Easy Cooking Class Budapest - with Market Walk (local wine & pálinka included)

Recommended by 97% of travelers

Budapest, Hungary

5 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the delights of Hungarian cuisine with this cooking experience in Budapest. Soak up the atmosphere as you shop for ingredients at the local market, then learn to cook authentic Hungarian cuisine during an expert-led cooking class. Sample local specialties like Pálinka (fruit brandy), elderberry syrup and poppy seed bread pudding, and get hands-on as you master traditional techniques. Finally, reap the rewards as you tuck into a delicious 4-course lunch, accompanied by local wines.

Market tour and cooking class in Budapest
Shop for ingredients at a traditional Budapest food market
Sample local specialities like Pálinka and sweet bread pudding
Create an array of delicious Hungarian dishes
Enjoy a 4-course home-cooked lunch, with local wines
Pick-up expert tips and techniques from a professional chef
Perfect tour for traveling foodies!
Small-group tour ensures a personalised experience

Sample Menu

Starter

Cottage cheese dip (körözött)

Starter

Green peas soup with tarragon

Main

Chicken paprikás with nokedli or Stuffed cabbage

Dessert

Poppy seed bread pudding (mákos guba)

What's Included

Beverages
Food tasting
Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Snacks
Wine tasting
Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Budapest, Vámház krt. 1-3, 1093 Hungary

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.11:00 am

What To Expect

Central Market Hall

Easy Cooking Budapest

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Not wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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

Kimberly_P

Best experience!! Highly recommended. Ildy was FABULOUS!! The experience was intimate and personal. The market tour was so informative. The meal was 4 course and so authentic and tasty. So many flavours by and washed down with local wines and other beverages. Can not say enough! Ask for Ildy!

Reviews

4.9

based on 63 reviews

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Fun class / Great food / Lots of Fun

Dean_B, Apr 2026

Had a class today with Ildi. She was great!!! She met us at the Central Market and walked us through and showed us traditional Hungarian foods and products. It was very interesting. She then took us to the kitchen where we would cook and enjoy great conversation. We learned about the upcoming election. She had many things for us to taste. Different sausages, salami, cheeses etc. We loved the tarragon soup we made. We also made an appetizer, chicken paprika and a traditional dessert. We actually had the same dessert on our Viking cruise tonight and the version we made with Ildi was better. Not to mention shots, wine and beer. You won’t leave hungry. Great class. Loads of fun. Ildi is friendly and engaging.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you very much for the great review! We are really happy that you enjoyed both the market walk and the cooking class. We hope that you will make these dishes at home as well. Thank you for choosing Easy Cooking Budapest!

Awesome authentic experience!

Kimberly_P, Jun 2025

So much fun!!

Kagen_c, Jun 2024

This was such a great experience. We enjoyed the market walk very much as we got to sample lots of local specialties and items. The cooking class was very personable and informative. We learned lots of new techniques and the food that we got to enjoy the end of the class was exceptional. It was so fun learning about the Hungarian cooking styles and cuisines. I highly recommend that you book this class.

Fun and delicious

Dana_C, Aug 2023

The market was so incredible to visit. The history of the building and the old photos was fascinating. Our time cooking and learning new recipes was so worth it to have a special lunch.

Fantastic

Jamil_M, Jul 2023

What a special experience. Kata was a fantastic host. Extremely knowledgeable, funny and totally down to earth. She made us feel right at home. The tour of the market was great. More importantly this is where locals buy food. The cooking class was really fun. My wife and I were fortunate to be the only students. We left with a wonderful experience and recipes for a life time. Don’t miss this in Budapest.

Great experience

Robert_G, Sep 2022

Loves the whole experience. Shopping in the market to the history and cooking. Even went back to the market for shopping later.

A highlight of our 10 day trip to the region

Andrew_J, Sep 2022

We loved walking through the market and tasting foods we’d never have tried on our own. We were also amazed at how much we were able to cook! Not a moment of our time together was wasted. Our guide/ chef, Kata, did a great job of accommodating our group’s food allergies (gluten in one case; fish, sesame, and nuts in another). We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, learned some new skills (eg. making “dumplings”), and tried many new foods.

Food Tour with a Twist

Aleesha_P, Jul 2022

We were looking for something different way to do a food tour in Budapest and found this activity. It was amazing to see the small local market (which was the Ruins Bar location at night) and pick up snacks to try. Then we got to make a 4 course meal and it was delicious. The chicken paprikash was so good and I look forward to making it at home. Our guide was informative and made the cooking process so easy. Definitely a fun way to experience Hungarian food!

Cooking in Budapest

Glenn_D, Jul 2022

What a fun and interesting culinary experience. Kata was the perfect host/chef/ teacher. Highly recommend.

Perfection

Lee_L, Jun 2022

Very well organized market shopping, tasting, and multi course cooking experience. Learned a ton! Well done!

Lovely cooking time!

Lotta_B, Feb 2022

My and my granddaughter hade a lovely time together with Viki. She was so good teacher and result was a really good Hungarian dinner!

Home Cooking

Stephen R, Sep 2019

The market shopping was fun, and we enjoyed learning how to cook home style Hungarian food. The class was relaxed and informative, but the level of cooking was rather basic, not gourmet.

This experience was incredible. A...

Louis P, Dec 2017

This experience was incredible. A four hour delightful afternoon that was the highlight of a ten day Danube Cruise. Our teacher-chef Zita was engaging, informative, and very accommodating. Wonderful conversation, cultural connections and great food. As awesome the beautiful sites in Budapest, for lasting memories, connect with Hungarians who live there. This experience will be unforgettable and more lasting than all the photographs you can take.

We had a bit of a rocky start...

Audi, Aug 2017

We had a bit of a rocky start because of email issues initially but Viator acknowledged their oversight which was no reflection on the tour operator at all and 'made things right' for us. Bravo Viator for stepping up! As for the tour itself, we absolutely loved the Market walk and class. Cecilia was wonderful. The Market walk was really incredible because I was introduced to new products that I'd never seen or used before. Major bonus! And although we had visited that Market twice before on our own, her connections with the vendor/s showered us even more special treatment in terms of samples, history and origins of particular ingredients. At the professional kitchen, we experienced an authentic execution and delivery of Hungarian recipes. The recipes were seamless in presentation and the time just flew by. We rolled out stuffed, contented and thrilled to have made a wonderful friendship with our hostess. This was an absolutely fabulous experience and one of the highlights of our stay.

Cecilia was our tour guide at the...

Joel_M, Dec 2016

Cecilia was our tour guide at the Great Market Hall and taught us about Hungarian culture and shared family recipes with us. She is so genuinely nice and friendly. What really got me was that she invited us to bring our little French bulldog to the cooking class! She picked us up and she didn't have to but offered and we accepted and even took us back to the apartment after the class! When she picked us up, she even brought a blanket for our dog to have in the car while we toured the market. We made so much food and she packed it all up for us and we ate leftovers Hungarian food is even better as leftovers! for Christmas Eve dinner at our apartment. We learned a lot and had a really great, unique and memorable Christmas Eve experience.

Easy Cooking Budapest class was so...

Janel M, Dec 2016

Easy Cooking Budapest class was so much fun. Cecila began by taking us to the food market and showing us local foods and explaining the history of the building.Her kitchen is wonderful and has everything to make the class enjoyable including excellent Hungarian wine. Everyone in class was given a chance to participate and the final products were delicious. Best of all we were provided with the recipes and a goodie bag to take home with us. I recommend this class to anyone wishing a break from the regular tourist activities. Best when shared with friends.