Orecchiette Cooking Class and Wine Pairing in Lecce

Recommended by 92% of travelers

Lecce, Italy

High interest

Booked 3 times today.

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.7

· Laura_P ·

Mar 2026

What a great class. It was just the 4 of us. The instructor was so nice personable, made it fun and entertaining. We shared wine and had a nice meal with the pasta we made.highly reccomend. They also have art classes.

· Cathy_L ·

May 2026

This was an excellent class !!!..the ladies were so lovely and welcoming and excellent instructors!!.. so much fun and excellent value for the price !!!… delicious!

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Overview

Lecce is famous for its baroque architecture and authentic cuisine. With this cooking class in the heart of the city’s old town, experience the best of both. Meet your hosts at an “osteria” set on one of the most charming lanes in the historic center and discover the secrets to rolling and shaping fresh “orecchiette” pasta, a traditional specialty from Puglia. Then relax over a guided wine tasting paired with regional delicacies.

A scenic location in central Lecce for a cooking class with a view
Hands-on instruction to learn how to make fresh pasta from scratch
Taste four wines paired with area cheeses, cold cuts, focaccia, and more
A small-group experience for an informal atmosphere and personal attention

Sample Menu

Starter

Tastings

Local cheese, taralli, orecchiette, dessert

What's Included

Bottled water
Orecchiette Pasta Cooking Class
Wine and Food Tastings

Private transportation

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

BALU' Wine & Food
Via Giacomo Matteotti, 29, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
Via Matteotti 29 Balù, insegna verde food & wine

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Vegetarian and vegan tasting option available
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 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

Laura_P

Reviews

4.7

based on 213 reviews

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Raising the bar!!

Finbar_L, May 2026

It’s relatively basic, the 2 ladies that run it are lovely but could elevate the experience to another level with a few improvements

Response from Host, May 2026

You too Finbar, relatively basic, raising the bar :) We are very proud of our experience. And enjoy it the way it is. Hospitality is our language. Of course you are lovely too ;) Anyway we enjoyed your company... Thank you for your visit.

What fun. A great 2 hours...

Margaret_V, May 2026

What fun. A great 2 hours and a chance to meet fellow travelers with similar interests. You’ll enjoy it, for sure

Highly recommend!

Cathy_L, May 2026

This was an excellent class !!!..the ladies were so lovely and welcoming and excellent instructors!!.. so much fun and excellent value for the price !!!… delicious!

Awesome Experience!

Joseph_B, Apr 2026

We had a great time learning to make orecchiette in this lovely little restaurant! We definitely recommend!

Fantastico!

ColleenSchleider_S, Apr 2026

Really fun! Highly recommend as it’s a highlight to learn to make this pasta. Great teacher and very sweet experience and delightful afternoon.

Class was fantastic!...

Felix_N, Apr 2026

Class was fantastic! Ilaria and her team were amazing - highly recommended activity if you are in the area

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you so much!!! You are fantastic as well Big hugs from all of us xox

Great fun!

Laura_P, Mar 2026

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you so much Laura! Un bacione to your beautiful family

A lovely family experience.

Kathleen_B, Mar 2026

Lots of fun trying to make pasta and then enjoyed a wonderful lunch with wine after. Our host Michelle was an excellent teacher and her sister was right there working by her side. It was a lovely family experience!

Book this now! You will have so much fun!

JORDANA_F, Nov 2025

Book this now! It was truly awesome to cook and learn with Elaina. Truly amazing lady forging the way in Lecce. She taught me how to make orecchiette pasta with no eggs. She understands and is passionate and is govermebt trained and certified. I had so much fun sipping, cooking, creating and learning I will take back to my restaurant. Book it!

Great experience in a...

Megan_S, Oct 2025

Great experience in a small group, wonderful hosts and the food and wine were lovely, we all enjoyed it so much

Taste of the heel

Laura_C, Oct 2025

It was enjoyable the host was friendly responsive as well as the staff they walked around to make sure everyone was doing ok

Cooking in Lecce!

Sabrina_M, Oct 2025

Fun time making orecchiette with this international group! Molte bene and eccezionalmente bello! 🇮🇹❤️

A great time while cooking

Maria_C, Oct 2025

We had a marvelous time yesterday, our instructor was wonderful. She was funny, bright full of energy and very understandable. While we were making our pasta, we were drinking wine sharing laughs and having a good time. Once we were done, we went outside, sat down and had a beautiful bruschetta followed by our wonderful pasta. The kit was amazing and we had more wine. Lots of fun and lots of laughs.

Simply brilliant!

Garry_W, Oct 2025

Such a fun, well-presented and delicious activity! Learning to make our own orecchiette pasta was brilliant, meeting and chatting with lovely people from all over the world was fabulous but then eating a delicious 3-course meal - that included our own orecchiette - and pairing it with wines was just extraordinary! Everyone should do this when in Lecce!

Really great morning,...

Catherine_C, Oct 2025

Really great morning, making and eating pasta. And wine tasting too! A very enjoyable experience, would recommend.

Lovely Activity

Paula_V, Oct 2025

Lovely way to experience the Italian culture with wine tasting and pasta making. Definitely recommend

Pasta making no!

Edward_L, Sep 2025

The girls were lovely, but they overbooked the class. We didn’t have room to move. We could not hear the teacher. Not a good experience . We were so disappointed.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Instead we enjoyed your company and being in a class with a festive Italian ambience with our students! Thank you for your visit.

Very Fun

Anouk_H, Sep 2025

Very nice and instructive. At the end, we get to eat orrecchiette but not the ones we prepared, because of the varying thickness of pastas per participant. It would be too complicated.

Such a fun thing to do when in Italy

Tracey_J, Sep 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed this experience. The hosts were very knowledgable & it was good to learn how to make the pasta from scratch. The wine tasting & food were lovely.

Lesson was nice but the...

Melis_o, Aug 2025

Lesson was nice but the pasta they served afterwards was not good at all. I would expect a better pasta from a cooking class.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Hello Melis, Thank you for your kind words about our lesson. Well the pasta you tasted was your pasta!! Practice will help you make a great pasta. Keep trying and follow our instructions.

Gluten-free friendly

Gabriella_C, Aug 2025

It was a really fun experience, we really enjoyed it. The ladies, who taught us the process of pasta making were so nice, fun and helpful. We tasted 3 kinds of wine and at the tasting part we had appetisers, orecchiette with the tomato sauce typical for the region. This experience is also good for people with gluten-free diet (if it’s not a problem for them to breathe in the flour). The restaurant is also GF certified, provided us GF pasta to taste and also gave us tips how to make pasta at home, what’s the best GF flour to use.

Perfect in Puglia !

Jagela_M, Aug 2025

Family of five- three sons 16 & above. It was absolutely perfect! The ladies were lovely, funny, and great at teaching the art of making orecchietti! It was great as a family activity and we also enjoyed chatting with others who took the class with us. Plenty wine along the way and a yummy (& hefty) appetizer before eating our delicious collective orrecchietti ! We all loved this experience !

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you so much!!!

We had a great...

vito_m, Jul 2025

We had a great experience!! Pasta and sauce was delicious, the wine choices were amazing Thank you!!

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thank you so much!!! Grazie di cuore

So much fun! From the...

Kathryn_W, Jun 2025

So much fun! From the class itself to the lunch after, chatting with the other 'classmates' over food and wine.

Not worth the money

Niraj_K, Jun 2025

The teacher was polite and enthusiastic but struggled to convey any useful cooking skills. You don't cook what you make Pasta served is bland wine ok Personal opinion not worth the money

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Very fun, very fun. Very very fun. Personal opinion: stay home!

Fantastic thing to do.

Deborah_O, May 2025

The teacher was amazing and really made it. We had great fun. Wine was lovely. But would have liked to know about it. Pasta sauce was ok. Great day out.

Such a great experience!

Dawn_G, May 2025

We booked this last minute and are so happy we did. We had such a nice time learning how to make orecchiette and drinking wine. Definitely recommend!!

The class was excellent,...

eileen_d, May 2025

The class was excellent, funny and the chef was so nice. We were late for the class and the chef and her sister were very accommodating to us with another class that day. I highly recommend this experience.

Fun time making pasta

Judy_R, May 2025

Had a great time making pasta (and wine was flowing). The only downside for me was that the group was very large and I couldn’t hear or see instructions from the other end … I had to watch the person next to me (and/or wait for instructor or helper to come around to each of us.