15 Cooking Classes in Naples to Build a Day Around

Naples: Pasta Making Class with Starter and Drink - Ravioli and fettuccine, two different pasta lessons

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,060 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $39Our pick

At Naplesbay Cooking Lab near Naples Duomo, you’ll make ravioli and fettuccine with a local chef such as Lucas, Vitale, or Alex. Expect a starter, drink, two sauces, plenty of hands-on work, and a personalized diploma in a 2 to 2.5-hour class.

“We had a brilliant afternoon with chef Antonio. He was a great teacher and great fun. The best afternoon of our holiday so far. I would highly recommend it to anyone.”

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Naples: Pasta Cooking Class with Tiramisù and a Drink

2.Pasta Cooking Class with Tiramisù and a Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 415 reviews · 1 day · from $71

At Restaurant San Carlo 17, opposite the San Carlo Theatre, you’ll knead dough, shape tagliatelle, ravioli, and maltagliati, then prepare tiramisù with an English-speaking instructor such as Alessia or Emanuela. A chef cooks your pasta, served with sauces, bruschetta, a drink, and espresso.

“We had an amazing time and it was such a fun experience with delicious food and wine”

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Amazing Pizza and Pasta Class at Savio’s kitchen cooking school

3.Amazing Pizza and Pasta Class at Savio’s kitchen cooking school

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $173Top rated

At Savio’s Kitchen in central Naples, Savio leads a private, hands-on class for up to four people. You’ll make fettuccine, ravioli, San Marzano tomato sauce, and pizza from scratch, then sit down with regional wine to eat what you prepared.

“It was an amazing experience, Savio is such a great host and funny guy with a lot of patience and stories to tell. In the end of the class our dishes were delish! I definitely recommend the experience.”

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Hands-On Pasta Making and Traditional Tiramisu Workshop

4.Hands-On Pasta Making and Traditional Tiramisu Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 71 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72

At San Carlo 17 in Naples, an English-speaking instructor guides you through tiramisu, egg pasta, ravioli, maltagliati, and tagliatelle. The restaurant cooks the pasta for lunch, with water, one drink, and coffee included. Instructors have included Manuela, Matilde, Simona, and Emmanuella.

“This was so much fun for my family including my teenage kids. They walked us through step by step. And we were able to enjoy our product at the end”

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Naples: Fresh Pasta Cooking Class and Dinner with a Local

5.Fresh Pasta Cooking Class and Dinner with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 69 reviews · 2 hours · from $61

Join Anna and Giuseppe in their Naples home for a hands-on pasta class covering traditional pasta, ravioli, and gnocchi. You will eat what you make with Neapolitan appetizers, wine, dessert, and limoncello, while enjoying city and Gulf views in a small English-speaking group.

“We had a wonderful time learning, cooking and enjoying dinner together with Giuseppe! We felt like family in his home. He and his wife are wonderful hosts! They shared all the recipes so we can try at home!”

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Irpinia Tour of the Vineyards, Cooking Class and Wine-Tasting

6.Irpinia Tour of the Vineyards, Cooking Class and Wine-Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $120

Spend about eight hours at Cortecorbo winery in Montemarano, with optional transport from Naples. Antonia welcomes you into the family wine business for a vineyard and cellar tour, pizza and Maccaronara class, six-wine tasting, and a generous Irpinian lunch.

“Felt like we were part of the family business of making food and wine. Hosts went beyond all our expectations of what to expect.”

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Pompeii Tour and Cooking Class with Mamma

7.Pompeii Tour and Cooking Class with Mamma

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $213

Spend two hours touring Pompeii with a small group of up to 16, then ride to a family home in Scafati for pasta-making, lunch, wine, and garden views toward Mount Vesuvius. Sabrina often hosts the cooking class, with drivers and guides such as Lorenzo, Roberto, and Annalisa involved.

“We loved everything about this experience!!!! Our driver, Roberto, was FABULOUS. Funny and entertaining. The cooking experience with Sabrina and Rose was top notch! We would do it again in a heartbeat! The food and wine was fabulous. Thank you so much for a wonderful day in Naples.”

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Cooking Class – Gnocchi like an Italian Grandma

8.Cooking Class – Gnocchi like an Italian Grandma

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · 2 hours · from $74

In a Naples home, Chef Alfredo or another local host guides you through handmade Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, from potatoes and dough to the oven-crisp finish. Eat what you make with local wine, and leave with the recipe. Groups are limited to eight, with English and Italian instruction.

“I STRONGLY recommend this experience with Chef Alfredo and Kicca, his Wife! The finished meal was absolutely delightful, and it was probably the best meal of our near-one-month cruise around the Mediterranean. Chef Alfredo, a professional Chef at a hotel near the Port of Naples, guided us in creating the meal, and Kicca assisted the Chef and videoed and/or photographed the highlights of the entire experience. The “class” took place in Chef Alfredo’s and Kicca’s house. MyHusband and I were the only participants this time. which resulted in a highly personal and professional experience where we were treated as valued Guests. Chef Alfredo spoke both English and Italian, so there…”

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Naples Hands-on Cooking Class: Gnocchi, Ravioli, Tiramisu & Wine

9.Naples Hands-on Cooking Class: Gnocchi, Ravioli, Tiramisu & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $82

Meet your pasta chef near Naples’ waterfront at 10 a.m. for a hands-on class with gnocchi, ravioli, Neapolitan ragù, sage-butter sauce, and tiramisu. Lucia and Francesca often lead the warm, informal lesson. You cook, eat, drink wine or beer, and take home the recipes.

“Was a great experience, made tiramisu, ravioli and gnocchi- there was a bit of miscommunication with Viator- there was only one class not 12 and we were told one class was full, there wasn’t a class at that time. Only issue we had was the website not the cooking class personnel. Highly recommend the class.”

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Cesarine: Dining & Cooking Demo at Local’s Home in Naples

10.Cesarine: Dining & Cooking Demo at Local’s Home in Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Spend about two and a half hours in a Neapolitan home with a Cesarine host, watching a private cooking demonstration and enjoying a four-course meal. Expect seasonal dishes, fresh pasta, local desserts, red and white wine, and espresso. Host Ana has also included hands-on appetizer preparation.

“I was very well hosted by Ana. We could make some típicas appetizers together. She cooked and served an amazing meal and we talked all the time along. It was perfect.”

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Naples Pizza Cooking Class

11.Naples Pizza Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

At Naplesbay Cooking Lab in central Naples, you’ll work with a pizzaiolo to make pizza from dough to wood oven. Learn about flour, yeast, resting time, tomatoes, oil, and the Margherita story, then eat your pizza with a non-alcoholic drink. Classes run in English at 11:00 am.

“This is fantastic experience with chef Antonio explaining everything perfectly. Delicious pizza, amazing people, a must do if you are in Naples.”

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Pompeii: guided tour of the ruins and cooking class fresh pasta

12.guided tour of the ruins and cooking class fresh pasta

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $300

Explore Pompeii with an English-speaking guide such as Clelia, Carla, Lucy, or Lello, then travel to Giardini Balestrieri for a hands-on pasta lesson. You will pick garden ingredients, cook a Campania dish, eat dessert, and sip Gragnano wine beside views of Vesuvius.

“Esperienza completa… abbiamo visitato gli scavi e fatto una bella passeggiata x la strada principale di Pompei, poi siamo arrivati in un giardino dai mille colori , profumi e sapori…abbiamo provato il piacere di toccare con mano e soprattutto assaporare tutte le delizie che ci sono state offerte…consiglio vivamente.”

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Cesarine: Small Group Market Tour & Cooking Class in Naples

13.Cesarine: Small Group Market Tour & Cooking Class in Naples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $142

Spend about five hours with a local host in Naples, visiting an indoor market before preparing pasta and tiramisu at home. Hosts may include Ana, Rafaella, or Enzo. You will cook, eat with wine and aperitivi, and choose a lunch or dinner time.

“I write this as it was beyond disappointing and I would suggest people not to go. At the last minute the host changed the meeting point which was fine. I was super excited to cook but got there and the host was sick and sent her husband to take me. They should have canceled which would have been the ethical thing to do so that I could have chosen a different tour But instead they decided I should have a new tour that they made up on the spot included zero cooking rather was 4 hours walking around Naples which I had already done without telling me. The host spoke…”

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Italian Cooking Class with Local Mamma

14.Italian Cooking Class with Local Mamma

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $96

Spend about four hours near Pompeii learning handmade pasta and Caprese cake with local hosts such as Sabrina and Pasquale. Enjoy wine, lunch, garden ingredients, and a round-trip shuttle from Pompei, with groups limited to eight people.

“This was a wonderful tour! Highly recommend! Guissepe(wonderfully friendly)driver called and then picked us up from our Pompei meeting point. We were given a short tour of the city before being dropped off with Sabrina and Pasquale for our cooking glass. We had olives/crackers/bruscetta/wine to start then started our class! We cooked the most delicious spinach and ricotta ravioli and then Limoncello Lemon cake for dessert. Our instructors were amazing, beautiful house and gardens. Our ingredients fresh out of their huge garden. Once again, highly recommend, you won't be disappointed!”

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Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Castellammare di Stabia with Show Cooking

15.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Castellammare di Stabia with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $101

Join Teresa and her family in Castellammare di Stabia for a private show-cooking lesson built around family recipes. You’ll learn northern Italian dishes, watch each course come together, and sit down to a seasonal starter, pasta, second course with side dish, dessert, and wine.

“Awesome experience! Teresa and her family made me feel right at home! Food was incredible and I loved the vegetarian options! I will definitely book again!!”

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