Cooking Class traditional food
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Bucharest, Romania
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Food is an integral part of Romanian culture, and this cooking class lets you discover the unique ingredients and flavors that make up its traditional cuisine. Join your host to shop for seasonal produce at the local market, then head back to the kitchen for a fun, hands-on cooking class. Help prepare a variety of typical Romanian dishes, such as “Balmus,” “Sarmale”, and “Papanasi”, then sit down to enjoy your delicious homemade lunch.
- Visit a local market to shop for seasonal ingredients
- Tuck into a delicious homemade 3-course lunch
- Learn traditional Romanian cooking techniques
- Get hands-on in the kitchen with a private guide
Sample Menu
Starter
Bulz
Is served hot, is like a polenta
Dessert
Papanasi
Is best romanian dessert served with cream and cherry jam
What's Included
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Bloc 20A, Calea Rahovei 352, București 052034, Romania
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours
- 12/27/2025 - 12/26/2026
Monday - Sunday : 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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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
Rich_V
Lavinia and Dan were excellent hosts. We made regional dishes that were extremely flavorful and fun to make. Lavinia included us in every step of the process. Dan, while not a cook, explained much of the rich history of Bucharest and Romania. We truly had an excellent time and came away feeling like we'd just had lunch with friends and not been given a perfunctory class. We were emailed copies of the recipes that included how to make the dishes with ingredients found in the USA. We cannot over-emphasize how much we recommend this class.
Reviews
5.0
based on 24 reviews
Izak_L, Dec 2025
Dan and Patty are lovely. It was really fun and delicious, both for me and the kids. Highly recommend, you won't regret it.
YEHUDA_Z, Nov 2025
I had a great experience with Patricia & Dan, a very friendly warm welcoming couple. Enjoyed both the hands-on cooking experience and the interesting talks we had (got the chance to practice my Romanian language skills, but they are both fluent English speakers). The food we prepared was very tasty. You also get the recipes so you will be able to prepare them at home. If you are in Bucharest this HIGHLY RECOMMENDED both for solo travellers and for couples. Make sure you come hungry.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Multumim Yehuda! Thank you!
Monte_B, Sep 2025
The Pati and Dan are very friendly and the food is great. You get to help make the food and sample some other Romanian dishes. Would definitely recommend.
Wendy_N, Sep 2025
A wonderful experience making a traditional breakfast! I would definitely do it again. Be sure to go hungry!
Melissa_Z, Sep 2025
Wow! Wonderful class, I highly recommend this. The hosts are wonderful people and give a truly authentic experience. Highly recommend to anyone interested in Romanian culture.
Leslie_S, Sep 2025
What a great experience! Dan and Patricia were so kind and welcoming. The food was delicious too. We would highly recommend.
Jim_S, Sep 2025
Lavinia and Dan were great hosts. Making traditional Romanian food was a wonderful experience and everything was delicious. Highly recommend this outing.
Ben_C, Jul 2025
Enjoyed making and eating tasty Romanian food in good company. Lavinia and Dan were very welcoming, and I also got some tips for the rest of my trip.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you Ben. We are glad you liked it. All the best from Romania
Rich_V, Jun 2025
Lavinia and Dan were excellent hosts. We made regional dishes that were extremely flavorful and fun to make. Lavinia included us in every step of the process. Dan, while not a cook, explained much of the rich history of Bucharest and Romania. We truly had an excellent time and came away feeling like we'd just had lunch with friends and not been given a perfunctory class. We were emailed copies of the recipes that included how to make the dishes with ingredients found in the USA. We cannot over-emphasize how much we recommend this class.
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you! You are some of our most beautiful guests that we have had the pleasure of hosting. We wish you a pleasant vacation.
Scarlett_W, Feb 2025
The hosts were so welcoming and nice. It was just me taking the cooking class in their home. They were lovely. I had a great time listening to their stories and learning to cook a couple of traditional Romanian dishes of polenta and papanasi.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you for the review. We are happy when we manage to make people happy. Greetings and all the best from Romania
Brendan_G, Dec 2024
Had a great time with delicious food! Worthwhile if you're looking for something more personal and fun to do.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you very much . It was a pleasure to meet you
Arielle_A, Nov 2024
Wonderful experience that we can only recommend. If you want to discover the Romanian traditional food, cook it in an accessible way to redo it and meet friendly local people that give you the feeling to be at home, Lavinia and his husband are your guest!
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Wonderful words. Thank you very much
Jennifer_C, Oct 2024
Perfect way to spend part of the day in Bucharest! The food and conversation were great. They made me feel like part of the family.
Cadine_R, Oct 2023
We had such an amazing experience cooking with fresh foods and recreating traditional dishes. The food was delicious. Along with being warm, welcoming and friendly the hosts demonstrated consideration when accomodating allergies. They went above and beyond to guide us and to provide us with local and historical information. Communication and customer service from the hosts was excellent. We would recommend this experience.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you very much for your nice words. Best regards
Yasmin_Z, Sep 2022
we came to a local market, met a farmer who comes once a week to cook for the locals , it was food that we never eaten before. we learn how to make traditional food. we also made it ourself and then set to eat. our wonderful hosts answer every question (and we had a lot) gave us special local drink and some tasty bread .it was a unique experience from all the regular tourist things you do in bucharest , and we rcomended to everyone.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you for recommendation. We looking forward to meet new tourists to cook our traditional food. Best regards from Romania
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