Cook Like a Hungarian Grandma_Cooking Class in Small Group

Recommended by 93% of travelers

Budapest, Hungary

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

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Overview

Delve into the flavors of Hungarian cuisine when you book this half-day cooking class with an optional market tour. Head to a kitchen where a cooking instructor provides the hands-on know-how required to prepare a traditional Hungarian feast with dishes like goulash and chicken paprikash. After cooking, sit down to the fruits of your labor with a glass of wine and good conversation.

Prepare a 3-course meal of traditional Hungarian dishes
Enjoy local snacks and drinks while you cook
A small group means more attention from your instructor
Opt for the market tour for a local shopping experience at a local market

Sample Menu

Starter

Goulash soup

Hearty soup made with beef and lots of vegetables

Main

Chicken paprikash, nokedli

Creamy chicken paprikash, with fresh made spatzle

Main

OR Mushroom paprikash

Creamy mushroom stew with fresh made spaeztle

Dessert

Apple strudel

Classic thin phyllo pastry with sweet apple+ cinamon filling.

What's Included

All necessary ingredients
Three-course lunch
Soft drinks and glass of wine
Recipes to take home
Soda/Pop
A welcome drink shot _PÁLINKA:) by arrival

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Cooking Budapest by Chefparade # PEST
Budapest, Páva u. 13, 1094 Hungary
The meeting point is at the cooking studio. Address will be sent to you, whether Páva street 13 OR Bécsi road 27

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.10:00 am

What To Expect

Páva Street

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Please specify dietary requirements at time of booking. Options for guests with allergies and religious dietary restrictions may be limited
Vegetarian menu available upon request
End: This activity ends in the cooking school. ( Bécsi street 27 ( Buda) OR Páva street 13 ( Pest)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 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

Raelene_T

I try to take a cooking class when I am visiting a new country. I am interested in learning to cook cuisine from the region. Of the several cooking classes I have taken, this class was without a doubt the best one. Betty, class instructor, was excellent. She was easy to understand and explained the techniques well. The meal we prepared was Creamy Potato Soup, Chicken Paprikas with Spaetzle and Palacsinta. Betty's instruction for preparing the food was great. I leaned many things that I will easily transfer to other items I will cook when I get home. Besides the food, Betty shared some of the history and culture of food in Hungary. This trip, I visited four countries and can sincerely say, the best meal I had was one I helped prepare myself! Also to note, once my class was booked the Chefparade folks were really good at communicating. I got lost and had to call the school and they stayed with me until I found my way. Betty was out on the street ready to greet me. Also to note the school is set up really well. I am so very pleased with this experience.

Reviews

4.7

based on 99 reviews

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Great Tour and Afternoon

RICHARD_G, Oct 2025

We booked the market tour and cooking class. Brigi was very informative and patient with us. Food and wine was delicious and got to bring back extra strudel. Would definitely book again.

Cooking class

Melinda_W, Sep 2025

The cooking class was great! Signed up and paid for the market tour but there was no communication about that part. I don’t think the cooking place even knew that was part of it. So don’t know if it was a Viator mistake or what. But we finally made it to the class and we were the only ones in the class so it was a great private experience. The chef was awesome! Really enjoyed the class but feel we over payed since we didn’t get the market tour.

Don't pass up this opportunity!

LORIN_R, May 2025

Great opportunity to learn about Hungarian recipes and how to prepare them as well as Hungarian traditions. Our chef instructor was fantastic! We discussed food and Hungarian life while cooking, dining and tasting Hungarian beverages. It was a perfect way to end our Budapest adventure before returning home.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you very much for your kind words. I am glad that we were able to give you fond memories through Hungarian traditions, food, and hospitality :) I hope to see you again in Budapest next time.

Really great experience!...

Nikolay_E, May 2025

Really great experience! I loved the market tour and learned a lot about the Hungarian food. The cooking class was also awesome with easy to follow instructions for very popular Hungarian dishes

Best Cooking Class Ever!

Raelene_T, Apr 2025

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Dear Raelen, Thank you very much for your kind words! It's a pleasure to welcome you to the world of Hungarian hospitality and gastronomy :) That's why we're here :) to help you, and to share with you not only the recipes, but also our love of our food and culture.

Market tour and cooking class are a must when visiting Budapest

Elaine_W, Aug 2024

We had the best time on a market tour and cooking class with our chef instructor Vesna. We were going to be making potato soup, Chicken Paprikas and apple strudel. We met at the main Market in Budapest and Vesna went right to work educating us on the local produce, cheese, meats, pastries and Paprikas. We sampled a lot of these foods and were shown why each brand or variety was better than others. You could smell the difference in Hungarian peppers over USA green peppers. Many shops in the market sell the same meats, cheeses and pastries, but we got to taste the difference in their quality and learn which shops were worth spending your money in. My wife and I highly recommend adding the market place tour to your cooking class. The cooking class was extremely organized and we did all the prep and cooking under the watchful eye of Vesna our chef instructor. It took an hour to cook the chicken paprikas, constantly turning the chicken and stirring the sauce to prevent both from overcooking. We learned the authentic way to make Chicken Paprikas and I don’t believe most restaurants would spend the time to make this dish correctly. We used only fresh ingredients. We made a vegetable stock for the soup, prepared and diced all the vegetables. Made homemade Spaetzel and homemade apple strudel. We also tasted local Hungarian wines as we cooked our lunch. We loved everything we cooked and so glad we took this cooking class. We learned so much and had a great time. P.S. I am a retired chef of 42 years in food service and I learned a few new tricks from Vesna.

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Very kind Elaine, Probably the kindest and most honest and substantial review of my career. So grateful for your beautiful description. I'm glad you had a good morning and all the moments that gave you beautiful memories of our little country, of cooking school, of Vesna, and of Hungarian gastronomy. I think guests like you, make it worth working, planning, and improving every day. Thank you also for the kind words on behalf of Vesna, she will be very happy to have created such fond memories.

Best thing we did while in Budapest!

David_K, Aug 2024

Let me start with Vesna was the BEST! We met her at the market for great information and a tour of local foods. The ChefParade cooking school was a fantastic location and very professional. We had so much fun and the goulash, chicken paprikash, and apple strudel we made were the best food we had during our entire trip!! We had a great time and left with recipes and memories that will never be forgotten!!

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Dear David, Vesna is a diamond, she loves cooking and sharing with her guests all the delights of Hungarian gastronomy and culture. She puts her heart and soul into the lesson. I understand that guests love to spend time with her. This makes her enjoy the class, as well, which creates a pleasant dynamic in the cooking school:) Thanks again for coming to us and spending a morning with the Hungarian flavors.

We learned so much about Hungarian Cooking.

Jean_S, May 2024

This was a wonderful and informative class. Our chef Bridget was very knowledgeable and was very easy to understand. All of us enjoyed this class and would highly recommend it to other travelers.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thanks Jean. I am happy you liked the class and thanks for sending us a review. If you have any more questions about hungarian cuisine, don't hesitate to contact us:)

Great experience and wonderful food!

Debra_M, May 2024

Bernadette was incredible! My husband and 2 adult children greatly enjoyed this class. The instructor was easy to follow and I learned so much! We will definitely make this dish at home. Please consider taking this class and learning about the culture.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you!! We are so happy you liked the class and thanks for sending us a review. If you have any more questions about hungarian cuisine, don't hesitate to contact us:)

Definitely one to book!

Grace_R, Jan 2024

Brigitte our chef was so lovely and helpful! I didn’t realise it was more of a group thing but we got our own copies of the recipes to take home and we all sat down together to share the meals everyone prepared. It was a really casual cooking class which felt more relaxed and fun.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear Grace, I am very happy you liked the class ( with goulash and chicken paprikash) and thank you for your kind words. :)

Actually got some hands...

Mike_B, Dec 2023

Actually got some hands on cooking which was fun. Food was delicious and plentiful. Recipes provided. Really nice Chef teacher.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear Mike, I am happy you enjoyed the class with us and loved the food you cooked.:) All the best

Fantastic Cooking Class Experience

Lindsay_B, Dec 2023

The tour of the Central Market in Budapest was fantastic. Learned so much and saw everything imaginable to eat or drink! Sylvia was a great guide and an even more amazing I structured for our cooking class. We loved the small class size and the hands on cooking. All the food we prepared was delicious and served with beer/wine. We laughed, learned and enjoyed the entire cooking class experience.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thanks a lot, Lindsay! I hope you will show your new recipes to your friends and family as well:)

Not what I hoped for

Brett_W, Nov 2023

I booked the Cooking Class with optional Market Tour. The market tour was rushed with no time to purchase anything. The guide spent a considerable amount of time telling us what was not good to purchase in the market. After the group got into two taxis we rode 20 minutes to the location of the class. Upon arrival the guide told us only two in the group purchased the deluxe tour that included transportation back to the start point, a cook book and apron. Those who purchased on Viator had the basic tour, no transportation back to the center of the city. The description of this tour says the end point is the start point. I was concerned during the entire class how I would get back. This was resolved by the end of the class by having us all take one taxi back. Two members of our group sat in pop up seats in the baggage area of the taxi. The class was rushed and we each prepared a portion of the recipe and cooked everything for the whole class in two large pots. The vendor supplied the wrong cut of chicken (boneless, skinless) which was not what the recipe called for. The guide said we could prepare the dish as the recipe shows anytime but we would change the dish promising it would be much better with the changes. At the end we scarfed down our meal in a rush to vacate the room for the next class. In the lobby we were served our after dinner digest of Unicum. The wait for the cab was over 20 minutes to get back.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Dear Brett, First of all, I apologize for the late reply. The reason for this is that I was very surprised when I read your review and first I wanted to investigate what might have happened . I don't recall ever having received such a sad review and I couldn't imagine what could be the reason for the lack of any communication between you and the Chef. You spent 1+4 hours ( shopping+cooking) together and she had no idea you felt so uncomfortable :( I am very sorry to hear this, because our Chefs have enough freedom to modify the course flow and to suit it to the needs of the guests. I'm so sorry you couldn't do shopping at the market. Even the time is limited, but we always find a little time to help guests make small purchases. If you need more, we encourage you to come back and take the time to enjoy the beauty of shopping there. We also regret that the Chef unnecessarily warned you not to buy certain goods at the market. I asked her to shorten that. Thank you to call my attention to following: You are absolutely right that it may have been confusing that other people who booked the class through other sales channels had booked premium package as an extra. Which means they paid extra for an apron, book and taxi, (*which was an option to buy all of this on the spot, too) . As the tour basically does not include these extras, such as a taxi to the hotel, our guest usually asked us to call them a taxi to take them back to the hotel or anywhere in the city, paying with a card to the driver. Glad it was arranged and you got complementary ride back to the market. ( I have been trying for weeks to get Viator to correct this misleading information to change it, but it doesnt work yet:( ,so I have to inform all our guests in advance when they book their tour.) I am also happy the Chef tried to feel you better, and served you some Unicum, which is not part of the program, but really sad that you had to have it in the "lobby". I am terrible sorry for all of your discomfort. I would be happy to send you a copy of our nice Hungarian Classics cookbook, hoping to make your memories a little bit nicer this way. Thanks again for sharing your opinions and experiences, we will use them to make our class better.

fun and interesting cooking class

Lulu_V, Oct 2023

We were visiting Budapest and fell in love with Goulash soup so we wanted to take a cooking lesson at Chef Parade. We arrived early and met Bernadet who was very patient and taught us all the tips to prepare: goulash, porkolt and apple strudel. We had a great time and we ate everything we made. we had a lot of fun and purchased there the cooking book, sweet paprika and some condiments needed to cook goulash and porkolt when we’re back home.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Dear Lulu. It was a pleasure for us to teach you some hungarian dishes and words :) We loved your enthusiasm, stay always so positive! Hope to see you next time in Budapest.

Amazing food, fun and informative class.

Christie_C, Sep 2023

Amazing day. Vesna was full of knowledge. We had a lovely tour of the market. Just under an hour was the perfect amount of time to get an overview and learn which products are of the best quality. The Cooking School was well equipped. The class was fun and informative. There were a few food surprises as well. Highly recommend.

Do this class!

Kristi_B, Sep 2023

Fun time & delicious results Vezna was a wonderful teacher. We learned so much!! Would do it again in a heartbeat!

Cook like a Hungarian

Randel_Z, Jul 2023

Bernadette was excellent. The hands on and comprehensive approach was ideal. Not only did we follow a recipe, but rather, the reasons and alternatives were explained. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you very much :) I'm glad you enjoyed the class with Bernadette. She is lovely that's true. I am sure you returned home with fond memories. We would appreciate you repeat the hungarian recipes and present your new knowledge to your friends and family.

Experience of a Hungarian cooking school

Linnea_B, Jul 2023

We cooked 3 delicious meals. Our instructor Adrienne was very kind and showed us different styles of Hungarian kitchen.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Dear Linnea, Thank you for your words. I'm sending you the recipes of your class, so you can repeat all of the dishes at home.:)

Enjoyed the class. Went...

Maryann_M, Jul 2023

Enjoyed the class. Went with my sister. Nice people in class. Instructor was lively and informative.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you Maryann, I am glad you were happy with the class.

Fantastic

Marc_H, Jun 2023

Brigitte was fantastic. We had so much fun. It was among the best meals I have ever had and I made it myself. Do yourself a favor and take this cooking class.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

I wish I could add heart +heart symbols here for you. Thankyou:)

Better than restaurant food.

Jeff_C, Jun 2023

This was a wonderful class. The food we made (goulash, chicken paprikash, and apple strudel) were far better than anything we ate in the restaurants, including some very highly rated ones. Vesna was a great teacher and was very patient and informative. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thanks a lot for your words. Yes you should come every day to us. Feel free to try all of our hungarian menus;)

great

Inbal_L, Mar 2023

a very nice experiance. we had a very nice time. the chef was super nice and lunch was tasty. we are still eating the left overs

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Dear Inbal, The Chef, Sylvie commented that the class was good fun and there was a nice dynamic in the group between the classmates. I am happy you had enough from the tasty lunch.

Vesna was a great...

Sarah_C, Feb 2023

Vesna was a great host/chef and taught us how to make 3 traditional hungarian dishes. The cookery school was well set up and we had a great time learning about Hungarian culture. We enjoyed eating what we'd cooked as well as getting to try local spirits and wines with it. Definitely recommend!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Dear Sarah, Thanks for your kind review ( heart) I am happy to read it. We hope you will cook the whole menu at home again and it will be a great success:)

Amazing workshop and food

Oron_M, Jan 2023

We made an amazing meal with our instructor Vesna. She was very approchable and kind and her great instruction and attitude led us to having one of the best experiences we had in Budapest. It was great fin and highly recommended

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear Oron, Thank you for your kind review. This is why we work hard every day: to give our guests an unforgettable memory of Hungarian gastronomy and hospitality. Of course I gonna forward your comment to Vesna, she will be very very happy about that.:)

It was great. I...

NathanWilliam_T, Jan 2023

It was great. I thouroughly enjoyed myself. Learned how to make chicken paprikash. The chef is very knowledgeable on cooking hungarian dishes.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Dear Nathan, Many many thanks. We appreciate your review:)) Please send us a picture about your awesome chicken paprikash , once you cook it at home:) It was a pleasure to cook with you, best wishes.

Delicious and fun class!!

William_M, Jan 2023

Great cooking class with Vesna! Due to my error, we were late for class but Vesna helped us to get there quickly and get cooking. Her recipes and the food we made were outstanding. We were with friends and it was a great way to spend a few hours learning Hungarian recipes, chicken paprikash, yummy! Highly recommend!!

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thanks a lot. Vesna is very good, that's true:) I am happy that we could host you and filled your time with good memories and flavors:) Best wishes

This was fun! We made...

Karen_M, Oct 2022

This was fun! We made three dishes and our instructor was great. The food tasted great! We have does this in several countries and each time have a blast! As a non cook, I love how these dishes all come together!

Market Tour and Cooking in Budapest with Vesna

Bruce_K, Oct 2022

Vesna was the best! Her English was almost as good as her cooking and teaching skills. She showed us how and helped us prepare the best meal we had in Hungary, after giving us a very informative guided tour of the Market. Great way to spend a morning and prepare for and eat a great lunch!

Wonderful way to spend a day!

Ferne_B, Aug 2022

The market was fascinating and our guide was expert in showing us the ins and outs. Our class was informative, well-timed, and the dishes were delicious. Our chef/guide was personable and a great teacher. Our day was just perfect, and all off our friends at home are wanting to experience the same for themselves.