in a hands-on class, learn Portuguese pastry history, and leave with recipes plus coffee and snacks.
“This is a fun way to learn about Portuguese culture. The lessons accommodate many ages so it’s a perfect activity to do as a family.”
Lisbon market shopping and a hands-on cooking class with Portuguese wines, cataplana, and an Algarve orange roll for lunch.
“What a marvelous adventure. We had the best time touring the market and learning how to make wonderful Portuguese food. Our memories of this will always be special. I have already planned a great meal for my family when I get home . Thank you Carina for being an amazing chef and teacher. ❤️”
Private Lisbon market tour and in-home Portuguese-Goan cooking with Paula in Almada. Shop local ingredients, cook, eat, and relax.
“I came to find some cultural cooking tips, walk through the fish market, and enjoy a tasty meal. I left having found a friend - and much more cooking knowledge than I can digest, for now. Our day was an unexpected adventure that let me experience a day in the life of a Portuguese resident - to feel, for a delightfully fleeting moment, that I was part of this community. Paula is a great communicator before (and after) the event which helps her tailor it to her audience. It's a very informal experience that feels like you're cooking with a long lost Aunt.”
Lisbon Portuguese cooking class at Compadre Cooking School, 3 hours to make 3 dishes with drinks, meal, and recipes for $88.
“Excellent! Learned about both the background of the food, and recipes. Very enjoyable group cooking, delicious food, good company.”
A private, English-friendly cooking evening in Almada, Lisbon, with Paula. Learn Portuguese and Goan dishes in her home kitchen.
“Wonderful experience and fantastic meal. Would highly recommend to foodies. Chef is fluent in English.”
