Pierogi Cooking Class with Market Shopping and Local Snacks

Recommended by 99% of travelers

Krakow, Poland

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Booked 5+ times last week!

3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

5.0

· Connie_M ·

Apr 2026

It was a wonderful experience! We got to go to the local market and learnd what is the proper cheese to use. Then a short walk to her charming home. We hand made the dough and learning a authentic Polish meal.

· Cindy_s ·

Mar 2026

This was such a fun class and Olga was awesome! We visited the local market before going to Olgas apartment to make pierogies. Olga was a great teacher and showed us the entire process. The pierogies were delicious and I can’t wait to try at home.

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Overview

Satisfy your tastebuds and expand your Polish culinary knowledge with this combination of a market tour and a cooking class. First, visit a farmer’s market—without any language barriers—to get tips on how to choose the freshest local ingredients. Then round off the experience with a “pierogi” (Polish dumpling) class and a chance to try these delicious Polish specialties with seasonal starters and regional alcohol.

Receive hands-on tuition on how to make an iconic Polish dish—”pierogi”
Feast on your dumpling creations with starters and regional alcohol
Don’t worry about the experience being crowded—it’s a small-group class
Intimate setting: The cooking class takes place in a local’s apartment

Sample Menu

Starter

Seasonal local snacks

depending on the season, for example, we will try local fresh and smoked cheeses, Polish sausage, sour cucumbers or sour cabbage

Main

Pierogi

the most know Polish dish - pierogi - with cottage cheese, potatoes and carmelized onions

Dessert

Regional alcohol

homemade liquor or selection of best regional alcohol paired with the main dish

What's Included

Coffee and/or Tea
Alcoholic Beverages
Snacks
Dinner

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Grunwald Monument
plac Jana Matejki, 30-001 Kraków, Poland
Meeting point: Go to the middle of the Jan Matejko square in front of the big Grunwald monument End point: we will end in my private apartment around 15 min walk from the meeting point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Shirley_S

This was a wonderful experience that I’ll sure will be a treasured memory of our trip to Krakow/Cracow! Olga is a wonderful teacher - informative and patient - and a delightful host in her warm home. We loved the farm to table market experience - our charcuterie was delicious and filled with unique cheeses among other items. The sharing of Olga’s grandmother’s perogi recipe - super delicious! Even Michelin starred restaurants couldn’t come close. We can’t wait to try making them ourselves! Don’t hesitate, book this experience now!

Reviews

5.0

based on 365 reviews

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Basia_B, May 2026

Fantastic experience…highly recommend! Even if you’re a beginner cook…step by step, easy to follow. Thank you Olga.

Perfect Pierogi Experience

Victor_R, May 2026

This was the best experience! Olga took us to the amazing market first. Then we walked to her flat for snacks. Preparing the pierogi was so much fun! Olga is right there to help. More snacks & enjoyment of the pierogi made it the perfect afternoon. Truly loved meeting people in our group of 8. And Olga is absolutely the best! Do it!

This is must do!

Dan_D, May 2026

This was great! Trip to the market to buy the cheese, then a short walk to Olga’s apartment. If you are serious about wanting to make pierogis, this is the class to take.

Pierogi Cooking

Trish_D, Apr 2026

Be prepared for an informative, friendly and fun experience. Olga shares local knowledge and takes you through an interactive cooking experience sharing her grandmother's pierogi recipe

Fantastic fun!

Shannon_B, Apr 2026

Olga is grade A. This was a fantastic experience. We love to do cooking classes when we travel because it gives you a unique perspective on the culture. Every countries dish is steeped in history. I don’t always go home and actually attempt to make what I’ve learned but I think this time I will. Hopefully I can find the right quality cheese because I agree with Olga, it really is important!

Learning authentic Polish meal was incredible!

Connie_M, Apr 2026

Fantastic class!!

Angela_H, Apr 2026

We had a wonderful experience, the host is lovely and the class was very informative and fun! Definitely recommend this activity!

Awesome class!

Cindy_s, Mar 2026

Cozy experience

Brittany_K, Feb 2026

Olga, thank you for inviting us into your home and providing an authentic experience. We enjoyed the market and stroll to your home. A great cozy experience

Don’t miss the pierogies cooking class.

Beata_B, Feb 2026

The most amazing experience with cooking class. Olga was welcoming and friendly. The pierogies cooking class was so much fun with great atmosphere. We would do it again.

Amazing Pierogi Making Class

Madison_R, Jan 2026

I had such a fun experience making pierogi with Olga! She shared so many interesting facts about Polish food, and we got to try some things a the market. Next, we got to go to Olga’s apartment to make the pierogi. We learned each step and had a great meal in the end! Couldn’t recommend this activity enough!

Great Family activity

Kristen_J, Jan 2026

We had a wonderful experience learning how to make pierogis with Olga. She took us around the market and we learned about some of the fresh cheese products and we were able to enjoy some snacks. Her explanation for making the pierogis was great and my kids enjoyed making them as well.

Excellent class with lots of patience

Darna_K, Dec 2025

It was really good. Learnt lots of details of this Polish cuisine. She took us to the market and bought the necessary ingredients importantly the cheese. Explained about the different types of cheese and the quality of cheese for paragon. A wonderful person who invited to her home and we had good snacks over there. She explained about the lard and how should we need the bread with a spread of lard and a topping of a pickle. It was really delicious Explanation of the method was in detail and hands on was great as she taught us and whole doing she explained the dos and don't s of kneading the dough. It was new experience as I have done dumplings using different methods. It was a good technique to learn to knead the dough for the Perogi. The filling was simple and how should the potatoes to be cooked and kept and used for the filling was explained in depth. The filling was vegetarian and it will great to make them for my family and friends. Every step was explained and the the content how pierogi came to Poland was also explained Pleating of the pierogi was simple and was easy Boiling the pierogi and assembled well with thre toppings were excellent. Had them with the sour cream was awesome. Enjoyed with 2 others who attended the session Thank you for the lovely day and it was best birthday gift given by my kids Enjoyed truly. It Is a must to go for this class and I truly recommend. Thank you dear for the lovely session and your passion in cooking pierogi

Thank You Olga

Daniel_J, Dec 2025

Very nice experience with Olga. Shopping for ingredients and then snacks at her apartment. Then down to cooking the pierogi. She gave great advice on making the dough and stuffing. Lots of eating on this tour so don't make dinner reservations that day.

Pierogi course with Olga

Tim_C, Dec 2025

Excellent course with Olga who was very knowledgable. Plenty to watch and drink including bison vodka served from a fish

Family Pierogi Success and Fun!

Rachel_L, Nov 2025

We absolutely loved our cooking and shopping experience with Olga. Our hotel was actually very close to the meeting point and she took us to the local market to pick up the snacks and cheese for the filling. Along the way Olga pointed out ingredients and things to buy after our lesson, or another day, that we can take back with us. It was another short walk from the market to her apartment (less than 10 min), where she prepared the cheese, sausages, and pickles for us to snack on. Olga was fantastic with every member of the family from my youngest (age 7), to my teens and us adults. Every single family member loved trying their newly learned techniques on filling the pierogies and eating them at the end. My oldest was so thrilled with the lesson he wanted to leave his own review (but too young to sign up for Viator account), so he asked me to give the max number of stars and then some. This lesson was the highlight of our family trip to Krakow and everyone was still talking about it on the flight back. We did go back to the market after our lesson and purchased a number of items afterwards to include a cheat pierogi mold with Olga suggested we use for making fruit pierogies in the summer.

Olga taught a wonderful...

Wendy_N, Oct 2025

Olga taught a wonderful class! I loved the trip to the local market to get some fresh supplies for the class followed by a walk to her home. There were a total of 4 of us in the class with plenty of room for all of us. Olga opened her home making me feel like a close friend. Overall a wonderful experience.

Wonderful experience. A must do

Dorothy_G, Oct 2025

This experience was amazing. Olga was so great at her teaching. She was funny and very helpful with other suggestions to do.

Amazing cooking and shopping experience

rene398, Oct 2025

Olga is a wonderful teacher. Communicates very well. The market she takes to you is fantastic. She is so friendly and personable. Gave very clear instructions. Her home is so welcoming and clean. We all had a blast

Pierogi, Vodka and Conversation

Michael_J, Oct 2025

It started out with a timely meeting with Olga and the rest of the small group and then off to the farmer's market for some fresh ingredients for the pierogi. Olga shopped and we tasted very fresh homemade cheese and learned about the abundance of a variety of mushrooms and locally sourced fresh vegetables. Then a short walk to Olga's apartment to begin. We got to chat with each other while snacking on smoked cheese and sausage. Every step of the way was an adventure. We learned Olga's family recipe and how to form the pierogi, and of course, she set a beautiful table for us to enjoy the 100+ pierogi we made. Great conversation and a few shots of her homemade bison grass infused vodka was a treat. Overall this was a wonderful experience and highly recommended.

Highlight of our Baltic Trip

Scott_P, Oct 2025

We had the best time with Olga, shopping for local meats and cheeses in an open air farmers market, then hands-on learning to make wonderful pierogi using her family recipe. Each person in the small class of 4 people got to experience the entire process from beginning to end. She hosted us in her charming apartment and made us feel welcome. At the conclusion we shared and ate our pierogi and got to sample polish buffalo gras infused vodka from the region. Would recommend this to anyone who likes warm comfort food.

Yummy Experience plus Culture

dbeque6394, Oct 2025

Both my wife and I loved Olga and learned how to make Pierogi. Not only was this a cooking class, we learned much about the rich Polish Culture. The Piegogi were delicious! Would do this again in a heartbeat. Thanks Olga!

Don't miss this tour!!

Michael_H, Oct 2025

This tour was unbelievable! The experience was one of the highlights of our visit to Krakow! The market, the host, the activities made for an absolutely fantastic afternoon!

Wonderful experience

Nina_C, Oct 2025

Very fun class in the home of our Instructor We went to a local market first to purchase our supplies then onto the instructors apartment where we had snack and began our cooking class. It was great, fun learning this Polish dish and chatting with others

Authentic, warming and an incredible cooking experience!

Gabriella_K, Oct 2025

We met Olga at the meeting point and heading towards the local market, we felt like locals with Olga letting us know all the details about the produce. We headed towards her beautiful flat and she gave us lots of polish snacks to try which she had just bought at the market with us, then we heading to her kitchen to start cooking. The experience was so informative and fun and we all got to make our own dough, roll dough and make the pierogi. We didn’t miss out on one step! Olga is incredible friendly and kind and a great teacher! Couldn’t recommend this experience enough.

Best tour on our entire trip!

Robert_S, Oct 2025

Having attended a pieta class in Madrid previously, I knew that my spouse would really enjoy this pierogie class, & it did not disappoint! Olga is the perfect host. Enjoyed visiting market to buy food, then off to her apartment where she had local snacks & vodka for our group. As a mix-up occurred regarding tour date because booked date fell on a religious holiday, so Olga saved us sole remaining spot on previous day & I altered our itinerary to accommodate. Highly recommended; you will enjoy this immensely as we did. Thanks, Olga!

Exceeded expectations!

Ronda_K, Oct 2025

Olga is a great host and teacher! She truly wants you to learn how to make pierogi yourself. Then you can share your new found knowledge with your family and friends back home. Definitely try to find time to do this activity while in Krakow!

Excellent class and...

Rayna_S, Oct 2025

Excellent class and must-do experience in Krakow. Olga was incredibly informative and it was a treat to learn from her in her beautiful home.

A must do in Krakow

CAROLYN_R, Oct 2025

Olga, is just so warm and welcoming. She was a great host and her apartment is adorable. We met lovely travelers in our group.

Awesome Pierogi cooking class

Kevan_B, Sep 2025

it was the full pierogi experience - from shopping for local ingredients at the market, to making the dough and, of course, tasting our creation at the end. 10/10 recommend.