Orecchiette Cooking Class and Wine in Lecce
Recommended by 92% of travelers
Lecce, Italy
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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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 & FoodVia 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
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.
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Very nice experience. The ladies who work het are so kind and fun. Really great way to learn how to make this special kind of pasta from the area
There were no other bookings, so it was a one-to-one class, which was great. The teacher was great! She shared a little about herself and was patient. She outlined everything very clearly and I got to make some lovely orecchiette. The meal was delicious and some wine and water was also offered. This was a lovely activity. Thank you 🙏
What a wonderful experience! 🇮🇹🍷 We spent a delightful time learning to make traditional orecchiette in a charming, quaint restaurant in the heart of Lecce.
Our host was warm, welcoming, and patient as we learned the art of shaping this iconic Puglian pasta by hand. Of course, the best part was sitting down afterward to enjoy what we made—paired with wonderful local wine and great conversation.
It was more than just a cooking class—it was an authentic taste of Puglia, filled with food, laughter, wine, and the warmth of Italian hospitality. ❤️
A truly memorable experience that I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Lecce! 🍝🍷🇮🇹
Making the food was very good… But at the end they put so much sauce that was not very good on everything. We couldn’t eat the dinner.
The assistant was very rude.
They should ask if you want it with salsa without sauce
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello Rita, thank you for your visit.
You have tasted the authentic Italian pasta sauce way. Not the pasta you are maybe used to eat at home.
If you needed less sauce you could have asked and we would have certainly accomodated. There are no rude people in our staff.
We had such a great time!! Elena was lovely and so helpful and then we got to eat our orecchiette after. Highly recommend!!!
Wonderful class! Intimate experience with chef Ylina and Rita. She was very patient with us and the result was beautiful.
Such a great afternoon learning to make orecchiette at Balu! The hosts were lovely and so knowledgeable, and we truly enjoyed our experience! The wine pairings were excellent and the lesson was fantastic. Thank you!
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 and a chance to meet fellow travelers with similar interests. You’ll enjoy it, for sure
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!
We had a great time learning to make orecchiette in this lovely little restaurant! We definitely recommend!
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! 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
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.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much Laura!
Un bacione to your beautiful family
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! 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 small group, wonderful hosts and the food and wine were lovely, we all enjoyed it so much
It was enjoyable the host was friendly responsive as well as the staff they walked around to make sure everyone was doing ok
Fun time making orecchiette with this international group!
Molte bene and eccezionalmente bello! 🇮🇹❤️
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.
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, making and eating pasta. And wine tasting too! A very enjoyable experience, would recommend.
Lovely way to experience the Italian culture with wine tasting and pasta making. Definitely recommend
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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 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
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