Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Local Venetian Chef

Recommended by 97% of travelers

Venice, Italy

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

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

Why travelers loved this

4.9

· Terri_C ·

Mar 2026

Chef Filippohas a great personality and clearly enjoys cooking. His recipes were good and we all enjoyed preparing them under his direction. Following the interesting market visit, the class was held in a personal kitchen. It was a wonderful morning!

· Simone_C ·

Mar 2026

Fantastic experience. Chef had great manner, was very accomodating and I learnt a lot. Really enjoyable. Highly recommend.

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Overview

Food enthusiasts—make the most of your time in Venice with a market tour and cooking class combination. Everything you need—ingredients and equipment—is provided, so all you need to do is show up and have fun. Start by exploring the vibrant Rialto Market, then dive into a hands-on cooking session to master authentic Venetian recipes. Best of all, savor your creations at the end of the class. Note that hotel pick-up and drop off are not included.

Hassle-free experience with food, local wine, and soft drinks included
Save time: Combine a market tour and cooking class on one tour
Enjoy an experience that uses fresh seasonal ingredients
Special opportunity to learn authentic Venetian recipes

What's Included

Welcome Venetian Spritz or soft drinks
A small platter of local cured meats and cheeses
Fresh pasta or gnocchi paired with our handmade sauce
A delicious dish crafted with ingredients straight from the market (only for the morning class)
Chef's Tiramisù recipe
Market tour with a local chef (only in the morning class)
Local Prosecco wine
Apron and kitchen tools

Private transportation
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Private Experience

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting points

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End point

Atelier Cuisine Venice - Cooking Classes
Calle Centani, 2770, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy
This is the address of the cooking school, where the class will take place and finish, but it is NOT the meeting point. Please make sure to wait for the chef in the square next to the Crai supermarket.

Itinerary

Mercati di Rialto

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Atelier Cuisine Venice - Cooking School

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
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
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 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

Rita_H

What a wonderful experience!! Filippo was so knowledgeable and kind, and truly made our time in Venice unforgettable. From the tour of the markets and explanation of the local produce (and also showing us the right way to support local businesses), to the stunning backyard with delicious cocktails, and the fun and playfulness of cooking out meal, everything was perfect. While I’m not new to cooking, it was my first “cooking class”, and Filipino made it interesting for all levels - from seasoned to new. Genuinely can’t recommend it enough!

Reviews

4.9

based on 322 reviews

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The top chef and instructor in Venice!

leeann1212, Apr 2026

The best of the best cooking experience! I have done several cooking classes in Italy and this was the ultimate one. Starting in the market, the goal was to identify and use fresh vegetables that were in season. Instead of creating the typical dishes, we learned how to prepare the most delicious meal based on the ingredients we found in the market. This represents hands on learning beyond what you could learn in any cook book or online video. It was practical and a delightful culinary experience!

Fantastic experience

Simone_C, Mar 2026

Fantastic experience. Chef had great manner, was very accomodating and I learnt a lot. Really enjoyable. Highly recommend.

Squisito!

David_S, Mar 2026

Delightful! Filippo is a wonderful host/chef/instructor: knows everyone at the market where you walk around getting fresh produce and protein for the meal that you'll then go back and prepare—with his guidance and under his watch—at his stylish and functional kitchen. Even our kids enjoyed it and we all came away with some real new knowledge and skills.

Great experience

Wanda_S, Mar 2026

Fun and unique experience. Vanessa was an excellent teacher and made the evening really enjoyable. We loved it!

Great morning of shopping and cooking.

Terri_C, Mar 2026

As a group, we got some...

Jonathan_S, Feb 2026

As a group, we got some great tips on how to make gnocchi and tiramisu in the correct manner. The guide took over the more critical and difficult tasks explaining the whole way through.

Food that did not disappoint!

Carla_P, Oct 2025

What an amazing opportunity to learn from a true Italian chef! Filippo was so knowledgeable, funny and patient with our group. An enjoyable time. We’d do it again for sure!!

With this tour we walked...

Lauren, Sep 2025

With this tour we walked through the market and bought all of the ingredients fresh we were given a little history of the market and area

Great experience

Allen_H, Sep 2025

We would recommend this to anyone visiting Venice. Beautiful kitchen and outdoor courtyard setting to eat. We learned a different way to make pasta then other classes we have taken and the market was very unique.

A very authentic Venetian...

Lexee_D, Sep 2025

A very authentic Venetian experience, lots of fun and the food was beautiful! Would definitely recommend!

A must do while in Venice

Dena_W, Sep 2025

We recently took the cooking class with Vanessa. We started the day shopping at the market to pick up fresh ingredients we were going to be using. We thoroughly enjoyed learning how to make fresh sauce, kneading the dough for pasta, and making Tiramisu. Vanessa explained every step clearly and made it fun, whether you were a seasoned cook or a complete beginner. Afterwards, we sat in a lovely garden enjoying our meal with glass of prosecco.

Rialto market and cooking class 👏

David_R, Sep 2025

Nice background given on the history of the Rialto market and a fun and participatory cooking experience in a lovely little kitchen space.

The only reason we want to go back to Venice!!!

Madison_M, Aug 2025

Cooking with a venetian chef was a MUST on our European travels and is one of our favorite activities that we completed during our trip. What started as a tour through Venice's oldest and still running fish markets, ended up being an afternoon basking in the sun eating pasta and prawns. Our chef, personable, kind and clearly passionate, was the perfect host. We got to make our own dessert, appetizer and to-die-for pasta, while learning tips and tricks and getting to enjoy aperol spritz. We honestly could not have picked a better activity to do during our time on the island. Our only comment is that the company clearly does not charge enough for this service and the chef deserves the upmost praises and a raise. Thank you for everything, we left Venice months ago and still talk about this day often.

Recommend

Olga_P, Aug 2025

Unique experience and our chef. can’t wait to cook dishes that we have learned at home. Amazing spot

A great way to learn about local cuisine and experience the city

Rita_H, Aug 2025

Vanessa is a great chef,...

Brian_H, Aug 2025

Vanessa is a great chef, teacher, and host. Food turned out delicious and we really enjoyed ourselves.

Ask for Vanessa

Charlie_T, Aug 2025

The Fish market is closed on Sunday and Monday, so if that's important to you, then pick another day. Vanessa was our chef and she was great. Our group was fun (even though we were all strangers). The kitchen where we cooked was perfect and we ate outside in the courtyard which was quaint. I highly recommend booking

A nice way to spend an evening

Ove_J, Aug 2025

Very nice moment with a good Venetian chef. We went a group of 3 and we had a great evening. Loved it.

This was a great class....

Keysha_H, Aug 2025

This was a great class. Filipe was amazing, the food was fantastic, and I loved going to the Market first to pick the food fresh, which made it taste even better. He was helpful and extremely encouraging and that was so appreciated, my 12 year old daughter was with me and my sister and both had a fantastic job! I can’t wait to go home and show what I learned. *One note is that I booked the tour in English, and ended up mixed in with a group the spoke Spanish. It wasn’t something I was prepared for, but our Chef handled it well and did his best to make sure all parties were included. A warning that this could happen would have been nice, especially given that I specifically chose English as my language. Despite this, it was amazing!

Amazing cooking experience with Filippo

Tyler_C, Jul 2025

My wife and I would highly recommend the market tour and cooking class with Filippo! He is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced local chef that was engaging and answered all of our questions. He made the entire group feel at home, which made this one of our favorite memories from our trip to Venice!

Exceeded expectations! ...

Christine_C, Jul 2025

Exceeded expectations! Food was delicious, lots of recipes provided and easy to understand. Highly recommend!

Everything was awesome! Would definitely do it again!

Amelia_D, Jul 2025

It was a very authentic experience! Filippo was very involved, tried to address everybody's preferences, did his best to show us a little bit of the Venetian/Italian culture and kindly answered all of our questions. The market tour was awesome (especially for the food enthusiasts) and also the cooking class, where we had a lot of fun and learned to easily cook very tasty food. Also (something that was important for us), everything was prepared and cooked in very hygienic conditions! We definitely recommend this experience with Filippo and would surely do it again maybe sometime in the future!

Take a cooking class!

Robbin_S, Jul 2025

Vanessa was an excellent teacher, very authentic methods of Italian cooking. We enjoyed her enthusiasm for food and her charming personality. It was wonderful to learn ways to make homemade pasta.

The Ultimate Pasta cooking class in Venice!

Sharon_J, Jul 2025

This small group cooking class was excellent. fresh pasta and tiramisu. The five of us took turns following the chef’s lead to make fresh spaghetti while Chef made the sauce. We all had a hand in making the components for the tiramisu. Using those components, we each put together our own tiramisu dessert cup. Chef made a delicious caprese salad, then we sat down outside to enjoy our very delicious dinner! Great experience!

Wonderful evening of cooking

sormila_s, Jun 2025

It was a wonderful experience and Vanessa was a great teacher,patiently teaching us all and sharing her cooking tips.it was a delightful evening and will recommend this to anyone as its one of the best way to learn and experience the culture through such scrumptious food.

Cooking with Chef Filippo

Anonymous, Jun 2025

This was such an incredible experience. Chief Chef Filippo met us in the market, where we shopped for items for our Italian meal, then we went back to his kitchen to make our pasta dish with Tiramisu for dessert. Not only was the chef a wonderful host, he was a great teacher and a lot of fun! Don't miss this wonderful opportunity.

Fresh, homemade meal with an Venetian chef!

Yvonne_S, Jun 2025

The cooking class with Filippo was terrific! We met at the market where he explained a little about the history of the market while shopping for the ingredients we needed to prepare our meal. In our group we had English, Spanish and French speakers, and he was able to communicate with everyone in their language. The food, all made before our eyes with some help from the participants was truly delish! I would highly recommend this activity if you’re looking for something besides a traditional tour.

Great experience!

Anonymous, Jun 2025

This was a great experience! We loved going to the market and seeing and learning about the fresh fish, then going back with Fillipou to make pasta and tiramisu! He was very friendly and fun to spend the day with, highly recommend.

Such a wonderful experience !

Sheryl_B, Jun 2025

Such a fun way to immerse yourself into Venice - the food , the culture .. loved every moment ! Cooking class with Vanessa was one of the favorite things we did on this ur trip .. delicious and truly engaging . Vanessa is amazing !!! 💕💕

This was the perfect...

Mirand_D, Jun 2025

This was the perfect market and cooking experience in Venice! we learned so much to take back home with us and cook! Filipo was an excellent teacher and the venue for the cooking class was perfection. Also learned so much about fresh seafood and local specialties at the Rialto market. Highly recommend.