The 5 Best Market and Cooking Classes in Florence

1.Pasta and Tiramisu Cooking Class with optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 515 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Meet at Cucineria La Mattonaia for a hands-on Florence cooking class. With chefs such as Giulia, Gui, David, or Alain, you’ll shop at Sant’Ambrogio Market on morning departures, make fresh pasta and tiramisu, then eat your meal with wine.

“This cooking class was SO much fun! Staff was great and the setting was perfect for our group of 6. The pasta we made was delicious and the entire group is excited to try making these recipes at home!”

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2.MaMa Florence Guided Market Tour and 4 Course-Pasta Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $263

Start at San Lorenzo Market with a guide such as Lavinia or Lisa, then walk to MaMa Florence in San Frediano for hands-on pasta making. Chefs teach dough, fillings, sauces, and dessert before you sit down to eat with Prosecco and Italian wine.

“This class was amazing! Emmanuel was the best — super friendly, patient, and made everything so easy to follow. He gave everyone personal attention and really made the whole experience fun. We laughed a lot, learned tons, and the pasta turned out so delicious.”

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3.Private Florence Market Tour and Pasta Making Class with Cinzia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $225

Meet Cinzia near the Duomo for coffee and a one-hour food-shopping walk through Florence. Choose ingredients at specialty shops, then cook fresh pasta and a Tuscan meal in her home. You receive private instruction, wine, dessert, and a personal look at everyday Florentine food.

“Our boys learned so much and have a new appreciation for international cuisine. We highly recommend Cinzia. She is wonderful. And the food was excellent!”

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4.Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class + Italian Market Tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $207

Spend 4.5 hours at Cucineria La Mattonaia, a short walk from Florence’s Duomo. In a small group, you’ll visit Sant’Ambrogio Market on the 9 AM outing, then make tagliatelle, ravioli, sauces, and tiramisu with a professional chef. Eat what you cook, take home recipes, and receive a certificate.

“It was fun, educational, all hands on, felt very comfortable with our group who we met there, the chef was very informative, funny and encouraging.”

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5.Dolce Vita by Day Market Tour & Pasta Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $130

Join Ileana in Florence's Sant'Ambrogio district for a five-hour market tour and small-group cooking class. Taste cheese, salumi, bread, wine, and seasonal produce, then make two pastas, two sauces, and tiramisu in her home. The class is limited to four and includes a meal.

“What a wonderful experience from start to finish. Ileana took us to the outdoor market to show us the in season produce as well as the meat, cheese and fish vendors in the covered market where we sampled cheeses, bread and wine. Next to her lovely home where we learned to make tiramisu, handmade pasta dough from which we made ricotta and lemon filled ravioli which we paired with a fresh tomato sauce and tagliatelle noodles. with eggplant sauce. The food was delicious, her knowledge of Florence and food exceptional and we came away with new skills, full stomachs and helpful recommendations for places to eat in Florence and things…”

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