Kruste & Krume on Heumuehlgasse in Vienna's historic Muehlenviertel runs four-hour bread workshops in Austria's first dedicated flour shop, from sourdough basics to baguettes, gluten-free loaves and croissants.
Tip: The two-day croissant intensive books out months ahead; the entry-level sourdough afternoon is the quickest hands-on slot to grab.
Address: Heumuehlgasse 3/1/1, 1040 Wien, Vienna
Babette's spice store and cooking school on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden runs themed classes around its 800-strong spice and cookbook library, the curriculum a different cuisine each week.
Tip: The class includes the recipe takeaway; the storefront sells the spices you cooked with for home repeat.
Gerstner's Hofzuckerbaecker show in the Schoenbrunn Palace cavalier wing demonstrates the Viennese apple strudel pull four times daily, the dough stretched paper-thin while you watch, then served warm with vanilla sauce.
Tip: It is a demo, not a hands-on class; for the hands-on version, book Gerstner's private group event through schoenbrunn@gerstner.at instead.
Schnitzel & Strudel with Lena is a three-hour intimate class for six in a Vienna city-centre apartment, cooking grandmother's potato soup, chicken schnitzel with cucumber salad, then a fresh apple strudel.
Tip: Lena accommodates vegetarian guests with a swap on the schnitzel; the small group means everyone pulls strudel dough, not just one nominated volunteer.
Figlmueller's Schnitzel Academy on Baeckerstrasse in Vienna's first district teaches the family Wiener Schnitzel technique with a cook and junior chef across a four-hour class with appetiser, soup, Schnitzel and Kaiserschmarrn.
Tip: Booked by email through the Lugeck site; the price includes wine, water and coffee plus a Figlmueller cookbook and apron to take home.
Babette's spice store and cooking school on Schleifmuehlgasse in Vienna's Wieden runs themed classes around its 800-strong spice and cookbook library, the curriculum a different cuisine each week.
Tip: The class includes the recipe takeaway; the storefront sells the spices you cooked with for home repeat.
Wrenkh Wiener Kochsalon on Bauernmarkt in Vienna's first district runs five-hour themed workshops behind the family's vegetarian restaurant: Austrian Cuisine, Mozartkugel Experience, Chef's Table.
Tip: The Austrian Cuisine slot books fast; the Wrenkh Classic vegetarian course is the room's signature and the easiest to slot into a midweek dinner.
Meissl & Schadn's Schnitzellove class on Schubertring inside the Grand Ferdinand on Vienna's Ringstrasse runs every Tuesday afternoon, pounding the cutlet, breading and frying alongside the show-kitchen crew.
Tip: Register by 15:00 the same day on schnitzellove@meisslundschadn.at; the price includes a welcome drink, the Schnitzel dinner and the Schnitzellove cookbook.