Do you love Italian food as much as I do? You probably came here because that is a ‘yes’! If you are heading to Italy’s capital city, I highly recommend signing up for one of the best cooking classes in Rome!
From making tiramisu to fresh pasta (and even pizza!), booking a Rome cooking class gives you the chance to come home with the knowledge to impress future guests with your new-found Italian cooking skills!
If youʻre booking your trip to Rome last minute, we have you covered. Below are some of the top tours, hotels, and more!
🇮🇹 Top food experiences in Rome:
- Rome’s ‘drunken’ cooking class (fan favorite: pasta + cocktails!)
- Pizza-making class in Rome (learn to make Roman pizza)
- Rome food tour with a local guide (a personal favorite)
🛌 Top places to stay in Rome:
- Roma Luxus Hotel (stylish rooms in the Monti district)
- Apartment Vatican Vista (has views over the Vatican)
- The RomeHello (budget option, close to Trevi Fountain)
🚗 Looking for the best way to get around Rome? Click here to check rental car rates for Italy!
While places like Naples tend to be more associated with pizza, many people don’t realize that Rome has its own style of pizza that is unique to anywhere else in Italy.
My family originates from the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh in the US, and the style was actually taken over there so it is one of my favorite types.
Nevertheless, there are many reasons to sign up for a cooking class in Rome. The workshops are great for couples, solo travelers, and even families. This guide contains the top cooking lessons in Rome, as well as a bit of information about each.
Please let me know if you have any questions in the comments. Thanks!
Best Cooking Classes in Rome
1. Fettuccine & Tiramisu Cooking Class (+ Wine!)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Language: English
This fettuccine and tiramisu cooking class is one of the most affordable workshops in the city and is operated by Eat and Walk Italy, a company renowned for its interactive cooking and cultural experiences.
Before making your culinary masterpiece (I’m optimistic here!), you will get a quick lesson on the history of tiramisu as well as the history of fresh pasta and its impact on Italy as a whole. Then you will have a chance to prepare your own pasta while you follow the lead of an experienced chef.
Your fettuccine will come with different sauce options from tomato and basil to cacio e pepe to amatriciana.
Once you are done preparing your meal, you will have a chance to sit down and enjoy it, alongside a glass of wine and chat with your classmates. If you’re a non-drinker, alcohol-free drinks are also available. You also will receive a limoncello and coffee after.
The cooking class will meet at Piazza Cavour at Oste Cavour Restaurant. Be sure to be there 10 minutes before your class starts!
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2. Drunken Cooking Class (Pasta + Cocktails!)
Duration: 3 hours
Language: English
Are you looking for a Rome cooking class that offers a bit of fun in the process? This traditional pasta and cocktail class is operated by Global Experiences and is one of the top food workshops in the city.
For three hours, you will get a chance to learn to cook traditional Italian food while enjoying a cocktail as the chef guides you through the history of pasta and how it is made.
With an authentic recipe at your disposal, you will have a chance to create a work of art while sipping on three refreshing spritzes.
The class will have no more than 12 people and you get to eat everything you create. Not sure if this will be bad or good for some people, but hopefully the chef helps you channel your inner Julia Child in the process!
This ‘Drunken Cooking Class’ also teaches you to make the spritzes you will consume and the three types are Aperol, Limoncello, and Campari. This drink dates back to the 1800s and has become synonymous with Italy these days. If you are a non-drinker, alcohol-free drinks are available.
The class will meet at Via Cesare Baldo 19 in Rome. Your host will be waiting for the group outside wearing a yellow shirt.
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3. Italian Pizza Cooking Class (+ Tiramisu)
Duration: 2.5 hours
Language: English
Rome actually has a very delicious pizza scene despite pizza mostly just being associated with Naples. You can learn more about Roman pizza by taking this pizza cooking class with an Italian chef.
Over the 2.5-hour class, you will learn everything about the history of the world’s most beloved dish, as well as how to make pizza completely from scratch. You will also learn to make Italy’s favorite dessert, tiramisu.
The step-by-step workshop will have you combining flour, water, and yeast before rolling out the dough yourself and preparing your custom pizza. Each workstation comes equipped with an apron, rolling pin, and more.
Each participant will have the choice of which type of pie to make: Margherita (tomato, basil, and mozzarella), Marinara (tomato, oregano, and garlic – this is my favorite since I am lactose-intolerant), Napoli (tomato, anchovies, and mozzarella), or Diavola (tomato, chili, spicy salami, and mozzarella).
Put forth your best effort because you will then be eating what you create! Alongside your pizza, you can enjoy some bruschetta and red or white wine (non-alcoholic drinks also available). The tiramisu you created will also be waiting for you!
On the day of the tour, you will need to head to Via Giuseppe Zanardelli 14.
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4. Fettuccine, Ravioli, and Tiramisu Cooking Class
Duration: 3 hours
Language: English
Learn to make Fettuccine, Ravioli, and Tiramisu all with excellent views of Piazza Navona. This class is another one offered by Eat and Walk Italy and it is one of the most popular Rome cooking classes!
The class starts with the tiramisu-making process, where the chef will instruct you on the perfect ways to layer the ladyfinger cookies and apply the perfect balance of flavors of cream and espresso powder.
Then, you will learn to make two different types of pasta from scratch.
The chef will explain the various types of pasta you can make with both the ravioli and fettuccine, as well as which fillings go best in a ravioli (which tends to be seasonal, which makes this class perfect in the winter).
After the preparation process is completed, you can enjoy a glass of wine with enchanting views of the nearby Piazza Navona until the pasta is cooked to perfection.
Then, the pasta with your selected sauce will be served! Afterward, finish the class with a plate of your own handmade, authentic tiramisu. The class will take about 3 hours in duration and you will meet your chef inside Restaurant Gusto.
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5. Combo Pizza and Pasta Cooking Class
Duration: 3.5-4 hours
Language: English
Take a four-hour cooking class with a chef and learn the art of crafting an authentic Neapolitan-style or Capricciosa-style pizza and Italian pasta.
Transportation is included in the class, so first, head over to the metro stop Laurentina, where on the right-hand side of the exit you will find a white van with a cooking class sign. You will then be transferred to the Wood Houses village.
You can start sipping on some of the unlimited DOC red wine as soon as you get there. Now the fun begins!
Begin preparing the pizza dough with careful instruction from the expert chef, all the way to the end of the process where the pizza will be placed in a wood-fired oven. You will have the option to make either Pizza Margherita or Capricciosa.
Prepare two different pasta dishes together, and the chef will also show you a variety of pasta shapes!
At the end of the cooking process, you’ll sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor with more of the unlimited wine, and afterward, you will taste Tiramisu and Limoncello for dessert.
When the class is over, the white van will return you to the original meeting point. This is truly one of the top things to do in Rome at any time of the year.
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Is there an amazing Rome cooking class that I missed here? Let me know in the comments. Thanks!
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Megan is a travel blogger and writer with a background in digital marketing. Originally from Richmond, VA, she now splits her time between Frankfurt, Germany and Arctic Finland after also living in Norway, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. She has a passion for winter travel, as well as the Nordic countries, but you can also find her eating her way through Italy, perusing perfume stores in Paris, or taking road trips through the USA. Megan has written for or been featured by National Geographic, Forbes, Lonely Planet, the New York Times, and more. She co-authored Fodor’s Travel ‘Essential Norway’ and has visited 45 US states and 100+ countries.