Cooking Classes in Prague

A cooking class in Prague is an excellent way to learn how to prepare delicious Czech meals. Your experienced chef will share his culinary expertise with you and also assist you to find the right ingredients at the local market.

Then prepare delicious authentic Czech dishes from recipes passed down many generations. You will receive feedback from your experienced chef, while everything you cook is yours to eat after the class.

Here's all you need to know about cooking classes, one of the most inviting gastronomic experiences in Prague.

What are the best cooking classes in Prague?

Czech cooking class, market visit and lunch

Learn how to serve up traditional Czech dishes on this Prague cooking class and market tour. Meet your instructor chef at Prague Market and explore the farmers’ stalls for fresh seasonal Czech produce.

At the same time, learn about typical ingredients for a genuine Czech dish and buy the products you need.  In the modern, cosmopolitan cooking studio, you will cook side-by-side with the chef to prepare a 3-course meal from a selection of menus.

Learn useful tips on Czech cooking, favorites and seasonings as you go along. After about 2 to 3 hours of cooking, you can indulge in your own homemade feast while getting feedback from the chef.

Typical traditional favorites include potato soup with mushrooms (bramboračka), goulash, potato pancakes (bramboráky), rabbit and baby chicken.

Traditional Czech cooking with Grandma's recipes

In this cooking class in Prague you will learn how to prepare an authentic 3-course Czech meal, based on the host’s grandmother’s recipes.

Before your cooking class, you can visit a quality market, enjoy a cruise on the Vltava River, or explore a local bar.

You will select your ingredients from a marvelous local market for preparing the traditional Czech meal, then head for the cooking school. During the market tour before the class, you can also enjoy some local nibbles.

Share the well-traveled chef’s culinary knowledge and some stories while you prepare your 3-course meal that you'll later have for lunch.

It will typically consist of soup for starter, followed by either goulash, rabbit, stuffed beef roll and roast duck for the main course. The cherry on the cake will be the traditional Grandma cake.

How much does it cost?

The Prague cooking class costs €200 per person and includes a market visit and 3-course lunch.

The traditional Czech cooking class with Grandma's recipes in Prague costs €120 per person, and €140 per person if it includes a Prague market tour.

What is included?

Included in your cooking class in Prague are all cooking equipment, aprons, a market tour, lunch, soft drinks and recipes to take home after the course. For the cooking class with Grandma’s recipes, wine, tea, and coffee are also included.

Where does it start?

The meeting points for the cooking classes in Prague are usually in the vicinity of the Prague Market where participants have to first acquire their cooking class products.

How long does it last?

Cooking classes in Prague typically last for about 4 hours.

When is the best time for a cooking class in Prague?

The best time for cooking classes in Prague is in the morning, when the market where you will buy your ingredients is most active and still well stocked.

Which other gastronomic experiences can be done in Prague?

• Food tours
• Beer tastings
• Wine tours and tastings
• Medieval dinners
• Dinners
• Cheese tastings

Travel tips

• Make sure to book your cooking class in Prague in advance.
• Wear comfortable walking shoes for the market tour.
• Come hungry, so you can enjoy the meals that you will make.