Rome: Local Market Shopping + Cooking Class

Additional Information & Description

Rome: Local Market Shopping + Cooking Class takes you from shopping for ingredients to preparing your own Italian meal with a chef. Food is the focus throughout this five-hour activity: rather than stopping at a tasting, you take part in the cooking and finish by eating what you have made.

Start with a Roman market visit

The experience begins with grocery shopping at a local market in the heart of Rome. This is the first stage of the meal, not a separate sightseeing stop: you explore the market before heading to the kitchen for the lesson. It gives the activity a broader scope than a cooking class alone, connecting the shopping with the food you will prepare later.

Cook with a chef in a home setting

The class takes place either in an apartment a few steps from Piazza Farnese, with views over Rome’s historic rooftops, or in a house on Tiberina Island. In either setting, you learn from a chef through a practical lesson that includes making fresh pasta. Watch the preparation, ask questions and get involved in making Italian dishes. The emphasis is on learning skills you can use again at home, with the chef there to explain the process as you cook. The activity is led in English.

Sit down to the meal you prepared

After cooking, gather around the dining table to taste your work. Lunch and beverages are included, and Italian wine accompanies the meal for a toast. The shared table brings the lesson to its natural finish: you get to eat the dishes you have helped prepare, rather than leaving once the cooking is done.

Arrival and ticket details

Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts. The starting address is Largo di Torre Argentina 52, in the area close to Campo de’ Fiori. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included, so travel to and from the starting location is independent. Gratuities are also excluded.