Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Local Venetian Chef
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Venice, Italy
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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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.
- 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
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- Atelier Cuisine Venice - Cooking ClassesCalle 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
1
Mercati di Rialto
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
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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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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My husband and I had so much fun with this experience! We had a great group of fellow Americans and Chef Filippo took great care of us. He is so knowledgeable, with lots of good local tips, and he made us laugh as well! We learned so much about Venice and cooking - truly a memorable time - and we had a delicious meal to enjoy when we were finished. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Venice! Grazie!
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Travelers praise the cooking experience for its hands-on, interactive format led by knowledgeable chefs who provide engaging instruction on authentic Italian recipes and local ingredients. The combination of market shopping and personalized guidance enhances the cultural and culinary learning. Food offerings are noted for freshness and flavor, with recipes that travelers find enjoyable and replicable. Guides are described as personable and informative, contributing to a well-rounded and memorable experience.
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We had an amazing time doing the Market Tour and the Cooking Class with Filippo. He gave us really good tips and understanding of Venetian ingredients, and some helpful ideas on cooking simple but delicious Italian food. Highly recommend him - you’ll see Venice in a fun and (very delicious) way!
Filippo was amazing! He showed us around the fish and veggie markets and told us some great hints for checking freshness. He questioned everyone on their tastes and purchased fish (swordfish), veggies and cheeses to create our meal. We then walked through the neighborhood, ending at the very beautiful and well equipped kitchen. Filippo taught us his recipe for tiramisu (amazing), how to make pasta (spaghetti), and a sauce for the pasta with cheeses and guancale (like thick bacon). Meanwhile, we had apertol spritzes to drink and a cheese/salami board to snack on. Filippo prepared the swordfish with simple ingredients (potatoes, cherry tomatoes, etc) which would be very easy to replicate at home. Our time was relaxing, very informative and SO fun! Filippo gave us his recipes at the end. All of the food was amazingly delicious. What a perfect experience in Venice!
Great experience. Host was super nice, the house was clean and updated with plenty of room for the whole group (4 couples total) & the food we made was very good. One note is this went over the initial time noted so just be mindful and don't plan anything for after.
Fantastic experience! Filipo was a wonderful guide and chef. We shopped at Rialto Market and cooked in a lovely flat. Wonderful group of people and felt like friends at the end of our time together! Highly recommend!
Filippo was an absolute pleasure to pass the time with for 4 hours! He was very thorough, instructed well, and had a great sense of humor! During our course and after, we could not wait to buy some of the kitchen tools to make our own pasta! Who knew it would be that simple! Filippo made it effortless to learn! The location of the class was absolutely beautiful, cozy and romantic! I could not have imagined it any other way!! Definitely a must do!
He doesn't make the same dish twice. We had an amazing seafood sauce with spaghetti and tiramanu. It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon
Chef was great! I enjoyed the market hearing the history of the fishing and the recent certain produce was used. The closet itself was very hands-on and just explanations they clear but fun.
Fillippo is an outstanding chef who teaches you the techniques and tips you need to know to succeed in the kitchen, while entertaining the class with personal anecdotes about life in Venice. The visit before class to the Rialto Mercato was a wonderful experience as well, preparing us to select interesting and high quality produce, seafood and meats for our ingredients. This class will be the highlight of your time in Venezia!
Vanessa was great! The food she demoed/assisted us in making was delicious! Would definitely tell friends to book this tour.
We thoroughly enjoyed the hands on cooking experience with Filipo. The market tour was informative as we gathered a few produce. The cooking location allowed ourselves to enjoy a beautiful courtyard to eat.
It was hands-on cooking, learning a few tricks.
I would recommend
Dreamy Italian cooking class. Enjoyed exploring the fish market and customizing the menu based on our preferences and what was fresh and local. Everything was perfect and the time meeting new friends and making fresh pasta was priceless. Would do again and again!
A lot of walking is involved. The market is amazing and our Chef was very knowledgeable and friendly. Our particular pasta dish was a pesto dish and we are not fond of pesto. So, may be better to tell your chef in advance if you do not like a certain flavor. Additionally, I believe there should be an adults only version of this excursion. When there are children present, the entire event tends to morph into catering to their particular whims.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your review and for sharing your experience!
The walk to the market takes about ten minutes. Of course, in the August heat, it can feel like an eternity! 😊
As for the rest, the experience is designed both for families with children and for people without children, and it is open to everyone. So it really depends on the day: there may be children on some days, while on others there may not be any.
The cooking class was great!!! Very knowledgeable chef. I highly recommend this tour to everyone. Best calls ever.
This experience was lovely highly recommend. Shopping in the market was wonderful and then getting to cook what we found was awesome
Loved this tour and cooking class! My daughter and I did this together and had a lot of fun. Chef Filippo was fun and an amazing teacher. We made scallops, homemade pasta carbonara and tiramisu. Everything was delicious. Our group of 8 was fun and everyone enjoyed getting to know each other and have a meal together. The fish/produce market was fun. Learned some interesting history and cultural info.
Chef Filippo was amazing! It was an inclusive hands on experience, and he made it accessible both for adults and kids to participate. And the food was excellent!
Far outweighed our expectations! We met two other families and our chef at the outdoor market. The small, intimate group allowed for better interaction than we’d had in a prior course. We walked the fresh fish and vegetables market with him - telling us about the variety of fish, what was local, how it could be cooked, what fresh looked like - prior to our selections. He answered questions, demonstrated, and had us each participate. He used local spices and shared local beverages. The food was wonderful and the chef even better! Highly recommend!!
Wonderful blended tour - from shopping with the Chef at the local outdoor markets and shops for the classroom ingredients, to preparing a fabulous three-course meal. The Chef was very engaging and clearly explained the preparation and cooking steps. Recipes for all dishes plus many more were provided after the class. A must tour to schedule! You will not be disappointed.
Great experience!!
Our chef/host was very knowledgeable and had a great personality!!
The market and shopping were very interesting and the cooking experience/food were absolutely amazing!!
We are visiting Venice on our honeymoon, and had the best experience with Filippo at our market tour and cooking class yesterday! He was super friendly, and seemed to know everyone at the market, explaining to us the history of the families who run several of the stalls. He explained the differences between the types of fish, which ones are local vs imported, how to tell if the fish are fresh, etc. He also took us through the produce market, a spice store, and a cheese/meats store to gather all the ingredients we would need. When we got back to the space for cooking, it was very clean and well set up for the group. We made spritzes and had a cheese and meats snack before beginning. The lesson was interactive and informative - we made tiramisu, branzino, scallops, and fresh pasta with fresh pesto! We ate the meal at a communal table in an outdoor courtyard connected to the kitchen. He also shared with us a website with many of his recipes, including all of the ones from the class! Overall wonderful experience!
We had a wonderful evening cooking with Marisa. My granddaughter took her turn making the pasta and loved making the tiramisu! We made a pasta sauce that I never had but will make again and again it was delicious! Thanks for a memorable evening!
Cooking with Chef Filippo was the highlight of our trip in Venice! It was such a great experience to learn about the market, pick out our own ingredients, and then go back to cook the actual meal. He made it really easy to learn how to make the pasta and tiramisu. I can't wait to return home and make fresh pasta for our friends and family! Highly recommend!
Best choice we made in terms of tours. Vanessa was fun, engaging, extremely knowledgeable, and patient with all of us. The food she helped us prepare was incredible!
Filipio was wonderful - fun way to spend the day! We made dishes from scratch in his home (not at all awkward, so don’t worry about that!), and then ate outside in his beautiful garden terrace. The entire experience was something we will remember. So happy we did this.
Very informative and great cooking experience with an amazing chef. Very accommodating to allergies and dislikes. Food was great tasting and always wanted to please our group.
My husband and I had so much fun with this experience! We had a great group of fellow Americans and Chef Filippo took great care of us. He is so knowledgeable, with lots of good local tips, and he made us laugh as well! We learned so much about Venice and cooking - truly a memorable time - and we had a delicious meal to enjoy when we were finished. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Venice! Grazie!
Excellent chef, very informative, learned a lot about food, history and culture. The trip to the market made the experience even better. Five stars!
Filipo, the venetian chef, was excelent.
He is kind ,friendly and very involved and motivating during the coocking class, where we learned to produce our own pasta with tipical italian tools, and also our own tiramisú and scallops.
He also provided a higly enjoyable and interesting experience during the market visit, where he helped us interact with many local specialists (fish, vegetables, italian cheese and mortadelas, ...) that he personally knew, and where we learned a lot about local specialties. his advice was also priceless to buy some top quality local products to bring back home. The kitchen was also a lovely place situated in a very centric area behind rialto and near the market.
To sum up, a lovely and super enjoyable experience, with a great and kind chef that allowed us to discover a diferent Venezia, away from the masses and turistic zones. Our sons (16, 16 ande 14) rated it as the best part of our easter vacation tryp.
Great activity! My daughters and I had a great time. Filipino was a great host and would do this again if we return to Venice!
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!
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