Top Cooking Classes in Greece

Athens Cooking Classes ★ 4.8 · Athens

plaka · El. Venizelou 64, Athina 106 71

Athens Cooking Classes, the Eat with your Greek Cousin studio on El. Venizelou near Syntagma, runs six rotating sessions: the Pita Gyros workshop.

Tip: Book the Phyllo Pies course if you want the deepest single skill; the Seafood Feast is private only and best booked a fortnight ahead.

Foodies Greece ★ 4.7 · Thessaloniki

Leontos Sofou 18, Thessaloniki 546 26

Foodies Greece on Leontos Sofou runs a single hands-on programme: students cook seven Greek dishes with the chef, including tzatziki, dolmadakia.

SOYBIRD Cooking Studio ★ 4.6 · Athens

koukaki · Veikou 77, Athina 117 41

SOYBIRD in Koukaki, a seven-minute walk from Syngrou-Fix metro, runs small-group hands-on classes across Greek, Japanese, Thai and Korean menus.

Tip: Children are welcome from about age 8; languages include English, Greek and German on request, useful for mixed-language groups.

Eat and Walk Learn to Cook ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki

Mitropoleos 53, Thessaloniki 546 23

Eat and Walk's Learn to Cook is a four-hour hybrid that begins as a market and tasting walk and continues into a kitchen session producing a Thessaloniki.

Foodies Greece 7-Recipe Cooking Class ★ 4.6 · Thessaloniki

Leontos Sofou 18, 1st Floor, Thessaloniki 54625

Foodies Greece teaches a 7-recipe hands-on class from a Leontos Sofou studio: eggplant salad, dakos, dolmadakia, tzatziki, meatballs, zucchini balls and halva, eaten with wine at the end.

The Greek Kitchen ★ 4.5 · Athens

syntagma-historic-centre · ATHINAS 36, 10551, MONASTIRAKI, ATHENS

The Greek Kitchen on Athinas in central Athens runs the Classic Cooking Class with a market visit and a hands-on three-hour cook, plus a separate evening.

Tip: The Classic Class starts at the Varvakios meat hall; book the morning slot for the calmer market.

Parasties Cook with Us ★ 4.5 · Heraklion

Chandakos 81, Iraklio 712 02

A market walk from Lions Square at noon into the Heraklion Agora, then cooking at Parasties: salad, dakos, grilled vegetables, cheese saganaki, hand-made spinach pie dough and grilled fish or meat, eaten family style.

ByFood Authentic Greek Menu Cooking Class Thessaloniki ★ 4.5 · Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki city centre, exact venue shared on booking

ByFood runs a hands-on Authentic Greek Menu cooking class in central Thessaloniki, capped at sixteen guests, covering a full meze and main spread including dolmadakia, Greek salad and a Macedonian sweet ending.

Baxes Cretan Experience ★ 4.4 · Heraklion

Krousonas, Iraklio 700 13

Four hours in the village of Krousonas outside Heraklion: a welcome drink, a museum and garden tour, harvesting vegetables from the taverna's own beds, then cooking and eating the results under the grapevine.

The Artist Athens Cooking Class ★ 4.3 · Athens

psyrri · Kalamida 7, Athina 105 54

The Artist Athens runs a hands-on Greek cooking class on Kalamida in Psyrri with a rooftop Acropolis view, working through tzatziki, Aegean salad.

Tip: The rooftop dinner is the point; book the late-afternoon slot for the Acropolis lit at dusk and the post-class meal on the terrace.

Peskesi Culinary Roots of Crete ★ 4.3 · Heraklion

Kapetan Charalampi 6-8, Iraklio 712 02

A two-hour guided session at Peskesi in Heraklion that works through the building blocks of the Cretan table, why olive oil is treated as medicine, how wild greens became daily food, and why honey meets cheese.

Ammilos Cooking Experience ★ 4.3 · Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, exact venue shared on booking

Ammilos Cooking Experience is a Thessaloniki hands-on class that walks small groups through dolmadakia, Greek salad with feta, zucchini balls and tzatziki, finishing with the prepared meal at a shared table.

CookinAthens Traditional Greek Class ★ 4.2 · Athens

syntagma-historic-centre · 90 Evripidou Street, Monastiraki, Athens

CookinAthens runs the Traditional Greek Cooking Class and Meal from a 5th-floor studio in Monastiraki in central Athens, a hands-on session ending in a full.

Tip: Bring an empty stomach; the class becomes the dinner and finishes with Greek wine and dessert.

Peskesi Olive Oil Tasting and Food Pairing ★ 4.1 · Heraklion

Kapetan Charalampi 6-8, Iraklio 712 02

Two hours on extra virgin olive oil at Peskesi in Heraklion, tasting through oils and pairing them with food so you can tell quality and defect apart before you buy a tin to take home from the island.

Athens Walking Tours Cooking Lesson & Dinner ★ 4.0 · Athens

koukaki · 112 Syngrou Avenue, 11741 Athens

Athens Walking Tours runs a four-hour afternoon cooking lesson and dinner on Syngrou Avenue, a small-group hands-on session covering three to four starters.

Tip: Start time is 16:00; vegetarian guests get a meat-free swap on the lamb course, recipes go home as a printed handout.