Cook & Go Bordeaux on the Bacalan docks runs hands-on cooking ateliers inside Hangar 18, with menus that rotate every two months around southwestern French.
Tip: The lunchtime atelier from €42 is the best entry point; the workshop space sits a short tram ride from the Cite du Vin.
The Gastronome in Bordeaux's Chartrons is the English-language cooking studio on Quai des Chartrons, immersing small groups in French and Aquitaine technique.
Tip: All-day cooking-and-market session is the standout; classes finish with a long lunch of what was cooked.
Fondant Cuisine in Bordeaux is chef Emilie's small-group cooking school, with classes on French classics, world cooking, cuts, sauces and homemade pastas.
Tip: Private classes for two start around €145; classes can be booked at the partner Chartrons studio.