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Cesarine: Venice Show Cooking & Dining Experience at Local's Home

Venice, Italy
  • 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Discover the authentic flavors of Venice with a cooking lesson and dinner in a local's home. In a small group of no more than 12 guests, get a taste of true Italian hospitality and help to prepare a 3-course menu of Venetian specialties using time-honored recipes. Sit down together to enjoy the meal, along with wine, for an experience you won't get in any restaurant.
  • Swap the touristy restaurants for a lesson in Venetian-style cooking from a local
  • Learn what distinguishes Venetian recipes from the rest of Italy
  • Savor a homemade 3-course meal with wine at a private home
  • Small-group experience (maximum 12): A more personalized experience

Sample Menu

Starter

Seasonal starter

Main

fresh pasta

Bigoli or Risi e bisi or Gnocchi

Dessert

typical dessert

Baicoli biscuits or chocolate pastry or Zaeti biscuits or Tiramisu or similar

What's Included

  • Show cooking
  • Shared 3-course dinner or 3-course lunch
  • Beverages (water, wines and coffee)

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto
      Campo S. Giacomo di Rialto, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy

      This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host based on what you are looking for.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    What To Expect

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Most travelers can participate
    • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
    • Please note that our Cesarine are ready and thrilled to host you in their homes! All Cesarine are always very careful and attentive of the important sanitary rules needed, even more now! The homes provide all the essential sanitary equipment for the guests (paper towels for washing hands, hand sanitizing gel and so on). Remember to always maintain 1 meter distance from each other and if not, wear masks and gloves
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    Traveler Photos

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    Reviews

    4.4
    based on 11 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Special experience! The...

    Martina_G, Feb 2026
    Special experience! The food was absolutely delicious and our host was excellent, welcoming, and very professional.

    A nice experience

    Madeleine_B, Feb 2022
    We had a nice time. A little different than what we expected but a good and person experience none the same.

    Dining in a roof top bar.

    Andrea_H, Aug 2021
    This was the most exciting part of our stay in Venice. Having dinner with locals on their private roof top bar in their house from the 12th century. Patrizia and Adriano are - with the help of Lyn - wonderful hosts. Food was very local. We liked it very much.

    Definitely the highlight of our...

    Mark O, Jun 2018
    Definitely the highlight of our trip. Barbara and Claudio were warm and genuine from the moment we met them, we totally enjoyed their company and felt welcomed in their stylish and cosy home. They even introduced us to their friendly neighbours and cat! Plus of course the food was great. Highly recommended :

    From $131.34

    per person

    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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