Cooking Lisbon

While we were initially put off by the price, this ended up being a fabulous activity and worth every euro! The session and apparently the organization are very well organized and very customer focused. Chef Pedro was personable, entertaining and informative as he led us to the market to select ingredients, and throughout the cooking experience. We all really did get our hands on the preparation, including being able to shuck oysters and fillet fresh fish! The meal at the end was very good and the generous supply of wine did help us to enjoy the day! I heartily recommend this experience!

What a wonderful class! We participated in the evening class, a total of 10 people, and the class made eight different delicious dishes. The leader, Ana, was personable, knowledgeable, and funny! I’ve taken dozens of classes around the world and this was one of the best!

Lisbon cooking is designed so that you can cook your own lunch together with a larger group of up to 30 people. Excellent recipes as well as chefs who assist with wit. The rich aperitifs are definitely needed so that you don't always take a bite of the fine food you are preparing. A great experience with a great group. Thank you

An unforgettable experience! We did the Portuguese Cooking Class (there were a total of 8 people in the group, which was perfect) and had an amazing timing cooking, learning, and getting to know other members of the group. The ingredients were of excellent quality, and Carina was an outstanding teacher. She kept the whole group engaged, while providing fun details about Portuguese history and culture. One note, however, from the website we expected we would be making three dishes: caldo verde, bacalhau, and Pastel de Nata. We ended up learning/making five dishes but Pastel de Nata was not one (they offer a separate class on this). Overall - an outstanding and memorable evening! There’s plenty of food and wine (you will NOT leave hungry or thirsty), and you’ll receive recipes for the dishes you made (and many more) to try again later on your own. Highly recommend and we will certainly plan to come attend another class when we are back in Lisbon!!

We booked a group cooking class, and it was amazing!! Super professionally organized, we loved Ana our chef. Very memorable experience, highly recommend to everyone! 🙌🏻

We did a private class with 4 with wonderful Paolo and it was the best cooking class we’ve done! We had a great time touring the market, tasting local produce/cheese/meat. Then back to the cooking school for a great class to learn gazpacho/oysters/(cataplana) fish/dessert. Paola was an amazing guide and chef - we had great cooking lessons, conversation and lots of wine! Food was delicious would definitely recommend. Very big thanks to Paolo, Nuno, Fabio and Lisete!

I did this class yesterday and really enjoyed it. Loved Paolo who took the class and instructed and encouraged us to all be involved. There were 12 in the group. 9 from the USA, 2 Canadian’s and myself from Australia. Paolo had the wine flowing and gave us lots of information about Portuguese foods and customs which was fantastic. The chorizo cooked over the fire at the start was a highlight for me. Thanks for the excellent experience.

This was a great experience to get lots of good food and hang with some really fun people. It was different than previous cooking classes we had attended, so I'd recommend noting any expectations and try removing yourself from them - we had a large class, so the method shifted from us each cooking 3 courses ourselves, our instructor, Miguel, had us all pitch in to make 8 or so dishes. It was quite an experience and was so fun to learn and engage with others! They started on time, too, and that was much appreciated.

Super fun cooking class!! I didn't really pay too much attention to the leveling of classes but was informed we had signed up for the beginners course which was so surprising because there were quite a few technical tasks involved! We started at the Cooking Lisbon kitchen and then walked as a group to the market. We had about 5 minutes or so to explore before getting a chance to taste test some cheeses, breads, and roasted pork. We then walked around and bought our groceries and seafood for our group meal before making the trek back to the kitchen. When we returned there was a wonderful spread of cheeses, bread, jams, and nuts for us to snack on while we cooked. There was also unlimited wine, juice, and water available to us as we cooked and later with our meals. As a group we chopped up vegetables, minced garlic, peeled oranges and prepped the seafood. All remains went into a simmering pot that would become our soup. We shucked oysters and ate them raw, we filleted about four fish and prepared the clams. It was such a blast and everyone was so much fun to be around. Our instructor Paulo and his assistant Fernanda were so kind and patient, it was truly such a great time and intro to Portuguese cuisine!

After a long love affair with pasteis de nata, we were excited to take a cooking class with Filippa to learn to make them. She was a delightful and supportive teacher. We spent a delightful two hours working under her instruction and the end result was a plateful of gorgeous pastries. They sent us home with as many as we could take. So much fun!

We had an amazing time at this cooking class. I enjoyed the market experience watching them clean the fish and pick the freshest fruit and veggies. Even while we waited on our food we had a delicious board with wine and water. We also were able to help prep the food by cutting the veggies and cleaning this fish. The food was delicious. It was great to have a meal and learn about the culture over some authentic cuisine.

Hiya, We did a class here as eight family members and two other we did not initially know. It was a blast. Paolo was our guide, teacher and chef and we were all friends and overly well fed after the four hour culinary experience. I recommend this highly. Get there on time so as not to miss the walk to shopping at the neighborhood municipal market. I recommend this experience early in your time in Portugal because you will recognized some of what you learn here in other eating experiences around the country.

This is an amazing evening full of fun and a delicious meal you help make. The chef was fabulous and the food ended up being restaurant quality.

Exceptional experience. Truly memorable! Organized, delightful staff led six couples in making an amazing Portuguese meal. A WOW event!

Found this through an experience package called Tinggly (gifted for our wedding). This 3 hour Tuesday cooking class was the perfect way to spend our last night in Lisbon. With a total class size of 4 plus chef, we all had plenty of to do between making the soup, entree, and dessert. Peeling potatos, boiling eggs, cutting veggies, de-skinning the cod, flipping the meringue, and whipping the custard were just some of the tasks. Plenty of snacks (beans, olives, and bread + oil) and drinks (wine and OJ for the pregnant one) provided during downtimes. It was an intimate and friendly setting, where we were all chatting about our foodie aventures thus far. The best part was enjoying our hardwork in a 3 course dinner =) where all the serving and cleaning up was done by our instructor. And keeping our souvenir aprons!

We had a fantastically memorable time with Cooking Lisbon, walking to a local traditional market to purchase our ingredients, then cooking a 3 course meal to sit down and share with the new friends we had made in the class. The wine flowed freely, and we all chipped in, helping one another as we cooked while eating deep fried tempura green beans. Our traditional Portuguese menu consisted of: Potato and chorizo soup with shaved cabbage Seafood stew, made in a traditional lidded pot, with shrimp and monk fish Baked cheese cake made with a soft cheese (akin to ricotta) I've taken quite a few cooking classes abroad and this one ranked highly. Really nice kitchen to work in, with a helper to do the washing up, and the market visit was very informative and interesting too. Many of the stall holders gave us a free taste of what we were eating and Thomas the chef told us all about the ingredients and how we were going to use them. Easy to book and pay online, and easy to find (we took the metro) with competitive pricing considering you are eating a 3 course lunch with wine included. We also got to keep our aprons which was a nice touch. I would definitely recommend if you want to do something different during your Lisbon visit, especially one you can recreate at home to impress friends and family.

It was a lot of fun to prepare dinner with our group and everyone had a good time, but when we sat down to eat it got very quiet, the food was very disappointing and the wine was nothing special either...

This was hands down one of my favorite parts about Lisbon. We took a cooking class in Barcelona with a similar company, but this one surpassed the one in Barcelona on so many levels. The chefs here are so very helpful as well as kind. We started the class around 6:30pm, and it was estimated to go until about 10:00pm; however, we were there until closer to 11:00pm--eating, drinking wine and just chatting with our new found friends. As for the food, the cod dish was the winner of the night for me. Do not hesitate to book this for one of your evenings in Lisbon.

One of our most memorable experiences in Lisbon (and throughout our many trips to Europe). This group of talented chefs are amazing! First they were gracious and generous as we had booked the wrong date, and yet they accommodated us with what turned out to be a private lesson for the three of us. The evening was memorable not just for the culinary knowledge and experience, but also to share life experiences, culture and customs. The meal that we prepared together was also our best! They are amazing.