Rome Cooking Class: Make Pasta, Dine & Drink Wine With Local Chef

Recommended by 99% of travelers

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Rome, Italy

High interest

Booked 4 times today.

3 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.9

· matt_h ·

Dec 2025

Great time. Great chef. Great people. Great food. Great fun. Lovely time in Trastevere. I would recommend it to anyone.

· Christina_D ·

Mar 2026

Amazing experience and family friendly!! Gave us a great way to learn about the Italian culture. Our chefs Chiara and Alessandro were so fun and truly brought joy to the class. Highly recommend for your trip to Rome! Family style dinner at the end was also a great way to enjoy what we cooked.

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Overview

Learn to make pasta by hand with a professional chef-instructor for a truly memorable experience in Rome. Your small-group cooking class takes place in a private location in a traditional Roman neighborhood and covers the basics of creating incredible Italian pasta. Nibble on light appetizers and sip on prosecco as you begin to prepare the pasta meal. Or, opt for the pizza-making class to prepare your own pie.

Learn to make pasta by hand with a professional chef in Rome
Start the experience with classic aperitivo nibbles, plus prosecco
A small-group class means personalized attention from your chef host
Your homemade pasta meal includes wine and gelato to finish

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

A professional chef and small group guarantee plenty of expert, individual instruction for each participant.

Sample Menu

Starter

Prosecco Meats & Cheese

Traditional Italian aperitivi (appetizers) with cured meats, cheese, and bruschetta.

Starter

Traditional Italian aperitivi

(appetizers) with cured meats, cheese, and bruschetta

Main

Bottomless Wine

Two pasta dishes with a red and white sauce (Please note: menu changes seasonally).

Dessert

Homemade Italian gelato

What's Included

Local expert Chef
Prosecco and Wine
Aperitivi (appetizers)
Two homemade pastas and two sauces
Gelato
All ingredients for your meal
Select the Pizza Making Class option at time of booking to prepare your own pizza from scratch

Hotel Pickup/drop-off
Gratuities/Tips (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Piazza di San Giovanni della Malva
P.za di S. Giovanni della Malva, 00153 Roma RM, Italy
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a red bag or Devour Tours sign. This tour meets at Piazza di San Giovanni della Malva, 00153 Roma RM. Meet in the square in front of the San Giovanni della Malva church.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Trastevere

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
This tour is in English.
Unfortunately due to the nature of this tour it is not suitable for guests with mobility impairments or with wheelchairs, or strollers.

This tour is adaptable to all dietary needs with the exception of celiacs.
Those with dietary restrictions need to contact us before joining the tour so we can arrange your food.
Walks and Devour comply with all local government regulations. Please refer to local government guidelines for the most up to date information.
Select the Pizza Making Class option at time of booking to prepare your own pizza from scratch
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 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

Jennifer_B

So glad we booked this Rome cooking class, set in the heart of charming Trastevere. Jamila was an excellent chef and hostess! We learned so much from her, not only about how to make pasta and gelato but also about the ingredients and Roma culture. We had so much fun and truly enjoyed our time. And the food turned out amazing! This experience is one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you Jamila!

Reviews

4.9

based on 1,291 reviews

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Must do for your trip to Rome!

Christina_D, Mar 2026

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you so much for the 5-star review, Christina! We are thrilled to hear that our cooking class was a highlight of your time in Rome. Chiara and Alessandro are such a dynamic duo, and I am so glad their joy and energy made the experience so fun for your family. It is wonderful to know that you enjoyed the "family-style" dinner at the end—there really is no better way to appreciate your own handmade pasta than by sharing it with others in true Italian fashion! We appreciate the high recommendation for anyone looking to dive into the local culture. Kind Regards, Gerard

Our family had so much fun!

Dawn_A, Mar 2026

One of my favorite things we did while we were in Rome. Entertaining and educational. Makes ya want to buy a pasta maker!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you so much for the 5-star review, Dawn! We are absolutely thrilled to hear that our cooking class was a highlight of your time in Rome. It is wonderful that your family had so much fun—we always say that the best way to experience Italian culture is through the stomach! We hope you do get that pasta maker; there is truly nothing like the taste of handmade, fresh pasta at home to bring back memories of your trip. I will be sure to share your kind words with our chef—they will be so happy to know they provided such an entertaining and educational experience for your family. Kind Regards, Gerard

Terrible customer service

Aaron_W, Feb 2026

My husband and I were made a few minutes late by a taxi driver who dropped us off at the wrong destination and made us walk to the original meeting point. The group was home and the operators nor Viator were willing to accommodate us and lets us transfer our tickets to another time or day. They basically just told us we were out of luck. Not giving us a refund is one thing but not allowing us to rebook the experience for another date and time due to circumstances is unacceptable. Terrible experience.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Dear Aaron, We’re very sorry to read about your experience. We understand how frustrating it must have been to arrive late due to circumstances outside your control. That’s certainly not the feeling we want any guest to walk away with. We absolutely do offer a rescheduling option for guests who miss their tour, as we genuinely want everyone to be able to enjoy the experience they’ve booked. For this reason, we’re concerned to hear that this wasn’t presented to you and would very much like to look into what happened. Could you please email us at feedback@walks.org with your booking reference and full details so we can investigate further and follow up with you directly ? Your feedback is incredibly valuable and helps us refine our processes to ensure situations like this are handled appropriately. We hope to have the opportunity to review this properly and assist you further. With kind regards. Samantha. Walks & Devour Feedback Team

Manuella was awesome.....

Ron_P, Dec 2025

Manuella was awesome.. great personality…made the whole experience amazing…food was absolutely delicious

Definitely a must do!!!

Kayla_B, Dec 2025

Wow! What an amazing experience! Chef Luca is phenomenal. We enjoyed every minute of learning to make authentic fettuccine and ravioli. We had a wonderful group from many different parts of the world to share this opportunity with. I would highly recommend this company! We were sad we were not able to sta long enough to add more options with them like the walking food tour and pizza making class.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Kayla, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that Chef Luca made your cooking experience so memorable and that you enjoyed making authentic fettuccine and ravioli. It’s great that you also had a chance to connect with a diverse group of fellow travelers. We hope you’ll be able to join us again soon to explore even more experiences, like our walking food tour and pizza-making class! Warm Regards, Sarah Walks & Devour Team

Did I mention that it was great?

matt_h, Dec 2025

Great time. Great chef. Great people. Great food. Great fun. Lovely time in Trastevere. I would recommend it to anyone.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Matt, Thank you for your fantastic review! We’re so glad to hear you had a great time with the chef, enjoyed the food, and loved the experience in Trastevere. Your recommendation means a lot, and we hope to welcome you back for another memorable experience soon! Warm Regards, Sarah Walks & Devour Team

Great Cooking Class

Ileana_C, Nov 2025

Excellent!!! I would highly recommend this cooking class. Alessandro and Elisa were amazing and very accommodating.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Hi Ileana, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the Rome cooking class and that Alessandro and Elisa made the experience so accommodating and enjoyable. We hope to welcome you back for another Devour adventure soon! Warm regards, The Devour Tours Team

Great Pasta experience

MARLON_L, Nov 2025

Great way to learn how to make pasta in Rome, Luca and Elisa were outstanding, Highly recommended and if I am back with my family in Rome would do it again .

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you so much, Marlon! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the Rome Cooking Class and that Luca and Elisa made the experience outstanding. It’s wonderful to know you would join us again with your family—your recommendation means a lot! Warm Regards, Gerard

Great time. The...

Joseph_B, Oct 2025

Great time. The instructors were fantastic and lots of fun. Fun for the whole family. Highly recommended.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you for sharing, Joseph! We’re thrilled to hear that you and your family had a fantastic time with the instructors and enjoyed the cooking experience. It sounds like a fun and memorable way to connect over food! Kind regards, Gerard

So fun. Great value. I would like to do it again.

David_B, Oct 2025

You have a lot to eat so go hungry. Drinks too. Meet new people and enjoy the great experience. We did the pizza making.

Can’t miss this one!

Steffaney_C, Oct 2025

This class was one of our favorites for our 10 day trip! The meal turned out amazing! Our Chef Julia was both knowledgeable and fun!

This class was incredible...

Amanda_S, Oct 2025

This class was incredible and I would highly recommend! Stefano and Luca were amazing, the food was amazing, and the atmosphere was perfect. I did the class with a group of friends, and we all had a great time!

Great night making pasta!

Sherri_F, Oct 2025

Great time! We made 2 types of pasta, sauce and gelato. They made it fun and interactive. Coincidentally, we were booked with a group from our old stomping ground in the USA, and it made the night even more fun. Highly recommend.

An excellent experience

Keith_P, Oct 2025

Both chefs were wonderful. Food turned out very good. Great company of new friends too. When in Rome, definitely include this in your itinerary.

Highly recommend this...

Catarina_C, Oct 2025

Highly recommend this class to anyone, regardless of their experience making handmade pasta. We thoroughly enjoyed learning and eating our creation after was even better!

We had the best pasta...

Jan_F, Oct 2025

We had the best pasta making experience! Jamila and Luca were fabulous! They met us in the square on time. They were very friendly, always calling us by our names. The wine kept flowing and the pasta was delicious! We had so much fun!

Great pasta class!

Ginger_K, Oct 2025

This was a great class and we loved the experience. Everyone should learn to make pasta in Rome! Excellent instruction and we are our creation!

5 Star Pasta Class

Addie_C, Oct 2025

We had a fantastic time at the cooking class! We met new people and shared many laughs. Chef Stefano and Chef Gianmaria were incredibly entertaining and informative. It was a great experience!

Super fun and great experience

Zalma_S, Oct 2025

This was such a fun experience for us! We booked this for our honeymoon and we had a great time! The chefs explain everything really well and at the end we got to eat what we prepared and everything was beyond delicious! They also give you great restaurant recommendations for the rest of your trip which was amazing, thanks to this we had the best dinner of our whole trip!

Great cooking class in Trastavere

Erin_K, Oct 2025

Great experience! Very professional and thought of everything, down to taking pictures of us! Some of the best food we had in Rome! Highly recommend Fredricka and Gianmaria! They were amazing!

Stefano was...

Eileen_C, Sep 2025

Stefano was knowledgeable, patient he really loved what he does and it shows! Good we made was fabulous and filling ! Prosecco and wine during class was an added bonus!

Fun

Megan_S, Sep 2025

Had a lot of fun learning to make pasta! Only thing I would recommend is to have a bread recipe in the list of recipes they send home with you.

Fun, relaxing experience

Katherine_D, Sep 2025

Our instructor Asia was incredible and did a great job of explaining everything in an accessible way. I really liked the final product (we made ricotta spinach raviolis and fettuccine puttancesca) and this was definitely one of our favourite days in Rome.

great experience in Rome!

Jaqueline_D, Sep 2025

The experience was wonderful! GianMaria is a great chef, talented and fun! I highly recommend it!!!!

No show

Rachel_W, Sep 2025

Unable to rate as the tour operator/ chef never showed up at the meeting point for the class. Wasted 2 hours of our time and money in travel to destination and waiting for a response - precious time on our honeymoon that we will never get back. Ruined the night - was almost impossible to find a spot for dinner nearby. Had to eat at 11pm. Unable to book another cooking class and will never be able to experience a cooking class on our honeymoon. So yes, terrible experience and would give zero stars if I could.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Dear Rachel, Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re truly sorry to read how upsetting this was — especially during your honeymoon. We completely understand how precious your time is, and we’re very concerned to hear about what happened. We’d like to investigate this matter further to provide clarity and resolve any issues. Unfortunately, we’ve been unable to locate your booking with the name provided in your review. We kindly ask that you reach out to us directly at feedback@walks.org with your booking details. This will help us review the situation thoroughly and address any discrepancies with you directly. Once we have your information, we’ll do everything we can to help. All the best, Samantha. Walks Feedback Team.

A must do while in Rome

Jennifer_B, Sep 2025

It was excellent!...

Kevin_J, Sep 2025

It was excellent! Giannmaria was a great teacher and host. We had a group of 4 which made the experience very remarkable.

Fabulous, fabulous,...

Annette_D, Sep 2025

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. Need I say more. Hosts were amazing. Food was fun and delicious. I would absolutely recommend this tour.

Must do!!

Stephanie_P, Sep 2025

We had the best class with Stefano!! The end product was delicious and he was full of energy and character. If you’re visiting Rome definitely try this class!! Thank you Stefano for a brilliant evening 🥂

Worth it! Best pasta in Rome!

Chad_G, Sep 2025

Great food, informative and entertaining hosts, friendly travelers who joined us. Group was 12. Nice size. Quiet location. Very clean/modern facility. Great tips and tricks. Never want to eat boxed pasta again! :-)