Make it, then eat it
The best cooking classes in Rome
Fresh pasta and tiramisu by the Vatican, Piazza Navona and the Spanish Steps, Roman pizza and a spritz class; here are the cooking classes in Rome worth booking, with honest advice on how hands-on a class really is, which diets it cannot handle and what happens if your booking goes wrong.
See our 8 picks
The best cooking class in Rome for most visitors is a pasta and tiramisu class by the Vatican, with free-flowing wine, from €25. Every class on our list ends with a meal of what you made. Rather taste than cook? See the best food tour Rome has to offer instead.
Our 8 picks for cooking classes in Rome
Seven pasta classes, then one class where you choose pizza or pasta. All eight have free cancellation; check the cut-off on each listing.
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from €25 per person Our top pick 2.5–3 hours 4.9 (8,798) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pasta and tiramisu by the Vatican
Make pasta and tiramisu from scratch with a local chef, then sit down to eat in a restaurant near the Vatican. Wine, Prosecco and soft drinks flow freely.
Best for Budget cooks and big groups
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from €59 per person 3 hours 4.9 (3,540) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pasta making by the Pantheon
A small-group class steps from the Pantheon. You roll pasta with eggs and flour, then eat it with a glass of organic Tuscan wine, cake and limoncello.
Best for Couples who want a small class
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from €45 per person 2 hours 4.8 (2,203) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pasta and tiramisu near the Spanish Steps
A 2-hour class in a 17th-century building. You make fettuccine and tiramisu, get a certificate and take the recipes home. Children under 7 join free.
Best for Families short on time
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from €47 per person 3 hours 4.9 (949) reviews on GetYourGuide
Fresh pasta with wine and gelato
An aperitivo first, then two pastas and sauces with a chef. Gelato, Prosecco and unlimited wine are included. Choose a shared or a private class.
Best for Food lovers who want two pastas
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from €54 per person 2 h 30 min 4.9 (851) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pasta and tiramisu in Piazza Navona
A class for up to 10 at a restaurant on Piazza Navona. Pick your sauce, such as carbonara or cacio e pepe. Bruschetta and one drink are included.
Best for Adults who want a famous square
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from €59 per person 3 hours 5.0 (507) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pasta and three spritz cocktails
Make pasta and mix an Aperol spritz, a Hugo spritz and a limoncello spritz with a chef. Up to 14 people, or book it private.
Best for Friends who want a fun night
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from €59 per person 3 hours 4.9 (417) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pasta and tiramisu, private option
Learn two kinds of pasta and tiramisu with a chef near the Vatican. Book the private option to keep the class to your own group of up to 15.
Best for Families who want their own class
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from €51 per person 3 hours 4.9 (380) reviews on GetYourGuide
Pizza or pasta class with gelato
Make Roman-style pizza with a pizza chef, or three fresh pastas. Adults get unlimited wine and children get soft drinks. Not for people with coeliac disease.
Best for Families and pizza fans
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Rome cooking classes compared
| Tour | From | Duration | Drinks | Who it suits | Why we picked it |
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| Pasta and tiramisu by the Vatican | €25 per person | 2.5–3 hours | Free-flowing wine and Prosecco | Budget cooks and big groups | The cheapest class and the most reviewed: 4.9 from 8,798 reviews, from €25. |
| Pasta making by the Pantheon | €59 per person | 3 hours | Glass of wine, limoncello | Couples who want a small class | A small group near the Pantheon, with 4.9 from 3,540 reviews. |
| Pasta and tiramisu near the Spanish Steps | €45 per person | 2 hours | One glass of wine or a soft drink | Families short on time | The shortest class, 2 hours, with 4.8 from 2,203 reviews. |
| Fresh pasta with wine and gelato | €47 per person | 3 hours | Prosecco and unlimited wine | Food lovers who want two pastas | Two pastas and gelato, with 4.9 from 949 reviews. |
| Pasta and tiramisu in Piazza Navona | €54 per person | 2 h 30 min | One glass of wine or beer | Adults who want a famous square | The smallest group, up to 10, with 4.9 from 851 reviews. |
| Pasta and three spritz cocktails | €59 per person | 3 hours | Three spritz cocktails | Friends who want a fun night | The top-rated class: 5.0 from 507 reviews. |
| Pasta and tiramisu, private option | €59 per person | 3 hours | Free-flowing wine, limoncello | Families who want their own class | A private class from €59, with 4.9 from 417 reviews. |
| Pizza or pasta class with gelato | €51 per person | 3 hours | Unlimited wine for adults | Families and pizza fans | Our only pizza class, with 4.9 from 380 reviews. |
Pasta and tiramisu by the Vatican
€25 per person2.5–3 hours 4.9 (8,798)
Details
- Drinks
- Free-flowing wine and Prosecco
- Who it suits
- Budget cooks and big groups
- Why we picked it
- The cheapest class and the most reviewed: 4.9 from 8,798 reviews, from €25.
€59 per person3 hours 4.9 (3,540)
Details
- Drinks
- Glass of wine, limoncello
- Who it suits
- Couples who want a small class
- Why we picked it
- A small group near the Pantheon, with 4.9 from 3,540 reviews.
Pasta and tiramisu near the Spanish Steps
€45 per person2 hours 4.8 (2,203)
Details
- Drinks
- One glass of wine or a soft drink
- Who it suits
- Families short on time
- Why we picked it
- The shortest class, 2 hours, with 4.8 from 2,203 reviews.
Fresh pasta with wine and gelato
€47 per person3 hours 4.9 (949)
Details
- Drinks
- Prosecco and unlimited wine
- Who it suits
- Food lovers who want two pastas
- Why we picked it
- Two pastas and gelato, with 4.9 from 949 reviews.
Pasta and tiramisu in Piazza Navona
€54 per person2 h 30 min 4.9 (851)
Details
- Drinks
- One glass of wine or beer
- Who it suits
- Adults who want a famous square
- Why we picked it
- The smallest group, up to 10, with 4.9 from 851 reviews.
Pasta and three spritz cocktails
€59 per person3 hours 5.0 (507)
Details
- Drinks
- Three spritz cocktails
- Who it suits
- Friends who want a fun night
- Why we picked it
- The top-rated class: 5.0 from 507 reviews.
Pasta and tiramisu, private option
€59 per person3 hours 4.9 (417)
Details
- Drinks
- Free-flowing wine, limoncello
- Who it suits
- Families who want their own class
- Why we picked it
- A private class from €59, with 4.9 from 417 reviews.
Pizza or pasta class with gelato
€51 per person3 hours 4.9 (380)
Details
- Drinks
- Unlimited wine for adults
- Who it suits
- Families and pizza fans
- Why we picked it
- Our only pizza class, with 4.9 from 380 reviews.
- Small group: Pasta and tiramisu in Piazza Navona takes up to 10 people.
- None of the 8 includes hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point.
- All 8 offer free cancellation.
- Prices and ratings as shown on GetYourGuide on 25 October 2026. Prices are "from" prices in euros and can change; the booking page shows the live price.
Pasta making classes in Rome
Seven of our eight picks are pasta making classes. Most add tiramisu, and all end with a meal.
They sit near the big sights: the Vatican, the Pantheon, Piazza Navona and the Spanish Steps. One meets in Trastevere.
A pasta cooking class in Rome, step by step
You meet the chef, put on an apron and mix flour and eggs into a dough. Then you roll and cut it into pasta.
Many classes also make tiramisu. At the end, you sit down and eat what you made, with a drink.
How hands-on is a Rome cooking class?
You make the pasta dough yourself, but not always everything else. Read the listing to see what you do and what the kitchen does.
One class says it plainly. The kitchen makes the sauces, and the pasta is cooked as a group. The tiramisu cream is made together, and then each person builds their own.
Want more to do? Pick a class with two pastas, or the spritz class, where you also mix the drinks.
Pizza making class in Rome
Only one of our picks teaches pizza. You make Roman-style pizza from scratch with a pizza chef, from €51.
The same class also has a pasta option. Both end with a meal and gelato.
Is there a gelato making class in Rome?
None of our picks is a hands-on gelato class. The pizza option of this class includes a gelato making demo by the chef.
The live list at the bottom of this page shows any current gelato classes.
Cooking with a chef in Rome: group or private
Most classes are shared, with up to 10 to 22 people. Three of our picks also sell a private option for your own group.
The private options are the pasta and tiramisu class near the Vatican, the fresh pasta class with gelato, and the spritz class.
Gluten-free and other diets
None of our eight picks offers a gluten-free class. Five list gluten intolerance as not suitable, and one says it is not for people with coeliac disease.
Vegans and people with lactose intolerance should also check first. Five classes list vegans as not suitable, and four list lactose intolerance.
Tell the operator about any allergy when you book. One listing says it cannot promise an allergen-free kitchen.
Tips before you book a cooking class
Free cancellation and arriving on time
All eight picks have free cancellation; the cut-off is on each listing. Arrive early: one class asks for 15 minutes, and late guests may have to rebook.
Check your meeting point
Some classes have more than one meeting point, set by the option you choose. Read your booking for the address.
Bringing children
Rules differ. One class lets children under 7 join free, and another is not for children under 7.
Ask about the sauce
Some classes let you pick a sauce, such as carbonara, cacio e pepe or tomato and basil. Check the choices on the listing.
Rome cooking classes: questions and answers
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