Best Cooking Classes in London 2026: 8 Schools

Hands-on cooking classes in London that teach you something you will actually make again at home.

Classes worth booking

Leiths School of Food and Wine ★ 4.7

Modern British and European technique, baking and patisserieGroup: 12 max£110-£300 per day classnotting-hill-bayswater

Leiths School of Food and Wine in west London, founded 1975 by Prue Leith, runs day, evening and short courses on professional cooking technique.

16-20 Wendell Road, London W12 9RT Book class →

Bread Ahead Bakery School ★ 4.6

Bread, viennoiserie, doughnuts and pastryGroup: 10 max£100-£200 per day classborough

Bread Ahead Bakery School at Borough Market in London, founded 2013 by Matthew Jones, runs day classes on sourdough, doughnuts and pastry inside the bakery.

Cathedral Street, London SE1 9DE Book class →

Divertimenti Cookery School ★ 4.4

European technique, Italian pasta, fish cookery, AsianGroup: 12 max£90-£170 per evening classmarylebone

Divertimenti's cookery school above the kitchen shop on Marylebone High Street in London, running since 1999, hosts visiting chefs and a Friday evening.

33-34 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 4PT Book class →

Borough Kitchen Cook School ★ 4.4

Knife skills, Italian, Asian, French techniqueGroup: 10 max£80-£170 per evening classborough

Borough Kitchen Cook School, run by the kitchenware shop chain since 2014, hosts knife-skills, Italian-pasta and Asian cookery classes at Hampstead.

Hampstead and Chiswick locations Book class →

Jamie Oliver Cookery School ★ 4.6

British pies, steak, fish and global classics across rotating short coursesGroup: 16 max£60 to £190 per classislington

Jamie Oliver Cookery School on Holloway Road runs short hands-on classes from one-hour technique sessions to full-day deep dives, including the Ultimate Burger, All Things Steak and Calum Franklin's pie workshops.

160 Holloway Road, London N7 8DD Book class →

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