Milan Cooking Classes
Milan cooking classes teach the one dish that is unmistakably the city’s, risotto alla milanese, alongside fresh pasta and tiramisù, often at a host’s home with the wine flowing. Compare the top-rated classes below, then read our notes on what to look for.
Top-rated cooking classes in Milan
The best cooking classes to book in Milan
The most booked cooking classes in Milan, compared. Most teach fresh pasta and tiramisù with wine; a few add gnocchi, ravioli or Neapolitan pizza.
| Experience | Length | Rating (reviews) | Best for | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasta and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine | 3 hours | 4.7 (1,743) | The most booked | Check availability |
| Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine | 3 hours | 4.7 (591) | A full menu | Check availability |
| Pasta and Tiramisù Class with Unlimited Wine | 3 hours | 4.9 (340) | Unlimited wine | Check availability |
| Small-Group Pasta and Tiramisù Class at a Chef's Home | 3 hours | 4.9 (335) | Small groups | Check availability |
| Pasta, Gnocchi and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine | 3 hours | 4.9 (308) | Two doughs | Check availability |
| Neapolitan Pizza and Tiramisù Class with Wine | 2 hours | 4.9 (133) | Pizza | Check availability |
Our pick: the Pasta and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine, rated 4.7 from 1,743 reviews on GetYourGuide.
Ratings and review counts as shown on GetYourGuide in October 2026. Check the listing for live prices and availability.
How to choose
The pasta and tiramisù class with wine is the most reviewed in Milan. For more variety, the pasta, gnocchi and tiramisù class covers two doughs. For a smaller group, the class at a chef’s home uses premium products.
Formats: pasta and tiramisù classes at a local’s home with wine; risotto masterclasses; pasta, gnocchi and dessert combinations; market-to-table classes from Mercato Centrale.
What you learn: the risotto method, toasting the rice, ladling stock, the saffron and the final mantecatura with butter and Parmigiano; egg-pasta dough by hand; gnocchi; tiramisù.
Price and time: roughly 40 to 90 dollars for three hours; several sessions a day, evenings included.
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Risotto alla milanese
The dish is saffron rice finished with butter and cheese, and the skill is in the timing: toasting the rice, adding hot stock a ladle at a time, keeping it moving, and the mantecatura at the end that makes it creamy without cream. Bone marrow is the traditional addition. A class that teaches risotto properly gives you something you will make every month; ask whether it is on the menu, since many Milan classes default to pasta.
Pasta and tiramisù at a host’s home
The most-booked format in the city: a home kitchen, a small group, egg dough rolled and cut by hand, a tiramisù assembled early to set, and wine poured throughout. The best-reviewed versions are run by hosts who have done it thousands of times and it shows. Gnocchi variants add a potato dough.
Market-to-table
Mercato Centrale at the station has its own cooking school and a few classes start with shopping at the counters. Good for people who want to learn what Lombardy grows before they cook it.
How we choose
We list only experiences with a strong rating over a meaningful number of reviews and free cancellation where available, and we favour small-group and family-run hosts. FindEatLocal earns a commission when you book through GetYourGuide or Viator links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay. More about how we choose.
FAQ about Milan Cooking Classes
Frequently asked questions
Do Milan classes teach risotto?
Some do, and they are the ones to pick if risotto is your goal; the default menu is pasta and tiramisù.
Are classes in English?
The ones we list are, and most run daily with lunch and evening sessions.
Are children welcome?
Generally yes for pasta classes; risotto classes involve a hot pan and suit older children.
Which cooking class is best in Milan?
On GetYourGuide the most booked is the Pasta and Tiramisù Cooking Class with Wine, rated 4.7 from 1,743 reviews. Also highly rated: the Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine and the Pasta and Tiramisù Class with Unlimited Wine. The table above compares them by length, rating and who they suit.
What does a cooking class cost in Milan?
In October 2026 prices on GetYourGuide started from about €40 per person, and most of the top-rated options cost between €40 and €85. Longer experiences with a meal, private options and day trips cost more. Check the listing for the live price.